UNDERSTANDING AND INSIGHT

Dear God, I pray that I understand what is going on now in my life. May I have Your higher Mind come through my human mind to give me insight. My human mind, dear God, is confused, and does not understand. I do not comprehend the reasons for the happenings and, God, I need to ask You, why? I know that You have the answer God, and I pray that I am given that answer. I pray that I can see from a higher vantage point.

I know that at any given point in my life, I only see a small portion of the overall tapestry that makes up my life. I know that You have an overall plan of good for my life and I ask You to help me to comprehend it. Help me to see and reason why this will turn to good, because to the appearances of my eyes, I am blind to that good at this present moment. I know that You have the last word in my life, God, and that last word will always be good. I pray that You will take away my pain as I wait for my higher answer. I know that You will turn the situation into good, and I am willing to cooperate to do everything within my human power to bring about your Divine good in my life. I pray that I will understand the people in my life and why they do the things they do and the reasons behind their actions. I pray that I will understand with more than my past experience.

I pray that I will understand people with the wisdom of Your Mind that knows all people and all situations that people find themselves in.

I pray that I will understand, with deep insight, people's actions and reactions. I pray that I will understand why these people in my life decided to act in this way. I pray that I will have insight, insight that is higher than just a small individual limited isolated event. May I see the overall plan of good for my life and know that this one event is not the end all, it is just a blip in the road on the pathway to the endless good that You have prepared for me.

Dear God, I pray that You will turn the situation, both in my mind and in my environment, to a demonstrable, livable good. I pray that I begin experiencing good from this situation, in my thoughts about it and in my outer life immediately. Help me to realize that for everything there is a season and that the green will bloom again, and the flowers will spring up forth in my life to decorate my days with joy. I pray that I am not locked into a painful past or to this event by reliving it over and over in my mind. I pray that I can realize that I am not a victim.

This event is now past. It has no power over me. It no longer exists in my life. Only You hold power over my life, and I know You love me. I realize, God, that through my free will I am the one that has to make the decision to walk towards a brighter tomorrow.

Therefore I shake the dust off my feet of this unwanted experience and I willingly walk forward. Dear God, I ask for You to empower me as I move in positive directions in mind and in body. I pray for the insight to know when, and how, to make my journey towards Your good. I pray that You will give me understanding so that I can utilize the best traits in myself from the knowledge of studying the good and bad in those that have been in my life in this experience. I know that I can learn from the bad as well as the good.

I pray that You will also give me insight and understanding about myself, show me things that I have been blind to, both good and bad held in my soul, so that I can develop, and follow You down the road of Your perfection. I pray that my mind is fertile soil for Your Divine understanding. I know that the clouds over my present life are just temporarily there until the winds of the Holy Spirit move.

Dear God, please give me a glimpse in mind of the good that will be in my life tomorrow so that I may be empowered in my hope. I pray that I will know, in my human mind, the things that are spiritual. I pray that I will be given understanding and insight beyond my schooling, training, Bible studies and what I have learned through a lifetime of going to church. May I have the truth of spirituality directly from You so that I may forgive and love like You do. I pray for understanding and insight that is broad and expansive. May it be a growing thing inside of me and never limited by my own human reasoning. I pray that my understanding and insight is from your continuous wellspring flowing within me. I do not live in a world that is just black and white. May my opinions never just be black and white. May I see a Your rainbow of God possibilities.

God, I pray for eyes that can see. I know there are roads in my life that will lead me to new people and experiences that I need. I pray also that I find them. I pray that from now on I am gifted with understanding and insight ahead of time so that I may be fully prepared for any and all events that will come my way, and I will know how to enter my future with success and victory.

In Jesus Christ's name, Amen

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STANDING FIRM, WITH GOD

Dear God, help me be
patient as I wait for the right
outcome to be made manifest in the
situation I currently face.
I know that Your Spirit is with me and within me,
and I know that You, God, are more powerful
than the problem.
My faith in you is steadfast.

In Jesus Christ's name, Amen

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GOD IS WORKING FOR GOOD

I decree for you that you are
faith-filled and patient as God's
light leads you to your highest good.
I ask you to hold in your thoughts and
in your prayers continuously this thought:
I AM FAITHFILLED AND PATIENT AS GOD'S LIGHT LEADS ME TO MY HIGHEST GOOD.
Remember what it says in Romans 8:28:
"In everything God works for good."
Not in some things, not only for some people,
but in everyone's life, God works for good.
Believe that and have patience in that.
Know that God is with you.
God Bless You!

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TAKING COMMAND

"Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and
there was a great calm.
Mark 4:39

Jesus Christ issued this command to the wind and
the waves when His disciples became alarmed and fearful
because of the stormy sea.
Immediately "the wind ceased, and
there was great calm."

How great must have been Jesus' realization of
His mastery over all
circumstances.

You, too, can take command of
your life and circumstances of your life.
Through the power of God with you and within you,
you can assume leadership over your life and give
the directive of peace and serenity to
fearful thoughts within you and the troubling
conditions about you.

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Say this prayer today before thinking about any problem:

"God empowers, protects, surrounds, and infills me.
God radiates forth from me, clearing my way.
My way is paved with the good of God; nothing but good awaits me and mine.
My problem dissipates now before the radiant life of God.
My mind and body, in all circumstances, are cleansed, renewed, and regenerated into newness of life.
I proclaim with Jesus, "God and I are one."

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Inspiration Concerning Adversity

Though the road was steep and long,
And through a dark and lonely land,
God set upon my lips a song,
And put a lantern in my hand. - Anonymous

How To Handle Something That You Believe is More Than You Can Handle:
In a moment we can change our whole world by going to God and saying,
"God, I need Your help. I know You are for me and not against me.
I know that through Your power coming through me,
I can change this situation - starting with my opinion of it." - Christopher Ian Chenoweth

Napoleon Hill said, "Every adversity, every failure, every heartache
carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit."

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles,
have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens,
but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." Walt Disney

I have felt in a strange land and longing for familiar landmarks.
When I feel such a hungering, I try to draw
very close to God and rest in the assurance that all is well.
I know that God would not have me struggle with
unknown things, or talk of that which I have not proved.
I realize that that which God would have me do God
inspires in me, that it is very easy to do God's will,
and that when I thus conduct myself, a great peace and
friendliness comes and abides. - Myrtle Fillmore, Healing Letters

I am here only to be truly helpful.
I am here to represent Him who sent me.
I do not have to worry about what to say or what to do,
because He who sent me will direct me.
I am content to be wherever He wishes,
knowing He goes there with me.
I will be healed as I let Him teach me to heal. - A Course in Miracles

"Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity." - Og Mandino

"Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful." - Zig Ziglar

"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course." - William Shakespeare

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REFRAME ADVERSITY

Dear God, when I face adversity
let me have the wisdom not to curse it.
I welcome it because You are by my side helping
me every step of my way.
I pray that I will become more skilled at asking for Your help.
More wise at realizing Your ever-abiding presence - ever with me.
Together, we will make success.
Together, we will walk past this momentary seeming setback.
Together, we will celebrate victory.

In Jesus Christ's name ... Amen

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GOD IS AT WORK

The great creative energies of God
are at work in my life - ever renewing,
ever restoring, ever-refreshing.
I decree, in Jesus Christ's name, that
God's great creative energies spring
forth new within me.
God's power is present within me,
and I am capable of rising up.
God fills me with new Divine hope and new
Divine enthusiasm for my life.
God is active in every thought of
my mind, creating for me
a perfect outcome.
Amen

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Overcoming Adversity

Dear God, I am facing adversity in my life.
I choose not to face it alone.
I consent to Your ever-abiding help.
I am ready and willing to accept Your guidance.
I am ready to be changed for the better.
Help me to transform this adversity into a strength.
Help me not to get bogged down in the valley of the problem.
Uplift me to new heights, that I was blind to before.
I pray that this adversity is a turning point in my life.
I do not accept that this adversity is here to stay.
Your power, Your authority, Your will works through me now.
God's total transformation will re-create me.
I give thanks now, I will give thanks every day of my life.

In Jesus Christ's name... Amen

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Prayer for Challenging Times

Dear God, in the most difficult and challenging times, I recognize You.
Your tender and merciful love is with me and working for me.
I turn to You for comfort and reassurance.
I find courage and trust to live my life triumphantly.
I am comforted.
Even though it may seem, that because of some loss the door to my good has closed,
I know that You provide another door to new, undiscovered good.
I ask Your help to move past feelings of discouragement
and cross over the threshold to true comfort, peace, and joy.
Your loving kindness comforts my mind, body, and emotions.
Your loving kindness provides for complete healing and restoration.
I know, Your Will for me is abundant good, which is expressed in infinite ways.
When I know this in faith, I am comforted and uplifted.

In Jesus Christ's name... Amen

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RELY ON GOD

Dear God, in times of adversity,
and on days where everything seems perfect,
I pray that I remember to rely totally on You. I am tired
of the struggle, stress, and strain
of going it alone.
I am ready to rely on something greater than
my own self. I pray that my awareness is so spiritual
that I never forget You are
my help in every need.
Thank you God!
Amen

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HIGHER GROUND

Dear God, I know that all good comes from You.
Therefore, I take the time to lift my thoughts from the situation
I am facing to higher ground.
Through prayer, I enter into the spiritual stillness
and begin to see the situation in new light.
In prayer, I slow down the rush of thoughts,
and let the wisdom of God move me into new,
positive ways of thinking.
I ask that You give me Divine ideas to move gently through my mind,
as I open myself, through prayer, to receive them.

In Jesus Christ's name ... Amen

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ADVERSITY (hymn) TAKE MY HAND PRECIOUS LORD

Take my hand, Precious Lord,
Lead me on, let me stand.
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.
Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light.
Take my hand, Precious Lord, lead me home.

When my way grows drear, Precious Lord, linger near
When my life is almost gone.
Hear my cry, hear my call, hold my hand, lest I fall.
Take my hand, Precious Lord, lead me home.

When the darkness appears and the night draws near
And the day is past and gone,
At the river I stand,
Guide my feet, hold my hand.
Take my hand, Precious Lord, lead me home.

(Thomas A Dorsey - "Precious Lord" was Martin Luther King Junior's favorite hymn)

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I Ask for Strength

Dear God, I ask this day for strength, as I view some others in my life.
Help me.
I pray that I am totally responsible FOR me and that I am responsible TO them.
Let me show, in my life, that I love You with all of my heart,
all of my soul,
all of my mind,
and all of my strength.
Then help me to love my neighbor, realizing this is God's neighborhood and all people are neighbors.
Help me to love my neighbor as I love myself.
I pray for every loved one who comes to mind this day.
I pray for a Divine intervention to happen in their lives.
I pray for a spiritual awakening to happen in their minds and their hearts so they,
too, can make the personal decision in their own way to dedicate their complete heart,
soul, mind, and strength to You.
If they have to go down a path that is filled with things that I would want to
keep them from, I pray that whatever that path is, it is exactly what they need
to have the awakening to become ultimately the best person in Christ that they can be.
Thank You, God, for this awareness of You in me and in them.

In Jesus Christ's name... Amen.

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Prayer of Restoration

Dear God,
Enlighten what's dark in me
Strengthen what's weak in me
Mend what's broken in me
Bind what's bruised in me
Heal what is sick in me,
and lastly...
Revive whatever peace and love
has died in me... Amen
(Submitted)

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Yet More

Dear God I know that no matter how bleak the outlook seems...
there is yet more.
Because You are by my side.
I have reason to hope.
I have reason to believe in more.
Dear God, You are the more in my life.

In Jesus Christ's name... Amen

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Successful in Overcoming

Dear God, I know that with Your Spirit working within me,
I will be successful in overcoming all the temporary challenges
that I face. Before I outwardly dress and groom in the morning,
preparing for another day, I remember to put on faith.
I put on the consciousness of Your power, love and self-control.

I agree to turn to you at the first moment of any fear, doubt, hesitation,
or worry. I ask today that I am equipped with a power beyond
my human power. I ask today that I am equipped with a love beyond
my human ability to love. I ask today that I am equipped with self-control
that is beyond yesterday's self-control, that might have quivered
in the face of temptation of former habits.

I now realize it is more important to put on a consciousness of You,
dear God, inside of myself, than what I do in preparing the outer look
of my hair and wardrobe. I now go forth with God's power with me,
excited and in anticipation of the good that I will find in this God-empowered day.

In Jesus Christ's name...Amen

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PRAYER FOR NEW LIFE

"We have been born anew to a living hope... To an inheritance which is
imperishable. 1 Peter 1:3,4

Dear God, I pray that You totally cleanse me THIS day. May I experience
life, totally and completely fresh.

Dear God, brighten my vision. I consent to the veils being lifted from my
eyes. I pray that You will help me walk from the darkness, into the
constant light and illumination You freely offer. I pray that if I
discover that I have a black cloud hanging over me, I now ask You to help
me rise above it, to the clear, blue, cloudless skies of God's truth. I
do realize, through self-examination, that I have a black cloud hanging
over some of my past experiences, and my opinions about them. I consent,
now, to rising above and beyond former human idea and opinion. I ask for
the Grace of God in a new day. I pray for the empowerment to experience
and express life anew, not repeating the failed attempts of yesterday. I
ask Your help in reinventing myself and my life.

I pray for great happiness and joy as I express my true purpose on my daily path.

I pray, dear God, that all fatigue is cast out. I pray that You will
fortify my immune system with almighty power. There is a new energy now
that is coming directly from the Christ. In and through me, it circulates
its life giving power. I pray that You will help me uncover the glories
that as of yet have been undiscovered. In the past, I have been blind but
pray now for new God-given sight. I pray that you empower me and enable
me to go into a period of great recovery.

I pray that no matter what my age, I am entering a spring of my life where
new growth and blooming are evident to all.

I pray that you will un-dull my five senses and increase my awareness,
spiritually. May I look at life again with wonder as if I am tasting,
seeing, touching, hearing, and smelling for the first time. I pray that I
do not miss even one blessing. I pray that I am thankful, constantly, and
ever aware of the cornucopia of good that is daily presenting itself to me.

I pray that I bounce out of bed in the morning and have boundless energy
throughout the day, living fully every moment of my day. I pray that I
sleep soundly at night, satisfied that I am living fully as God's complete
child. I pray that I have spiritual revelations in my dreams.

I pray that no part of my life is anchored in disillusionment, but I pray
that every area is anchored in hope and excitement that each new day
brings. God is a god of all possibilities and I am a person that believes
in God possibilities. Help me, God, to eliminate and release the old and
the worn-out, so that I can experience fresh new life.

I now consent, in the name of Jesus Christ, to shift into a higher level
of life and living.

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PRAYER of Release of The Bad and Acceptance of God's Good

RIGHT NOW, this moment, dear God, I release my problems to You
in one complete gesture, without holding back anything.
I release my anxiety, doubts, and confusion.
I ask that You will give me the ideas to quickly solve my problems
with God-speed, perfection, and ease. God, I ask that You will show me the way.
Divine wisdom provides me with the right answers.
Dear God, I have not always known that Your will for me is ever-present,
everlasting good. I have not always known that You are with me as an abiding presence,
the instant answer to every problem, the abundant supply for my every need.
I have not always been ready to accept the good that You offer in every situation,
because I have not always known that Your presence and help is ever at hand.

Today, I am ready, with all my heart, to accept Your help, advice, and guidance.
I am ready to accept the good that You have prepared for me.
All doubts and fears have left me.

With Your empowerment, I feel free and unlimited.
I ask that You give me the vision to see the solution to my problem
and the focus to see new opportunity that is at hand.

I thank You, God, that, at the right time and in the right way,
Your solutions are manifest.
Your good comes to me and all concerned in Divine order;
and in regular sequence, there is a steady stream of God's good pouring into my life
and into all lives from every direction.

In Jesus Christ's name...Amen

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PRAYER TO CHANGE YOUR MIND

"So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any incentive of love, any
participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy
by being OF THE SAME MIND, having the same love, being in full accord and
of one mind... HAVE THIS MIND AMONG YOURSELVES WHICH IS YOURS IN CHRIST JESUS."
Philippians 2:1-5

There is a power beyond your power. There is a wisdom beyond your wisdom.
There is an understanding beyond that which you can now understand or
comprehend. You are now open and receptive in human mind to God's Divine
ideas. Connected to the Creator, you are also connected to the power,
wisdom, and understanding of the ages.

We pray, today, in Jesus Christ's name, that you have the highest of high
thought processes, thinking in and through you. We pray, today, that you
perceive and do things not known by you before. A God-given instinct runs
through your thinking. You have a power of thought that knows right and
wrong. You understand, ahead of time, the right and proper way to
proceed. You are able to look at a situation and judge it aright. May
you have the God-given power to not need to judge by appearances, which
our human mind has relied upon too long. May you have the human eyes to
see past appearance, and the human mind to think and judge aright. May
there be a nucleus in every thought in your human mind that is God
thought. We pray that your human mind expands to greater awareness of God, this moment.

This is the day of reckoning and reasoning. This is the day of knowing
the truth and taking back your God-given right to think. You do not allow
others to think for you; you exercise your God-given mental ability and
think for yourself. You are set free in human mind. We are no longer
locked within a safe of limited thinking. With God thought, combined with
your thought, you are given the potential for a high IQ. We pray that
every cell in your brain regenerates to have the capacity to hold the God
thought that is given to it. The genius of God that came through the
great inventors, the creative masters, and today's wondrous idea people,
comes through you NOW.

Dear God, may I have this Mind that was in Christ Jesus. I pray that I
have the motivation to act on every idea You give me. I pray that I have
the human reasoning and Divine judgment to realize the difference between
a God-given idea and the human daydream. This Mind of Christ within me
now does not know prejudice, fear, or worry. This Mind of Christ knows
only faith, assuredness, and self-worth. I comprehend the comprehension
of the Christ. I perceive with the perception of the Christ. As rain
falls on thirsty soil, so my mind receives the plentiful ideas of God,
showering down upon me, night and day. I receive by opening my mind to
it. My mind is expanding, and its concepts are enlarging.

God's light is on the inside of my mind, eliminating all darkness, and it
triggers the light in my heart. My mind is too brilliant to hold
resentment, bitterness, or discord. God's mind of love washes me clean of
all unforgiveness. Every thought is filled with God and every thought is
filled with love for my fellow human, for my life, and for myself. I no
longer talk down my own abilities because new and higher mental abilities
are given every moment. I do not take the Lord's words and ideas in vain.
My brain is a vessel, a container that holds all my God-given mental
possibilities. The Mind of God surrounds me, and infills me with its
powers of perception and inventiveness. I touch the hem of the garment of
thought. I think original thoughts and use original thinking. I am
strong enough to be independent of thought. I am strong enough to be a
mental leader, exercising my God-given ability to think. I invent and I
create a better way to live my life and to help others.

As proper conditions bring forth the flower, so proper conditions are
bringing forth a flowering of my thought processes and mental capability.
The Mind of Christ helps lead me to a healthy mind, healthy emotions,
healthy body, and healthy lifestyle. I have peace of mind and nothing
stops the calm peace of my soul. I am calm in mind - my mind does not
know fear, for my mind only knows God. I think about God first. God is
first and foremost in every thought in my mind.

My former brain is bathed and immersed, baptized, in the Holy Spirit
(the WHOLE spirit of God). In mind, I see glimpses of my potential. I see
visions of who I can become. I see images of what can happen when God
happens in a situation. My mind is in gear and it is attached to the new
movement of my body. I move forward with great confidence and assurance of the Christ.

I am not a lonely island, I am connected to God, and God is connected to
me. Realizing that I never think alone, I face any mental challenge in
front of me, and do what needs to be done by me with confidence of
thinking. Everything in front of me becomes a doable task. I no longer
hold the concept of self-defeat in my human brain. There is a domino
reaction that causes old thought processes and opinions that are not up to
the Christ standard, to fall. I enter the promised land of genius. There
is a wind of God thought moving through me, cleaning out the debris. I am
the landlord of my mind apartment house, and I have the power to evict
tenants of thought that are taking up space and not paying their rent, to
my peace of mind and well-being.

No crystallized thought stands inside of my mind as a monument to a bad
happening in my past. God melds and molds, purifying, transmuting, old
thought to God thought. My reflections are clear and untainted by painful
memories. I am aware with an awareness that is spiritual and Divine.

I follow Jesus Christ first by thinking aright. My mind expands to new
possibilities, hopes, and dreams. I am no longer blocked in any area my
thinking. I am creative with the power of the creator. My mind always
grasps the idea that it can give more and think bigger. I am exploring,
with eager anticipation of adventure, the endless bounds of inner-space.

The curtains are open in the room of every aspect of my mind and the Son
rays - raises and filters in, eliminating all and any darkness, in every
nook or cranny, and I experience true joy.

Thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, perhaps millions of thoughts are
being bathed in the one light of Christ, that sees all and permeates all
with perfection of illumination.

My mind is not in a shell; my mind is no longer closed in on itself; it is
wide open to the fruits of Spirit. My mind, open to the broad expanses of
God, sees only hope on the horizon. God deposits Divine ideas, daily, and
I can make withdrawals as I need. I have a reserve that cannot be depleted.

In Jesus Christ's name...Amen

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AFFIRMATIONS

Despite all and through all, I have an inner calm, for the Spirit of God establishes peace within me.

I align myself spiritually with the Christ power with me, and with undaunted courage, I surmount ALL obstacles.

God is turning this situation, in my mind and in my environment, to a demonstrable, livable good.

Nothing can stand in the way of God, for God is greater.

God is doing a mighty work in me, and I will overcome.

With God's help, I can overcome ALL things.

God will turn this situation to good.

God gives me understanding and insight to overcome adversity.

Everything has a season, and green will grow again.

This event is now in the past. It has no power over me.

God has made me free, whole, and able to overcome all challenges.

God is in charge of my life and affairs, greater than any challenge I face.

God has made me free and whole and able to overcome all challenges!

God transmutes my adversity into fuel for great strength.

Every crisis offers me extra desired power from God.

God will see me through, and someday, looking back, I will be able to see how God turned this momentary chaos into good.

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