A Prayer for Peace and Success in Our Lives – Your Each day Prayer

A Prayer for Peace and Success in Our Lives 
By Christine Perry 

“The lions might develop weak and hungry, however those that search the Lord lack no good factor.” – Psalm 34:10 NKJV 

Would you say you are content material? With many issues in life, our contentment appears to ebb and movement. At the very least this has been true in my very own life. I will assume I am content material, after which the Lord shakes issues up and removes issues, and I shortly discover myself wrestling with being content material. However, like pleasure, contentment doesn’t come and go primarily based on our circumstances. Contentment is one thing that occurs regardless of our circumstances. 

When Paul was in jail, he wrote to the church in Philippi, “Not that I communicate in regard to wish, for I’ve realized in no matter state I’m, to be content material: I understand how to be abased, and I understand how to abound. In all places and in all issues I’ve realized each to be full and to be hungry, each to abound and to endure want. I can do all issues by means of Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:11-13 NKJV. Generally the Lord permits us to endure very difficult conditions. It could possibly be plenty of issues. You might be in a loveless marriage, your well being is declining, your youngsters are struggling, you’re feeling you have waited lengthy sufficient to your ultimate profession or partner, otherwise you’ve been praying desperately for a kid. In life, we at all times need one thing else we do not have. The important thing to contentment is getting our eyes off the “one factor” we do not have and onto the “One factor [i.e., Jesus]” who will at all times be sufficient. After all, it takes some time for our feelings to line up with this fact, however it’s true. Psalm 23:1 says, 

“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not need.” 

Moreover, the Lord is our portion (Lamentations 3:24). His grace is enough (2 Corinthians 12:9). He’s our hope (Psalm 62:5). He’s our assist (Psalm 33:20) and our sustainer (Psalm 54:4). As a result of we’re human, we’re liable to selfishness. The extra we take into consideration what we do not have, the extra we wish what we do not have. Nonetheless, the alternative will be true. After we take into consideration how a lot now we have already been given, we discover how way more now we have. After we go searching, as an alternative of at ourselves and our conditions, we’ll start to see the wants of others. Somebody will at all times have it higher than you, however somebody will at all times have it worse. Discover the one who has it worse than you and serve them! It should inevitably get your eyes away from you. If we’re to stroll like Jesus walked, because it says in 1 John 2:6, we’re known as to serve and never be served (Matthew 20:28). 

Have you ever ever requested God how one can serve Him? Generally we discover ourselves so determined for the one factor we do not have we lose sight of why we’re right here. That is to serve the one who made us and gave us life! God is worthy and so nicely deserving of the whole lot now we have and the whole lot we’re. It is also essential to keep in mind that God loves us greater than anybody else might. If He’s saying “no” this season, it’s to your finest. 2 Samuel 22:31-32 says, 

“As for God, his means is ideal: The LORD’s phrase is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. For who’s God apart from the LORD? And who’s the Rock besides our God?”

Let’s pray:
Pricey Father, 
Thank You for one more day of life. Thank You for waking us up. Thank You that regardless of our circumstances, Your fact anchors us to You, our certain and regular Cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20). Father, we’re sorry our eyes have been on our circumstances and what we do not have as an alternative of on You. God, we’re so liable to selfishness. Please assist us to raise our eyes to You. Thank You that You do not withhold any good factor from us (Psalm 84:11).

Lord, I additionally pray that we might be helpful to You and ready to do any good work (2 Timothy 2:21). Please information and direct us to the place You need us to be. Assist our ears to be attentive to what It’s important to say, and assist us to be fast to obey. Lord, we’re nothing with out You (Galatians 6:3), and we will do nothing other than You (John 15:5). Please assist us to be extra like You. Assist us to like You and others extra as a result of then we’re essentially the most stuffed. We want You. Thank You for taking note of our prayers. Amen! 

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