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Pray for the Grace of Self-Denial and Humility

Petition 3.22 | NIV

I must pray for the grace of self-denial.

Lord, give me grace to deny myself, to take up my cross daily, and to follow Christ; Matthew 16:24(NIV) to beat my body and make it my slave. 1 Corinthians 9:27(NIV)

Lord, keep me from being a lover of myself, 2 Timothy 3:2(NIV) from being wise in my own eyes and leaning on my own understanding. Proverbs 3:5-7(NIV)

Lord, grant that I may not seek only my own good, but also the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:24(NIV)

And grant that I may not live to myself alone or die to myself alone, but whether I live or die, I may belong to the Lord, and live and die to him. Romans 14:7-8(NIV)

I must pray for humility and meekness.

Lord, give me to learn from Christ to be gentle and humble in heart, that I may find rest for my soul; Matthew 11:29(NIV) and that herein my attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5(NIV)

Lord, keep pride from me, Job 33:17(NIV) and clothe me with humility; 1 Peter 5:5(NIV) and put upon me the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in your sight. 1 Peter 3:4-5(NIV)

Lord, give me grace to live a life worthy of the calling I have received, being completely humble, gentle, and patient, as I bear with others in love. Ephesians 4:1-2(NIV)

Let anger never reside in my lap, Ecclesiastes 7:9(NIV) nor the sun ever go down while I am still angry; Ephesians 4:26(NIV) but enable me to show true humility toward all men, because I myself also was at one time foolish and disobedient. Titus 3:2-3(NIV)

Let me be clothed as becomes one of God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, Colossians 3:12(NIV) that being merciful, just as my Father in heaven is merciful, Luke 6:36(NIV) I may be perfect as he is perfect. Matthew 5:48(NIV)

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Pray for a Tender Conscience and God-Wrought Love

Petition 3.21 | NIV

I must pray that my conscience may be always tender and that I may live a life of repentance.

Lord, remove from me my heart of stone and give me a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19(NIV)

Make me afraid of every kind of evil, 1 Thessalonians 5:22(NIV) and careful not to be outwitted by Satan, since I am not unaware of his schemes. 2 Corinthians 2:11(NIV)

Lord, give me the happiness which they have who fear you always; Psalm 128:1(NIV) that when I think I am standing firm, I may be careful that I don’t fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12(NIV)

I must pray to God to work in me charity and brotherly love.

Lord, put on me that love which binds all virtues together in perfect unity, Colossians 3:14(NIV) that I may keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace, Ephesians 4:3(NIV) and may live in the love of peace, that the God of love and peace may be with me. 2 Corinthians 13:11(NIV)

Lord, give me to love my neighbor as myself with that love which is the fulfillment of the law; Romans 13:9-10(NIV) to love others deeply, from a pure heart, 1 Peter 1:22(NIV) that by this all men may know that I am one of Christ’s disciples. John 13:35(NIV)

And as I have been taught by God to love others, give me to abound therein more and more; 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10(NIV) and as I have opportunity, to do good to all people; Galatians 6:10(NIV) and as far as it depends on me, to live at peace with everyone, Romans 12:18(NIV) always making every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Romans 14:19(NIV)

Lord, make me able to love my enemies, to bless those who curse me, to pray for those who persecute me, and to do good to those who hate me; Matthew 5:44(KJV) bearing with others and forgiving others in love, as the Lord has forgiven me. Colossians 3:13(NIV)

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Pray for the Fear of God and for the Love of God to be Rooted in you

Petition 3.20 | NIV

I must pray for the fear of God.

Lord, work in me that fear of you, which is the beginning of wisdom, Psalm 111:10(NIV) which teaches a man wisdom, Proverbs 15:33(NIV) and which is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. Proverbs 14:27(NIV)

Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name; Psalm 86:11(NIV) that I may keep your commandments, which is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13(NIV)

O inspire me to fear you, so that I may never turn away from you. Jeremiah 32:40(NIV) Let me be devoted to your fear; Psalm 119:38(KJV) and let me always be zealous for the fear of the LORD. Proverbs 23:17(NIV)

I must pray that the love of God and Christ may be rooted in me and, in order to that end, that the love of the world may be rooted out of me.

Give me grace, I beg you, to love you, the Lord my God, with all my heart and soul and mind and strength, Mark 12:30(NIV) which is the first and greatest commandment; Matthew 22:37-38(NIV) to set my love upon you; Psalm 91:14(NIV) and to delight myself always in you; and therein I shall have the desires of my heart. Psalm 37:4(NIV)

Circumcise my heart to love you, the Lord my God, with all my heart and with all my soul, that I may live. Deuteronomy 30:6(NIV)

O that God may pour out his love into my heart by the Holy Spirit! Romans 5:5(NIV)

O that Jesus Christ may be very precious to me, as he is to all who believe; 1 Peter 2:7(NIV) that he may be in my account outstanding among ten thousand, Song of Solomon 5:10(NIV) and altogether lovely; and that he may be my lover and my friend: Song of Solomon 5:16(NIV) That though I have not seen him, yet I may love him; and even though I do not see him now, I may believe in him and be filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. 1 Peter 1:89NIV)

Let Christ’s love for me constrain me to live no longer for myself, but for him who died for me and was raised again. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15(NIV)

And, Lord, grant that I may not love the world or anything in the world, because if anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him; 1 John 2:15(NIV) grant that I may set my mind on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:2(NIV)

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Pray for Faith

Petition 3.19 | NIV

I must pray for faith.

Lord, grant to me to believe; Philippians 1:29(NIV) for the faith by which I am saved is not from myself, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8(NIV)

Lord, increase my faith, Luke 17:5(NIV) and supply what is lacking in it, 1 Thessalonians 3:10(NIV) that I may be strengthened in my faith and give glory to God. Romans 4:20(NIV)

Lord, give me so to be crucified with Christ that the life I live in the body, I may live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me; Galatians 2:20(NIV) and so to always carry around with me the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in my mortal body. 2 Corinthians 4:10(NIV)

Just as I have received Christ Jesus as Lord, enable me to continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as I have been taught, overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7(NIV)

Let every word of yours be of value to me, being combined with faith, Hebrews 4:2(NIV) by which I accept your testimony and certify that God is truthful. John 3:33(NIV)

I beg you, work in me that faith which is sure of what I hope for and certain of what I do not see, Hebrews 11:1(NIV) by which I may fix my eyes not on what is seen, which is temporary, but on what is unseen, which is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18(NIV)

Enable me by faith to set the LORD always before me, Psalm 16:8(NIV) and to have my eyes ever on him, Psalm 25:15(NIV) so that I may act in everything as seeing him who is invisible and may look ahead to my reward. Hebrews 11:26-27(NIV)

Let my heart be purified by faith, Acts 15:9(NIV) and let it be my victory that overcomes the world. 1 John 5:4(NIV) Let me be kept from fainting by believing that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13(KJV)

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Pray for Grace to Sanctify your Nature

Petition 3.18 | NIV

To sanctify my nature, to plant in me all holy principles and dispositions, and to increase every grace in me.

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify me through and through; and I pray God, may my whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of my Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls me is faithful and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24(NIV)

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Psalm 51:10-12(NIV)

Write your law on my heart and put it in my mind, Jeremiah 31:33(NIV) that I may be a letter from Christ, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on a tablet of stone but on a tablet of human heart; 2 Corinthians 3:3(NIV) that the law of my God being in my heart, my feet may not slip, Psalm 37:31(NIV) and I may desire to do your will, O God; Psalm 40:8(NIV) may delight in God’s law in my inner being. Romans 7:22(NIV)

O that I may wholeheartedly obey the form of teaching to which I have been entrusted, Romans 6:17(NIV) that my whole soul may be leavened by it; Matthew 13:33(NIV) and that I may not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of my mind; Romans 12:2(NIV) that I may not conform to the evil desires I had when I lived in ignorance, but as an obedient child, may I be holy in all I do, as he who called me is holy. 1 Peter 1:14-15(NIV)

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Pray for Grace to Direct your Conscience and Make you Wise

Petition 3.17 | NIV

To direct my conscience, to show me the way of my duty, and to make me a wise, knowing, judicious Christian.

Lord, give me a wise and discerning heart, 1 Kings 3:9(NIV) that skill which in all cases brings success; Ecclesiastes 10:10(NIV) that wisdom of the prudent which is to give thought to their ways. Proverbs 14:8(NIV)

This I pray, that my love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that I may be able to discern things that differ and understand what is best; that I may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9-11(NIV)

O that I may be filled with the knowledge of your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding; that I may live a life worthy of God and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1:9-10(NIV)

Teach me your way, O God, and lead me in a straight path because of my observers. Psalm 27:11(NIV)

When I do not know what to do, my eyes are upon you; 2 Chronicles 20:12(NIV) then let me hear the Lord behind me, saying, “This is the way; walk in it,” so that I do not turn to the right or to the left. Isaiah 30:21(NIV)

Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. Psalm 119:133(NIV)

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Pray for Grace to Bring God’s Truth to your Memory

Petition 3.16 | NIV

To help my memory, that the truths of God may be ready to me whenever I have occasion to use them.

Lord, let your Spirit teach me all things and remind me of everything you have said to me, John 14:26(NIV) that the word of Christ may dwell in me richly in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Colossians 3:16(NIV)

Lord, grant that I may pay more careful attention to what I have heard, so that I do not drift away; Hebrews 2:1(NIV) and may I hold firmly to the word that has been preached to me, and not believe in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:2(NIV)

Lord, give me a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures, Acts 18:24(NIV) so that I may be thoroughly equipped for every good work; 2 Timothy 3:17(NIV) and, having been well instructed about the kingdom of heaven, may I, like a good owner of a house, bring out of my storeroom new treasures as well as old. Matthew 13:52(NIV)

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Pray for Grace to Keep you in the Way of Truth

Petition 3.15 | NIV

To lead me into and keep me in the way of truth; and if in anything I am in error, to rectify my mistake.

Let the Spirit of truth guide me into all truth, John 16:13(NIV) and show me where I have been wrong. Job 6:24(NIV)

Teach me what I cannot see; Job 34:32(NIV) and enable me to test everything, so as to hold on to the good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21(NIV)

Lord, grant that I may not be as an infant, tossed back and forth, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the craftiness of men; instead, speaking the truth in love, may I in all things grow up into Christ who is the Head. Ephesians 4:14-15(NIV)

Lord, give me so to do your will, that I may know that your teaching comes from God; John 7:17(NIV) and that I may know the truth, so that the truth may set me free, John 8:32(NIV) may set me free indeed. John 8:36(NIV)

Enable me, I pray, to keep the pattern of sound teaching, which I have heard, with faith and love in Christ Jesus, 2 Timothy 1:13(NIV) and to continue in what I have learned and have become convinced of. 2 Timothy 3:14(NIV)

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Pray for Grace to Instruct you in the Things of God

Petition 3.14 | NIV

More particularly, I must pray for grace:

To teach and instruct me, and make me knowing and intelligent in the things of God.

Give me so to call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, to look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, that I may understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. Proverbs 2:3-5(NIV)

Grant that all your people might know you, from the least of us to the greatest, Hebrews 8:11(NIV) and to press on to know you; Hosea 6:3(NIV) and so to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent, that it may be eternal life to us. John 17:3(NIV)

Give me the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that I may know Christ better. Enlighten the eyes of my heart in order that I may know the hope to which he has called me and the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints; that I might experience his incomparably great power for those who believe – that power which is like the working of his mighty strength. Ephesians 1:17-19(NIV)

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law and gospel. Psalm 119:18(NIV)

Give me to know the certainty of the things I have been taught; Luke 1:4(NIV) and let my knowledge grow up to the full riches of complete understanding, in order to know the mystery of God, namely, Christ. Colossians 2:2(NIV) Deal with your servant according to your love, and teach me your decrees. I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes. Psalm 119:124-125(NIV) May my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word, Psalm 119:169(NIV) that good understanding which they have who follow your precepts, for to you belongs eternal praise. Psalm 111:10(NIV)

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Pray for God’s Grace to Equip you for Everything Good and to Beget and Sustain New Life

Petition 3.13 | NIV

I must pray for grace to equip me for every good thought, word, and work, that I may not only be kept from sin, but may be in everything as I should be, and do as I should do.

Let Christ become for me not only righteousness from God, but wisdom, holiness, and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30(NIV)

Let me be planted together in the likeness of Christ’s death and resurrection, that just as he was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, I too may live a new life. Romans 6:4(NIV)

That the work of grace may be wrought where it has not yet begun.

Lord, teach transgressors your ways and let sinners turn back to you. Psalm 51:13(NIV) Let the disobedient be turned to the wisdom of the righteous and make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Luke 1:17(NIV)

Let those be made alive who are yet dead in transgressions and sins: Ephesians 2:1(NIV) Say to them, “Live!” Yes, say to them, “Live!” Ezekiel 16:6(NIV) And the time shall be a time of love. Ezekiel 16:8(KJV)

Open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified. Acts 26:18(NIV)

By the blood of the covenant, free the prisoners from the waterless pit, so that they may return to your fortress as prisoners of hope. Zechariah 9:11-12(NIV)

Let the word of God prevail to the demolishing of strongholds and the demolishing of arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and let every thought be taken captive to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5(NIV)

That where it has begun it may be carried on and at length perfected, and the foundation that has been well laid may be happily built upon.

By your power, fulfill in me every good purpose and every act prompted by my faith. 2 Thessalonians 1:11(NIV)

Let the God who began a good work in me carry it on to completion until the day of Christ. Philippians 1:6(NIV)

Fulfill, O God, your purposes for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever – do not abandon the work of your hands. Psalm 138:8(NIV)

Lord, let your grace be sufficient for me, and let your power be made perfect in weakness, that where I am weak, there I may be strong, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10(NIV) strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10(NIV)