Series: Praying on Purpose Week 1: Search Me
God wants to move you from where you are to where He wants you to be and He promises to make it a transition that will influence, impact, and transform lives all around you. Do you have the courage to pray … Search Me, Shape Me, Shield Me, Send Me?
PSALM 139:23-24.
PROVERBS 28:1. Man lives in terror of being exposed before God. He imagines that God has one intent, to destroy him. But the true design of the observation of God is to bring repentance and life.
Christ warned His disciples: MATTEW 7:21-23.
One of the most concrete methods of expressing this notion of happiness is contained in the NUMBERS 6:24-26. For the Jew, the highest blessing is to have God look at you, not to overlook you.
Pray for the Greatness of God to touch my life. 4 Bold Prayers for the Courageous Christian:
Prayer #1 –Lord … Search My Heart, My Thoughts, My Ways and Renew My Spirit Today.
The all-knowing God knows me. Psalm 139:1-6
It’s not just that God knows everything—He knows me.
It’s not just that God is everywhere—He is everywhere with me.
It’s not just that God created everything—He created me.
Prayer #2 – Lord … Lead Me All My Days in All Your Ways for You Are Always With Me.
The all-present God is with me. Psalm 139:7-12
God is wherever I am.
He is wherever I shall be.
God is wherever I could be.
Prayer #3 – Lord … Reveal Your Purpose for My Life and Guide Me Each Day as I Praise You.
The eternal God formed me. Psalm 139:13-18
God not only sees the invisible & penetrates the inaccessible, but is operative there, the author of every detail of my being.
Prayer #4 – Lord … Strengthen Me to Pursue Your Eternal Presence.
Psalm 139:19-24
When prayed sincerely, this is something of a dangerous prayer – worthy, yet dangerous.
The language of …
Self-examination
Self-renunciation
Self-dedication
Main Thought – Lord … Search Me and Show Me How to Live for Your Glory
