PRAYING FOR A CHANGED HEART=
FROM TRANSFORMATION-TO SURRENDER
I think ALL true Christians
PRAY for a changed heart
In today's world
PRAYS for a heart
That LIVES with God and his VIRTUES
Not living in this world
Dear Lord-we pray
For you to CHANGE US
From living in a world
Of sin
SINS like the seven deadly sins:
Pride-greed-lust-envy-
Gluttony-Wrath-and sloth
INTO a person
LIVING with the FRUITS
Of the HOLY SPIRIT-like what
Is in Galatians 5:22
Dear Lord-PLEASE CHANGE us into:
“LOVE-joy-peace-forbearance-KINDNESS-
Goodness-faithfulness-GENTLENESS-and
Self-control”
What a person we would be
IF we possessed ALL
Of these qualities
But transformation doesn't come
All at once
A CHANGED HEART
Comes in a series of small steps
“If you really
CHANGE your ways
And your actions
And deal with each other-JUSTLY
If you do NOT oppress
The foreigner
The fatherless-or the widow
And do not shed
INNOCENT BLOOD in this place
….....” Jeremiah 7:5-8
CHANGE your ways
Be TRANSFORMED by God
Into a person and a creature
OF GOD'S
NOT belonging to this world
BECOME a creature
That is TURNED INTO LOVE
Just like Jesus-himself
“Jesus said in reply
'You do not know
What you are asking-
CAN you drink the chalice
That I am going to drink?” Matthew 20:22
This was Jesus' RESPONSE
To the/a MOTHER'S REQUEST-
The mother of James and John
That they sit at his right-
And at his left hand-WAS
And they did drink
From the cup
After being CHANGED
Through total transformation
According to Christ's and God's WILL
And YOU AND I
Will drink of the cup also
AFTER totally SURRENDERING our will
To God's
“I will give thanks
To you Lord
With ALL my heart
I will tell
Of all your wonderful deeds” Psalm 9:1
“Let LOVE and FAITHFULNESS
Never leave you
BIND them around your neck
WRITE them
On the TABLET
Of your heart” Proverbs 3:3
Dear Lord-write your laws
OF LOVE-FORGIVENESS-and KINDNESS
On my heart
I SURRENDER ALL to you
CHANGE me into LOVE itself
Just as Jesus-YOUR SON-was
Dear Lord-
WE your APOSTLES and disciples of today
Are FULL of good thoughts
We pray to be TRANSFORMED
In small steps-into LOVE-
Just like Jesus was
We give up our willpower
And PRAY for a changed heart
Into love
Totally RELYING on your GRACE
O LORD
Dear Lord-in your name
LET IT BE
Robert P. Wallman
2-23-26
INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek
11-20-21-2020
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