A Prayer About Discipline

A prayer about Discipline

When I need to learn better self-control

Lord,

You ask me to exercise self-control over what I think, what I say, and what I do. But often this seems impossible! I’m undisciplined and I constantly slip. I need your transforming help. May I learn your guidelines for right living, which you communicate through your Word. Teach me also to be aware of my weaknesses and alert to times when I am likely to be tempted. Thank you for the Holy Spirit, who lives in me and will help me stand strong against temptation when I ask. The Bible tells me that you always provide a way out when I face temptation; please give me the strength to choose it. When I slip up, may I not run from you but toward you, confessing my sin and asking for your forgiveness and continued help. And in those wonderful times when I am victorious, may I always give you the glory!

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. 1 Corinthians 10:13