Week 2

[Nicole Schocke Howard]

8. Lord, there is no source of greater joy for me than worshiping You. I come into Your presence with thanksgiving and bow before You this day. I exalt Your name, for You are great and worthy to be praised. You have put gladness in my heart (Psalm 4:7). All honor and majesty, strength and glory, holiness and righteousness are Yours, 0 Lord. You are gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy (Psalms 145:8). You are mighty in power and Your understanding is infinite (Psalm 147:5). You give food to the hungry and freedom to the prisoners. Thank You that You open the eyes of the blind and raise up those who are bowed down. (Psalm 146:7-8).

Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.
Psalm 50:23

9. Lord, help me to be a praising person. I want to worship Your way. Instruct me in what I need to know about worship and prayer so that I can become the worshiper and intercessor You have called me to be. Help me to make worshiping You a way of life.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.
Psalm 95:6-7

10. Lord, teach me to worship You with my whole heart the way you want me to. Make me a true worshiper. May praise and worship of You be my first response to every circumstance. I praise Your name this day, Lord, for You are good and Your mercy endures forever (Psalm 136:1). Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name (Psalm 63: 3-4). I will declare Your glory among the nations Your wonders among all peoples (Psalm 96:3). I worship You in the splendor of Your holiness and give You the glory due Your name (Psalm 29:2).

I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; for You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
Psalm 138:2

11. Lord, thank You that Your plans for my life are good, and You have a future for me that is full of hope. Thank You that You are always restoring my life to greater wholeness. I praise You and thank You that You are my Healer, my Deliverer, my Provider, my Redeemer, my Father, and my Comforter. Thank You for revealing Yourself to me through Your Word, through Your Son, Jesus, and through Your mighty works upon this earth and in my life. Thank You for Your love, peace, joy, faithfulness, grace, mercy, kindness, truth, and healing. Thank You that I can depend on You, for You and Your Word are unfailing. Thank You that You are the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Let all those rejoice who put their trust in You, let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You. For You, 0 Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.
Psalm 5:11-12


12. Lord, I pray You would show me what work I am supposed to be doing. If it is something other than what I am doing now, reveal it to me. If it is something I am to do in addition to what I am already doing, show me that too. Whatever it is You have called me to do, both now and in the future, I pray You will give me the strength and energy to get it done well. May I find great fulfillment and satisfaction in every aspect of it, even the most difficult and unpleasant parts. Thank You that in all labor there is profit of one kind or another (Proverbs 14:23).

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
Psalm 128:2

13. Lord, thank You for the abilities You have given me. Where I am lacking in skill help me to grow and improve so that I do my work well. Open doors of opportunity to use my kills and close doors that I am not to go through. Give me wisdom and direction about that. I commit my work to You, Lord, knowing You will establish it (Proverbs 16:3). May it always be that I love the work I do and be able to do the work I love. Establish the work of my hands so that what I do will find favor with others and be a blessing for many. May it always be glorifying to You.

Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 90:17

14. Lord, bless the people I work for and with. May I always be a blessing and a help to each one of them. As I come in contact with others in my work, I pray that Your love and peace will flow through me and speak loudly of Your goodness. Enable me to touch them for Your Kingdom. Teach me to excel so that the result of what I do successfully. According to Your Word I pray that I will not lag in diligence in my work, but remain fervent in spirit, serving You in everything I do (Romans 12:11).

The blessing of the Lord makes on rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:22
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