I Dare You

I dare you to pray one or more of these. If you take the dare, it should probably be ended with "Please help me to really mean what I just said." I know I have to do that quite often. Lips are cheap, but hearts are priceless.

1) Take away ANYTHING in my life that is keeping me from growing closer to you and experiencing the full joy I could be in our relationship.

2) Show me the sin in my life and do WHATEVER IT TAKES to remove it.

3) Always keep me humble before you, NO MATTER WHAT.

4) If it brings you greater glory with it than without it, BRING SUFFERING into my life.

5) Help me to always both boldly speak the truth, and speak it in love, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.

6) Give me the desire to go ANYWHERE you want, ANYTIME you want, to do ANYTHING you want.

7) Help me to be more and more like Jesus, AT ANY COST.

8) Help me to ALWAYS be a witness for you, NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE THINK.

9) Help me to see the world through your eyes, NO MATTER HOW IT CHANGES ME.

10) Help me to love ALL people like you love them, NO MATTER WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

For the record, I have foolishly been too chicken (read selfish and sinful, among other things) to pray these as written. It's pretty easy to figure out which words I change or omit. Yet, I know in my mind that this is the kind of attitude we should have, and it is the one that brings God the most glory and us the most joy.

Grace and peace brothers, sisters, and friends.