Petitioning The Lord For Gentleness And Courage

I petition You today Lord for gentleness and courage. Oh Lord my God, you are the Lord of Hosts. You are the Commander-in-Chief of Heaven’s armies.

Thank You that You have fought my battles for me and that You have always triumphed. You have fought the battles I have been very mindful of. You have fought the battles I have been unaware of. Thank You that even during the times when I fail in my flesh or become weary in my fallen condition, You have still triumphed by granting me forgiveness, mercy, grace, and peace. Even in my weakness You are made strong.

I ask You today to grant me gentleness, a calm awareness of Your goodness, a disposition or motive for my behavior. How can I not envy those with gentleness as I covet earnestly the best Gifts of the Spirit?

I see them serve in Your sanctuary in quietness and peace, undisturbed by the grind of daily life. They act and speak out of the silent gentleness.

Count me worthy to live and flow in Your gentleness so that I may not be driven. My drives are never the safest motivation for my activities. On the other hand, a disposition of gentleness is a safe motivation. It is an attractive undercurrent, a quiet movement of the soul. May I win some battles with a quiet answer that turns away wrath.

Grant me courage as You did for Your servant Joshua. I come into Your house and I see people with extraordinary courage. Yes, I know them. I know the huge obstacles they are facing, the mountains they are scaling.

Courage gets them out of bed every morning and helps them face the day with a smile, despite the long road ahead.

Courage drives them to enter Your sanctuary and worship with utter abandonment. Make me courageous!

I petition You Lord of Hosts for You do not fight our battles the way we do. I ask all this of You Father, through the intercession of Your Son Jesus, under the influence of Your Holy Spirit. Amen