Jacob

Majesty

Heavenly Father, I give you glory this morning. Your splendor dwarfs the majesty of the galaxies. Every facet of your character is perfect. You are unchanging from days before time till long after the end of the age. You understand all mysteries. All the things too wonderful for the mind

Steadfast Love

Heavenly Father, Your love is steadfast. It persists through my best days and my worst days. It showers on me even when I don’t realize it. When I feel most down and alone, you are nearby. Teach me to notice you. Teach me to reach out for your hand

Faithful

Heavenly Father, I thank you that you are faithful. You always come through on your promises. When I reflect, I can see myriad ways you work in my life. It is so easy to go through life and not realize all the ways you shower grace upon me. Help me

Worship Prayer

Heavenly Father, I praise you this morning. Your name is holy. Every day your mercies are new. Each day you bring forth the sun to warm and sustain the world. Without you, there would be nothing. I am grateful that you have made me in your very image. You knit

Body

Heavenly Father, I am slow to awaken this morning. I acknowledge that you are God. You are the wellspring of love, truth, and justice. Overflow from your infinite storehouse of riches into the world. This fallen place is not as it should be. Bring wholeness and peace to everyone. Use

Fear

Heavenly Father, You are to be feared. Who can stand before your anger? The whole earth trembles before you. Your creation views you with reverent awe. We are but the works of your hand. We praise you, holy father. You have established your throne. You rule over all things. Without

Distractions

Heavenly Father, I cry out to you this morning. I cry out to you, feeling unaware of my desperate need for you. The panoply of distractions of modern life is numbing my heart. Cut through the layers of dross and reach into my very soul. May my spirit leap in

New Life

Heavenly Father, Teach me to praise your holy name. Fill my mind with the glorious works of your hand. May thanksgiving overflow from my heart, flooding my soul. You are the only God, there is none beside you. You have made me in your image, and I am yours. You

Pursue

Heavenly Father, “So that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments.” I want to set my hope in you. I want to remember your works. I want to keep your commandments. Send your Holy Spirit that I might be

Put on the New Self

Heavenly Father, My heart feels cold this morning. Awaken me to your overwhelming love. Let me see beauty in your word. Teach me your truth that I may sing praises to your name. There is so much dross obscuring my view of your face. Burn away the sin and distraction

Forgive and Restore me

Heavenly Father, You are the gracious and faithful God. You have great compassion for me. Yet my heart feels far away from you, and my sin fills my thoughts. Wipe out my wrongdoings. Wash me so that I may be clean. You are the righteous judge. I plead the blood

Thirst for you Word

Heavenly Father, I want to know your Word better. I long to memorize it, study it, and love it. Overcome my sloth that doesn't want to engage. Fill me with your truth that I may live for you. Take my foolishness and give me wisdom. May I start

Pulled

Heavenly Father, I am distracted this morning. Other things are pulling at my mind. Give me a clear picture of you. Let me see your love and goodness that exceeds any worldly allure. Overcome my resistance to entirely focus on you. Let this morning be a sacred act of worship.

Meet with Us

Heavenly Father, The Heavens and earth offer their praises to you. The sunrise sings your name. The glory of the sky merely reflects the glory of its creator. We, your creatures, stand in awe of the works of your hand. It is too much for us to comprehend the infinitude

Reluctant

Heavenly Father, My heart doesn’t feel like praise this morning. Bring to mind your glorious deeds that they would spur to praise and thanksgiving. From days of old, you have saved your people. You would not allow Balaam to curse Israel; in fact, he blessed them. You provided for

Obedience

Heavenly Father, Banish all impurity from my heart. Let no veil block my inner gaze of you. Fill me with a desire to follow you in all things. With a renewed mind and s new heart by your grace, I will choose to obey you. When it gets hard, and

Who I am

Heavenly Father, Remind me of who I am in you. I so easily fall into a distorted view of myself. I am your child, created in your image. I am more valuable than many sparrows. You love me in more ways than I can even comprehend. You sing over me

Parched

Heavenly Father, My soul longs for you. I thirst for your presence. I am parched. Come quickly to me. Do not tarry long. I remember the sweetness of communing with your spirit. The love, the joy, the connection that fills me up. Let me be fully myself. Transform me by

Follow

Heavenly Father, Teach me to love you.  I long to follow you more.  Remove my iniquity from me.  I feel so distant.  Motivate me to pursue you when I don’t feel like it.  Help me to overcome the desire to numb out with distractions.  Most of all, meet with

Malaise

Heavenly Father, It is difficult to pray this morning. My thoughts feel slow. Reach out to me in my malaise—breakthrough into the core of my being. I long for your love to permeate my whole self. Fill my mind with your truth. Fill my heart with your joy. Fill

Incongruent

Heavenly Father, I know that you love me, but I confess that I so often do not feel loved. I know that you are faithful, but I confess that I do not step out boldly, trusting you to come through. I don’t act in accordance with the truths that

Overshadow

Heavenly Father, You rule and reign in heaven and earth. None can stand against your will. Overcome my resistance to following you. I find myself pulled in dozens of different directions. I wander away sometimes absent-mindedly and sometimes deliberately. Bind my heart to yours. I confess that so often, I

Overflow

Heavenly Father, Nothing is flowing this morning. I search my mind and heart and find them dry. I do not know what to offer up to you. I am reminded of my need for you. Without you, I am lost and powerless. I so often chose to live that way.

Sing

Heavenly Father, We sing praises to your name. You are worthy of all honor and glory. We lift up our voices to you because of your glorious deeds. You have redeemed us from death into life. You have set us apart to be your own possession. Indeed among all people,

Doubts

Heavenly Father, You are good. Your every action and thought are perfect in justice and love. I am but a man. Weak and conflicted, I need you desperately. Sometimes it is hard to reconcile all the evil I see in the world with a holy God. I know that many