My prayer

Dear Father,
Thank you for your spirit; your spirit who does not make us timid or weak, but gives us power, love and self discipline.  Thank you for giving us power through your spirit; the same spirit who made the blind see, the paralyzed walk, brought the dead back to life and made man be able to walk on water. 

Everything we have here on earth is yours.  This earth is your kingdom.  Thank you for loving us and being in control of everything.   Father, how did you create the sun?  How do you make the moon glow year after year after year?  How do you make trees grow every season?  How do you make the heart beat over and over?  How do our inner ears sense movement for many many years?

Help us humble ourselves so that you will lift us up.  We pray for more of your strength and less of our strength.  More of your thoughts and less of our thoughts.  More of your words spoken and less of our words spoken. 

For if you can part the red sea, you can open our minds to move us to do your will.  If you can help men walk through a fiery furnace unharmed, you can guide us through difficult circumstances in life and bring honor to your name in the process.  If you can make an axe head float, then you can give us strength to carry burdens.  If you can make a donkey speak, you can help us communicate in love.  If you can close the mouths of lions to not eat Daniel in the lions den, you can help us keep our mouths shut.  If you can bring down a giant with a stone, you can help us take down the habits in our lives that are not bringing us closer to you by making new habits. 

Open our eyes father.  Help us see your chariots of fire.  Keep blinders off our eyes.  Help us see where you want us to go.  Give us more of your spirit.  Please give us a double and triple dose of your spirit.  Holy spirit, provide us with the clarity to know what you want us to do and the courage to do it.  Provide us with an irresistible urge to act on your behalf. 

Amen.