Category Archives: overcome

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“…God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: ‘The Lord knows those who are his,’ and, ‘Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.’”
(2 Timothy 2:19)

Yes, I’m Yours, Jesus – You know it!

But that doesn’t mean I can continue in these old sins.
In Your power, help me overcome them!

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

May my life bring You honor, dear LORD!

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1 Samuel 12:10; Jeremiah 2:35; Luke 9:62; Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; 2 Peter 2:21-22; 1 John 1:9-10

Monday, October 31, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)

Oh, do I need Your strength, Jesus!

Strength to obey You no matter what.
S
trength to bear up under the hard times.
Strength to stay true to You during the good times.
Strength to overcome Satan’s temptations.
Strength to stay faithful to You…

right up to the moment You call me home.

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Exodus 15:2; Deuteronomy 4:37; Psalm 18:32; Proverbs 24:10; Romans 4:18-22; 1 Corinthians 1:25; Ephesians 3:16-19

Monday, November 2, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“…many…wept aloud…while many others shouted for joy.”
(Ezra 3:12)

Same event, Jesus:

the laying of the foundation of the second temple.

Some wept, remembering, overcome with emotion.

Others were so happy they shouted.

That’s who we are, isn’t it?

We react differently because of what’s inside us.

Fill me with Yourself, Holy Spirit!

Put everything inside me You want to be there!
Fill me up with Your holy Word!

So what comes out of me
will consistently glorify You.

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Isaiah 11:9; Matthew 5:6; Luke 1:15; Acts 9:17; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 5:18; 2 Timothy 1:4

Friday, June 26, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“If we endure, we will also reign with him.”
(2 Timothy 2:12)

I’m so thankful for that promise, Jesus!

You didn’t say I’d reign with You if I won.
You didn’t say I’d reign with You if I overcame.
You didn’t say I’d reign with You if I knocked it out of the park.

You said all I’d have to do to reign with You

is endure.

Why am I grateful?

Because some days
that’s all I can do.

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1 Chronicles 16:34; Job 14:2; Psalms 37:18; Psalms 69:7-10; Psalms 90:10; John 6:27; Romans 15:4-5; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 10:13

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in Holy Fear:

“…you said, ‘I will not serve you!’”
(Jeremiah 2:20)

What a foolhardy, terrifying declaration, Jesus.
Most of us aren’t that blatant with our defiance.

We give you lip service that makes us sound righteous
until our disobedient actions reveal our words to be lies.

That’s not my intent, LORD!

I know I’ve overpromised and underperformed.
But every time I promise You something I mean it.

Please help me overcome my weakness!
I so long to obey You.
Every time.

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Numbers 15:30; Psalms 75:5; Isaiah 3:8; Isaiah 29:13; Zechariah 6:15; Matthew 15:8; Jude 1:15

Saturday, January 6, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with full-on ardor:

“To the one who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life…”
(Revelation 2:7)

What more incentive could I possibly need, Jesus?

I’ve got some things to overcome, in 2018.

Some of them are new challenges.
But others are as old as I am.

The new ones are a handful, but the old ones?

Those are scariest of all.

After all this time, they’re still here.

But so are You.

This is the year.

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Genesis 32:28; Jeremiah 1:19; Jeremiah 15:20; Matthew 16:18; Mark 9:24; Luke 10:19; John 1:5