Prayer from the twisted path: 9/14/16

Prayer from the twisted path:

How can we please You? How can we best honor You? Does our daily activities and actions draw You closer? Or do You have to look away; as we boldly flaunt our “righteousness”, and pour out our empty words with no repentance. Is our pain because of our sins and stubbornness? Why do we rebel? Oh God, help! We have fallen, and we can’t get up!

Is it our way of life; that is our concern? Are we worried that we may lose some of our stuff? God come and burn it all up if it is hindering us; and keeping us further from You. I’m tired; tired of my own selfish thoughts and the emptiness of my own desires. My eyes look at things that are worthless in Your sight. Not a one of them will remain in the end. Why does everything within me seem so intent on valuing worthless things?

God we look to You; we can do nothing on our own. There is no good thing inside of us except Your presence. Lord unless You speak to us and guide us; we will fall from Your path. Our own decisions and hesitations have blocked our view of You. Our rush to judgment and quick actions to fulfill our will; has imprisoned us. If we were only as quick to praise Your great name; and to listen to Your judgements. Then no blockage or separation could come between us. Holy God, teach us to approach You rightly; not like before, when our heads were filled with knowledge about You, but our hearts were empty of You.

Enable us to walk in such a way that Your blessings will chase us down and overtake us. May we only draw Your truth to ourselves and not anything false. May false words, actions, ideas, and mindsets be unable to stick to us. May there be no place found for them; even in our house or city. Let us always be satisfied with You; but never satisfied in our nearness or knowing of You; until we are before Your throne, forever.

Your holy presence is more than we can stand; yet, we can’t live without it!

Come and meet us, breathe on us; and we will live. Speak to us; and we will hear. Teach us; and we will walk in Your path. We can no longer walk on our own. The path is too treacherous for us. We have not walked this way before. Only Your hand can guide us. In our sight every way leads to destruction; there is no good path left. The only good we know or see is our God; who alone is good! We will cling to You in spite of the hard road. Lead us not into temptation; but delivering us from the evil one. If we are to enter into persecution for Your name’s sake; may we be faithful to You. Let us not be persecuted because we were found to be false; dishonoring Your great name. Our name goes down to the dust; but Yours must be worshiped! Just not now, but forevermore! Glory to the Holy One forevermore!