Living The Proof

"We say the most about ourselves by our prayer-life" I heard someone say recently,

"Because in prayer there is nothing to prove and no one to impress."

Lord, there is nothing hidden from your gaze; You know us well

This frame of numbered days the sacred temple You indwell

Forgive us when we swagger and forget what Your grace grants

Protect us from pride’s deadly dagger pleasing at first glance

The way to you does not pass through the lap of luxury

How (often painful) is the path to true humility

Forgive us when we try to sway Your mind with blind request

When the way you design is always purposed for our best

Teach us to pray; equipped through fellowship with You, oh God

Where we are stripped of showmanship (you see through its façade)

Then, by this divine hour let the power of Your might

Secure us in the Armour that will fit us for the fight

This day that You have made is more than sunrise to sunset

Where cares of life invade and we remember or forget

How great you are and who we were before You set us free

To choose this day Who we will serve and honour faithfully 

In Your name we pray,

Amen

© Janet Martin

 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. 

With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Eph.6:18