Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Renew zeal for ministry


Lord, forgive my prayerlessness.  Forgive me for caving in under pressure and pain when I should be standing in faith and doing battle with your word.

Lord, I need you to renew my zeal and passion for ministry.  Help me to carefully sort through the things on my to do list; help me to clearly identify the things that you’ve assigned to me and to disentangle myself from everything else.  Clarify my vision and single my focus.  Help me, Lord. Pour a new passion into my life for the things that you have commissioned me to do.  Remove the dead weight of every other distraction that is sucking the strength out of me.  Clean house, God.  Do a clean sweep through my life until all that is left is exactly what you want there.

Renew, my vision for ministry.  Show me again what your intent and purpose is.  Reveal your heart and your desire.  Make me over to be like you.    

Show me the areas of my ministry that I’m trying to do in my own strength.  Help me to prayerfully place them in your able hands and let them go in faith.  Show me the areas where I’ve missed it.  Redirect me.  Instruct me again.  Clean up my mess and bring it right.  Replace the duty and drudgery with fiery fervor and passionate craving to please and honor you.

Saturate my life and each area of my ministry with the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and your enabling grace. 
Father, heal me and give me the physical strength to accomplish my spiritual missions.  In Jesus’ name.

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1 comment:

  1. I have been feeling the same way lately--our weather has been dreary, and I haven't had a lot of energy. Pat, I will pray that your spirit is re-energized and that your ministry is in alignment with God's will, and that He will use you to bring others into His holy presence. Peace and blessings, Mary

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