Personal Prayers – Preparing yourself to be used by the LORD
Text: Matthew 7:3-5; Philippians 4:8
- Pray like this: Lord please show me day by day (open my eyes to) the things that are needful for me to know, or do in order to be drawn closer to you. NB: We cannot ask people to be closer to Him when we are far away from Him
- Pray from Galatians 5:15, 19-21 – Quickly identify the areas that affect you and ask the LORD to help you begin to deal with them. Say to the LORD, “I drop these at the feet of Calvary”. Reject, renounce, denounce and refuse their offer.
- Pray like this: I stand on the finished work of Calvary as a priest and I ask that the fire of the Holy Ghost burn the activities of (mention them) in my life. Covenant with the LORD that you will never carry these loads anymore.
- Begin to ask the LORD to replace vs 19-21 with 22-23.
- Pray from Philippians 4:8 – that the LORD will fill your hearts and minds with things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, good report and things that are of virtue.
- Pray from Romans 15:13 – Ask Him to fill you up with joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Psalm 19:14 & Psalm 104:34 – Ask Him to fill your hearts with acceptable and sweet meditation of Him – His goodness, mercy, loving kindness, faithfulness, love, holiness, righteousness, power, purpose, person etc. See also 1 Timothy 4:15
- Pray from Psalm 119:97 – That His law shall be your meditation all day.
- 1 Samuel 3:21 & Philippians 3:10 – Ask for a revelational knowledge of the LORD by His word – that you will know Him in His power, person, purpose, love, holiness, righteousness and humility. Ask Him to teach you His word by the Holy Spirit and the zeal to always desire the sincere milk of the word – 1 Peter 2:2
- Ezekiel 1:1-3; Matthew 3:16 & Acts 7:55-56 – Ask God for
1. Open heavens – that the distance between you and Him will be minimal
2. Visions of God – that you will begin to see Him as He is – in holiness, righteousness and not as ordinary man. That you will begin to see and experience His supernatural power.
3. Express word of the LORD – that His word will come to you expressly every time.
4. Hand of the LORD – that His mighty hand will come upon you (examples – Joseph, David, Elijah Jeremiah and Daniel etc) and that you will become as bold as a lion. When this happens, no man shall be able to stand before you Deuteronomy 2:25 & Joshua 1:5
- Pray from Jeremiah 51:20-23 – That the LORD will use you as a battle axe and instrument of war to implement His righteousness and holiness in the lives of people around you.
- Pray that you will affect men and women by the Spirit of the LORD