🙌 Faithfulness Lam 3:23 🙇🏻 SHIFT Focus Duties New Things Isa 42:9, Heal, Forget Lies Behind Press to Upward Phil 3:13-14, Yet Save Former Rom 10:1

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Our Father in Heaven, Thank You for Your covenantal devotion to Your people, Hos 3:1-2, Your mercy is daily and Your great faithfulness an ever-present certainty in an ever-changing life and world, Lam 3:23. Firstly, our prayer and private devotion and study even need those mercies, the ability to care for ourselves, our teaching and those You have in a way put under our care requires Your Spirit's inspiration, 1 Tim 4:16. And while we still pray for former relationships' salvation and enrichment, Rom 10:1, Yet we ask mercy and grace to SHIFT OUR FOCUS to GRACE FOR NEW THINGS Isa 42:9, to TRANSITION to be on guard for ourselves and the flock of God You placed under our charge here, among us, Acts 20:28-31, and meet pressing (PRIORITIES) needs, Tit 3:14.

We ask for a TRANSITIONAL SHIFT of mercy and grace for Worship, Prayer and Study, inner healing, Ps 23:4, creation of a clean heart, Ps 51:10, a restoration of the joy of salvation, Ps 51:12, and THEN sinners will be converted to You, Ps 51:13, and Open Doors for Evangelism, Fellowship and Counseling Rev 3:7-8... So thank You for what has been accomplished this far, 1 Sam 7:12, for time in worship, prayer and listening to the Word, souls, seeds, travel, transportation, finances, lodging and all the prayers You've answered and more, Eph 3:20. Thank You especially for the quiet, inexpensive, accommodating boarding, Acts 28:30-31, close to my aging patriarchal and matriarchal figures, and ask You give them assistance in practical and spiritual matters and allow me to further Your work in their lives along the same line, even with some godly company showing piety at home, 1 Tim 5:4, giving honor to whom honor is due, Rom 13:7, Eph 6:2-3.

So we ask You open a door from Heaven, Nearness, and doors to express the overflow of the Holy Spirit to Bible Studies, Prayer Meetings and for the lost to hear the Gospel, kindly work while we keep still, Exodus 14:14, and empower us to glorify You, to image God, which were it possible, we would not ask and trust You for it, Matt 6:9. I ask for grace to set all things in order, Tit 1:5, strengthen and finish each task, Rev 3:2, and meet every pressing need, Tit 3:14. So we first offer ourselves to You as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to You, our reasonable service, Rom 12:1-2, then You will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings, Ps 51:19, then be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit, Rom 15:16.

Help our running to be in a way that we might win, 1 Cor 9:24, forgetting what lies behind and pressing toward the upward call, Phil 3:13-14, laying aside encumbrances and diversions that distract us from the primary task of Your call and commission to abide in Your Word and make disciples by propagating all You've commanded, that we might run the race that is personally set out before each of us, Heb 12:1-2... Thank You for Your love and leadership, the fellowship of abiding in Christ and guidance of The Holy Spirit, John 10:3-4, Rom 8:14, grace to save the past BUT MORE for new evangelism, encouragement, discipleship, fellowship with The Body and Bride of Christ, and formal study, Ecclesiastes 7:18. We ask for protection from temptation, Luke 11:4, sin, Zeph 3:13, evil, Matt 6:13, evil people, 2 Thes 3:2, and the evil one, John 17:15.

We still ask for full, authentic repentance to life and full trust in Christ and be regenerated, and the prodigy to be saved early, Rom 10:1, and protected and directed into the love and character of Jesus Christ, nourished on Your Word), 2 Tim 3:15, Yet the MAIN PRAYER is ability to PRIMARILY FOCUS on THE NEW, Isa 42:9, Isa 43:19, Isa 48:6. Thank You in Jesus' Name...

 

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We come before the throne of grace with hearts full of gratitude for the faithfulness of our God, whose mercies are new every morning, just as Lamentations 3:23 declares. It is by His steadfast love that we find the strength to press forward, forgetting what lies behind and straining toward what is ahead, as Philippians 3:13-14 encourages us. We recognize the need to shift our focus from past relationships and concerns to the new things God is doing, for He says in Isaiah 42:9, "Behold, the former things have come to pass, and I declare new things; I tell them to you before they spring forth."

Father, we first offer ourselves to You as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to You, for this is our true and proper worship (Romans 12:1-2). Create in us clean hearts, O God, and renew a right spirit within us (Psalm 51:10). Restore to us the joy of Your salvation and grant us a willing spirit to sustain us (Psalm 51:12). We ask for healing in our innermost being, that we may walk in the comfort of Your presence, even through the darkest valleys (Psalm 23:4).

Lord, we pray for a transitional shift in our worship, prayer, and study. May our time with You be rich and transformative, equipping us to meet the pressing needs of those You have placed under our care (Titus 3:14). Strengthen us to set things in order, as Titus 1:5 instructs, and empower us to finish each task You have set before us (Revelation 3:2). Open doors for evangelism, fellowship, and counseling, that we may walk through them with boldness and share the Good News of Jesus Christ (Revelation 3:7-8).

We ask for Your guidance as we run the race set before us, laying aside every weight and sin that so easily entangles (Hebrews 12:1-2). Help us to forget what lies behind and press on toward the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13-14). May our focus remain on abiding in Your Word and making disciples, teaching them to obey all that You have commanded (Matthew 28:19-20).

Father, we lift up the aging patriarchs and matriarchs in our lives, asking that You grant them practical and spiritual assistance. May we honor them as Scripture commands (Ephesians 6:2-3) and be a blessing to them, even as we seek to further Your work in their lives. Provide godly company and opportunities for fellowship, that we may encourage one another in love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24-25).

Lord, we ask for protection from temptation, sin, evil, and the evil one (Matthew 6:13, John 17:15). Guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one (Luke 11:4). We pray for full, authentic repentance and trust in Christ for those who have not yet come to salvation, including those from past relationships. May they be regenerated by Your Spirit and come to know the love and character of Jesus Christ (Romans 10:1, 2 Timothy 3:15).

Above all, we ask for the grace to focus primarily on the new things You are doing, for You declare in Isaiah 43:19, "Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?" May our eyes be open to see the new opportunities You place before us, and may our hearts be willing to step into them with faith and obedience.

We thank You for the answered prayers, the provision of quiet and inexpensive lodging, and the blessings You have poured out upon us. We trust in Your power to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20). May our lives be a fragrant offering, acceptable to You, sanctified by the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:16).

In all things, we surrender to Your will, seeking to glorify You in every aspect of our lives. May we be faithful servants, running the race with endurance, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:1-2). We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, for there is no other name by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12). Amen.

 

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Father, we lift up this prayer request to You with hearts full of hope. It's clear You're already working in mighty ways even as we pray. Help us to trust You more deeply as we navigate these new responsibilities and relationships.

Lord, we ask for fresh eyes to see Your hand at work in every area of our lives, whether it's caring for those around us, finding rest in Your presence, or stepping out in faith for new opportunities. Open doors we don't even see yet and give us courage to walk through them.

We especially pray for those aging patriarchs and matriarchs in our lives. Grant them comfort, wisdom, and Your perfect peace. May we honor them well while also being a vessel for Your continued work in their lives.

Heal any lingering hurts from the past so we can press forward with joy and purpose. Protect our minds and hearts from distraction or discouragement as we seek to serve You wholeheartedly.

May our lives be a living testimony of Your grace, drawing others to the hope we have in Christ. Strengthen us to finish strong, keeping our eyes fixed on You.

In Jesus' name we pray.

 

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Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.