Lord, give me more of thy likeness;
Enlarge my soul to contain fullness of holiness;
Engage me to live more for thee.
The older I get, the more I realize that Christ is all we need. This has led me to daily cry out to God to make me more like Him and give me more of Himself. This prayer from page 230 of “The Valley of Vision” has truly blessed my soul.
MY DEAR LORD,
I can but tell thee that thou knowest
I long for nothing but thyself,
nothing but holiness,
nothing but union with thy will.
Thou hast given me these desires,
and thou alone canst give me the thing desired.
My soul longs for communion with thee,
for mortification of indwelling corruption,
especially spiritual pride.
How precious it is
to have a tender sense and clear apprehension
of the mystery of godliness,
of true holiness!
What a blessedness to be like thee
as much as it is possible for a creature
to be like its Creator!
Lord, give me more of thy likeness;
Enlarge my soul to contain fullness of holiness;
Engage me to live more for thee.
Help me to be less pleased with my spiritual
experiences,
and when I feel at ease after sweet communings,
teach me it is far too little I know and do.
Blessed Lord,
let me climb up near to thee,
and love, and long, and plead, and wrestle
with thee,
and pant for deliverance from the body of sin,
for my heart is wandering and lifeless,
and my soul mourns to think it should ever
lose sight of its Beloved.
Wrap my life in divine love,
and keep me ever desiring thee,
always humble and resigned to thy will,
more fixed on thyself,
that I may be more fitted for doing
and suffering.
Amen.
“Wrap my life in divine love”. What a beautiful picture of God’s love wrapping around me.
After reading this prayer, I had to be honest before God to ask myself this question, am I really longing or to put it another way, is there truly a longing in my heart? My heart is crowded with so much distractions, that I felt the best thing is to ask God to birth the longing in me, to arouse the hunger and thirst for His presence and holiness in me by His Spirit. I know He will do it, by His grace, He’s done more difficult things in m life. God bless
After reading this prayer, I had to be honest before God to ask myself this question, am I really longing or to put it another way, is there truly a longing in my heart? My heart is crowded with so much distractions, that I felt the best thing is to ask God to birth the longing in me, to arouse the hunger and thirst for His presence and holiness in me by His Spirit. I know He will do it, by His grace, He’s done more difficult things in my life. God bless
Amen Sis
That is such a powerful prayer and from the deepest part of the heart. Thank you for sharing! I hope to pray this regularly and see how God might transform my desires through it.
I pray that prayer not only for me but for the whole body of Christ. In Jesus Name Amen