I was praying for myself this week in my time with the Lord. As I considered and prayed about my own weaknesses, I felt like the Lord gave me this prayer to pray for myself. It so touched me that I wrote it down so that I could pray it over myself again.
Lord, give me gentleness beyond my personality;
give me wisdom beyond my years;
give me forgiveness beyond my strength;
give me loving-kindness beyond my emotions.
I find that it is so easy to react to “things” based on my personality. So in essence, my prayer is asking God to help me go beyond that which is my natural inclination. For example, I have a strong, lion-type personality. So, it is easy for me to speak with authority but it’s not so natural for me to speak with gentleness. In my prayer, I am asking God to help me “go beyond” that which is natural.
You are different from me. You have a different personality with different strengths and weaknesses. So this prayer might not work for you. But consider putting in your own “go beyond” phrases. I want to be a person that is not ruled by my personality. Nor, do I want to be ruled by my strengths, my weaknesses, or my natural inclinations. My cry is that the Holy Spirit will reign in me.
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