PERSONAL JOURNAL:
SIN ( Conviction ): Father, I have failed as a husband in my marriage. You charged me to love my wife unconditionally as Christ loves the church, yet she wants to separate/divorce me. I do not quite understand where this came from or truly why all of a sudden she brought this up as things have been going great. I do not know what else I need to or should be doing as a husband, but I feel that because of her asking me that I have failed. Help me to be a better husband for my wife, Father. Help me to be the husband she needs, Father, so that she may be blessed by You through me. Help her to feel Your presence in her heart and to fully hear the Spirit in her and not the enemy.
PROMISE ( Luke 11:9-10 ): You tell us to keep asking and it will be given and if we keep knocking the door will be open. I am humbly asking You many things, but the only ask I have right now, Father, is for You to return my wife to me fully restored in Your Spirit without any of these dreadful and debilitating sins she’s been engulfed in that are truly taking her over to the enemy. I know it’s never to late for You, Father, and I will keep asking you for this with consistency. Heal my wife, Father!
ATTITUDE ( Luke 11:39-41 ): Just like the Pharisees, I have a somewhat clean exterior, but the inside of me is far from being truly Godly and righteous. Help me to be far better than the Pharisees in my life, Father. Help me to portray more of You both inside and out in this life, instead of oftentimes delving back into my selfish, fleshly desires.
COMMAND ( 11:2-4 ): Jesus gave His disciples a very clear format to pray from and I haven’t really followed this. He starts by praising You, Father. Then He asks for forgiveness of sins since we also forgive others of sins. Finally, He makes His formal request for that moment, which in this case is to not bring us into temptation. I need help in my prayer life, Father. I need to be better and more consistent with my prayers. Please help me with this, Father.
EXAMPLE ( Luke 11:24-26 ): Is this what’s going on in my home, Father. Has the evil spirit that possessed me for so long now taken control of my wife and then some? She seems to be becoming more and more like I once was before I joined the Real Men 300. She seems to be far worse, however, as a result of her drinking and sexual addictions, Father. I do not know if this is truly what is happening in my home or not, but the example speaks loudly to me today.
EXPAND TO READ: GENERAL NOTE FOR MY QUIET TIMES
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