CHAPTER 2

Lord, help me to be a team player & to be led by You & Your Spirit.

May I never be afraid of having my teachings checked out by those who are more Godly than I.

Let me never impose any form of legalism.

Protect me from false brethren & preserve the liberty I have in Christ Jesus.

May I never yield in submission to them, ever, but may I rather continue with the truth of the gospel.

Let me not be swayed or influenced by people, who in worldly terms & standards, seem to be something; Help me to follow Your example God & not show personal favouritism to any man – shield me from those who seem to be something adding anything to me.

May it be evident to others that the gospel for my field of work has Your blessing & Lord, please work effectively in me toward that field of work You have called me to.

May Your grace be evident upon me so that Your other labourers would grant me the right hand of fellowship.

Help me to never forget the poor.

Lord help me to stand for what is right, to never separate myself from those You would have me work amongst because of fear for others.

Keep me from hypocrisy Lord.

May I never lead a double life, but rather be straight forward about the truth of the gospel.

May I never adjust my life to match and impress those around me, to suit them.

Remind me Lord of what I already know, that it is not my adjustments to my lifestyle that justify me, NO! It is by faith in Jesus Christ & His divinely implanted principles in my life & as I trust & believe in Jesus Christ to change me from the inside out that I am justified, by the divine principles implanted by Christ & not by my religious strivings.
For by those religious strivings, which depend on my strength of character & will power, I can never justify my entire being.

Lord as I submit myself to You, allowing You to change me, I know I still miss the mark; I also know I can not blame You.

Forgive me Lord for reverting back to my old ways & making myself a transgressor.

Remind me that through the Old Testament law, You died to fulfill the law's requirements regarding sins penalty, & You did that in my place so that I may now live to God.

Thank You Jesus that I have been crucified with You; may I no longer push my way of living, rather let me allow You to live through me & in me so that the life I now live will be by faith in You, the Son of God, living through me.

Thank You for loving me & thank You for giving Yourself for me.

May I never set aside the grace of God; never try to be righteous through the law; may I never do anything that would make it seem that Christ died in vain.