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DAILY PRAYERS FOR GUYS

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To Bless My Friendships

Friend of Sinners,
I thank you for knowing me and for making yourself known to me. Not only are you my Savior and my God, but you also call yourself my Friend. As such, you are always available to me. You are concerned with my well-being and genuinely desire to spend time together. You speak to me through your Word and listen to my prayers. You are there for me.

Bless the friendships that I have with others in the same way. Thank you for those who have time for me and always seem to make time for me when I especially need it. Let me also make time for them in the same way. Thank you for providing others to listen and talk certain things through when I need it. Let me also do the same for others. Thank you for shared interests and rich experiences that provide outlets for leisure and enjoyment. Provide me with friends who highly regard their faith. But, also open doors to future friendships with those who don’t yet know you, but may eventually come to as a result of our friendship. When I consider the qualities of friendship that I value and desire, help me also exhibit those qualities myself. Help me to be the friend to others that I want to see in others.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Focus

Faithful Lord,
The holidays bring a change of pace when it comes to plans and schedules. This can require paying attention to a number of responsibilities that are out of the norm. As I settle into the new year and return to my normal routine, I ask you to help me refocus. Help me to be present and engaged with what is in front of me, not overthinking recent events or being distracted by things to come. When I am at work, let me stay dialed in diligently to my work responsibilities. When I am home, let me enjoy my downtime and focused family time where applicable, but also keep me on top of my life responsibilities that require managing. Help me identify and eliminate distractions that rob me of my focus, so that I can give myself fully and faithfully to whatever is before me.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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When Terror Strikes

Mighty God,
When events like the recent killings in New Orleans take place, they are sober reminders that our fallen world is a far cry from your original holy creation. The minds of wicked men are both capable of plotting heinous crimes against others, and willing to carry them out. We mourn the lives that were lost as a result of this hideous attack, and grieve with affected family members and friends at their tragic loss. Bring them comfort and ease their hurt and their heavy hearts. We also thank you for the lives that were spared and for the dedicated, focused work carried out by law enforcement and first responders to keep the death toll from having been much higher. When events like this unfold, direct us to both the manger and the cross, as reminders that you came to being peace in the midst of this kind of chaos. Use this event to lead others to seek you out, and provide them answers through your Word that will serve them both here and now, and into eternity. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Grow This Year

Gracious God,
As I begin a new year, I do so with the confidence that your presence and your peace go with me. No matter what experiences or encounters wait for me in the year ahead, none of them will overwhelm or overcome me with you by my side. Though we will face troubles, you assure us that you have overcome the world on our behalf.

Grant me growth in my faith over the course of the new year. Let my priorities and commitments, together with my management of your gift of time, reflect my desire to develop more as your disciple. Anything that matters in life hinges on my relationship with you, and you promise that when I seek you and your righteousness before everything else, you will take care of everything else. Stretch and strengthen my trust in you this year and keep your kingdom and its success continually on my heart and mind. Let your grace abound in me and yield abundant fruit through me.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Your Gift of Time This Past Year

Eternal Father,
Although you created time, you have no beginning and no end. Our lives on earth, however, are governed by time, by beginnings and endings. Today, another year of my life comes to a close. This transition at the close of one year and the start of another provides me with the opportunity to reflect. I look back and consider how I used the 365 days you gave me as a gift this past year. I also look back and see how good you’ve been to me over that same span. 

I am sorry for the many times I treated your gift of time like an endless commodity, wasting it on what is worthless or selfish. I thank you for the times you used me in the past year to be an answer to the prayers of others, to serve those who needed help, and to bless and build up believers. Thank you also for the time many others have committed to helping and serving me over the past year. Look on them with your favor. As this year concludes, I thank you for never leaving me or forsaking me, for guiding me through all troubles, and for faithfully and vigilantly watching over me. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For My Perfect Substitute

Perfect Substitute,
We celebrate your birth at Christmas not only because you were born to suffer and die as payment for our sins, but also to live in perfect obedience to provide our righteousness. The holiness you demand of me is so far beyond my reach that I could never attain it on my own. But you did. For me.

Therefore, free from the burden of needing to secure perfection on my own, I can seek to follow in your path of righteousness not out of fear, but out of gratitude. As I strive for obedience, let it be motivated by love. As I strive to love others, including my enemies, let it be spurred on by your love for me. As I strive to follow through with my responsibilities and commitments, let it be inspired by your own resolute dedication. May my awareness and appreciation of your life of obedience as my perfect Substitute heighten my joy this Christmas season. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Continue the Christmas Celebration

Holy Father,
Sundays are sacred. On this particular Sunday, between Christmas and New Year, I carry on the joyful celebration of Jesus’ birth to close out one year and to begin another. Grant me moments of peaceful reflection on Christmas through the hymn texts and Scriptures today during worship. While the world has already moved on from Christmas, allow it to linger a little longer on my mind and in my heart. Reveal to me Christmas truths that are both new and familiar through worship, lighting up my spirit and stirring my soul. May my pondering of your Best Gift to me spur on my best gifts for you in the year ahead. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Imitate Joseph and Mary

Precious Lord,
You chose Joseph and Mary to carry out the important role of parents to the Savior of the world. In humility, they were willing to overcome obstacles and adversity, both within their own relationship as well as difficult external circumstances. On top of this they had to bear the burden of scrutiny that would come along with parenting the Savior. Their faithful servant hearts provide fine examples for us to follow.

When you call me to serve, no matter what that may look like, grant me the necessary humility to faithfully follow through. When I feel inadequate or unqualified, boost my confidence with the reminder that when you call me to serve, you always provide what is needed to carry out that service. And, as Mary took time to reflect and ponder after the birth, lead me to do the same whenever an act of service is completed. Help me to see how you used my service to be a blessing to others and to me, filling me with gratitude for the privilege of being considered worthy to serve. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Imitate the Angels and Shepherds

Dear Lord,
The angels and the shepherds played critical roles in Jesus’ birth by sharing the joyful news. The angels appeared to the shepherds in the fields, alleviated their fears, and proclaimed the good news to them. Keep my eyes and ears open and alert to those around me who are also crippled by certain fears and need to hear and believe the good news. Make me a messenger to calm their fears and reassure them with the good news of a Savior who has been born for them. Give me the wisdom to help them see how your coming into the world brings true peace for them.

The angels’ role was also important that first Christmas because the shepherds would not have had any news to spread around if they had not heard it from the angels. As it did for the shepherds, let the good news of my Savior always stir my own heart to action. Make me zealous and eager to consistently make him known to others. Fill me with persistent passion so that rather than being sporadic or streaky, my evangelism efforts are a normal part of my daily living. As you used the angels and shepherds to carry out your mission that first Christmas, continue to use me to carry it out today and always with the strength and confidence you provide. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Let the Christmas Celebration Continue

Dearest Jesus,
On this day after our celebration of your birth, much of the world sees Christmas in the rearview mirror and plans to box it up and store it away again until next year. But the season of Christmas isn’t over; it’s only just begun! Let the joy of this magnificent event linger and continue to warm my heart for days and weeks. The miracle of your virgin birth and incarnation are far too much to ponder for just one day. The significance of your coming to dwell among us deserves deep thought and reflection. Keep me from being swept up along with the rest of the world’s hurry and rush to move on to the next thing, and cause me to set aside time to ponder and pray. Let the Scriptures and songs that so beautifully detail the wonder of Christmas remain on my heart, my mind, and my lips while my joyous celebration of your birth continues.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.