‘It’s all about Your glory and honor; it’s all about taking my rightful place of total submission to You O Lord. When I think I know better than You, I naturally set off making my decisions and pursuing my goals, which bring me into direct conflict with You. But if my life pursuit is tied to Your being glorified, then it doesn’t matter what men think about me or what I lose in this pursuit, because all that counts at the end of the day are not my glory but Yours. You are my Lord, and You are my Maker. Help me live in this ever remembrance of who You are and whom I belong to, and as I take my rightful place in subservience and humility before You, I know You will trust me enough to show Your glory through me. Purge me of every secret desire for self-promotion and self-elevation; desires, which I know, will eventually develop into an ugly struggle for Your glory.

Whatever good has ever come out of me, I recognize that it was SOLELY because I lived in utter submission to You. And whenever and wherever I have started putting my name and glory ahead, then Lord, You have my total permission to tear it all down. For it is in tearing it down, that I will return to my senses and seek Your honor and glory again. Please do these for me, Lord. I ask in Jesus name.’