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To Trust Your Timing

Patient Lord,
The entire universe operates according to your schedule. Time itself is your own creation, and by it you govern and oversee all things. Therefore, forgive me for so often slipping back into thinking that my timing is best. It reflects just one of the many ways I deceive myself into thinking I am the one in control. In your mercy, be patient with me when I am frustrated because life doesn’t happen according to my timeline. Replace my frustration with faith. Give me the humility to know that I could never top your perfect timing, and the confidence to trust your timing. When you promise to work out everything for the good of those who love you, that also means you’ll do it at just the right time. Since you orchestrated all of history to enter the world as Savior at just the right time, surely there is no one better equipped to oversee all the details and timing of my life than you.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Those You’ve Used to Help Me

Caring Father,
It’s so easy for us to forget or overlook the ways you have used others throughout our lives to help us along the way. No one gets to where they are in life without the aid and assistance of others. You provide others to be there to help us learn and show us how to do certain things. You give others listening ears to walk us through problems. Some have been instrumental in connecting us with other people who have been a blessing to us. Many have prayed for us more than we’ll ever know. Thank you for placing considerate and helpful individuals in my life to guide and support me in such meaningful ways. You have used them to lead me to experience how much you truly care about me.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Bless and Equip Parents

Loving Father,
When you bless a husband and wife with a child, you provide them with a special gift. Children bring a richness into marriage that simply cannot be experienced in any other way. Yet even as we thank you for these treasures, we acknowledge the added challenges and frustrations parents experience in raising them. Bless fathers and mothers with a unified approach in parenting styles. As they train their children together, help them always view each other as allies, not competitors or even enemies. When they carry out discipline, grant them patience and resolve, and an evangelically firm spirit. Ensure that they do not neglect the spiritual, emotional, or physical health of their children, but rather raise them to see the important and interconnected role that each of these plays in the overall well-being of their young ones. Let children experience a depth of grace and forgiveness in how their parents interact with each other and how they treat their kids. See that God’s Word dwells richly in the home, so that as children see and know their Savior’s love, they then grasp the blessing of gratefully carrying out joyful obedience.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Reply to Others With Gentleness

Gentle Savior,
Help me remain in control of how I respond to others. Just because our society has normalized rage-filled responses any time a person is set off doesn’t mean you permit it. Instead, let our responses be filled with gentleness and self-control. Forgive us for knowingly and intentionally allowing ourselves to be drawn into divisive dialogues that will feed our sinful desire to quarrel and fight. Guard our hearts from such temptations and grant us wisdom to avoid the allure of arguing. If my conversations are always to be seasoned with salt, dear Lord, give me the discipline to be slow to respond. Doing so will not only allow me time to carefully choose the words I use, but also to consider how my response could be taken by others. Finally, give me the discernment to know when it’s wise to avoid providing a response that I may regret, and the humility to realize that my opinion is not so valuable that I need to express it about everything going on around me. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Struggling Spouses to Keep Fighting for Their Marriage

Loving Lord,
When a marriage is healthy, it can stand alone as the most incredible relationship two people can experience. But when on life support, a dying marriage can feel like one of the most loathsome relationships imaginable. Today I pray for those in unhealthy marriages who are struggling so mightily that divorce seems imminent. Intervene, Lord, and in your mercy do whatever it takes to help them turn the corner. I pray that you guard and protect all marriages from the specific sins of adultery and desertion that can shatter a marriage and open the door to permissible divorce. Even when those sins do take place, though, lavish husbands and wives with an abundance of your grace to extend to each other liberally. Make them strong and willing to fight – not against each other, but for each other.  Give clarity to their communication, so they know what the real issues are, and where the real work needs to take place. Surround them with other couples in strong marriages who are willing to guide, counsel, and support them in any way. Provide them with hope and renew their love for and dedication to each other and to you, so they come to embrace their marriage as a treasure worth fighting for.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Patience and Gentleness When Sharing Your Word

Wonderful Counselor,
When we feel confident enough in our knowledge of Scripture to share it, grant us also an accompanying spirit of patience and gentleness. Whether some just take longer to understand the wonders of your Word, or others are deliberately being difficult, becoming irritated or abrasive in return does not serve the gospel well, nor does it reflect well on you. Instead, make us winsome with others, willing to give them our time and attention as they think and reflect on what we share. Place thoughtful follow-up questions on our lips and lead us to listen carefully in response. Through our patient dialogue and clarity of Scripture, let your Spirit stir their spirit and awaken their hearts to the trustworthy and true promises of your Word. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Curb My Impatience

Patient Lord,
While technology and other “instant-everything” realities of our world today play a role in my impatience, I acknowledge and confess that it also stems from my own selfish view that my time is more valuable than everyone else’s. When someone else is late for an appointment, I’m the victim. When the light doesn’t turn green fast enough, or the driver ahead of me can’t see it while glued to his phone, I’m the one who is inconvenienced. Of course, when the tables are turned, and I’m the one responsible for the same things, contributing to someone else’s impatience, I always have a legitimate defense for my own tardiness. Lead me to be more thoughtful and respectful of other people’s time and schedule, and relieve me of my own impatience. Keep me from trying to cram too much into each day so that I get irritated when my timing is thrown off. Help me improve in embracing the wait times as added opportunities for prayer and reflection on your promises.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Salvage Struggling Marriages

Gracious Savior,
Marriage is filled with wonderful blessings for husbands and wives, but it isn’t without its challenges. While every marriage needs your guidance and grace, be present especially in those marriages most at risk. Give spouses in those seasons an extra measure of patience and grace for each other, driven by a renewed determination to devote themselves to doing whatever it takes to save their marriage. Grant healing and recovery to the hurting spouse, and a humble, repentant heart to the spouse responsible for the hurt. Whether the issue at the center of their struggle is a series of smaller ongoing concerns or one or two more substantial matters, help them see a path forward that fills them with hope. Turn Satan’s efforts to destroy marriage against him and revive marriages on life support so that they thrive once again. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Welcome Waiting

Prince of Peace,
We are blessed to live at a time when we can have just about anything we want, just about anytime we want it. We hardly have to wait for anything, and rest assured, anything we currently still have to wait for is being addressed right now behind the scenes somewhere by someone to eliminate our need to wait. There are many wonderful blessings that come from all of this!

But it has come at a price. Because we hardly have to wait anymore, many struggle with how to wait. We get impatient, irritable, and downright rude much faster when we have to wait. We struggle with managing downtime as we wait, relying on our phones to fill the gaps that used to allow for contemplation and reflection. We lack the ability to think critically about things while waiting. As believers, this all creates significant tension when so much of Scripture calls on us to wait! So Lord, help me learn to wait. Tone down my hasty impatience. Lead me to lean into the peaceful rhythms of your presence, calm my anxious soul, and still me with the Spirit’s serenity.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Be More Patient With Myself

Patient Lord,
The life of a believer is a life of patience. Ever since the Fall in Eden, your people have waited on the perfect timing of your promises. Yet our patience runs so thin, not just with others, but also with ourselves. Even when we struggle with patience for others, we will know how necessary it is, but we don’t always allow ourselves the same latitude. We get frustrated with ourselves when we repeat the same mistakes, when we forget things we should have remembered, and when we don’t make progress in an area of our lives as quickly as we’d like. Help us, Lord, not just to be patient with others, but also with ourselves. Let us not be so hasty to beat ourselves up over shortcomings. Lead us to give ourselves grace – since you already have! We aren’t perfect, but we have a Savior who is. If you are patient with us (and have every right not to be!), then enable us to be more patient with ourselves as you grow us. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.