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Foundation Scriptures: “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:1-2 Reflection: The prayer is to receive God. Once I receive God, the pressing into His presence is necessary to become holy. Perfect peace flows to the one who keeps their mind stayed on the heavenly places. So if I stay in the presence of God, in every morning, fresh oil flows and covers me in this sacred pursuit of holiness. To be so imperfect, and to have fallen in His sight, but yet, to still so gracefully be pursued by a perfect God who is still willing to give me His identity is truly the greatest love story I’ve ever known. If I Acknowledge My Imperfection “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.“ 2 Timothy 2:21 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. Isaiah 55:8
2 Corinthians 7:1
If I Receive His Promises "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26 I cast down my flesh in my prayer so that I can become holy and receive what You have for me. When I press and receive what You have in store for me, sin becomes undesirable. Leaving Your presence becomes undesirable. That's why I always come back to You, Lord. That's why I enjoy abiding in Your presence. Because my flesh will never be pleasing in your sight, but my spirit can be. I can run to You to make me over. “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14
If I Confidently Submit "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." James 4:7
What keeps me is my right mind is my pursuit of holiness. I enter the prayer not just asking for the bad thought to go away, but I am asking to be made holy. I am communing with God. Every day, I am living to be made holy. And because I carry His presence with me and draw near daily, God is making me holy. And God is loving on me through this journey so zealously. “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12
Declaration: “Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 In Your presence, If I stay, I know that You will strengthen me. If I stay, I know that I will have perfect peace. If I stay, I won’t cheapen what You have for me by entertaining sin. If I stay, I can purge anything out of me that is not like You, in Jesus’ name. If I stay, and if I cling tight, I will have authority to rule over my flesh because of Your supernatural power that You bestow in me. If I stay, You meet me here in the torn veil ready to receive me and make me holy; all I have to do is abide under Your wing. What a beautiful exchange this is. Prayer: Lord, I love You so much. I love being here in Your presence. Being with You is the sweetest place I could ever be. You are my hiding place. You are my refuge. I want to stay right here. I want to carry You with me in everywhere I go. I glorify all that You are. Thank You for being my Father and wanting to be near me. Thank You for Jesus-- the gift that keeps on giving. Thank You for waiting on me. Thank You for loving me and pursuing me, unraveling and wrecking me so gracefully, through and through. Lord, today I need Your help. Teach me how to live a life that is pleasing to You. I give You permission to purge anything out of me that distracts me from Your Word and the call that You have strategically placed on my life. I submit my flesh to You, and I declare it to bow to my spirit in which You dwell. In James 1:8 it is written that, "Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do." I refuse to have a double mind. Purge it out of me. I know that with You, nothing can keep me bound. I know that my Savior Jesus Christ tore that veil. So, I declare my spirit free from any sin that I am struggling with. I don't want to block what You want to do in me because I am dwelling in ways of the world rather than dwelling in You. God, I know that I am imperfect. Remove any shame or guilt that may reside in me for falling short of Your glory. Strengthen me, Lord. Perfect me, Lord. Do a new thing inside of me from my head to my feet. Make me holy. Make me new. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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