May we be very careful how we live – not as unwise but as wise – making the most of every opportunity (Eph 5:15-16)

Help us remember our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers and powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Eph 6:12)

Whenever we open our mouths, please give us words so that we can fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which we are ambassadors…May we declare it fearlessly as we should (Eph 6:19-20)

May we do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others as better than ourselves (Phil 2:3)

Help us to take every thought captive to make it obedient to You.  (2 Cor 3:5)

For Your sake, help us delight in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and difficulties – for when we are weak, then we are strong (2 Cor 10)

May the eyes of our hearts be enlightened in order that we may know the hope to which You have called us, the riches of Your glorious inheritance in the saints, and Your incomparably great power for us who believe (Eph 1:18-19)

Help us to hate what is evil but cling to what is good…may we honor one another above ourselves (Rom 12:9-10)

Help us to submit ourselves to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which You have established (Rom 13:1)

May we be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil (Rom 16:19)

When we are cursed, help us bless; when we are persecuted, may we endure it; when we are slandered, help us answer kindly (1 Cor 4:12)

Help our love to be a reflection of your agape love: love that is patient and kind, not envious, boastful or proud.  May our love not be rude, self-seeking, or easily angered, keeping no record of wrongs.  May our love not delight in evil, but rejoice in the truth.  May the love we give one another always protect, trust, hope and persevere.  Thank You that Your love in us will never fail (1Cor 13:4-8)

May we rejoice in the Lord always, our gentleness evident to everyone.  Help us not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present our requests to You.  May Your peace that transcends all understanding then guard our hearts and minds in Jesus.  (Phil 4:3-7)

Just as we received You as Lord, help us to continue to live in You, rooted and built up in You, strengthened in our faith and overflowing with thankfulness (Col 2:6-7)

Keep our lives free from the love of money and help us to be content with what we have, because You promised, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’  (Heb 13:5)

Help us clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  Help us bear with others and forgive whatever grievances we may have against each other, as YOu have forgiven us.  And over all these virtues, help us to put on Your love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.  Let Your peace rule in our hearts, since we have been called to be members of one body.  Let Your words abide in us richly; and whatever we do, whether in word or deed, help us to do it all in the name of You, Lord Jesus.  (Col 3:12-17)

Help us to be wise in the way we act towards unbelievers, help us make the most of every opportunity with people we meet.  May our conversations always be full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that we will know how to answer everyone.  (Col 4:5-6)

Help us do nothing to put our your fire, Holy Spirit.  Help us to test everything, holding onto the good and avoiding every kind of evil.  You You sanctify us through and through.  Thank You that You are the One who called us, that You are faithful and You will do this. (1Thess 5:19-24)

Thank You Jesus that you are able to sympathize with our weaknesses.  You were tempted in every way, just as we are – yet You were without sin.  Therefore, help us approach Your throne with confidence so we can receive Your mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Heb 4:15-16)

Help us constantly dig in Your Word, and by doing so train ourselves to distinguish good from evil.  (Heb 5:14)

Daily in our hearts, help us set apart You as Lord.  Help us always to be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks us to give the reason for the hope we have.  Help us to do this with gentleness and respect.  (1Peter 3:15)

May we do everything in love (1Cor16:14)

Help us to seek first Your kingdom and righteousness, and all the other things we need will be added to us as well (Matt 6:33)

You have sent us out like sheep among wolves.  Teach us what it means, therefore, to be shrewd as snakes and innocent as doves.  (Matt 10:16)

When we are tempted to be seen as great, remind us to be servants.  For even You, King Jesus, did not come to be served, but to serve, and give Your life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:43-45)

Whenever we see someone hungry, help us give them something to eat; when we see someone thirsty, to give them a drink; when we meet someone lonely to invite them in.  When we see someone in need of clothes, to clothe them, someone sick, help us to take care of them…Thank You that whatever we do for one of the least of these brothers and sisters, we do for You (Matt 25:35-36, 40)

Help us not set our hearts on what we will eat or drink; help us not to worry about it, since You, our heavenly father, know what we need.  (Luke 12:29-30)

Help us to remain in You, for apart from You we can do nothing of lasting value.  Thank You for your promise that if we remain in You and Your words remain in us, we can ask whatever we wish and it will be given to us.  Your Father receives glory when we bear much fruit like that, showing ourselves to be Your disciples.  (John 15:5, 7-8)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, help us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and help us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Help us fix our eyes on you, Jesus.  (Heb 12:1, 2)

Above all else, help us to truly love you, Lord, with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment from You.  (Matt 22:37)