Prayers for Praise and Thanksgiving

 “But you are….His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”  1 Peter 2:9

      My Lord and My God, you are so far beyond my human understanding.  I continue to be amazed by you.  You offer strength, hope, and healing in ways I don’t even know I need.  What a privilege it is for me to receive the love you have given to me!  Lord, I ask for your presence to move through me.  I know you are the God of the universe.  You are also the God who loves me so very much.  I recognize that you are always present in my life, whether I take the time to notice or not.  Please help me sense your hand on me as I go about my daily tasks.  I love you, Lord, and I thank you for your love and care for me.  In Your son’s name, AMEN

       Lord God, I thank you for your hand guiding me always.  I thank you for the blessings you pour on me and my loved ones.  I thank you for the reminder of your love that you send my way.  I even thank you for those wake up calls that you provide…those experiences or people you put in my path that cause me to stop and think about the choices I am going to make and the words that I am about to speak  I can only hope that I understand what you would have me learn from those people and experiences.

I am thankful Father that even when I feel alone or am worried, you send reminders that you are with me…and all I must do is trust you and the concern is lifted, the loneliness and confusion gone.  There is a joy and peace that I feel even when things get hard…the awareness that you are working with me…that I really am never alone.  You often send my brothers and sisters in Christ to me to offer comfort and prayer at just the moment I need them most.  I thank you for that.  I pray, Father, that you will also use me to care for and minister to others as well.

I pray that I will, with your help, move ahead, confidently on the path you have designed for me.  I ask you to clearly let me know when I stray.  I invite your counsel and ask for you to give me wisdom and opportunity that I may reach out to others to share the message of eternal life with them.  We all must understand that happiness is temporary…that happiness is based on external circumstances.  But the joy of knowing you is lasting because it is your presence within us.  You are the one who offers true joy and contentment that cannot be found elsewhere.  You offer the peace and security that I found nowhere on earth.  Thank you for loving me enough to send me the gift of your Son so I can be with your eternally.   AMEN

 “O Lord, God Almighty, who is like You?  You are mighty, O Lord, and your faithfulness surrounds you.”  Ps.  89:8                               

         Dear Lord, thank you for the unending gift of your love.  Thank you for believing in me.  I know that you are working in me…you fill my soul and give me strength when I need it most.  Thank you, Father, for sending your son for me…for He breaths life into me.  His unlimited love changes minds, hearts, and souls and I know joy, happiness…peace and strength that can only come from You.  Jesus said in John 10:10, “I came that they might have life, and that they might have it abundantly.”  He was speaking to me…He came for me…He died for me….before I was born.  He keeps the promise to be with me always.

          I am so blessed because you are a forgiving God and an understanding God.  You have done so much for me and yet you keep on blessing me. I thank you, Father, for being patient as I continue to learn and grow in you and live Your purpose in my life.  AMEN                                

     Holy Father, I come before you thanking you for who you are.  It is my joy to spend time with you and be still…to listen to you and worship you. I come before you because I love you and want to talk to you.  There is no one greater than you, Lord….no one.  You give life and joy and love and forgiveness when I come asking that of you.  You are merciful, Father.  So Father….I ask for your ear as I speak with you.  I ask for you hand that I may take comfort, and I ask for your heart that I may understand and feel Your presence in me.     AMEN                       

“I praise You, God, because You are a personal God, who gives me the honor of knowing You personally, even inviting me to feast at Your kingdom’s table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”    Matt. 8:11