My Prayer For All of 2012: Desktop Wallpaper

by Greg Smith on January 3rd, 2012

I found this prayer online that has been adapted from Jonathan Edward's resolutions by Trevin Wax. I have always been stirred by the resolutions that Jonathan Edwards penned and continued to add on to periodically throughout his life. Click here to read them (I hope you will)

 

In any case, after reading the compiled prayer I decided that I would, whenever possible, pray through this prayer during 2012. I am looking forward to see what God will do with it and how He will speak through it. 

 

I encourage you, if you'd like, to pray this with me as well during 2012. I will include the prayer below but will also attach a computer desktop wallpaper I've made to put on my computer to remind me. You can download it by clicking here. Just save it to your computer and make it you background or wallpaper. Once you open the wallpaper, you can right click on it and select, "Save Picture As".

 

"Lord God Almighty,
I understand that I am unable to do anything without your help,
so I ask you to enable me by your grace to fulfill your will.

Give me grace to do whatever brings most glory and honor to you,
pleasure and profit to me,
and life and love to others.

Help me to number my days,
spending my time wisely,
living my life with all my might while I still have breath.

Humble me in the knowledge that I am chief of sinners;
when I hear of the sins of others,
help me to not look upon them with pride,
but to look upon myself with shame,
confessing my own sins to you.

When I go through difficulties and trials,
remind me of the pains of hell
from which you have already delivered me.

Place people in my path who need my help,
and give me a compassionate and generous spirit.

Fill my heart with such love
that I would never do anything out of a spirit of revenge,
nor lose my temper with those around me.
Hold my tongue when I am tempted to speak evil of others.

Thank you for the gospel and for the hope of glory.
Help me to live in light of these truths every day of my life,
so that when the time of my death arrives,
I will rest assuredly in you,
and you will be most glorified in me.

In Christ’s name…"

 

Original Posted on "Kingdom People" by Trevin Wax

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