Monday, January 4, 2010

Too Well-Adjusted To This Culture

Reading - Romans 12:2-3
Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.3 I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.

Day 4 of 40 Day Fast - the focus on prayer today is that our WILLS will be renewed by the Holy Spirit, so that God will use us to accomplish His will and purpose in our community and city.

Prayer
Holy Spirit come, I invite you to do what you need to do that I might be and do all that you would have for me. I need you. I will be your vessel. Let me be conformed to what you would have, not my will but yours! I will be your vessel. Let us war together, this day I will be your weapon. Ignite your gift of Faith in me Holy Spirit. Let your sword devour and shatter, redeem and restore. Let your power be released as I go through my day in all I say and do. Let your resurrection power come boldly, let your creation power create, let your breath breath life through me this day! Ignite within me your fire, your boldness, Holy Spirit. Lead and Guide me. Stand beside me as we go together to destroy the works of the enemy and declare victory in Jesus Name. Amen.


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