God, here I am again to meet with You. What do You want to say to me? I need to hear from You. If you do not tell me what to do, then I do not know what to do. Even when I do hear from You, I cannot do what You say unless You empower me to do it. Yet move me to desire You more than I want Your will and the good gifts that come from Your hands. For You, and You alone, are my rock and salvation. Bring me to the place where I truly do not need anything else and do not want anyone else for You are my One thing.
God, I cannot see the wind, but I can feel it blowing upon my skin and see the effect of what it does causing flags to wave and trees to sway. You are more real than the wind for You made it along with all of creation. In the same way I cannot see Your Holy Spirit. Yet He is at work in the world and in my life.
He is blowing upon lives today causing people to recognize their need for Jesus and leading people to Him through the witness of Your children. He is at work conforming Your children more and more to the image of Jesus so that He is experienced, heard, and seen even through us. Remind us of this reality when our natural senses and worldly news mostly pick up on what is wrong in the world.
By Your Spirit refresh and revive Your people, O God! Bring us to the place where our greatest desire is to love You, live for You, and serve Your purposes in the earth. We cannot do these things without You empowering and enabling us. Continue to remind us that You are God, and God alone, as You use us to represent You here on earth. Minister to us and minister through us to others. Help us to submit to You, to resist the devil, and he will flee from us. Help us to stop trying, in our own strength, but to trust You to do what only You can do to, in, and through us. As a result, may You be honored as holy, Your Kingdom come, and You will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In Jesus' name, Amen!!!
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