DAY 303

God,
   Good morning.  I have a brand new day before me.  With Your help I can accomplish anything.  Tasks might be small or they might be mighty but together they will get done.  Guide my steps.  Protect me from all harm.  Amen

DAY 302

Lord,
  Let virtue and understanding be in me for my defense is in Thee, O Lord, my redeemer.  Amen

DAY 301

God,
   You have changed my heart and have filled me with love.  Use me as a vessel to pass this wondrous love to all I meet and serve today.  I relish being Your servant.  Amen

DAY 300

Lord.
   Your faithful loves endures forever.  Give thanks to the Lord.
These words have rung out since the time of kings of Israel.  They were true then and are true now.  So, Lord, I give you thanks because I know your love endures forever.  Amen

DAY 299

God,
   Many of our service men and women have given their lives in combat so we at home can live in freedom.  Give comfort to the broken and aching hearts of their families.  The pain is palpable and at times seems never ending.  You alone can heal these wounded hearts.  I lift these hurting loved ones up to You for Your divine healing touch.  Amen

DAY 298

May the peace of Your heart enter into the hearts of all those in strife and conflict.  There is too much violence in the world.  War is tearing countries apart and innocent people are dying in the battle over freedom and the right to worship You.  Please settle Your peace into the hearts of those embattled.  Give wisdom to the leaders to bring an end to this violence.  Teach us to love, not hate.  Teach us to compromise not insist on selfish paths.  Amen

DAY 297

Lord God Almighty,
   Your majesty and might have created this universe.  You have created the mountains and the oceans. You have put the stars in the sky and wildlife on the land.  The bounty You have provided for us is astounding when we take the time to ponder it all.  Thank You for loving us enough to create this world for us to inhabit.  Amen

DAY 296

Lord,
  I am weary and exhausted.  I am not thinking clearly because my brain is all muddled.  Can I offer up my tiredness to You?  It seems a silly thing to offer but it is all I have to give.  I release it to You.  Amen

DAY 295

Lord God,
   Your mercy and love surrounds me, guides me and sustains me.  All I can do is offer my heart.  I love You, Lord.  Amen 

DAY 294

Lord,
   I have a problem.  In the grand scheme of things it is a minor thing.  But for me it is still a problem.  Can you help me find a solution?  I now turn it over to you and know you will help me deal with it gracefully.  Amen

DAY 293

Heavenly Father,
   I come before you as your child, in great need of your help.  I have health needs, emotional needs, spiritual need and interpersonal needs.  Many of my problems have been caused by my own failures, neglect and sinfulness for which I humbly beg your forgiveness, Lord.  Heal me, Lord.  Wash me anew.  Amen

Day 292

Angel of God

My guardian dear

To whom his love

Commits me here

Ever this day

Be at my side

To light and guard

To rule and guide.

DAY 291

Heavenly Father, welcome into Your embrace our friends overseas who are in a terrible plight.  Bless the suffering  people who struggle and sacrifice on behalf of their families.  Grant them sustenance, shelter and opportunity.  For this we give You thanks.  Amen
  

DAY 290

Lord God,
   All I can say is thank You for all You have done.  I am amazed and astounded at the blessings You have bestowed upon me.  Who am I to receive such largess?  I am just Your lowly servant and You are treating me like royalty.   So I offer you my heartfelt thanks, gratitude and love.  Amen

DAY 289

Heal, O Lord, all those wounds that have been the cause of evil that is rooted in my life.  I want to forgive all those who have offended me.  Look to those sores that make me unable to forgive.  You, who came to forgive the sins of the world, please heal my wounded and troubled heart.  I offer You my heart.  Accept it, Lord, purify it and give me the sentiments of Your divine heart.

DAY 288

God,
   All power, glory and honor are Yours.  On bended knee I come to You and pray.  Hear my prayers.  Heal those who are ailing and in pain.  Comfort those in distress.  And bless us with Your gift of love.  Amen

DAY 287

Lord,
   If I am tempted to anger, impatience or lust, cleanse me of those temptations and replace them with Your love, joy and peace. Amen

DAY 286

   In the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, by the power of his cross, his blood and his resurrection, I take authority over all curses, hexes, spells and evil intentions that have been sent my way.  I break their influence over my life by the power of the risen Lord Jesus Christ.  I command these curses to go back to where they came from and be replaced with a blessing.
   I ask forgiveness and I ask You, Lord Jesus Christ, to release me from bondage.  I claim Your shed blood over all aspects of my life and relationships.  I thank You for Your enduring love, Your angelic protection and Your abundant blessings.  Amen

DAY 285

Lord God Almighty,
   We come to You to worship today.  We take time out of our life to honor You.  You have created the heavens and the earth.  All that exists was designed by Your hand. 
   We praise You.  We honor You.  We glorify Your name.  You are our wonderful Counselor, our mighty God, our everlasting Father, our Prince of peace.  Hallelujah.

DAY 284

Lord,
   Your glory and wonder magnify the world.  You are our Father.  Please look down upon us and be with those struggling with strife and war in their home country.  Many innocents are being harmed and killed.  You alone can change the hearts if those warring.  Please help.  Amen

DAY 283

Lord God,
    Thank You for awakening my sleeping spirit and bringing me into Your light. Thank You for transforming me by renewing my mind.  Thank You for revealing Your word and pouring out Your spirit to me.  Thank You for giving angels charge over me.  Thank You for directing my mind and heart into the love of the Father.  Fill me to overflowing with Your life and love, my God.

DAY 282

Lord Jesus,
   You know my burdens.  I lay them on Your heart.  I beseech You by the merits of the open wound in Your heart to heal the small wounds that are mine.  Heal my memories so that nothing that happened to me will cause me to remain in anguish and pain.  Let Your healing balm surround and cleanse my raw wounds.  Amen

DAY 281

God,
   All I have is a gift from You.  Your love sustains me.  I honor, praise and glorify You.
Amen

DAY 280

Lord,
   I confess my sins before You and ask You to cleanse and forgive me.  I ask You Lord Jesus to enter my heart and create in me the kind of person You intend me to be.  I ask You to send forth the gifts of Your Holy Spirit to baptize me just as You baptized Your disciples on the day of Pentecost. 

DAY 279

Dear Lord,
   Today is a new day and already I have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off.  Not once in all my prep for the day did I take time out to pray.  Now it's after 6 a.m. and I forced myself to become calm and compose my morning prayer and greeting to You.
  So God, how's it going for You today.  If I think I'm busy, then I know You are swamped with cares for us earthly mortals.  Have a good day, God. 
  As I take the time to stop and breathe, I can center myself and feel Your love enfold me.  So day You and I will conquer the world and handle anything thrown at me.  I know this because You are with me.  Thanks!
  Amen

DAY 278

God,
   You are the physician of my soul.  You are the salvation of those who turn to You.  I beseech to make powerless and drive out every diabolic power and evil influence aimed toward me.
  Wherever there is malice and envy, give me an abundance of goodness, endurance, victory and charity.   O Lord, I beg You to reach out Your powerful hands and come to my aid. 
  Send your angel of peace to me to protect my body and soul.   Vanquish every evil power against me.
  Now I sing with gratitude "The Lord is my salvation, whom shall I fear?"  I will not fear evil because You are with me.  You are my God and my strength.  Amen

DAY 277

Dear Lord Jesus Christ,
   I thank you for your sacrifice on the cross for the forgiveness of my sins.  Please enforce the power of the cross on all my generational inherited weaknesses, my character defects, my personality traits, any genetic or cellular disorder and my tendency to sin.  Please break all unhealthy soul-ties between me and my parents, my siblings, my spouse and my children. 
  By the power of your love, I take the sword of the Spirit and cut myself free from all tendencies toward sin.  I sever all unhealthy ties and enmeshments in your name, Jesus Christ.  I say I am now free.  I am free to be the child of God that the Lord intended me to be.

DAY 276

God,

Help me forgive those who have caused me pain.  Amen

FORGIVENESS CARD

1.  I promise to pray for you every day.

2.  Ask your forgiveness.

3.  Grant you the same.

4.  Be your friend always.

When unforgiveness enters your heart, then carrying this card upon your person and living the tenets of this card will help you with the act of forgiving those who have hurt you.  This was presented as a tool for us to use in a current movie. 

DAY 275

Lord,
   Please forgive me for not stopping to pray sooner.  I let the cares and worries of the world come ahead of You.  I love You with my whole heart, my whole mind and my whole being.  I now come to your with bowed head and a humble heart to say to You that I will always put You first.  Amen

DAY 274

Dear God,
    Thank You for yesterday.  I faced lots of challenges with Your help and I feel victorious.  I praise, honor and glorify Your name.  I give you the credit for getting me through it all.  I am in awe of Your majesty. Amen

DAY 273

Dear God,
   Today is a new day.  It is full of possibilities and challenges.  Guide my steps along the way so I may be of service to others.  Open my eyes that I may see Your world enfold around me.  Open my ears so I may hear the cry for help.  And, Lord, close my mouth so I may not utter any offensive words.  Amen