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DAILY PRAYERS FOR GUYS

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For the Trust to Lead Confidently

Mighty God,
The Bible shows us multiple pictures of men who lacked confidence when you called them to lead. They carry insecurities, self-doubt, and point to their personal flaws as evidence that they are unqualified. They often asked for signs or miracles from you to reassure them and boost their confidence.

I can relate. I often feel inadequate and unqualified to carry out the tasks to which you have called me. It’s difficult enough just to lead myself. Where a wife and family come into the picture, it’s natural to feel ill-equipped to lead them spiritually, too. Nor do I always feel like I am the right guy to serve in my church. 

Just as you reassured reluctant men of God in the Bible, so also reassure me. Lead me to direct my focus on you rather than in the mirror. Show me how to trust in your promises rather than my own lack of potential. Help me place my confidence in you rather than self. Make me bold, give me a spirit of certainty, grant me your power to faithfully follow anywhere you lead me, and the determination to serve you and others steadfastly. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Mature in My Faith

Dedicated Savior,
Your grace is not just what brought me to faith, but also what keeps me in the faith and grows my faith. But I so easily take it all for granted. I let other preoccupations become priorities. I get busy doing things that seem urgent and important right now, but have no bearing on my spiritual health or my eternity. 

In your gracious forgiveness, both wash me and work in me to desire more of the things you desire for me. If I am to be a godly man of faith, direct me to your Word so that through it, you can create in me a hunger for spiritual growth that seeks to be satisfied by time spent with you. Let your Word dwell in me richly each day, develop a disciplined prayer life in me, and deepen my drive to engage with and commit to my church family and community. Make these requests a reality, so that through them you may grow me into the mature man of God you created me to be.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For You to Be Enough During the Down Times

Lord God,
Every season of life is going to include its own changes and transitions. While many of these will be positives, I will also have my share of negative changes. When those negative shifts take place, or I’m in limbo awaiting the outcome of a certain situation, allow me to remain grounded no matter what. When my joy, my satisfaction, and my fulfillment all rest in you, then whatever happens doesn’t determine my happiness. 

Let my spirit and attitude echo that of the psalmist who wrote of being satisfied in the morning with your love (Ps. 90:14). Even when my circumstances sour and my life may not be on the track I had hoped for at any given point, let it be more than enough that I have you. Grant me peace of mind not only when life goes as planned, but even when it doesn’t. Be my rock and my constant refuge at all times, good and bad.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Help Me Repent Rightly (Part 3)

Suffering Savior,
Since one of the themes of the lenten season is repentance, help me to repent rightly. When the law accuses and convicts me of my sin, I respond in genuine contrition, taking full responsibility for my sin. The gospel then directs me to the sweet comfort and assurance of forgiveness that are mine through Jesus Christ. Finally, repentance shows itself by the fruit that follows.

When I have wronged or harmed others, my repentant heart yearns to do what I can to make it right. While such actions on my part have no bearing on my forgiveness, which was won fully and freely by Christ, they do serve my neighbor affected by my sin. Moreover, right repentance never sees forgiveness as permission to carelessly fall back into my sin without fear, but rather the freedom from being enslaved by that sin and the motivation to press on to overcome it. So I ask you, Lord, not only to work in me the awareness of my sin and the assurance of my forgiveness, but also the awakening of my freedom from sin’s chains, which empowers me to live a changed man. In your grace, work this kind of right repentance in me.  

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Help Me Repent Rightly (Part 2)

Suffering Savior,
Since one of the themes of the lenten season is repentance, help me to repent rightly. Repentance includes contrition, which is much more than just mouthing the words, “I’m sorry.” But it also involves much more than just feeling sorry or being weighed down by our guilt. We aren’t seeking to impress God by wallowing in the guilt and shame of our sin. Repentance doesn’t conclude with contrition; rather, that is just the beginning.

Repenting rightly means turning toward you, Lord, and laying our sin – along with all its accompanying guilt and shame – at the foot of the cross. Then, in faith we look up to you and see the price you paid to ensure our sin has been paid for in full. Yes, repentance includes embracing our forgiveness and trusting that you do not and will not ever hold our sin against us! This is the joy of repentance, and it allows us to confess and own our sins – because you owned the consequences and condemnation of our sin for us. Let us never tire of turning from our sin toward you, our Savior, in daily repentance.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Help Me Repent Rightly (Part 1)

Suffering Savior,
Since one of the themes of the lenten season is repentance, help me to repent rightly. While my sins are ultimately a rebellion against you, they often involve others, too. It is one thing to express contrition to you, but can sometimes be very difficult to do so to the people I’ve hurt or wronged by my sin. “I’m sorry” can be among the most hardest words to speak. I have become quite adept at the “unapologetic apology,” which is crafted to sound like an apology without actually taking any ownership of the sin I committed.

Let my repentance include genuine contrition, which is much more than simply being sorry someone else was impacted or sorry that I got caught. No, let my own wrongful sin be the source of my contrition, and free me from the need to attach excuses or justifications to my apologies. Instead, guide me to clearly confess the sin I committed, and when I speak the words “I’m sorry” to you and others, Lord, may they always carry the weight of my genuine contrition. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Hear and Do

Heavenly Father,
Sundays are sacred. When we gather in your house for worship, we do so to hear your Word point us to the saving work of your Son, Jesus Christ. While his work of salvation is complete and we eagerly await his return, his work in and through us continues. Therefore, let us not only hear the Word this morning, but consider how we will also apply it to our lives. As we leave your house, let your Holy Spirit guide our meditation and pondering of the Word so that he can transform our hearing into doing. Jesus said we are blessed when we hear your Word and do what it says. Equip me to put sermon and song into practice and bless and build up others as I do.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Overcome My Lack of Motivation

Almighty God,
When I feel overwhelmed by my responsibilities, I sometimes feel like shutting down and ignoring them. Then, as those neglected responsibilities pile up, the burden feels even heavier. That’s when I really struggle to find the motivation to take care of the things I am supposed to be managing. I need your help, Lord.

Remind me that even when I feel anxious or stressed at such times, you are never overwhelmed, but always in control of all things at all times. When I don’t know where to start, your Word is always the best place possible! Then, reassured by your promises and calmed by your peace, make me ready to take the next step, whatever that may be. Free me from fixating on trying to determine what is the “right” or “most important” step, so that I take any step in the right direction. When that step then generates traction, grant me success with each step that follows. Let that momentum fuel my motivation to keep going, confident that you are still in control and will guide and bless my efforts.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Give Others Time Together

Ever-present Savior,
Time is a gift from you to manage. The desire to spend time together with others is also how many people feel loved and filled up. Guide me to tune in to this need of others close to me, so that I plan to spend dedicated, undistracted quality time with them. When doing so is inconvenient or requires significant sacrifice, remind me that you gave me the gift of eternity together with you. Just as you came to serve me, so make me willing to serve others in this way. In a culture that is always busy, overbooked, overcommitted, and overstressed, giving others the gift of time together can be one of the most precious commodities. Help me give my time to others freely and generously. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Imitate Those Who Persevere

Faithful Father,
As I watch my steps in life and cautiously seek to avoid the devil’s dangerous detours, I am grateful that you promise to be with me and that you also provide guidance and support. Scripture is filled with examples of believers who also experienced spiritual struggles – many of which were on a level I’ll never face! I am blessed to see how your grace allowed them to persevere, and to be able to learn from their examples and follow in their footsteps. Give me their endurance and resilience.

You also provide living and breathing examples in my life right here and now to show me the way and encourage me. Help me learn from how my fellow believers have navigated difficult paths in challenging seasons of their lives. Through their experiences, steer me clear of the pitfalls they encountered and guide me along your paths, that nothing would deter me from arriving at my heavenly destination one day.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.