My thoughts are running wild.
I don't even know what I'm thinking anymore.
The war between my two natures are so strong that I don't even know what is happening anymore.
I'm thinking of him, of him, of him, of Him--
what is going on!
I need to focus.
I need to remember why I'm doing what I'm doing.
I need to set my mind on eternal things and walk in the Spirit.
These are all desires of the flesh--my new man knows better that God is with me and that that will never change nor fail to satisfy.
There will always be a new "crush."
There will only be one faithful Father.
There really isn't anything else that I need in this life, is there...
Even if He calls me to be alone physically, I have Him spiritually! How much more rewarding is the spiritual!
What is physical fades; what is spiritual lasts.
I really don't need anything else.
So God,
I ask you to stop my foolish mind, because I can't do it in my own strength.
By faith I charge in and claim the inheritance which You've already given to me.
By faith I believe, Jesus, that you died and rose again, conquering all my sin.
I ask You to give me that confidence which You want me to have--not in myself or in my works, but in Christ and in Christ alone.
You've done it all, Jesus--give me the confidence in the face of the enemy and in front of others.
People scare me sometimes, Daddy, but I know that You have the whole world in Your hands yet still care to count the hairs on my head.
Help me to keep in mind that You love everyone that I see around me; help me to have Your heart for them and love them the way You do.
God, will You remind me once more that You are all that matters? That Your love is all that I need? That if I seek another's, I am blaspheming Yours?
Will You help my feeble mind to remember Your love, Lord? It's the greatest one of all...
And, God, just this short time of prayer, I feel, has already helped me.
I do have a clearer mind now and a more stable heart now.
I feel the change and the workings in me--thank You.
You truly are the best. You truly do care and love and protect and listen and answer.
Thank You for the desire you've graced me with to honor You with my life--thank You for this God-honoring prayer. I know that none of it is of me.
Thank You for the Holy Spirit.
Thank You for letting me partner with You in Your work.
Teach me, God. I'm here. Please. Use me, I pray.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
