Heavenly Father, I praise You for today. I praise You for Your word, which is true and gives wisdom and understanding. I praise You for the testimonies of those who have served You in the past that we can learn from their lives. I praise You for King David, who wrote so many of the Psalms to reflect many areas of life. Help me today to take command of my morning and shake all evil from it.
Holy Spirit, Your word says: You will keep me in perfect peace because my mind is stayed on You. I will trust in You all of my life, for in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength. For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will protect my heart and mind through Christ Jesus. Peace, {Christ said} I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this, My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. [Isaiah 26:3 & 4; Isaiah 55:8 & 9; Philippians 4:7; John 14:27; John 15:7&8] Help me to keep my mind stayed on You, help me to die out to this world of sin and allow Your Spirit to not only reign in me but be my focus and my desire. Help me to put off the flesh and fully immerse myself in the Spirit so that I can be a living sacrifice inside this human temple to honor and live for you daily. Help me to renew, control, and surrender my mind to You so that I only see with the eyes of Jesus and do the will of the Father with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit, You inspired Paul to write: Since I am raised with Christ, I will learn to desire those things that are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. Help me to set my affection on things above, not be consumed by love things on the earth. For I am dead, and my life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is my life, shall appear, then I also shall appear with Him in glory. Teach me to put to death the parts of my earthly nature: sexual immorality, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because I am learning that these things, the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience. I used to live that life with them. I must now put away all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, and filthy language out of my mouth. I no longer can lie to others for that was part of my old nature or way, because I am embracing the new nature to emulate Christ, who has and is becoming my all in all. Thank You for being my guide and prompter as I grow in Christ. In Jesus’ name, Amen. [Colossians 3:1-11, MEV and paraphrased by me]