Monday hit hard this morning. It wasn’t so bad while I lay in bed thinking over my day but as soon as my feet hit the floor, all the pressing needs and things left undone loomed large. My phone started dinging and what started as re-direction for one of my kids turned into a long reminder of where I need to focus as a parent.
The day began to get ahead of me before I could get to my quiet time. By the time I shut the car doors of my war room, I felt unsuccessful, overwhelmed, incapable.
My eyes caught on a journal entry – apparently I felt the exact same way five months ago and then again a few weeks later.
I admit that I usually do come to my quiet time in desperate need of a fresh filling. This morning was no different and I began to pray that God would fill me from the top of my head to the tip of my feet.
We need that every day. If you need it as well, here’s a prayer for fresh filling today:
Take my mind, Lord. Demolish every argument and every pretension that sets itself up against Your truth and help me take every thought captive to obedience to Christ. Let my self-talk preach Your truth to me today. Let me dwell on your Word and on Your character and on Your promises. Let what I know rule how I feel.
Take my eyes, Lord. Help me see You in every circumstance today. Give me eyes to see the world as You see it, to notice Your good gifts and the grace that You lavish. Help me to see the logs of my own sin rather than the splinters in others.
Take my ears, Lord. Let me to hear Your voice behind me saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Give me ears that hear and respond. Keep my ear inclined to You and do not let the din of this world drown it out.
Take my mouth, Lord. May I speak of You today; may I praise You. When a rebuke is needed, help me find words that will train my children and not tear down. Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips. Keep me from an easy lie and hasty gossip. Give me Your words, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Take my shoulders, Lord and the burdens I am carrying. I give You all of it – my future, my worries, my fears, my needs, my shame. I give you my weakness and my incapability. I give You the tasks that overwhelm my plate today, that wear me down before I’ve even started. I take up only the yoke You’ve put around me for my good and guidance and I rest within it.
Take my heart, Lord. May it be Yours alone. Help me root out every idol, to discern when I’ve set one in my heart and to do the hard work of cutting it out. Chisel out every trace of self-worship, of self-glory, of self-actualization. Anchor my emotions in Your truth and keep my heart steadfast. Give me a zeal for You, a passion for Your kingdom and a heart that beats for the things that You love.
Take my hands, Lord. I release control to You. Both hands wide open. Help me to trust You completely. And whatever You’ve put in my hands to do, give me the energy and the ability to work hard at it and to accomplish it.
Take my stomach, Lord. Give me a craving for pure spiritual milk. Let me seek satisfaction only in Your Word and not with any quick or easy substitute. Do not let me skip a meal or try to work from yesterday’s provision. Help me understand Your Word, to dig deep for it and to rightly apply it.
Take my feet Lord. Order every one of my steps today and let me be okay with where You direct, with what gets done and what doesn’t. Keep me from walking ahead of You and give me courage to follow where You lead today.
Help me surrender all to you, Lord. I commit every bit of myself and my day to you, Father. In the powerful name of your Son, Amen.
Wow, great prayer Lisa.
Amen. I hear every bit of what you are saying. My child is grown and away from home, yet i still have the work day to contend with. But that you for the reminder to pray each part of yourself.
I wish God could hear and answer my pray..the desired of my hart. .
Julie, God does hear those who pray to Him. His answer isn’t always just as we want it to be though. Reading regularly in the Bible helps us hear him…and John is a great place to start.
Lovely, thank you!
God bless you today, Lani.
Such a powerful prayer! Thank you!
Blessings, Tachia.
Praise God such a nice prayer , i declare that it will make my faith increase to Him. I really desire that He will increase in my life and i will be decrease.
The best desire, Charity.
Oh such beautiful words! I’m taking them to my war room right now! Blessings!
I am too, Liz. Praying them again this morning.
Due to church hurt a few years ago, I have lost my path. My belief in the Lord has not waivered but my spiritual journey is in a desert. Thank-you for this prayer. I am going to print it and put it on my mirror as a reminder that I can start over and all these areas are necessary.
Thank-you Lisa so much
Oh, Terri, I’m so sorry for your hurt. I pray that you will find another body of believers to do life with, who can help you mend your heart. <3
Oh, Terri, I’m so sorry for your hurt. I pray that you will find another body of believers to do life with, who can help you mend your heart. <3
Love, love, LOVE this, Lisa. There are no other words. LOVE
<3 Encourager, you are.
Amen,God Bless Us All xo
I prayed this along with you, Lisa, and I’m saying, “Hello Tuesday afternoon!” I’ll share this on Facebook tomorrow. Love this. Been there. Felt that. Need this prayer myself.
Definitely an any day prayer for filling our depleted selves!
Such beautiful prayers! I copied down the “Take my Mind, Lord” Prayer. It is one I desperately need to pray over and over. It’s on a sticky note on my desk 🙂 Pinning for others to be encouraged as well!
Thank you, Keri.
Beautiful, Lisa. I love how your journal entry led you to this prayer. So simple, yet powerful. Thank you, friend. Journaling is something I need to get back into the habit of doing.
Wonderful prayer, Lisa. My heart echoes your words here. Thank you so much.
An amazing prayer!!! Thank you, Lisa <3
I just copied it, by hand, and I will hang it up in my room.
With letting go of everything and feeling He only completes us as He does each morning. Thank you for sharing Lisa.
AMEN! Beautiful prayer.
Amen I enjoyed your prayer and pray it with all my heart. My only desire is for God’s will to be done in my life no matter what. Thank you for sharing I truly loved it.
Just what I needed, I will keep using this prayer for encouragement, it was greatly needed and appreciated. Thank you Lisa, God bless you.