God save me from myself. A late night prayer…..
June 27, 2009
God save me from the love of myself
God save me from love of Praise
God save me from serving you to be rewarded by men
God save me from preaching what others should do and not doing it myself
God save me from Hypocrisy and gossip I call prayer
God save me from ministering in your name but not calling on you by name each day
God save me from work for you and not worshiping towards you
God save me from talking about love for you but not taking time with you
God save me from titles and entitlements
God save me from pleasures that build the flesh but deny your Spirit
God save me from serving you to be well thought of by others
God save me from loving danger more than loving your peace
God save me from griping and complaining about simple things and then talking about sacrifice
God save me from using the Bible to make my point and thereby prove others wrong
God save me from being right all the time
God save me from a sharp tongue and a back biting spirit and calling it quick wittiness
God save me from pride in what I do and not glorying in my weakness
God save from leading by command and not by example
God save me from giving to others while always keeping the best for me
God save me from serving you and taking the glory and the rewards
God save me from using you to further my ministry and my agenda
God save me from praying only for my sins, myself, my work, my ministry, my stuff
God save me from preaching from my heart and not yours
God save me from seeking the lost as a notch on my belt or a bragging point
God save me from trying to be the most spiritual so other around me can be put down
God save me from the pecking order and using leadership as a place of advantage rather than service to others
God save me from looking to men for my provision rather than you
God save me from favoring people based upon what they give or bring to my life
God save me from loving those who love me while flippantly passing by those who have offended me
God save me from hating my enemies and using my friends
God save me from my egotistical knowledge that I use to impress or subdue others
God save me from not loving my wife or my children while running around the world to love others
God save me from having pity on the poor but not compassion
God save me from westernanity and justifying it as Christianity
God save me from using you rather than being used by you
God save me from a critical spirit that I disguise as discernment
God save me from confronting sin in others and not in my own life
God save me from confronting others while being contentious
God save me from giving advice when I simply need to pray
God save me from preaching to others while I neglect you and my own soul
God save me from fear of men while not fearing you
God save me from giving with out loving and saying I love without giving
Save me from tithing but boasting or wanting to see you move so others see how great I am
God save me from prostituting you gifts and using you power for my glory
God save me from laziness as I learn more about a television program than your word
God save me from wasting time when time is such a precious gift
God save me from seeking crowds to talk about you and not being alone with you
God save me from pushing my agenda and calling it your will
God save me from boasting about outer freedoms while hiding my secret inner sins
God save me from smooth talking to the powerful and harsh talking to the weak
God save me from thinking more highly of myself and looking out for my needs over others around me
God save me from asking for you power and anointing to impress the listener and trying to hold sway over them
God save me from wanting to be a good preacher and neglecting you hard truths to gain approval from man
God save me from getting my stories that other people suffered for
God save me from the hypocrisy, pride, contention, evil thoughts, lust full thinking, loving of the world and pleasure, boasting in my exploits, bragging about my spirituality all while leaving you in the dust and living from yesterdays Manna
Oh God have Mercy and save me from myself
Kevin J Turner
On the lake near Nahkuru Kenya
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July 13th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
A wise prayer! I am convicted and humbled.
August 22nd, 2011 at 7:06 am
thank you
November 6th, 2011 at 10:26 am
I thank God for this prayer as I use it as a model for God to save me from myself. I have a desperate cry in my heart to get my mind off myself, my stuff, my problems, my needs my my my and focus on God and Others. This prayer is an answer to my prayer.
November 11th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
POWERFUL PRAYER! I love it. Can I share it with others? GOD BLESS you!
December 4th, 2011 at 4:15 am
Approach My Soul
Approach, my soul, the mercy seat,
Where Jesus answers prayer;
There humbly fall before His feet,
For none can perish there.
Thy promise is my only plea,
With this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.
Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed,
By war without and fears within,
I come to Thee for rest.
Be Thou my Shield and hiding Place,
That, sheltered by Thy side,
I may my fierce accuser face,
And tell him Thou hast died!
O wondrous love! to bleed and die,
To bear the cross and shame,
That guilty sinners, such as I,
Might plead Thy gracious Name.
“Poor tempest-tossèd soul, be still;
My promised grace receive”;
’Tis Jesus speaks—I must, I will,
I can, I do believe.
May this hymn be a comfort and encouragement towards you.
Kevin
SWI
December 4th, 2011 at 4:17 am
Thank you for your kind reply. Much that is gained by personal struggle, when shared, can bless many others. Run to the battle! Kevin
December 4th, 2011 at 4:22 am
Hello, please forgive me for the lengthy time in responding to your post. Yes, surely you can use this or pass along to others. That which the Lord has used to peel back the veneer of my heart is always available to any who would want to use it. May the Lord Himself, touch your heart and life as you seek to know Him.