Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give me today my daily bread. Forgive my debts, as I have also forgiven those I perceive owe me. And lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from the evil one. [Matthew 6:9-13]
Holy Spirit help me to be like all the people we have testimonies in the Bible who faced lies from Satan that they were not good enough or too sinful or were depressed or discouraged but dug down deep into their faith to declare as Paul did: “For this reason I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. [2 Timothy 1:12] Help me to say that You are my God, my Redeemer, and my Defender and that my name, because of the gift of salvation that I truly believe that Christ has given to me helps me be assured, is written in the Book of Life. The cross has paid for my dept of sin and transgressions and now I live learning to be righteous and sin-free because of the resurrection of Christ and my hope for my eternal future rests within the words of Christ when he said, “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” [John 14:1&2] Let this be the foundation that helps me have peace, and to build my joy upon. Let me abide in You so that I can know You abide in me for Your word is true and unerring.
Therefore, let me not sleep as others do. But let me be alert and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. But let me, who is of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not appointed me to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for me, so that whether I am awake or asleep, I will live together with Him. So, I will comfort myself, and edify my brothers and sisters. I will acknowledge those who labor around me, and/or are appointed over me in the Lord, and instruct me. I will esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among the members of the body of Christ. I have been exhorted, to warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, and be patient toward everyone. I will not render evil for evil to anyone. But always seek to do good to others. I will rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning me. I will not quench the Spirit. Nor will I despise prophecies. I will examine all things. Firmly hold onto what is good. Abstain from all appearances of evil. May the very God of peace sanctify me completely. And I pray to God that my whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. For I know that faithful is He who calls me, for He also will do it. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 5:6-24