If possible, kneel during this time of prayer, or move away a little from others so that you have more personal space. When you finish, wait in God’s presence for your leader to end this time in prayer.

Pray:

Here I am Lord, coming before You again aware of my great need of You and the places of my heart yet in need of Your healing and renewing touch. (Be still before the Lord. Acknowledge that He is God. Ask Him to change You from the inside out.)

I ask that You open my spiritual eyes that I might become more aware of:

❖the ways that the enemy of my soul tries to take me captive (pause and consider areas where you are most tempted and ask the Holy Spirit to strengthen you to stand firm).
❖ where I have allowed sin to grow and take root (Confess these to God)
❖ where I am making excuses for thoughts, emotions and behavior that is contrary to Your Word (pause and evaluate the condition of your heart – what you think about, how you react to difficult situations, are there emotions that control you? Confess these to your loving Heavenly Father)
❖every way and every area of my life, where the ‘old-self’ is still in control (ask for the empowering of the Holy Spirit to stand against temptation; ask God for a hunger for holiness and His Word)

May my life be marked by a holy determination to throw off everything that trips me up or slows me down in following after You. May sin not rule over me! (Pause and continue to pray about specific things that come to mind)

Thank You for setting me free Lord Jesus! Strengthen me that I might stand firm in the victory of the cross and walk in the truth of Your Word. (Pause and commit yourself to Jesus once again and to live as He did)

In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Psalm 46:10; 1 Peter 2:24; Colossians 3:5; Romans 6:11; 1 Peter 2:11; Hebrews 12:1; Romans 6:14; 1 John 2:6