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- Serie: 365 Days of Prayer
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021
Whether you have made prayer a habit already or this is your first prayer devotional, inspiration is waiting for you in the daily prayers written here. Ultimately, prayer is a conversation with God. You don't need to use fancy words or recite long passages of Scripture. Just talk to God. Open your heart to him. 365 Days of Prayer for Teens is a prayer book that will help you connect daily with God. Some days your prayers may be filled with gratitude, others with frustration, and some with need. Lay your heart and your prayers at the Father's feet and wait for his tender response. He adores you, and he's listening to every word you say. Special Features: • High-grade faux leather cover provides durability and exquisite tactile appeal. • Special heat debossing gives the cover a two-tone appearance and creates indentation which shows off the intricate design and varied texture. • Metallic and matte foil finishing touches are elegantly placed to enhance features, capturing attention and adding class for an aesthetic appeal. • This high-quality, sturdy Smythe-sewn binding stitches the signatures together creating durability and allowing pages to lay flat when open. Decorative head and foot bands are also added to further complement the binding. • This matte art high quality paper with a smooth satin touch provides long-lasting vivid coloration and durability. • A beautiful satin ribbon marker conveniently keeps your place so you can quickly pick up where you left off.
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365 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR TEENS
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Don’t be intimidated by those who are older than you; simply be the example they need to see by being faithful and true in all that you do. Speak the truth and live a life of purity and authentic love as you remain strong in your faith.
1 TIMOTHY 4:12 TPT
Contents
Introduction
January
January 1: A Perfect Plan
January 2: Choosing Well
January 3: Work that Matters
January 4: Positive Influence
January 5: Friends Matter
January 6: Rescue from Trouble
January 7: Abide
January 8: Fully Committed
January 9: Deliver Me
January 10: Accountability
January 11: So Much Grace
January 12: Loneliness
January 13: Refresh and Restore
January 14: Fully Sacrificed
January 15: Accepting Others
January 16: Run to Win
January 17: Forgiven
January 18: Always Thankful
January 19: Inspire Me
January 20: No Compromise
January 21: So Tired
January 22: Season of Grief
January 23: Loving Well
January 24: Casting Burdens
January 25: Mercy upon Mercy
January 26: Quick to Listen
January 27: Forever Gifts
January 28: While I Wait
January 29: Every Good Thing
January 30: Confession of Faith
January 31: Gentleness
February
February 1: First Stone
February 2: All I Need
February 3: Humble Rescue
February 4: Power Supply
February 5: No Small Miracle
February 6: Inspired to Please
February 7: Confidence
February 8: Remain Faithful
February 9: Diligence Matters
February 10: Right Obedience
February 11: Become New
February 12: Content in All
February 13: Let You In
February 14: You Are Love
February 15: One Heart
February 16: Every Opportunity
February 17: Given Completely
February 18: Anger Rising
February 19: Measured Steps
February 20: Pursued by Goodness
February 21: Separated from Guilt
February 22: Not Afraid
February 23: Restraint
February 24: Move Me
February 25: What Really Matters
February 26: Sit and Wait
February 27: Releasing Kindness
February 28: Saturated in Prayer
March
March 1: New Life
March 2: Fear Not
March 3: Faith Spilling Over
March 4: A Place for Me
March 5: My Mistakes
March 6: If I Wander
March 7: My Strength
March 8: Deepest Desire
March 9: Child of the King
March 10: My Help
March 11: Drawing Me Back
March 12: Though I Fail
March 13: Running Over
March 14: Laying Down Weapons
March 15: The Sweetest Fruit
March 16: Break My Heart
March 17: Your Motives
March 18: Live with Purpose
March 19: Before I Speak
March 20: What Is True
March 21: Light of Approval
March 22: Whatever the Circumstance
March 23: Saved from Fear
March 24: Your Will
March 25: Not Helpless
March 26: With Joy
March 27: Surrendered Mind
March 28: Repentance Matters
March 29: Tempted
March 30: Not My Home
March 31: Selfish Ambition
April
April 1: No Criticism
April 2: Prone to Wander
April 3: The Perfect Way
April 4: Source of Hope
April 5: Desiring Humility
April 6: Cannot Be Lost
April 7: Renew My Mind
April 8: Be You
April 9: Wise Enough
April 10: Willing Submission
April 11: Self-Discipline
April 12: Real Future
April 13: Full Expression
April 14: Still Promised
April 15: Jealousy
April 16: Reconciliation
April 17: Beauty in Pain
April 18: Already Won
April 19: A Right Motivation
April 20: Defeat Is Impossible
April 21: As I Know It
April 22: Wisdom and Might
April 23: Pursuing Peace
April 24: It Will Be Done
April 25: Loved to Love
April 26: Beautiful Reflection
April 27: More than Enough
April 28: Call Out
April 29: Thankful in Trials
April 30: Where You Are
May
May 1: A Glimpse
May 2: Captives Set Free
May 3: Not So Different
May 4: Enemies Will See
May 5: Within the Walls
May 6: Inside Out
May 7: When in Doubt
May 8: Fear No Evil
May 9: My Inspiration
May 10: All I Am
May 11: You Get Me
May 12: Whole Again
May 13: Empathy
May 14: As It Should Be
May 15: Living on Camera
May 16: Glorified
May 17: Father of Goodness
May 18: Life Gets Busy
May 19: With You
May 20: In the Fight
May 21: Absent of Judgment
May 22: Honoring Family
May 23: No Striving
May 24: Lesser Things
May 25: Better than Winning
May 26: Increase My Faith
May 27: Unmerited Favor
May 28: Not Hidden
May 29: Goodness Shared
May 30: Unconditional Acceptance
May 31: Aim for Harmony
June
June 1: Dependable
June 2: I Will Rejoice
June 3: With All
June 4: Every Moment
June 5: Everything Right
June 6: Humble Help
June 7: Faithful to Forgive
June 8: We Are Family
June 9: My Deepest Pain
June 10: Pay It Forward
June 11: Security
June 12: Seek First
June 13: Reason for Success
June 14: Rightly Placed Trust
June 15: Bloom
June 16: Thoughts Captured
June 17: Choose Your Way
June 18: Good Sense
June 19: Contentment
June 20: Ultimate Guide
June 21: Nothing to Condemn
June 22: Small Faith
June 23: Selflessness
June 24: No Shame
June 25: Take Courage
June 26: Forgive Me
June 27: Living Water
June 28: Returned Forgiveness
June 29: Fully Known
June 30: Joyful Surrender
July
July 1: Delete Criticism
July 2: Your Reasons
July 3: While I Wait
July 4: Freedom in Truth
July 5: Simple Devotion
July 6: A Season
July 7: Not Defeated
July 8: Heartfelt Advice
July 9: Whatever I Ask
July 10: My Need
July 11: Bearing Gifts
July 12: Beloved Child
July 13: Sadness
July 14: Beautiful Future
July 15: Not Neglected
July 16: Forever Obedience
July 17: No Dread
July 18: Greatest Blessing
July 19: Heavenly Desires
July 20: A Giving Heart
July 21: A Needed Helper
July 22: Persistent Problems
July 23: Surrender Again
July 24: Moved with Compassion
July 25: Resource of Hope
July 26: Gift of Grace
July 27: Joyful Hope
July 28: Compared to Glory
July 29: Turn Away
July 30: When Plans Change
July 31: With Endurance
August
August 1: What You Want
August 2: Hidden Pain
August 3: With Patience
August 4: Crown of Life
August 5: My Dreams
August 6: As I Love
August 7: No Reason to Fear
August 8: A Silent Fight
August 9: Perfect Peace
August 10: Growing Wiser
August 11: Flaming Darts
August 12: Burning Joy
August 13: With Everything
August 14: Give More
August 15: Called Out
August 16: Equal Trust
August 17: With Help
August 18: Hope Wins
August 19: Rest Awhile
August 20: Reign Together
August 21: Let Go
August 22: My Comforter
August 23: True Faithfulness
August 24: Abundance Stored
August 25: Protected Heart
August 26: Wise Counsel
August 27: Words of Life
August 28: Healing Hearts
August 29: Intuition
August 30: For Good
August 31: My Intercessor
September
September 1: Making a Way
September 2: Brave Honesty
September 3: Capable for Good
September 4: The Right Path
September 5: Eternal Life
September 6: Welcomed
September 7: Only Love
September 8: More Like You
September 9: Adversity
September 10: Love Never Ends
September 11: The Same Hands
September 12: No Words
September 13: Victory
September 14: Brought Near
September 15: Good Discipline
September 16: Access to Wisdom
September 17: You Alone
September 18: The Right Way
September 19: Delight in Weakness
September 20: All Honor
September 21: Own Conscience
September 22: Powerful Presence
September 23: Life of Integrity
September 24: Hated First
September 25: Greater Impact
September 26: The Source
September 27: Anchored
September 28: Not Delayed
September 29: True Love
September 30: Turn for Healing
October
October 1: Set on Heaven
October 2: Temporary
October 3: Empathy
October 4: Joy Is Medicine
October 5: My Name
October 6: Get It Right
October 7: Not Worried
October 8: Wealth of Character
October 9: Call to Love
October 10: Strength Revealed
October 11: The Only Judge
October 12: Faithful in Little
October 13: Honest Worship
October 14: Wonderfully Made
October 15: Qualified
October 16: Meant for Good
October 17: Confident Faith
October 18: Genuine Love
October 19: Willing to Listen
October 20: Better than Life
October 21: Without Regret
October 22: No More Boulders
October 23: Pursuing Peace
October 24: Come to Me
October 25: Approaching the End
October 26: Sharpened by Iron
October 27: Walk on Water
October 28: No Despair
October 29: Beyond Reason
October 30: Surrendered
October 31: More Grace
November
November 1: Rest in Safety
November 2: Pray for Others
November 3: Voice of Prayer
November 4: Not Alone
November 5: Golden Rule
November 6: Let Love Rule
November 7: Always Calling
November 8: Greater Good
November 9: What If
November 10: Hold on Tight
November 11: Life of Blessings
November 12: You Remain
November 13: Wisdom from God
November 14: Out of Hiding
November 15: Mercy Undeserved
November 16: Celebrate Perfection
November 17: Friend of God
November 18: Thank You
November 19: Prayer of Faith
November 20: Constant Praise
November 21: No Better Gift
November 22: In Kindness
November 23: True Humility
November 24: Approach Boldly
November 25: A Clean Heart
November 26: Fueled Belief
November 27: Way to Peace
November 28: Not Feeling It
November 29: Wait for Promises
November 30: First and True
December
December 1: Make Me Wise
December 2: Ever Brighter
December 3: Striving
December 4: At Your Word
December 5: Right or Left
December 6: Free to Serve
December 7: Indescribable Gift
December 8: No More Tears
December 9: Hypocrisy
December 10: Take Me Deeper
December 11: Not Slow
December 12: Peace on Earth
December 13: Hasty Plans
December 14: Doing My Thing
December 15: Harder Tests
December 16: Just that Much
December 17: Before this Moment
December 18: Slow Down
December 19: Bold and Yielding
December 20: Shared Comfort
December 21: Finishing
December 22: Blessed Words
December 23: Cannot Lose
December 24: Extravagant Love
December 25: Christmas Gift
December 26: Power Infused
December 27: Be Fruitful
December 28: Never Forgotten
December 29: Increased Humility
December 30: Awe Inspired
December 31: Journey Together
Introduction
Whether you have made prayer a habit already or this is your first prayer devotional, inspiration is waiting for you in the daily prayers written here.
Ultimately, prayer is a conversation with God. You don’t need to use fancy words or recite long passages of Scripture. Just talk to God. Open your heart to him.
365 Days of Prayer for Teens is a prayer book that will help you connect daily with God. Some days your prayers may be filled with gratitude, others with frustration, and some with need. Lay your heart and your prayers at the Father’s feet and wait for his tender response. He adores you, and he’s listening to every word you say.
January
Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
GALATIANS 6:9 NLT
JANUARY 1
A Perfect Plan
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
PROVERBS 19:21 NIV
Heavenly Father, as this year begins I am setting new goals and making plans. Both of these things I am doing with expectations of what this year will hold. Each year when I reflect on the past one, it is not my goals or plans that prevail, it is yours. Father, I am thankful that I have no control over what is to come in this new year but that you have full control. I know the story you are writing for me is far better than any story I could ever write for myself.
Help me to set aside selfish desires and seek to understand what you desire for me. Purify my heart. Transform it to be more in sync with your Word. Whatever you have planned for me in this new year, I pray that I would trust you through it all. I know that you will use the hard, the challenging, and the good times in ways far beyond what I can imagine to draw me closer to you. God, help me to lay down every expectation I have of what this year might hold. I give it into your hands so I can lean on you alone to guide me through this new year.
What would you like to see change this year?
JANUARY 2
Choosing Well
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
PROVERBS 3:5-6 NKJV
Father God, you are omniscient and sovereign over all the earth. You have full control over every wave in the ocean and bird in the sky. I know the truth of who you are, yet I continue to rely on my knowledge and understanding to get me through life and I fall short every time. Why do I fail so often to trust you when I see that you have full control over everything in the universe? Why do I let my fears creep in when I know that you hold me?
Help me to commit each day to you, trusting that you will lead me. When my fears and worries start to overwhelm me, I want to seek your wisdom and counsel. It is through your perfect understanding that you guide me. As I trust you with my life, fill my heart with an unexplainable peace that comes from knowing you are in control. When life feels uncertain, you remain certain.
Are you ready to trust God completely with your life?
JANUARY 3
Work that Matters
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.
COLOSSIANS 3:23 ESV
God, thank you for renewing my strength each day so I can complete what you have set before me. You are faithful. Teach me to be faithful in all things big and little. Sometimes in life, the small tasks can start to feel so pointless and it is easy to question if they truly matter. When lies and doubts begin to fill my head, remind me that you have a purpose in all things. I want to show up for the everyday realities of life.
Teach me to be faithful in doing the simple and ordinary things well. You use the seemingly insignificant tasks. You use the unseen moments. Father, as I go through life faced with daily tasks, I pray that you would remind me to be faithful because you are a God that uses ordinary things in significant ways. I pray that you would change any self-centered motives I have. Help me live in a way that is not about getting the praise of man, but about bringing glory to you, my creator.
What is your reason for doing all your tasks?
JANUARY 4
Positive Influence
“Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
MATTHEW 5:16 NASB
Heavenly Father, I confess I so frequently fail to live my life in such a way that brings glory to you. I am so incapable of reflecting your heart with my actions, yet it is through empty vessels that you work. Thank you for the ways you meet me in my shortcomings. I am thankful to serve you, a God who takes imperfect people and uses them in your perfect story. You take the broken and make it new.
Father, as I seek to glorify you with my life, I pray that you would continue to point me to your Son, who set a perfect example and loves me with a perfect love. Today I am choosing to believe that in my weakness, your strength is made perfect. In knowing the truth of who you are, I pray that you would use me in ways far beyond what I could ever think to ask. Father shine your light in and through me so that my life may glorify you.
How do your actions reflect the heart of the Father?
JANUARY 5
Friends Matter
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
ECCLESIASTES 4:10 NIV
God, you are the giver of every good gift, and I am so grateful for that. As my heart reflects on the endless amount of grace-filled gifts that you have given me, I continue going back to the sweet gift of friendship. Friendship is a beautiful thing. You created people with a need for friendship. I pray that I would not take any friends for granted, knowing that each one is not promised but is a special gift from you. Help me treasure my friendships.
Teach me how to love and care for my friends selflessly, to celebrate them without hesitation in their little wins and their significant victories. Show me how to be there for them on the hard days, not having all answers but pointing them to you, the answer. When the enemy attempts to break apart my friendship with his schemes, I ask that you would protect us. Thank you for providing the precious gift of friends.
Who are your true friends?
JANUARY 6
Rescue from Trouble
When holy lovers of God cry out to him with all their hearts, the Lord will hear them and come to rescue them from all their troubles.
PSALM 34:17 TPT
Heavenly Father, I come to you today with a weary soul. I am so broken. It is in the brokenness that I feel all the more thankful that I can cry out to you, and you hear my prayers. I am grateful that you do not distance yourself from me during hard times, but you draw even closer. It is such a comfort to know that you not only hear me but also see me and know my heart.
When I face troubles, point me back to your promise that you will never leave me. I am not alone. Through every trial, you are with me. Remind me of the hope that is found in you even when tragic news rocks my world. When I can’t do anything but weep. When my heart shatters in a million pieces. There is hope even in the darkest of days. What a blessing and comfort it is to know that you not only want me on my best days, but you want me on my worst. Thank you, Father!
What help do you need from God today?
JANUARY 7
Abide
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.”
JOHN 15:4 ESV
Jesus, apart from you, I am nothing. I ask that you would continue to open my eyes to how disparately I need you. Your grace is on display in my life. There are days when I wake up, and I do not want to read your Word. Change my desires. I will starve if I am not feeding myself with your truth. Help me to fight the distractions that hinder me from you. I pray you would give me a new desire each morning that longs to abide in you and your Word.
Father, grow in me godly discipline. Convict me of areas or things in my life that are pulling me away from you. I do not want to be deceived by things that cause my heart to drift from you. Guard my heart. Teach me to value your Word. There are so many people in the world that do not have the privilege of reading the Scriptures; I pray that I would never take it for granted. Instead, teach me to treasure it. Be my all. You are the one true source of life. Thank you for being gracious toward me.
What can you let go of today that keeps you from resting in the knowledge that you are abiding in God?
JANUARY 8
Fully Committed
“Devote yourselves completely to the LORD our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day.”
1 KINGS 8:61 NRSV
Father, this world is full of distractions that fight for my attention. Daily I consume the ideas of the world. So many things claim to be worthy of my time and devotion. In all the noise, I pray that you would keep my eyes fixed on you. Remove from my life the distractions and temptations that are keeping me from devoting myself entirely to you. This life is so short and getting caught up in doing the wrong things is too easy. Convict me of idols in my life that I’ve placed above you.
Father, I do not want to waste my time on things that have no eternal value. I pray that you would guard me against being consumed by everything this world has to offer. Focus my mind on you. You alone deserve my full devotion. Show me what it looks like to live in devotion to you completely. Set a fire in my heart that burns with a deep passion for you. Father, be my everything!
What has been holding you back from being fully devoted to God?
JANUARY 9
Deliver Me
“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
MATTHEW 6:13 NIV
Father God, you are my deliverer. You are the source of my hope. You have taken what was impossible and made it possible. It is by your strength alone that I can fight this battle against temptation. As the enemy is continually placing temptation in my life, I pray that you would give me the strength to fight it actively. I do not want to allow sin to have victory in my life. It is so easy to live blind to sin when the world has normalized it and even idolized it.
Father, I pray that you would guard me against being conformed to the world. Protect my heart from the schemes of the enemy. I confess that I have so often made light of my sin. I do not want to be someone who believes the enemy’s lies. As I press into your Word, I pray that you would teach me and empower me with truth to fight temptation. As I fight this daily battle against temptation, equip me with strength.
Do you trust that God gives the strength you need to resist temptation?
JANUARY 10
Accountability
Each one must answer for himself and give a personal account of his own life before God.
ROMANS 14:12 TPT
Father God, one day I will stand face-to-face with you. On that day, every earthly possession will have absolutely no value. In a moment, everything that this world has placed so much importance on will be nothing. Suddenly the money, the success, the fame, the material items will all be worthless. On that day, when I stand in your presence, the only things that matter are eternal. Did I live my life selfishly trusting myself? Or did I live trusting you and serving others? Did I live seeking to make my name known? Or did I live my life proclaiming yours?
Oh, Father, teach me to live each day with meaning and purpose. I do not want to get to the end and be full of regret because I wasted my life doing all the wrong things. Teach me to value what you value. Give me the boldness I need to share the gospel with the people around me. I pray that I would not waste my life away chasing after fleeting things. In you, there is purpose. In you, there is fullness of life.
What keeps you accountable in your daily life?
JANUARY 11
So Much Grace
From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
JOHN 1:16 NRSV
God, who am I that I get to experience your overflowing grace day after day? I am so unworthy of this gift, but in your goodness you continue to pour it out over me. Thank you! You are so good to me. I fall short daily, yet you pursue me still. Help me to accept your grace. It is a gift. I know that I cannot earn it, and I do not deserve it, but in your goodness, you freely give it. Your grace alone is enough to cover me. It is enough to cover my shame. It is enough to cover my guilt. It is enough.
Father, help me to believe that your grace is sufficient, and through it I am made new. I pray that I would live in such a way that reflects the grace I have received. I want to live in freedom, knowing that I am no longer a slave to my sin. Flood every area of my life where I am struggling to allow your grace to pour in. Jesus did not die for some of my sins; he died for all of them. I pray I would believe that with my whole heart and walk in freedom because, in you, I have received grace upon grace.
What areas of your life need God’s grace to flood them?
JANUARY 12
Loneliness
Even if my father and mother abandon me, the LORD will hold me close.
PSALM 27:10 NLT
Heavenly Father, there are days I feel so alone. Days that I feel forgotten and abandoned. As I walk through life, whether loved ones surround me or not, the days will come when the feeling of loneliness will be very present. When I feel abandoned and when I am hurting, remind me that you hold me. I am not alone. On the days when I feel so forgotten, remind me that my feelings do not define what is true. You are God, and your Word is truth.
When my feelings overwhelm me, I pray that I would cling to you—the source of all peace. Help me find comfort in knowing that you will carry me through every season. You don’t need my strength or my striving or my toughness. You just want my heart. I give it all to you in my weakness, trusting that you will be my strength; you will cover me and carry me through. Today I am choosing to embrace my full dependency on you.
How have you seen the Lord’s presence in your life?
JANUARY 13
Refresh and Restore
It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.
PSALM 127:2 ESV
Lord God, I admit that it is so easy to get lost in the busyness of life. Sometimes it feels like my life is spinning in a thousand different directions, and I lose sight of the one thing that matters—you. Father, in the craziness, teach me to slow down. Teach me to take the time to refresh my soul. Show me how to be still and know that you are God. I want to let go of the things in my life that are hindering me from you.
You did not create me to try to balance everything that life throws at me. No, you created me to be whole, and in you my wholeness is found. No success, achievement, relationship, or career will ever complete me or give me fulfillment in life. You complete me. You are everything that I need. Father, help me rest in you today, knowing that there is fullness of life in you.
What can you do today to establish rest as a ritual and not a luxury?
JANUARY 14
Fully Sacrificed
I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
ROMANS 12:1 NLT
Heavenly Father, you paid the ultimate sacrifice by sending your Son to die the most brutal death so that I may have eternal life. Oh, Father, I pray that my heart would never grow numb to this reality. I hope to never lose awe in what you have done for me. I want to live in such a way that brings you glory. It’s so easy to place my affections, hope, worth, security, and desires into things of this world instead of you.
My body is not my own; it is yours. I want to live in a way that honors you in all aspects of my life. In the way I speak and in the way I act. Help me to live in a way that is not always about me, but instead points people to you. I pray that my life would reflect your character. I am fully known and deeply loved by you. I pray that I would not hold any part of myself from you but instead give you my everything knowing you accept me.
Is there any part of yourself that you are holding back from God?
JANUARY 15
Accepting Others
As it is in your heart, let it be in mine. Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other, which will bring glory to God.
ROMANS 15:7 NCV
Father God, you have accepted me, flawed and unworthy, as your child. Not only have you accepted me, but you have also chosen to love me with your perfect love. Help me to accept others in that same way and do so with a heart of love. I confess that I struggle with this more than I’d like to admit. In my pride, I judge others. I look down upon people who have different sin struggles than my own. I need you to work in me.
It is so easy to get comfortable with loving and accepting the people already in my life. Yet, in doing so, I miss out on opportunities to show your love to others by simply accepting them because you created them. You beautifully designed every human in your image, and I pray that alone would be reason enough for me to love someone regardless of anything else. Take away my pride that blinds me from seeing opportunities to display your love. Humble me. Make me more like you.
Is there someone in your life you have been struggling to accept?
JANUARY 16
Run to Win
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
1 CORINTHIANS 9:24 NIV
What a gift it is that I get to look forward to something far greater than anything this world has to offer, God. As I run this race of life, I pray that you would keep my eyes fixed upon what is to come. Life is so fragile and short. I do not want to waste my time here on earth getting caught up in things that have no eternal value. Many things in this world are fleeting. Father, give me an eternal perspective. Use my life to show the world what Jesus has done. Use my life to make your name known and to bring you glory.
I want to live in such a way that reflects that I genuinely believe that the best is yet to come. The trials and the suffering I experience in this life will not compare to the glory that is to come. Help me cling to your promises and live in hope because the best truly is yet to come.
Are you caught up in the cares of the present, or are you living with the end in view?
JANUARY 17
Forgiven
“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”
MARK 11:25 NRSV
Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your Son to die so I might be forgiven. I am so undeserving of your forgiveness, but in your love and perfect grace, you have given it to me. Forgiveness is an area of my life that I so desperately need your help with. It is one of the hardest realities on earth. Apart from you, I am unable to do it. Continually point me back to the cross when my heart is struggling to forgive. When I let bitterness creep in, remind me of what you have done for me. I want to forgive without hesitation because that is what you have done.
Father, help me not only to forgive with my words but also in my heart. Wipe away the pain others have caused me. Give me the grace to love. You do not just forgive me. You choose to remember my sins no more. Help me to choose forgiveness over bitterness so I experience the freedom that is found in giving all of my pain to you and trusting you to heal me.
Who can you forgive today?
JANUARY 18
Always Thankful
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:18 ESV
God, I am thankful for your steadfastness. Through the storms of life, you remain faithful. I embrace your never-changing character. Living in a world where things are constantly changing, my heart is so grateful to serve a God who stays the same. Thank you for the ways you love me unconditionally. Thank you for spreading your goodness over my life. You are worthy of all my praise. In the darkest of days, still you are worthy of my praise because you remain good.
Father, when my mind shifts from what I don’t have or what I can’t do, move me toward thankfulness. There is a purpose for every trial, every failure, and every heartbreak. I don’t always see how you use every challenge for good, but that is okay. You are God. I am not. I have to trust you. Teach me to be thankful in all circumstances knowing that I have a good Father. Thank you for being patient with me as my heart learns to find contentment and gratitude in every season.
Can you practice gratitude in the challenges in your life?
JANUARY 19
Inspire Me
God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
GENESIS 1:21 NLT
Heavenly Father, you are the creator of life! You created every good and perfect thing You made every star in every galaxy, and you know each one by name. I marvel at all that you’ve created! You paint every sunrise and sunset, each one beautifully different. I am in awe of who you are. You are the Creator of all things, and you know my name. Not only do you know my name, but you know every detail about me. What a precious reality!
As the whole world displays your beauty, God, I pray that I would not get lost in scrolling on my phone, searching for inspiration. I want to find my inspiration in you and what you’ve created. What you have to offer is so much more than what the world offers. Help me to let go of the distractions that are stopping me from living in the fullness of Jesus. Inspire me with the beautiful world and the fantastic creatures that you have made.
Where do you find inspiration?
JANUARY 20
No Compromise
“If you love me, obey my commandments.”
JOHN 14:15 NLT
Jesus, I admit that I speak of my love for you so often, yet my actions do not reflect my words. I lack faithful obedience to your Word. Help me grow in godly discipline so I may live a more fruitful life. As I read your Word, convict me of areas in my life that do not agree with it. Reveal to me ways that I have misinterpreted it.
Father, I pray that I would never read your Word and interpret it in a way that makes me feel best, but that I would seek to understand its true meaning. Help me to be someone who not only reads the Bible but who also strives to live out what it teaches. As I seek to obey your commandments, teach me to wrestle well and dig deep so I may gain not only knowledge of it but understanding. I love you, and I pray that my life would grow to reflect that.
Have you grown lax in following Jesus’ instructions for life?
JANUARY 21
So Tired
Those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
ISAIAH 40:31 NRSV
Heavenly Father, I come to you today, tired of trying to do everything in my own strength. I am weak. I am weary. Life gets busy. Sometimes I start running a hundred miles an hour trying to keep up with everything, and I can’t catch a breath. I forget to step back from the craziness and take a moment to breathe. To breathe and say thank you. And to slow down and wait for you.
You are the source of all my strength. Every breath in my lungs and beat of my heart is from you. Thank you for giving me another day of life. Each moment is a precious gift. In the chaos, you are faithful. In my weakness, I am trusting that you will be my strength. You will continue to carry me through. I am thankful that I can come to you, and you give me rest. I pray that you would continue to renew me each day.
When you are weary, where do you turn for strength?
JANUARY 22
Season of Grief
Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:14 ESV
Father God, when I am suffering, you are still good. When I am stunned by grief, in every trial, in even the most painful situation, you are good. Help me to believe that with my whole heart. I do not understand why you allow certain things to happen the way they do. But I just have to trust. It is in the seasons of grief that I long even more for the day that I will be with you—the day when there will be no more tears, no more pain, and no more grief. You hold my tomorrow.
