King of glory, we believe You are the one true God—the source of light and truth. And where You are light, the god of this world is complete darkness. If he’s not intimidating mankind with the fear of darkness, he plots to darken our thoughts with his lies.
Because if we accept the devil’s lies, he can influence us to self-destruct.
All day, every day advertisements, news cycles and social circles bombard us with messages demanding we conform to “what people think” is right. And we’re ridiculed if we don’t go along to get along.
But we are a peculiar people—lights pointing the way to You.
And while we all feel the pressure to bow to public opinion, the attack is greatest against the youngest among us. The ones most vulnerable to the need for acceptance and validation. And it’s frightening to watch our children grow up in times like these. We want to protect them from voices trying to redefine their identity, but we can’t. We’re under the same attack.
There’s a battle for our minds and You’re our only hope.
Our natural tendency is to believe the worst about You and ourselves, though our spirit agrees with the truth of your Spirit. But with light and darkness battling within us, how do we stand against a relentless enemy preying on the weakness of our flesh?
We put our hope in your word.
We feed our spirits by meditating on your word daily—to bring our flesh into submission and resist the devil. We fill our minds with what is true, right, admirable, and praiseworthy because our thoughts become the beliefs that shape our actions.
So, Holy Spirit, give us strength to feed our faith and starve our doubts.
Remind us the only way to avoid conforming to this world’s mindset is to believe right about who You are and who we are in You.
And Lord, we lift our children to You. We declare they grow in wisdom every day—becoming wise as serpents, yet harmless as doves. Thank You for giving them uncommon wisdom to see the lies beyond deceptive packaging and slick tongues.
You told us in this world we will have trouble, but You also said you’ve already overcome the world. So, this fight is fixed. We have the mind of Christ and we give You all the glory.
May we be as relentless in your word as the enemy is in seeking our destruction. It’s in your name Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Prayer inspired by Romans 12:2.
“I have no words right now.”
We’ve all been there. Life hands you a problem you can’t even put into words, much less solve. And whether you’re a longtime believer who’s discouraged, you’re new to faith in Christ or you’re wondering what this “Jesus stuff” is all about, talking with God about what you’re facing feels so far out of reach.
What if there were a way to making talking to God easier?
You may not know what to say or you may not want to pray. But if you’re overwhelmed, speechless, and confused about what to do next, Jesus wants to help you.
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