100 Days of Prayer
- Erica McWhorter
- Feb 20, 2023
- 3 min read
Day 2 of 100
But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely. – Galatians 5:22-23 (MSG)
Father, we come seeking respite. Peace, security, and hope in trouble. We have seen, felt, heard, and known of the hatred, bigotry, violence, and oppression that plagues this world, our country, neighborhoods, homes, and minds. Please free us from the enemy’s traps, distortions, and distractions. Break his hold over your people and restore unto us the joys and protection of your salvation.
Please rescue us and remake us, conform our image to your own. We seek lovingkindness and need grace and mercy to show us the way. Make us deep wells of love and hope and godliness for ourselves and others to draw from. Send Your Spirit with his peace, hope, kindness, goodness, self-control, patience, faithfulness, and love. May we receive them in abundance, produce that fruit and feed the world. Please provide us with Godly leadership, heavenly stewardship, and integrity with staying power. Please make us the ruling body you envisioned, that our loved ones, neighbors, country, and world needs. Please gift us with the discernment of Jesus to watch our tongues, stand in your truth, and make decisions your way. We request a God-conscience. We request leadership, strategy, courage, and faith to make God-oriented moves. Please anoint us with fresh oil that cures our grief, replenishes our hope, opens our eyes in love to you and your people, your will, the love you continue to bless us with. We ask for perspective and vision, and that you would pave the way for a renewal of hearts and minds. A renewal that brings a super abundance of grace up on grace that allows us to live peacefully and lovingly and well in and above this world while being resistant to those that would have us be of it. Bless us with your mind and your heart. Make waves and change hearts and minds. Make us receptive to your work in our lives and your lovingkindness, so we may reciprocate throughout our lives on this earth.
Thank you for your life changing power that consumes us with love and causes us to light the earth and walk and love like you. Thank you for the peace and hope and life you are gifting us, the vision to see it, the strength to live it, and the power to influence and manifest it throughout the earth daily.
In Jesus name, so be it!
Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing. For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies." - 1 Peter 3:8-10 (NLT)
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