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A Prayer For Personal Honesty Regarding Sin

Father, Your Word shows us that obedience brings about blessing but disobedience brings about dishonor. I want to honor You with my life, for there is nothing hidden from Your eyes. Help me to uphold the standards of truth and honesty as revealed through Your unchanging Holy Word; not by the standards of this world that customize “truth” to suit their ever-changing whims, nor by my brothers and sisters of the faith who often come up short. When I’m confronted with my sin help me to have the fortitude and courage to deal with it. May I not cover it up, seek to justify it, blame others, procrastinate or deceive myself. Thank You for granting complete forgiveness to those who come to You in contrition willing to lay down sin and take up righteousness.

Amen.

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A Prayer For God’s Help

Father, we need the prompting of Your Holy Spirit to keep us in check regarding our conduct toward others.  May we not dismiss our improper behavior by blaming it on our upbringing or make up other excuses.  Instead we take responsibility for our behavior as we want to glorify you and be a blessing to others. Would You help us to love people as we want to be loved.  Help us to give the benefit of the doubt as we want others to give us.  Help us to be quick to forgive and slow to anger.  May we treat others in the same way that we ourselves want to be treated.  In the name of Jesus we pray,

Amen.