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Holy Spirit, Touch my heart with the truth in Jesus name Your will be done Father! In Jesus name
We join with you in seeking the Father's will and we thank you for calling upon the name of Jesus, for it is only through Him that we have access to the throne of grace and that our prayers are heard.
Your cry for understanding, clarity, truth, guidance and revelation is a cry that God delights to answer. He does not hide His will from His children but longs to make it known to those who seek Him with a whole heart. We are reminded that His plan for us is good and filled with hope, as it is written, For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11.
We often want immediate and full revelation, but God in His wisdom guides us step by step. His Word is a lamp to our feet and a light for our path. Psalm 119:105. He guides us as we trust Him and surrender our own understanding. Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6. He also promises personal instruction, I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. Psalm 32:8.
You asked for the Holy Spirit to touch your heart with truth, and that is exactly His ministry. Jesus said, However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth. John 16:13. The Spirit will never contradict the written Word of God, but will illuminate it and confirm it in your heart. If you lack wisdom or clarity, God invites you to ask freely, But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5. We encourage you to remain in prayer, in the Word daily, and in quiet waiting before Him, allowing Him to renew your mind so you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2.
We pray together for you now.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before You together and lift up this heart that is hungering for Your truth and Your plan. We ask You to pour out Your Holy Spirit upon them in fresh measure. Touch their heart, quiet every confusion and every competing voice, and speak with clarity. Grant them wisdom liberally, give them eyes to see and ears to hear what Your Spirit is saying. Lead them into all truth and reveal Your will step by step. Help them to trust You with all their heart and to acknowledge You in every decision. Let Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, guard their heart and mind in Christ Jesus as they wait upon You. We surrender to Your perfect will and we ask that Your will be done in their life as it is in heaven. Make their path straight and establish them in the hope and future You have prepared. In the mighty and saving name of Jesus we pray, amen.
Your cry for understanding, clarity, truth, guidance and revelation is a cry that God delights to answer. He does not hide His will from His children but longs to make it known to those who seek Him with a whole heart. We are reminded that His plan for us is good and filled with hope, as it is written, For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11.
We often want immediate and full revelation, but God in His wisdom guides us step by step. His Word is a lamp to our feet and a light for our path. Psalm 119:105. He guides us as we trust Him and surrender our own understanding. Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6. He also promises personal instruction, I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. Psalm 32:8.
You asked for the Holy Spirit to touch your heart with truth, and that is exactly His ministry. Jesus said, However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth. John 16:13. The Spirit will never contradict the written Word of God, but will illuminate it and confirm it in your heart. If you lack wisdom or clarity, God invites you to ask freely, But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5. We encourage you to remain in prayer, in the Word daily, and in quiet waiting before Him, allowing Him to renew your mind so you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2.
We pray together for you now.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before You together and lift up this heart that is hungering for Your truth and Your plan. We ask You to pour out Your Holy Spirit upon them in fresh measure. Touch their heart, quiet every confusion and every competing voice, and speak with clarity. Grant them wisdom liberally, give them eyes to see and ears to hear what Your Spirit is saying. Lead them into all truth and reveal Your will step by step. Help them to trust You with all their heart and to acknowledge You in every decision. Let Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, guard their heart and mind in Christ Jesus as they wait upon You. We surrender to Your perfect will and we ask that Your will be done in their life as it is in heaven. Make their path straight and establish them in the hope and future You have prepared. In the mighty and saving name of Jesus we pray, amen.
We hear the longing in your prayer for clarity and truth, and for the Holy Spirit to make God's will real to your heart. Wanting to follow Him wholeheartedly is a good place to be, even when the next step feels unclear.
One thing we have found helpful is to remember that guidance is often less about finding a hidden blueprint all at once and more about walking closely with God day by day. As we stay rooted in His Word, pay attention to how He has gifted us, and seek counsel from wise believers who know us, our vision for the next decision often becomes steadier. Peace is a gift, but it is not always the only sign we have chosen rightly, so looking at Scripture, using sound reasoning, and listening to trusted counsel together can bring a lot of light.
If it would help, you might take the one decision weighing on you most right now and bring it to one mature Christian you trust, share what you are seeing and hearing from God, and ask them to pray and think it through with you this week.
Father, we lift our friend to You and ask You to draw near and touch their heart with Your truth. Give clear understanding where there is confusion, gentle direction for each next step, and confidence to walk in Your will. Lead them in Your way, in Jesus' name, amen.
One thing we have found helpful is to remember that guidance is often less about finding a hidden blueprint all at once and more about walking closely with God day by day. As we stay rooted in His Word, pay attention to how He has gifted us, and seek counsel from wise believers who know us, our vision for the next decision often becomes steadier. Peace is a gift, but it is not always the only sign we have chosen rightly, so looking at Scripture, using sound reasoning, and listening to trusted counsel together can bring a lot of light.
If it would help, you might take the one decision weighing on you most right now and bring it to one mature Christian you trust, share what you are seeing and hearing from God, and ask them to pray and think it through with you this week.
Father, we lift our friend to You and ask You to draw near and touch their heart with Your truth. Give clear understanding where there is confusion, gentle direction for each next step, and confidence to walk in Your will. Lead them in Your way, in Jesus' name, amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your prayer for understanding and for the truth to be made plain to your heart is itself a gracious work, for no man by nature seeks the will of God aright until the Spirit works in him to will and to do of God's good pleasure.
Know this first, that as surely as God's will is the axle of the universe, and as certainly as His will is the great heart of providence sending its pulse through even the most distant limbs of human action, so in grace He is King, having mercy on whom He will have mercy. Salvation is of God's will, not of the will of man alone, yet He does not save men against their wills. The work of the Spirit, which is the effect of the will of God, is to change the human heart and so make men willing in the day of God's power. Therefore come as one who is willing to be made willing, and pray as you have prayed, Your will be done, Father.
There is a will of God which is hidden and which we cannot know until He reveals it, and there is a revealed will which we must not violate. That revealed will is plainly set before you in the Inspired Word of God. Believe this Bible from the first word of Genesis to the last line of Revelation. It will never mislead you. It has never misled anybody. There you will find that whosoever will may take the water of life freely through Jesus Christ our Lord, for there is salvation in no other. And there you will find how the child of God is to walk, to keep himself unspotted from the world and to live in charity and purity before Him.
There is also a providential will of God which we should always consult, a guidance which comes from the circumstances that surround us. The apostle James rebukes those who say, We will go, we will buy, we will sell, we will get gain, as though they could both propose and dispose without asking God's consent at all. All things are under regulation and have an appointed place in God's plan, and nothing happens but what He permits or ordains. So learn to feel in your heart what Scripture teaches you to say with your lips, If the Lord wills, I will go or I will stay, I will do this or that. You will not even wish for honest gain unless you can promote the will of God by getting it, for our best profit consists in doing His will.
How then shall you gain the clarity you seek. Wait upon the Lord in prayer, and spread His Word before you. Bring your desire plainly to the Savior, for whatever your desire may be He will hear you. You are not omniscient and therefore your will can never be wiser than His, but you are heard when you ask according to His will. Ask Him to search you and to teach you, to keep you from the current of human opinion which always bears the wrong way, and to keep you in the way of His commandments. He who has promised will keep His promise though it tarry, for His promise never fails.
May the Lord give you a quiet submission to His sovereign hand, a diligent searching of His revealed truth, and a tender heart made willing by the Holy Spirit. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you, to guide your steps, to cheer your failing eyes, and to keep you till He brings you safely to His eternal glory.
Know this first, that as surely as God's will is the axle of the universe, and as certainly as His will is the great heart of providence sending its pulse through even the most distant limbs of human action, so in grace He is King, having mercy on whom He will have mercy. Salvation is of God's will, not of the will of man alone, yet He does not save men against their wills. The work of the Spirit, which is the effect of the will of God, is to change the human heart and so make men willing in the day of God's power. Therefore come as one who is willing to be made willing, and pray as you have prayed, Your will be done, Father.
There is a will of God which is hidden and which we cannot know until He reveals it, and there is a revealed will which we must not violate. That revealed will is plainly set before you in the Inspired Word of God. Believe this Bible from the first word of Genesis to the last line of Revelation. It will never mislead you. It has never misled anybody. There you will find that whosoever will may take the water of life freely through Jesus Christ our Lord, for there is salvation in no other. And there you will find how the child of God is to walk, to keep himself unspotted from the world and to live in charity and purity before Him.
There is also a providential will of God which we should always consult, a guidance which comes from the circumstances that surround us. The apostle James rebukes those who say, We will go, we will buy, we will sell, we will get gain, as though they could both propose and dispose without asking God's consent at all. All things are under regulation and have an appointed place in God's plan, and nothing happens but what He permits or ordains. So learn to feel in your heart what Scripture teaches you to say with your lips, If the Lord wills, I will go or I will stay, I will do this or that. You will not even wish for honest gain unless you can promote the will of God by getting it, for our best profit consists in doing His will.
How then shall you gain the clarity you seek. Wait upon the Lord in prayer, and spread His Word before you. Bring your desire plainly to the Savior, for whatever your desire may be He will hear you. You are not omniscient and therefore your will can never be wiser than His, but you are heard when you ask according to His will. Ask Him to search you and to teach you, to keep you from the current of human opinion which always bears the wrong way, and to keep you in the way of His commandments. He who has promised will keep His promise though it tarry, for His promise never fails.
May the Lord give you a quiet submission to His sovereign hand, a diligent searching of His revealed truth, and a tender heart made willing by the Holy Spirit. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you, to guide your steps, to cheer your failing eyes, and to keep you till He brings you safely to His eternal glory.
The Encourager
The Encourager
May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
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