January 30, 2004

• Public Confession

  
  

  Lord God, I pray that you would forgive me for my lack of trust in you this week.  Sorry for all the recklessness, impulsiveness, impatience and brashness on my part.  I know that it's only a big indicator that I'm not really trusting you.  Sometimes my vision gets cloudy, I guess.  Lord, I pray that you would help me track with you, to go at your pace and not my own.  Help me keep trusting in what you're doing rather that pushing my own agenda.  Thank you for your timing - your perfect timing in all things. 

  
  

  Lord, I pray that you would forgive me for my selfishness.  I'm sorry for thinking more about myself than of others.  Sorry for letting myself get wrapped up in me so much that I'm unwilling to serve others just because it expends too much of my energy.

  
  

  Lord, I'm sorry also for my lack of courage this week.  For not being willing to step out in faith to really connect with my parents and to talk about the deeper things.  And for other moments of shrinking back in fear rather than pushing forward in faith.

  
  

  Sorry, Lord, for my being more afraid of being hurt or rejected than in honoring you.  Sorry for not taking up my cross daily - for not really being willing to follow you no matter the cost -- even to the point of losing face, squelching pride, not being accepted by others, and losing my life.

  
  

  Thank You, Jesus, that with you there is always a new beginning.  Thank you for the blood which washes away all my sins.  Thank you that in you I have redemption.  I have been redeemed!  I have been converted from "nothing" into "something."  Thank you that because of Jesus, I stand holy, righteous, blameless and UNcondemned.  Wow, amazing reasons to rejoice!  Please redeem my mistakes, Lord.  Could you make good out of it?  Thanks.  I'm so glad that with you all things are possible!!  Amen.

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