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Dear God,
Thank you that I’m feeling a little better. Thanks that I’ve gotten my schoolwork done. Thanks that youth group was good yesterday. I’m sorry for the stuff I’ve done wrong today. Please forgive me. I pray that I would become more like you, and get a chance to tell people about you. I pray that I would submit to your will, and not be rebellious. I pray that I would feel better, and sleep well tonight. I pray that I would do well on schoolwork tomorrow and the rest of the week. I pray that I would have peace about boys and my job and school and whatnot. I pray for my family, that they would all be God-honoring Christians, and that we would have close bonds. I pray especially for my dad’s side of the family. I pray for Aubrey, that she would do well in school and keep her faith. I pray for the mission field, and the missionaries in it, that they would be filled with your spirit. In your name,
LET IT BE SO

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Dear God,

Thank you that Saturdays exist. Seriously I don’t know what I would do without them. Thank you also for sunsets, and fireworks, and butterflies, and dancing. Thank you that you created me, and everyone else I know. Thank you that you gave me a family that loves and knows you. Thank you that I’m homeschooled, and thank you for all I have that I take for granted, like plumbing and ac. I pray that you would come soon (or at least when my family and friends are saved)! I pray that your will would be done and known in the lives of myself and the church. God, I have failed multiple times today. I pray you would forgive me. Please help me to do better, and remember that it is through grace and not works that I am saved, and that I’m not on my own, and not to get discouraged when I fail. I pray that you would help all the believers around the world, that you would provide for them, help them know your will, provide for them, and help them be transformed into your likeness. I pray for Amazima ministries, that you would give them what they need, food and clothing and money, and that Katie Majors would be strengthened daily. I pray for my family, that they would trust in you and love you, and that we would have close relationships and tight bonds as we grow up. I pray for myself, mostly with schoolwork. I need your help in this upcoming week, because I seriously get so worked up and stressed out that I can’t imagine it’s healthy, plus it’s showing in my schoolwork performance. I need to remember not to be anxious about anything, and pray to you when I’m upset. Give me your peace that transcends all understanding please, and remind me that this life, while I want to do the absolute best I can, is just a tiny little blip on the radar compared to heaven. Please help me also get a chance to watch iron man tomorrow. Oh, and I almost forgot, Aubrey doesn’t seem happy. I can’t say I blame her, but I do feel horrible about it. Help her just get through this year, and remember that she’s not alone. In your name,
LET IT BE SO

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Dear God,
Sorry I haven’t been able to do my devotions. It’s been a really rough week. I’ve spent hours studying, and gotten Cs on both tests. Mom says it’s because I don’t have confidence, but it’s kind of hard to have my first tests of the year be Cs and not be discouraged. I tried sooo hard and I still messed them up. I’m just kind of upset right now. And I’ve been crying too. It’s just really stressful. And the problem is, I stress out about being stressed out! So I can’t stop. And I have been having to get up early and stuff, and, I don’t know. I just really miss summer. Not to mention worrying about work, and my finances, and my home life, and my social life, and my free time, and my friends, and my spiritual life too. And then reading Philippians tonight, and seeing “don’t worry about anything, but tell your needs and give thanks to God” and “I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.” That kind of hit home. I’ve been worrying so much, and I haven’t let you do a thing. I guess part of it was me trying to do my bit, but I’m not God, and I can’t do it. I know that if this is how it is for two weeks, then it’s gonna get worse fast. And though that gives me every urge to panic and wish I was at the bottom of the ocean right now, please remind me that you’re right there to carry every bit of stress I can conjure. But that’s not all I’m dealing with. I’m chock full of self doubt, and I keep worrying about not being smart enough, not being able to get to the right college, having to push myself to the breaking point just to survive. I am really struggling right now. I need your help, badly. Help me remember that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Not all things but algebra, not all things but chemistry. All things. Please, take my worries. Help me remember that I’m not perfect, and that’s okay. You’ll work with what you’ve got. Help me stop crying. And please, help me get some sleep tonight. I pray for my friends, and j thank you for what you’ve done. Let all my family become Christians, and that little girl to wake up. In your name,
LET IT BE SO

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Dear Heavenly Father,
Let your name be praised. Let people understand what you have done and bless your name. Let us honor and worship you for all you have done and are continuing to do. God, I’m sorry for the sins I’ve committed today. I’m sorry for my pride, selfishness, stress, complaining, anxiety, anger, and self-doubt. Please forgive me. Please also help me stop doing that. I pray that you would also help me develop the proper view of sex and marriage, and that I would have the proper attitude towards it. I pray that you would help me during schoolwork and that I would do well and finish quickly and not stress about it. I pray that I would put any anxiety or stress I have on you, and not worry that I’m not good enough. I pray that you’d help me in relationships too. I pray that I would be neither idolatrous or selfish, but always put you first. I’m sorry too that I didn’t get to tell that woman about you. I tried. Help me to be better next time. Also help me remember the stuff in the tactics book so I can engage people better. Please help me do well on my tests this week, and not wake up early. Thanks that we’re flying and that youth group was fun. I pray for my family, friends, and Amazima ministries and RZIM, that they would have what they all need, and my family to become Christians. I pray for my new and old friends, that whatever prayer requests they have you would answer, and I pray that Aubrey would do well in school and not be lonely. I pray for guidance in my job and career and college and crush and school and kids and church and everything else, and in everything, I pray I will do what you will for me. In Jesus’s name,
SO LET IT BE

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Dear God,
Thank you that you are so awesome. That you are just so incredible to create the things you’ve created, to do the things you’ve done. Hasten the day when you come back. I’m so excited. Let your will be done in the lives of your people. God, help the Church tomorrow. Help them honor you, help them make the right choices. Give them—give us—the strength to face the day ahead. Forgive us of the sins we have committed, and help us to overcome them, and not be tempted anymore. Forgive me of doing things I’m not supposed to, of saying things I don’t mean, of thinking things that are bad, and everything else I have done wrong Lord. Help me not sin anymore. Reform my view of sex too God. I kind of treated it like a disease that I desperately hoped I wouldn’t catch. Mom explained it to me, and said that it’s enjoyable, normal, and God-given, and though I still kind of feel like it’s weird and unnatural, I guess I should stop treating it like the plague. But still, I can’t imagine ever trusting anyone that much that I would do that with them. To be honest, the hottest boys I know are in my daydreams. But mom says that that’s a good thing, that I’m only 15 and not getting married any time soon. Anyway, thanks for mom. She is seriously a lifesaver. Thanks for the rest of my family too. Thanks for the unique traits they all have. Thanks for my home, schoolwork, job, vacation, and the Bible. I pray that my friends (especially Aubrey) would do well in school and hold fast to their faith. I pray that my family would become God-honoring, successful, close, and Christians, especially on Dad's side of the family. I pray for myself, that I would stop stressing and be at peace, and rejoice in you. I pray that I would pray more, desire to obey you, do well on my two tests and also my PSATs, and that I would wake up refreshed in the morning. (Mom too, she needs it.) In all these things, in your name,
SO LET IT BE

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Dear Lord,
I’m sorry I don’t have much time tonight.
I thank you for everything I got yo do today. Thank you for church, and the sermon, and the pastor, which were all very good. Thank you that I got to watch those movies. Thank you that the boys got some stuff completed. I’m sorry if I’m doing stuff wrong. I always feel like I’m shooting, and hitting the target, but not getting the bullseye. Well, let’s be honest, I don’t even always hit the target. I do try. But I rarely let you have the reins. And maybe that’s because I want to feel like I’m doing something, not just sitting back, I don’t know. But I do know that you work best in weakness, so please, work in me. Forgive my pride, laziness, entitlement, self-righteousness, bad thoughts, vanity, anger, sullenness. Help me overcome my faults and be more like you. Please help me pray to you every waking moment. Let my life be a prayer. Help me get the discipline of praying without ceasing, of spending time with you. Help me focus on you and not get distracted. Help my every thought, desire, love, need, and goal be about you. Please, help my family as well. Let that be their prayer. Let them become Christians, and let us be close when we grow up. Help my parents to sleep, help abbey to do well at gymnastics, and Jake to do well on his math test tomorrow, catie to grow in you, Ben to sleep well, and everyone else, whatever they need. I pray for RZIM, and Amazima. Amen.