Praying with Paul

Ephesians 5:15-20



Dear Father,
Help me speak to my spouse, my family, your church, and the world about you and your grace.
Let my heart and my mouth overflow with the music of praise - psalms and hymns and spiritual songs - as I sing and make melody in my heart to the Lord.
Fill me with constant thanksgiving to you for everything. In the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.

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Ephesians 5:15-18



Dear Father,
Help me to be careful about how I live. May I behave not as an unwise person but as a wise one.
Help me make the most of every opportunity, because the days of this age are evil. I don't want to be foolish. I want to understand what the will of the Lord is.
May I never use or abuse alcohol or drugs, which would lead to an undisciplined and wasted life. Instead, let me be drunk with your Spirit.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

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Ephesians 5:6



Dear Father,
Help me not to be deceived by empty but high-sounding words that cloak the intent of wickedness.
I know that it is because of these flauntings that your wrath comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Help me not to walk with such people, to think like them, or to behave like them.
Let me walk in the light, with the children of light, for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true.
May I learn to do only those things which...

 

Ephesians 5:7



Dear Father,
Keep me from being silent when your cause is threatened by evil people, even though I and my family and the people I care about may perish.
May I stand with courage, for you are able to raise deliverance from another quarter. And if I perish, I perish. May I not take part in any way in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
In the name of Jesus, the holy Light of mankind. Amen.

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Ephesians 5:6-7



Dear Father,
Don't let me be deceived by the empty words of worldly people.
It is because of these things that your wrath will come upon the sons of disobedience.
Father, if I have to stand alone, so be it! Let me stand for you if the whole world stands against you!
Don't ever let me forget your commands or forsake you.
In the name of Jesus I ask for the purity of mind and spirit that was in him. Amen.

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Ephesians 5:5



Dear Father, Holy God,
You have warned me that I can be sure of this: that no fornicator or impure person, or one who is covetous (idolatrous!) has any inheritance in the kingdom that belongs to you and Christ.
Furthermore, keep me from enjoying as entertainment the depiction of such things in books or magazines, or on the stage or on television.
Help me to understand that most of what comes through these media is from the minds and imaginations of...

 

Ephesians 5:3-4



Dear Father,
Keep me from talking about or thinking about illicit sex and pornography and covetousness, since you require that your holy people avoid referring to these things.
Keep me from filthy stories, silly or flippant talk, and any other kind of conversation not fitting for one who follows you.
Instead, let my mouth be filled with - thanksgiving!
In the name of Jesus I ask for the purity of mind and spirit that was in him. And I give you thanks...

 

Ephesians 4:29-5:2



Dear Father, worthy of my love and obedience,
Let nothing evil come out of my mouth - only what is good for building others up. Let whatever I say fit the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
Don't let me do anything that would grieve your Holy Spirit within me, by which I have been sealed for the day of redemption. Help me get rid of all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander, and especially anything malicious. Help me to be...

 

Ephesians 4:25-28



Dear Father, worthy of my love and obedience,
May the thought of deceit or falsehood never enter into my relations with my brothers and sisters in Christ. Let all of us speak the truth with our neighbors, since we are members of each other.
Don't let my anger turn into sin. May I never let the sun go down on my wrath. Don't let grudge-holding and unforgiveness on my part give the devil any opportunity.
Help me never to covet anything that belongs to...

 

Ephesians 4:22-24



Dear Father, righteous and holy God,
Enable me to put away completely my old human nature - the former lifestyle corrupted by deceitful desires.
Help me to be renewed in the spirit of my mind, to put on a new nature, created in your likeness in true righteousness and holiness.
Father, make me holy like Jesus, righteous with his righteousness!
In the name of the holy Jesus I pray for true holiness within me. Amen.

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