A Prayer of Repentance

There comes a time in your life when you no longer are who you were. Thank God.
A time in your life when you've gained just a morsel of wisdom that guides the voices within. Thank God.
That you can confidently stand up for what you truly believe in regardless of the awkward looks from across the table. Once again, thank God.

No longer a slave of society and its pressures to perform. Today is a new day. Today is the day that I have made a choice. A choice that praises our God, one that honors Him, yet first, one that humbly asks for His forgiveness.

We have all done things we aren't proud of, things that are less than favourable, and even things that have dishonoured our most cherished loved ones. Thank God, that our Lord can offer us forgiveness in our weakest of times. His mercy and love overshadow all things and as His children, we receive His never ending forgiveness, with a true repentant heart.

I thank Him today for the wisdom He has shown me. As usual, it comes with some pain and discomfort, but then again, for those of us who make mistakes, so it should. I feel a strong calling to the church today, a calling to please and serve God. The capacity of which this will manifest itself, I do not know. The manner in which I serve Him, has yet to come forth. But do know this, it is a calling.

A desire deep inside to please Him, to do His will, to the best of my ability. To shed the skins of old, and to put on a new coat of armour, in His life. How blessed is he who is called by the Lord, in our darkness, in our despair, in our most troubled weakness. How can this be? How can he look upon us sinners as worthy to march for Him.

It is within the depths of my soul, I ask thee for your forgiveness. With a repentant heart, I beseech thee. A prayer of hope to continue on in Your name, to act according to Your will, to honour those around me and to bring Your light to the world.

I thank You O Lord, for seeing something greater in me than I can see myself. I thank You for sending me those angels that surround me with Your grace. I thank You for the most loving and kind man You so graciously blessed me with, that I will honour all the days of my life.

Today I will stand for You.

In Christ.