My Prayer

I wrote this prayer in my journal today:

Dear Lord,

I repent of assuming that people won't/don't like me and that people don't care about me. Thank You for forgiving me; I forgive myself.

I can't give people the benefit of the doubt without some insight from You, Jesus. How do You see people? It's not hard for me to be compassionate with nonChristians and to not lay expectations on them. It's the Christians that I have trouble with. Lord, give me Your eyes to see Your love in them, regardless of how they behave. Your word is truth, and Your word says that You live in Your people. Some Christians are trying to make themselves good without abiding in You, their Vine. I've been there and I know all too well how much of a failure that's ALWAYS going to be. Father, please help them and me to see that looking to You and listening to You are the most important things we do in a day, and this is the only way to become like You. Help us to allow Your love to flow through us instead of trying to manufacture love apart from You. And please help us to know Your love more; since we love because You first loved us (1 John 4:19).

In Jesus' name,

Amen