I love the way David prays.
In 1 Chronicles 29, he declared the greatness, power, glory, splendor of God. And he shouted that “wealth and honor come from the Lord.” Then he called on God’s strength that gives strength to all. And then he gave thanks. Everybody else started giving thanks.
We pray different prayers. And sometimes the hardest prayers to pray are those that we badly need to pray.
Today I prayed for that grace to grow stronger everyday. I want to grow in faith as I learn to really wait on Him. I want to grow in my love for Christ as I sometimes feel the urge to run away to other kinds of love. I want to grow in my everyday worship as I learn to surrender, no matter how slowly, how stubbornly. I want to grow in forgiveness that I may finally understand His relentless kind of love. I want to grow in wisdom that I may learn to choose well and even let go.
I want to grow the way a child learns to say a word, then a meaningful phrase and then a compelling story.
I want to grow the way a girl turns into a woman of remarkable grace and quiet strength.
I want to grow and be fascinated then gradually pulled into the echoes of inspiring stories of others as I bravely find my own stories that people will later remember.
I want to grow in the music of laughter, freedom, courage and lasting joy.
I want to grow singing, dancing, hopping, swimming, gliding and twirling in both moments of sunshine and gloom.
I want to grow in the lyrics of God’s beautiful promises and faithful presence at all times of need.
I want to grow in prayer, that I learn to love praying and to really love as I pray.
I want to grow in His peace, in His joy, in His ways.
I want to grow stronger even in my weaknesses and failings, in my doubts and many fears.
I want to grow and learn to give thanks, maybe just like David, even just a little bit like David.
This is from the book Big Bible Promises. I am this little girl praying to really grow.
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