LET IS START TODAY Prayer

Father in Heaven,

Please help me to not be controlled by my body.

Please help me to kill every desire 

for the wrong kind of sex.

Help me not to be immoral or indecent.

Help me not to have evil thoughts,

or be greedy,

or worship any kind of idol.

Help me to set my heart and mind

on things above.

Help me to put to death
whatever belongs to my earthly nature

whatever comes from, or leads to,

any sexual immorality

Help me to stamp out

impurity 

lust 

evil desires 

and greed-idolatry..

Help me to rid myself

of all such things

as these:

anger 

rage 

malice 

Help me to get rid of

slander 

filthy language

from my mouth.

Help me not to lie.

Help me to let the peace of Christ

rule in my heart.

Help me to always be more thankful.

Help me put on new habits of

compassion,

kindness 

gentleness 

humility 

and patience 

Help me to bear with others 

and forgive 

WHATEVER grievances 

I may have against someone.

Please hep me to

forgive 

as you forgive me.

Please make your word 

dwell in me 

richly

as I teach 

and admonish.

Please help me to have more wisdom 

to admonish.

Help me to have 

the right attitude

as I sing psalms

hymns 

and spiritual songs 

with gratitude 

in my heart to YOU!.

And please help me 

in whatever 

I say or do,

to do it all

as a representative of the Lord Jesus 

giving thanks 

to YOU

through Him.

Help me to love my wife. 

and do not be harsh with her.

Help me to start again today.

Help me today

so that I will set no vile thing 

before my eyes 

Help me to  hate the deeds of faithless men 

Help me to allow neither those men 

nor their deeds to gain 

a hold on me.

Father, thank you.

Please give me wisdom.

Please be with me

today 

in all the reality 

and substantiality 

that my physical, earthly body 

can stand.

In Jesus' wonderful name, 

Amen