Personal Petitions                                             by Nancy Leigh DeMoss

                                                                                   from A Place of Quiet Rest

Guard my heart - Make and keep it pure. Guard my motives, my attitudes, my values, and my responses to the circumstances of life. Protect me from the schemes and attacks of the evil one.

Fill me with Your love - Help me to love You with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. Make me compassionate and sensitive to the needs of others around me. Help me to give of myself without expecting anything in return.

Fill me with Your Spirit - May I be emptied of myself and filled with Jesus. May my life be lived in the realm of the supernatural. Anoint my life and ministry with supernatural power.

Clothe me in humility - May I be broken – poor in spirit- toward You and toward all others. May I esteem all others as better than myself. May I not seek to impress others, but only to please You.

Make me a servant - Help me to serve You with gladness; to render each act of service as unto Christ; to joyously accept even “menial” or “unfulfilling” responsibilities. Help me to serve heartily, happily, humbly.

Guard my tongue - May I only speak words that are true, words that help and heal, words that are wise and kind (Proverbs 31:26)

Give me a grateful spirit, a thankful heart - Help me to acknowledge and express the benefits and blessings that I have received from You and others. Protect me from a discontented heart and a murmuring tongue.

Help me to walk by faith and not by sight- May my life show the world how great You are. May I be willing to step out in faith when I cannot see the outcome, and may my life not be explainable in human terms.

Teach me the fear of the Lord - Help me to practice the conscious awareness that You see, hear, and know all. Help me to live in light of the final judgment and as one who will give an account to You.