JANUARY

The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.

JAMES 5:16 NLT

JANUARY 1

THE DELIGHTFUL WAY

What delight comes to the one

who follows God’s ways!

PSALM 1:1 TPT

God, I want to delight in you. I want to know what it means to not have a desire to follow my own ways but find great joy in doing your will. Help me to see that your path is secure, your plan is good, and your desire for me is excellent. When I do, I know that I will find delight in you.

Help me not to look at others and envy them; help me to trust that even if my life is not in a good place, I can know you are working in me, for me, and to help me grow. I know you want me to be like Jesus and walk as he walked. He listened to you, and he knew your voice. I ask that you would help me to do the same.

Father, because of your good intentions for me, I will delight to do your will. I will place myself in your care and allow my heart to be undone by your goodness. You are faithful, your ways are perfect, and I can trust you. There is joy in knowing your ways.

JANUARY 2

DELIVERED

He delivered us from such a deadly peril,

and he will deliver us.

On him we have set our hope

that he will deliver us again.

2 CORINTHIANS 1:10 ESV

God, I thank you for your mercy. Though I do not deserve it, you have saved me from death. I ask that you would help me to understand what you have truly done for me in the midst of my busy life. I know at times I forget how much you have done.

I honestly don’t feel like I face deadly peril often, but that is because I do not see as you do. Help me to see things as you see them. I pray that as I do, I would continue to place my hope in you. I don’t want to hope in man, in governments, or in global changes. Help me to trust in you alone.

You are a mighty God. There is no one who stands above all others, who rules with authority and power like you do. You rule over life, death, and humanity. You rule over everything, and I will trust in your deliverance.

JANUARY 3

STRONG FAITH

If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God!

JAMES 1:12 TPT

God, I pray that my faith remains strong and ask that I would be remembered as a lover of you. I think that would demonstrate to others how much, regardless of testing and difficulty, I was able to stand steadfast in you.

I pray you would help me look forward to my resurrection in you, and not be caught up in this life. Help me to keep my perspective centered around your kingdom and not my own.

Jesus, you are the faithful and strong one. I trust in the victory that you have already accomplished. I know you are steadfast, and I can trust in you. I will take time in the midst of difficulty to intentionally trust in your goodness.

JANUARY 4

RESCUE

He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness

and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son.

COLOSSIANS 1:13 NLT

Father, sometimes I don’t feel like being rescued; I want you to leave me alone. But I know that you continue to chase me down and show me how much I am steeped in darkness, and I have lost my way. Thank you. Thank you for saving me.

Thank you for showing me my sin and error and for helping me to come to the light. I ask that you would continue to soften my heart and draw me to your Son.

God, you are the faithful one who does not relent. You are a passionate pursuer of your people. You will not leave us or forsake us. Even when we don’t want to be chased, you are there waiting. You are powerful and boundless. No one stops you when you want to move. I believe in you, I believe in your power, and I believe in your kingdom.

JANUARY 5

GOOD GIFTS

Every good action and every perfect gift is from God.

These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun, moon, and stars, who does not change like their shifting shadows.

JAMES 1:17 NCV

God, help me to trust in your goodness. I ask that you would give me your eyes to see things the way you do. Help me to have the vision of the world that you have, so I can see what you are doing and see your creation from your perspective.

Help me to know your steadfastness in the midst of the shifting shadows of life. I slip without your steady hand holding me firm, and I need to know that you are there for me.

You are wonderful, good, and faithful, Father. It is in you that I have confidence. I know your actions for me are intended to bless and create growth in me. I believe you do good things, and just as you created the heavens and the earth with amazing detail, you have the details of my life in mind.

JANUARY 6

ETERNAL HOPE

The hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie,

promised before the beginning of time.

TITUS 1:2 NIV

I thank you, God, for eternal life. You have given me promises and you do not break them. I am so grateful to know that there are better things to come and that despite the troubles of this life, I will be with you in your kingdom.

I thank you also that you do not lie and that I have security in you. I ask you to help me trust in who you are and not in my own abilities.

Father, you provide an inheritance for those who believe and follow your ways. You are forever, and your promises will not fail. You are truth and life, and in you I can find peace and strength that I cannot find anywhere else. You alone are my rock and my righteousness, and I believe that you have stored up for me a good inheritance.

JANUARY 7

SAYING YES

The yes to all of God’s promises is in Christ,

and through Christ we say yes to the glory of God.

2 CORINTHIANS 1:20 NCV

God, sometimes I find it hard to say yes to you. I don’t find it hard to say yes to myself. I ask that you would give me strength to turn my focus from myself so I can pay attention to you. I find it difficult to do, but I know it is important for you to be glorified in my life, so please help me to say yes to you.

Thank you for your promises and thank you that I can trust in your Word. I love that what you say is true and what you do is faithfully loving. Help me to take this belief and trust in you enough to say yes.

Creator God, your glory and greatness are unmatched. You are good and your Word endures with supremacy. Your promises never fail because you are truthful and loving. You do not depend on man to provide because you are the ultimate provider. I trust in your provision.

JANUARY 8

CREATIVE QUALITIES

Ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

ROMANS 1:20 NLT

Father, I thank you for giving me sight. Thank you for the beauty of your creation. It shows how wonderful and fun you are. I want to be able to know you more and to take time to contemplate your qualities seen in how you make things.

I want my heart to be captivated by your creativity such that I would be curious about your qualities. Help me to be filled with awe and wonder at who you are and not so full of myself that I am blinded to you.

Your ways are amazing. Your beauty is demonstrated in your creation. Your marvelous power is manifest in the earth. You are worthy of my praise. My lips will speak of your greatness. There is no one like you God; you are unparalleled in person and incomparable in creativity.

JANUARY 9

JOY OPPORTUNITY

When troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.

JAMES 1:2-3 NLT

When trouble comes my way, God, I tend to run. I don’t want to face it because I want my life to be full of interest, ease, and fun. But I know that life is not always like this, so I ask that you would help me to see trouble as an opportunity to embrace challenge.

Help me to grow in times of trouble instead of trying to avoid them. I want to know your joy and your fellowship when I face distress and worry.

God, you have endured more trouble than anyone on earth. You know what it means to demonstrate character in the face of change. You never ran away, you never gave up, and you never avoided. You are strong, faithful, enduring, and overcoming. I trust in your strength and joy when I am facing troubles of any kind.

JANUARY 10

NO FAULT

All glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.

JUDE 1:24 NLT

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