Christian Living

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God save me from the love of myself

God save me from love of Praise

God save me from serving you to be rewarded by men

God save me from preaching what others should do and not doing it myself

God save me from Hypocrisy and gossip I call prayer

God save me from ministering in your name but not calling on you by name each day

God save me from work for you and not worshiping towards you

God save me from talking about love for you but not taking time with you

God save me from titles and entitlements

God save me from pleasures that build the flesh but deny your Spirit

God save me from serving you to be well thought of by others

God save me from loving danger more than loving your peace

God save me from griping and complaining about simple things and then talking about sacrifice

God save me from using the Bible to make my point and thereby prove others wrong

God save me from being right all the time

God save me from a sharp tongue and a back biting spirit and calling it quick wittiness

God save me from pride in what I do and not glorying in my weakness

God save from leading by command and not by example

God save me from giving to others while always keeping the best for me

God save me from serving you and taking the glory and the rewards

God save me from using you to further my ministry and my agenda

God save me from praying only for my sins, myself, my work, my ministry, my stuff

God save me from preaching from my heart and not yours

God save me from seeking the lost as a notch on my belt or a bragging point

God save me from trying to be the most spiritual so other around me can be put down

God save me from the pecking order and using leadership as a place of advantage rather than service to others

God save me from looking to men for my provision rather than you

God save me from favoring people based upon what they give or bring to my life

God save me from loving those who love me while flippantly passing by those who have offended me

God save me from hating my enemies and using my friends

God save me from my egotistical knowledge that I use to impress or subdue others

God save me from not loving my wife or my children while running around the world to love others

God save me from having pity on the poor but not compassion

God save me from westernanity and justifying it as Christianity

God save me from using you rather than being used by you

God save me from a critical spirit that I disguise as discernment

God save me from confronting sin in others and not in my own life

God save me from confronting others while being contentious

God save me from giving advice when I simply need to pray

God save me from preaching to others while I neglect you and my own soul

God save me from fear of men while not fearing you
God save me from giving with out loving and saying I love without giving

Save me from tithing but boasting or wanting to see you move so others see how great I am

God save me from prostituting you gifts and using you power for my glory

God save me from laziness as I learn more about a television program than your word

God save me from wasting time when time is such a precious gift

God save me from seeking crowds to talk about you and not being alone with you

God save me from pushing my agenda and calling it your will

God save me from boasting about outer freedoms while hiding my secret inner sins

God save me from smooth talking to the powerful and harsh talking to the weak

God save me from thinking more highly of myself and looking out for my needs over others around me

God save me from asking for you power and anointing to impress the listener and trying to hold sway over them

God save me from wanting to be a good preacher and neglecting you hard truths to gain approval from man

God save me from getting my stories that other people suffered for

God save me from the hypocrisy, pride, contention, evil thoughts, lust full thinking, loving of the world and pleasure, boasting in my exploits, bragging about my spirituality all while leaving you in the dust and living from yesterdays Manna

Oh God have Mercy and save me from myself

Kevin J Turner

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