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•A Prayer for When You Need a Reset in Faith and Life•By Anthony Valente👉 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)Have you ever been going strong…. for days, weeks, and even months, until one day you realize you’re not? You wonder if it’s just a slump or a phase or a hormonal spike, then admit it’s not going away…. whatever it is.To utter the words, “I think I need a reset,” can be scary.But what if?What if God, in all of His Sovereignty, leads us to those vulnerable places? What if all along, He is allowing us to run out of steam so that we will finally…. stop?What if a “reset” is exactly what you need? And what does that really mean? I found some interesting descriptions of what it means to reset something. Here are a few of them. • to set back to the initial state • to set anew • to adjust again after an initial failureHow different would our lives be if we asked God to set things anew and sincerely meant it? Would our daily routines look the same? Would our attitudes remain as they are?If you are sensing from the Holy Spirit that you need a real and lasting change in heart and mind, I encourage you to spend some unhurried time in that secret, quiet place, where you can meet with God. Our own Savior met with the Father in prayer, and prayed for all of us who are kept by Him. And in that prayer, He was specific about the things needed to live in this world but not be “of” it.Let's Pray Together:🙏 Loving Lord, I long for those moments early in my faith when I felt Your closeness, Your joy, Your energy and zest for life. I confess that the daily grind has ground down my passion for You. I confess that I allow the cares of the world to choke out the joy of the gospel. Lord, turn my heart toward You again. Fix my eyes on You, fix my heart on You. Help me have a reset in my faith and in my life, starting today. Renew my heart, renew my life for You and Your ways. Help me see the daily routines of life as moments to gracefully submit to Your will. Thank You for being the Lord of my life everyday. Thank You, Father, that in Christ all things are made new. Thank You that in Christ, old things have passed away, and I have been made a new creation, in HIM. Help me to truly understand that this amazing truth is not only something for the future but something that took place the moment I believed in Christ as Savior. I pray that I may come to a deeper understanding of what it is to be a part of a new, and heavenly creation in Christ. Thank You, Lord. I trust and love You, Lord.In Jesus’ Name,AMEN 🙏 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.(Ezekiel 36:26)Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.(Psalm 51:10)Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory. So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.(Colossians 3:1-10)Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”(John 3:3)I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.(John 15:5)When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.(1 Corinthians 13:11)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.(James 4:8)Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.(Romans 8:26)If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.(1 John 1:9)Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.(Acts 3:19)Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.(Romans 12:11)Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.(Leviticus 6:13)He touched my lips with the burning coal and said, "This has touched your lips, and now your guilt is gone, and your sins are forgiven." (Isaiah 6:7)The LORD of Heaven’s Armies will hover over Jerusalem and protect it like a bird protecting its nest. He will defend and save the city; he will pass over it and rescue it.”(Isaiah 31:5)And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(Acts 2:38)Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.(Romans 12:12)(pic verse)But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.(Luke 5:16)Artist 👨‍🎨 I Am With You Always - David Delfeld