Delilah - Her Legacy Of Prayer

Delilah - Her Legacy Of Prayer

“How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when you won’t confide in me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.” With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was tired to death.

— Judges 16:15 – 16

REFLECT ON:	Judges 16:4 – 22.
PRAISE GOD:	That he is sovereign, able to use our most tangled relationships to achieve his purposes.
OFFER THANKS:	For calling you to be devoted to him, set apart in a special way.
CONFESS:	Any tendency to manipulate others.
ASK GOD:	To help you surrender any unhealthy relationship to him. Take whatever steps God is calling you to take.

Lift Your Heart

Take inventory of your most important relationships. Have you formed any unhealthy dependencies? Is a spouse or boyfriend leading you away from God rather than closer to him? Have you made compromises that diminish your desire for God? If so, find a trusted friend or counselor in whom to confide. Pray together about the best course of action and then follow it. Be faithful to marital commitments, but find a way to restore your spiritual passion. Right now, take time to write God a letter. Tell him how desirable he is and how much you long to be connected to him. Don’t be afraid to wear your heart on your sleeve — God is looking for men and women who love him more than they love their own lives.

Lord, you know all the struggles of my heart. You created me in such a way that no one but you can fully satisfy my longings. Yet you also know how easily I am fooled, believing that flesh and blood relationships hold the key to all my needs. Forgive me for the times I’ve put my relationship with __________________ above my relationship with you. Give me the wisdom, courage, and grace to love you with abandon.