Prayer against complaining ... praying for the "good report"

***Prayer against complaining
          ...and praying for the "good report"

Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

Your Word:

Philippians 2:14-16
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life;

Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

REVERENCE:
You, Jesus Christ are the Way, the Truth and the Life; You lead us to the Father and before the throne of grace where we find help in time of need.

You are the God of justice. You define honesty and have declared that all men are liars. You know O God.

You purity is beyond what we can imagine. You shine. You are lovely and all good things come from You.

James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Your virtues are boundless, more than we can comprehend.

RESPONSE:
Let praise burst forth from our full beings to contemplate and enjoy Your beauty. Establish Your light in us and let it shine before men to Your good pleasure.

Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Father, what a turnaround this would be for the United States and in our daily lives.

Forgive us for the times, each day, when we grumble.
We grumble about everything from our President to our neighbor.
We gravitate towards the negative and complain at every step.
We are focused on our needs and defy anything that gets in our way to achieve them.
Forgive us.

Forgive us when we are in traffic, and the person in front is slow.
Forgive us when we are in the store and can't find what we need.
Forgive us when we are home and the house needs attention.
Forgive us, especially when we are with others and they don't seem to understand that our needs are more important than their needs.
Forgive us.

REQUESTS:

• Motivate us to turn our attention to the needs of others and the work You are doing.
• Generate a desire to uplift others and edify them in our daily conversations.
• Help us to release to You the serving of justice.
• Give us discernment on how to respond in a productive manner, when change is needed.
• Especially, equip us to turn our murmurings and complaints into prayers for those who haven't conformed to our needs.

READINESS:
Father, what a change there would be in every life if we ceased our murmurings and complaining. Our personal lives would be better. Our families would be happier. Our physical bodies would be healthier.

Saturate us with Your goodness. You, who anoint our heads with oil so that our cup runneth over...pour out Your oil of blessing and establish our hearts as satisfied with You.

REJOICING:
You are the God of consummate goodness. You touch us when we aren't looking. You bless when we don't notice.

Hallelujah to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Let us go our way rejoicing in the LORD our God, who knows us by name...

... that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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