A Public Prayer

Dear God,
Today, I am your son. I am your child. You are my father.

Lord, as I rededicate my self to you tonight, I realize that I have been tempted by sin. I've given into sin many many many times. Sometimes, these dedications and these prayers are just a few sentences for the sake of doing it, Lord.

But, let this time be meaningful and help me keep on with this promise to you, Lord. Help me keep myself accountable. Help Priya keep me accountable. And above all, Lord, please help me be accountable.
Help me give up all my sinful pleasures of this world. My sin of lust, especially, Lord. Help me to realize that sin has no place in my heart - a heart that you have created for me.

Lord, let me put you as the first priority in my life. No matter what obstacles I face, and no matter what opportunities, obligations, responsibilities, or any other duties come in my way, help me to realize I'm only accountable to you, Lord.

Nothing else matters as long as you matter, Lord, to me. Take me home, Lord. To your house. To your kingdom. To do your will.

Lord, use me as your painting brush to paint a beautiful picture on your canvas - the World, Lord. Let me the shining light among my friends, in my community, in my church, everywhere, Lord.
Help me to truly believe in you, Lord. And help me to give my all, in everything I do for you, Lord.

Bless me, Lord. Keep me, Lord. Allow me to serve in your kingdom. Help me to consider myself worthy of your love and mercy and grace, Lord. Help me to use EVERYTHING you have given me, and will give me for the glory of your Kingdom. Help me to invest my talents and make more than what I started off, with. And help me to use each and every one of them for your glory.

Help me to demonstrate your love through my life, Lord. Help me to be a witness to your love, grace, and mercy. Help me not to be ashamed of you. Help me to serve in your kingdom boldy, and never to look back at my decisions, Lord.

Help me to not regret my past. Help me to not do anything I will regret later, Lord. Help me to use everything I have, Lord. "No retreats, No reserves, No regrets", Lord: let that be my goal in this life.

Lord, thank you for my beautiful friends. They are a blessing, Lord. Each and everyone of them values me in some way, and I value them in some way. If they're not Christians, help me to be a witness to them. If they are Christians, help us grow with each other, and help us to help each other grow in you, Lord.

Lord, thank you for people like Manoj Achen that I can confide in. Thank you for people like him that will make everything clear to me, and that will tell me what you want to tell me, in human terms. Thank you for your disciple, Lord.

Lord, I pray for people like Sharon, who may not see the consequences or the light in the work they do. But, help them to realize it sooner than later, and help them to come to you and be truthful Christians. Help me, Lord, to not judge them, for it is neither my right, nor my responsibility, nor my opportunity to judge them. You shall judge them on Judgment Day.

Help me to maintain my professionalism, my decorum, and my sanity in all matters, Lord - whether it be personal or otherwise. Help not my emotions to get the better hold of me - but rather the opposite.

I thank you for all you have given me, Lord. I thank you for all the gifts and blessings you have showered upon me.
I praise you, Lord. I will sing of your love. Lord, take my heart and I will continue searching for yours. Jesus, take my life and lead me on. Let me be to you a sacrifice.

In Jesus' mighty and precious name I pray,
Amen.

Romans 6:1-2: "What shall we say then? Are to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means!"
Romans 8:1: "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

Dedication

On November 4th, 2009 @ 12:25 AM,

Thomas George repented and gave his life upto God with the following prayer:

God, take me as I am. take me to do your will, in any which way you please. Use my mind, body, and soul for your glory. Let not my past change my future. Let everything I do be for your glory. Amen.

Priya Philip is the witness.

- Thomas George