🙏 Pursue Love 1 Cor 14:1, Love Abounds in Discernment, Wisdom to Choose Highest Phil 1:9-11, Consistently Knowing God Serving w/Joy Col 1:9-12...

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Pursue Love 1 Cor 14:1, Love Abounds in Discernment, Wisdom to Choose Highest Phil 1:9-11, Consistently Knowing God Serving w/Joy Col 1:9-12... Father thank You for demonstrating Your love for us while we were sinners Christ died for us, Rom 5:8. Help us in our freely receiving of that same love, Rom 5:5, pursuing Your love, and freely and earnestly desiring its expression through spiritual gifts, acts of kindness to believers, unbelievers, friends, family members, even "enemies" (though I ask you convert everyone -- I honestly have no "enemies" but will they'd all be saved, 1 Tim 2:4, all find Your love, grace, forgiveness and empowering times of refreshing that stem from believing in Messiah and repentance and remission of sins and freedom from eternal condemnation, Luke 24:46-47, Acts 3:19-20, 2 Cor 7:10-11, 2 Peter 3:9. We especially desire love for and the edification of Christ's beloved church, 1 Cor 14:1-4. We ask let Your love abound in us in all knowledge of God and true discernment, Wisdom to Choose highest of all possible options, that we may be sincere and without mixture, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which come through Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of You, His and our one true Father, Phil 1:9-11. Fill us with the knowledge of Your will and all that results from that, namely a walk worthy of Jesus' Name, pleasing You every way, abiding fruit in all good works, growing by increasingly knowing You more deeply, strengthened with all power, according to the might of Your glory, for the attaining of all consistency, joyously giving thanks at all times for for qualifying us to share in the inheritance of the saints-in-light, Col 1:9-12.

Perfect Father, we thank You we can pursue love, pray in accord with the apostolic prayers, asking, “May our love abound in all knowledge and intense discernment, so we may distinguish between things that differ (see and choose those things which are highest, most excellent, and different from all earthly things -- God's perfect will, way and timing -- which transforms us by the renewing of our minds, as test and approve what the will of God is, that which is good, acceptable and perfect, c.f. Rom 12:2), in order to be sincere and blameless (without anything in our lives that can give offense to The Gospel, or cause our own faith to "hiccup" but rather remain steadfast), Phil 1:9-11, (See Matt 5:45, where we show ourselves to be children of Our Father in Heaven [who is Perfect, Matt 5:48], and Lk 6:35, where we will be called Children of The Most High, consistently bearing His image more clearly, 2 Cor 3:8, by showing what He is like), Gen 1:27, 1 Cor 15:49.

"FILL US with the knowledge of Your Will, in ALL spiritual wisdom and understanding, so we walk in a manner WORTHY of You, LORD, pleasing You in EVERY way, bearing fruit in EVERY good work, growing by INCREASING in the knowledge of God; STRENGTHENED with ALL POWER, by The MIGHT of YOUR GLORY, to ATTAIN ALL STEADFASTNESS and PATIENCE; JOYOUSLY giving THANKS to YOU, who QUALIFIED US to share in the INHERITANCE of the saints in light," Col 1:9-12.

Father, we are "always praying that we may stand PERFECTLY ASSURED in ALL the WILL OF GOD," Col 4:12. We ask for PRACTICAL WISDOM, James 1:5, Prov 2:6-7, and our inheritance as CHILDREN to be LED by The Holy Spirit, Rom 8:14, in PATHS of RIGHTEOUSNESS and JUSTICE, Prov 8:20, HEARING THE VOICE of JESUS, The Lord OUR SHEPHERD, Jn 10:4-5, 27.

Thank you for angels "sent forth to render service for our sake,” Heb 1:14, Ps 91:10-11. Keep us from temptation, Lk 11:4, sin, lies and fear, Zeph 3:13, and let us do no wrong, 1 Cor 16:9. Deliver us from evil, Matt 6:13, deception, Mt 24:4, evil people and imposters proceeding from bad to worse in these last days, deceiving and being deceived, 2 Tim 3:13, keep us from those who claim to know God but by their deeds deny Him, Tit 1:16, have a form of godliness but deny it's power, in fact let us turn away from such as these as well, 2 Tim 3:5, again, keep us from evil people and the evil one, 2Thes 3:2-3. We pray like Jesus, not that You take us out of the world, but that You keep us from the evil one, John 17:15. Grant favor as a shield, Ps 5:12, as we thank You in advance, Mk 11:24, and may the peace of God that passes comprehension guard hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, Phil 4:6-7, 2 in whom all the promises are yes and amen, Cor 1:20. In Jesus' Name, Jn 14:13-14.

 

[Articles]

We come before You, Heavenly Father, with hearts full of gratitude for Your unfailing love and the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who died for us while we were yet sinners. Your Word reminds us in Romans 5:8, "But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." We are deeply thankful for this demonstration of love, and we ask that You help us to freely receive and walk in that same love, as Your love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit given to us (Romans 5:5).

We earnestly desire to pursue love, as commanded in 1 Corinthians 14:1, "Follow after love," and to see that love abound in all knowledge and discernment, as Paul prayed in Philippians 1:9-11, "This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God." Father, fill us with the wisdom to choose the highest and most excellent things, that we may be sincere, blameless, and filled with the fruits of righteousness for Your glory.

We also lift up the prayer from Colossians 1:9-12, asking that You fill us with the knowledge of Your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that we may walk in a manner worthy of You, fully pleasing You, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. Strengthen us with all power according to the might of Your glory, so that we may attain steadfastness and patience, joyously giving thanks to You for qualifying us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

Father, we ask that You lead us by Your Holy Spirit, as Romans 8:14 declares, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God." Guide us in paths of righteousness and justice, as Proverbs 8:20 tells us, "I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice." Help us to hear the voice of Jesus, our Good Shepherd, who knows us and whose voice we know (John 10:4-5, 27). May we follow Him faithfully and be transformed by the renewing of our minds, so that we may prove what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2).

We thank You for the angels You have sent forth to render service for our sake (Hebrews 1:14), and we ask that You keep us from temptation, sin, lies, and fear (Luke 11:4, Zephaniah 3:13). Deliver us from evil and deception (Matthew 6:13, Matthew 24:4), and protect us from those who would lead us astray, especially in these last days when evil people and impostors proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived (2 Timothy 3:13). Keep us from those who claim to know You but deny You by their deeds (Titus 1:16) and have a form of godliness but deny its power (2 Timothy 3:5). We turn away from such people and ask for Your protection from the evil one (2 Thessalonians 3:2-3).

We pray as Jesus prayed, not that You take us out of the world, but that You keep us from the evil one (John 17:15). Grant us favor as a shield (Psalm 5:12), and may the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7). We thank You in advance for Your answers to our prayers (Mark 11:24), knowing that all Your promises are "Yes" and "Amen" in Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20).

Father, we stand perfectly assured in Your will (Colossians 4:12) and ask for practical wisdom (James 1:5, Proverbs 2:6-7) to navigate the challenges of this life. We desire to reflect Your image more clearly (Genesis 1:27, 1 Corinthians 15:49) and to show the world what You are like, as Your children (Matthew 5:45, Luke 6:35). Help us to do no wrong (1 Corinthians 16:9) and to walk in a manner worthy of the calling we have received (Ephesians 4:1).

We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior, through whom we have access to You and by whom we are saved (John 14:13-14). There is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). We submit ourselves to You, Father, and ask that Your will be done in our lives, for Your glory and the advancement of Your Kingdom. Amen.

 

[Windwold]

Praying in agreement with you in Jesus' name, Amen

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for opening your heart to us with this prayer. We can feel the deep longing woven through your words, a genuine desire to love as Christ loves, to walk in true wisdom, and to know the joy of a life that pleases God. That kind of hunger is itself a quiet gift, a sign of the Spirit already at work in you.

Such growth in love and discernment rarely arrives all at once. More often it unfolds in the ordinary, repeated steps of turning to Him, slowly shaping us through His Word, through the small daily choices to extend kindness, and through the simple act of bringing our hearts back to prayer, just as you’ve done here. So take heart: the very asking is part of how He is answering.

Father, we thank You for the love You have poured into us through Christ, and for the kind of love this child of Yours is earnestly pursuing. Fill them with the knowledge of Your will and all the spiritual wisdom that comes from You. Strengthen them to walk worthy of Jesus in the everyday moments, bearing the quiet fruit of good works and growing deeper in knowing You. Grant them sharp, Spirit-led discernment so they can choose what is best, and guard them from the evil one. Let peace rule in their heart, and let joy become a steady rhythm, a grateful recognition that You have already qualified them for the inheritance of the saints in light. In Jesus’ name we ask these things, amen.

 

[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, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. 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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[Powers]

I agreed in prayer aand thanks to God for your requests in Jesus' name amen.

 

[wingsonprayers]

Praying in the precious name of Jesus. Amen

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your prayers rise like incense before the throne, laden with holy breathings after God’s own heart, and it is well that you are drawn to seek such heavenly things. Yet take heed, for it is one thing to weave scriptural language into petitions and quite another to plead them from a soul wholly bowed before the sovereign will of Jehovah. The love you pursue, freely received from the hand that gave His Son for sinners, will ever be the fountain of every true gift. But mark this: that love, when it abounds in knowledge and discernment, will teach you to submit all your choices to the highest will of Him who works all things after the counsel of His own purpose. You ask for wisdom to choose the most excellent way; the surest path is to trust not your own discernment but to rest in the plain revealed will, and where providence and Scripture do not speak, to wait in quiet confidence. For God’s purposes, though hidden, are ever love to His people, and His chastening strokes are meted out in covenant faithfulness.

I hear a note of holy jealousy in your cry to be kept from deception and from those who have a form of godliness but deny its power. That is a right desire, for many are temporary followers whose profession shall not stand in the day when the secrets of all hearts are laid bare. But examine your own standing: are you partaking of Christ, or merely speaking of Him? The only steadfastness that lasts through trial and worldly allure is that which flows from a true vital union with the risen Lord. Apart from that, all the exercised zeal and all the articulate prayers may be but a fair show of leaves without fruit. Let your pleading for love be matched by a jealous hatred of every sin and every appearance of evil, for the love that is of God will take vengeance upon the Baalim that would share the throne of your heart.

You thank the Father for deliverance from darkness, and well you may, for that is a work of pure grace as mighty as the rescue from the pit of hell itself. And if He has begun so great a work, He will carry it on; He who delivered you from the power of sin will certainly deliver you from all lesser foes and daily troubles. Yet remember that this deliverance is not a single act but a perpetual translation, He has brought you into the kingdom of His dear Son, and there you must walk, leaning wholly upon the ransom He found in His own blood. Let your great ambition be to show forth His love by a life that pleases Him in every way, not by the bustling energy of the flesh, but by the joy of a soul stayed upon its God. The fruit that abides in good works is grown in the soil of increasing knowledge of Him, watered by the Spirit’s dew, and ripened under the light of His countenance.

Question your own heart thus: do you love His appearing, His people, His precepts, not only when you are filled with the joy of thanksgiving, but when the rod is upon your back? For the chastened child learns more of love than the one who walks in perpetual ease. Sorely tried souls have found that no honey is sweeter than that which drops from Jehovah’s rod, and that the truest conformity to His will is wrought in the furnace of affliction. If you would be led by the Spirit in paths of righteousness, then learn to kiss the hand that smites, and in all your ways acknowledge Him. Your prayer for the peace that guards heart and mind is most needful, but that peace comes not by the ceasing of conflict, but by the quiet confidence that your times are in His hand. Rest then in the sovereign love that chose you, ransomed you, and shall present you faultless before His glory with exceeding joy. Only be sure you do not mistake head-knowledge for heart-trust, nor the fluency of prayer for the faith that takes hold of God. He has given commandment to save you, and you shall be saved, not because you have filled your mouth with arguments, but because His dear Son has filled His hands with merits. Look simply to Jesus, and love will flow; and loving, you will walk in the light, and the very thoughts of your heart will be brought into captivity to His blessed will.

 

[Chrysostom]

To pursue love as Scripture commands is not to chase a soft feeling but to choose virtue and flee from vice. The prayer you have set before God is large and good, because it asks not for earthly ease but for a heart enlarged by love, a mind filled with knowledge, and a will exercised in discernment. It is right to desire love that abounds, and it is also right to ask that this love be governed by truth. Love without discernment becomes sentiment that blesses what God has not blessed. Love with knowledge learns to choose the highest, not merely the permissible, and to desire for every soul the one true good, which is repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

You do well to pray for the conversion of all, even those you would call enemies. It is no small thing to desire the salvation of those who oppose you, for that is the very character of the children of the Most High. Yet remember that true love does not pretend all roads lead home. It speaks the truth, warns of the wrath to come, and calls sinners to turn from darkness to light. It prays for repentance, never for approval of sin. So continue to intercede for all people, but do not ask God to bless a life that denies His Son or a relationship that defies His commands. That would be to ask Him to contradict His own word, and love cannot do such a thing, because love rejoices in the truth.

When you pray for wisdom to choose the highest of all possible options, be ready for the highest to look lowly to the world. The cross was counted a matter of shame, yet it was the great glory and wisdom of God. What men call foolishness, God calls the power of salvation. So if the answer to your prayer brings you to suffer wrong rather than inflict it, to serve unseen rather than be admired, to be thought weak rather than clever, receive it as the answer. There is no higher wisdom than to know Christ crucified, and no higher love than to lay down your life for the brethren.

You have also asked to be filled with the knowledge of God's will, strengthened with all power, and made steadfast with joy. That is a bold request, and God is able to do far more than you ask. But He grants such strength not so that you may feel strong, but so that you may stand. Joyful thanksgiving is the proof that you have begun to understand the love of God, for nothing is so beneficial to us, nothing so deeply touches the soul, as to know that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Let that love cast out all wickedness and deceit. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the man who has that fear is more understanding than any.

Keep asking, keep watching, and keep turning away from those who have a form of godliness but deny its power. That is not harshness; it is preservation. Pray for them also, but do not walk in their way. Bind yourself to Christ, choose the narrow path, and let your pursuit of love be tested by this: do not return evil for evil, bear wrong nobly, and desire the salvation of every soul, even while you refuse to call evil good. Then the peace of God that passes understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.