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Dear Lord,

Let this be an honest prayer from my heart.
Lord, you know this heart like none other, you know my deepest desires and deepest fears. I pray that you will really work with my grandpa today, that you will shine the light of your grace in his heart. I pray that you will do remarkable things, that you will be able to use this opportunity and transform his life.

Lord, you know what I get anxious about, what things trouble me and irritate me. You know, Lord, how much my heart aches when I see people each day that do not know your unconditional love for them. Lord, dress me in your armour*, so that I can be a servant for you.

On Friday at prayer meeting during lunch, I sensed that you wanted me to address all of our fears. And even though I may not have done a great job in terms of organising it, thank you for letting me realise that we are so incredibly weak without you. I have realised that it is because of our fears that we pray. Everyone seems to be so scared of identifying ourselves with you, and I pray that this will no longer be so.

I pray that you will give us the courage to proclaim your name from the tops of mountains, from the tallest of buildings. Wash away our fears of feeling alone, feeling like the only one in this world. Turn our lives from inside-out. Cleanse our hearts from the impurities from this world, and give us strength to identify in you and nothing alone. Let our boast be of Christ and nothing else.

I pray that you will give me strength the next morning, and remove all my fears of this world, to know that you are with me for eternity.

Amen.

 

* [ EPH 6 : 13 – 18 = 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ]