Living In Him

I John 2: 5-6

But those who obey God's Word truly show how completely they love Him. That is how we know we are living in Him. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. 

Proverbs 28: 26

Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.

O my dear Father, You are such a good Abba Dad to me! You deal with me so gently and patiently, even as I tend to come on strong and barrel over others in my pride and self-promotion. Teach me Your ways, Dad, teach me to be gentle with Your gentleness, patient with Your patience, and compassionate with Your passion for others. Let me see them through Your eyes, for I am so blind still. 

I am totally destitute and undeserving of any of Your mercies, my Lord. Please take my stony heart and replace it with a soft heart of flesh, malleable and molded by You to reflect Your love and graciousness. Forgive me, Lord, and cleanse me. Heal me of all my sins and their evil effects on my character, my personality and my body.

And I will give You all the credit, all the praise and honor and glory for having designed it all to work according to Your ways, and for working in me and all of us to accomplish Your great, grand Plan of the Ages. 

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!