A Grateful Prayer
I am so glad that you've joined me in this journey toward a lifestyle of gratitude--a lifestyle I pray you'll practice for the rest of your life, as you prepare to spend eternity giving thanks! In closing our time together, I'd like to lift a prayer to the Lord, asking Him to bless us in the continued pursuit of this calling to be thankful people.
Father, we are astounded at the depths to which You have reached down to redeem us. We don't have language to describe the amazing grace You continue to lavish upon us with the dawn of each new day. And now, at the first light of what we pray will be a new day in our relationship with You and others, we ask Your favor and blessing in the living of it. We need Your help, for apart from the redeeming, sanctifying work of Christ for us and in us, we cannot begin to please you or to live in accord with Your Word.
I pray for myself and for my dear friends who have walked with me through these pages. We have heard Your Spirit calling us to reject the bitter clutches of ingratitude and to embrace the manifold joys of thanksgiving. May Your call continue to resonate in our hearts. May the multitude of Your blessings never be lost on us but rather reflected back as praises, poured like fuel onto our worship.
When the Enemy comes against us, when emotions of life experiences insist that joyful gratitude isn't possible, may You visit us with the life-giving strength of Your presence. When others misunderstand us or tell us we're living in denial, may we find sweet justification for our joy in the precepts of Your Word.
Father, we embark on this new chapter with great anticipation, sure of many lives that You intend to touch through our obedience, and also sure of many trials that You will transform into opportunities to bless us. Our desire is to reflect Your faithfulness, goodness, and grace through our grateful hearts and words. May You be glorified in us, in our gratitude.
We pray in the blessed name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, to whom we owe everything.
And one more thing--now and forever: Thank You, Lord.
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