A Prayer for God to Flip Hearts Again to Him in America – Your Every day Prayer

A Prayer for God to Flip Hearts Again to Him in America
By Lynette Kittle

“Repent, then, and switch to God, in order that your sins could also be worn out, that instances of refreshing could come from the Lord”—Acts 3:19

Many may agree that America is at the moment in a state of misery, with Christian values being tossed by the wayside. Though numerous politicians and organizations diligently work to maintain Christian beliefs inside our nationwide basis, solely a lot might be achieved to attempt to remodel individuals with insurance policies and legal guidelines. Actual transformation solely comes from the within out, when the hearts of People are softened and turned towards God.

With out actual coronary heart adjustments, similar to the legislation of the ten Commandments didn’t hold individuals from straying away from God, solely hearts reworked and made new by the gospel of Jesus Christ flip again to Him. 

2 Corinthians 5:17 describes the transformation that takes place, “Subsequently, if anybody is in Christ, the brand new creation has come: The outdated has gone, the brand new is right here!”

As a result of actual change comes solely from inside, what does it take for hearts to be turned again towards God?

Turning hearts again to God takes prayer. In the beginning have to be prayer. As 1 Timothy 2:1 encourages, “I urge, then, to begin with, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all individuals.” 

Turning hearts again to God takes repentance from sin. In Acts 26:20, the Apostle Paul describes the method for individuals to show again in direction of God.

“First to these in Damascus, then to these in Jerusalem and in all Judea, then to the Gentiles, I preached that they need to repent and switch to God and show their repentance by their deeds.”

Likewise, 2 Timothy 2:25 explains how “Opponents have to be gently instructed, within the hope that God will grant them repentance main them to a information of the reality.”

Turning hearts again to God takes believing in Jesus Christ. Once more, Paul explains what must occur, “The Lord’s hand was with them, and a large number of individuals believed and turned to the Lord” (Acts 11:21).

Turning hearts again to God takes humbleness earlier than God. 2 Chronicles 7:14 urges, “If My individuals, who’re referred to as by My title, will humble themselves and pray and search My face and switch from their depraved methods, then I’ll hear from heaven, and I’ll forgive their sin and heal their land.”

Turning hearts again to God takes looking for God. To “search” God doesn’t imply to take action in a half-hearted type of means, anticipating God to place forth all the trouble however quite, to hunt Him till we discover Him, being unwilling to surrender till we do.

Deuteronomy 4:29 explains, “But when from there you search the Lord your God, you can see Him in the event you search Him with all of your coronary heart and with all of your soul.”

Let’s pray:

Pricey Father,
Thanks that 1 Timothy 2:4 tells us Your want is for all individuals to be saved and to return to a information of the reality. In the present day, we come to You, as Your phrase instructs us to do, making prayers, petitions, intercessions, and thanksgiving for the individuals in America.

We repent from the evil and wickedness pervading our nation for the sinful, rebellious attitudes and actions in opposition to You and You alone. Transfer throughout our land, O Lord, to melt and remodel hearts to consider and obtain the forgiveness, You so freely and generously give to all who come to You thru Jesus Christ. In humbleness, we flip away from sinfulness and switch in direction of You, looking for You wholeheartedly, as Your phrase instructions us to do.

Thank You that in Ezekiel 11:19, we discover that once we return to You, You’ll take away the stones from our hearts and provides us a coronary heart of flesh.
In Jesus’ title, Amen

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