Shaping Me: Prayer
We are all continually being shaped.
What would a life be like to be intentionally be shaped by our loving Creator?
God expects ALL of us to participate with Him in growing our godly character. Ray Duerksen
2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness
Colossians 1:29 To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.
We are shaped by the stories we believe (internal/external)
2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
We are shaped by the habits we form
Habits are how we get our hands on our purposes. Justin Whitemel Earley
We, for our own sake, tried to become limitless and the world was ruined. Jesus, for our sake became limited and the world was saved. Justin Whitmel Earley
We are shaped by the people we spend the most time with
HEB 13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Last way we are being shaped…
Eph. 3:14-19 I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him.
Eph. 3:17 (Living Bible) And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him
Pray that God would shape us
Ephesians 6:19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel
Philippians 1:9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more
2 Thessalonians 1:11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling
We are shaped through prayer
God change me…
How? Start by listening
Ps. 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Ps. 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Philippians 2:13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
God search me and change me