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PRAYER of SURRENDER
a past prayer in the new year....


God, be Thou exalted over my possessions.
Nothing of earth’s treasures shall seem dear unto me
if only Thou are glorified in my life.

Be Thou exalted over my friendships.
I am determined that Thou shalt be above all,
though I must stand deserted and alone in the midst of the earth.

Be Thou exalted above my comforts.
Though it mean the loss of bodily comforts and the carrying of heavy crosses,
I shall keep my vow made this day before Thee.

Be Thou exalted over my reputation.
Make me ambitious to please Thee
even if as a result I must sink into obscurity
and my name be forgotten as a dream.

Rise, O Lord, into Thy proper place of honor,
above my ambitions,
above my likes and dislikes,
above my family, my health and even my life itself.

Let me sink that Thou mayest rise above.


A.W. Tozer


p.s.
Lord, this is not the first time I prayed it, You knew that....
grant me the strength to live it day by day......
too easy to say ... too difficult to do...
but let me just "be" that way... according to Your will