Lord, You be in charge of my life

Lord,
I thank You for making me belong to You
I thank You that You know what today and tomorrow hold for me
I pray that You'll use me today for Your glory
In a small or big way as it pleases You.

I pray that I'll yield myself for You to shine through me
So that someone will be blessed in someway.
Cleanse me Lord, from everything that
Hinder my fellowship with You
Fill me with Thy spirit today so that
You, not me, be in the control tower of my daily life.

(Billy Graham's model of prayer.)

Come to Our Rescue, Lord

Once again we are standing at the edge of the cliff, Lord
Waiting for You to come and rescue us.
It's the same old, same old cycle
Anxiety sets in, what if's? keep us awake at night
We pray, plead and await in faith
For we know no other way.

And, then You show up as always
Not surprisingly at the very last moment
When all around looks so bleak
And hope is almost threatening to pull away.
It's at that time, You choose to step in
Not anytime earlier or a day later
Maybe it's Your amusing way of parenting
Teaching us to trust You all the way.

I've yet to see a time You've failed to show up
No, never have You done that
For it's not Your style, nor Your character.
Delays-maybe. No's at times
But everytime, You've proven to be trusted
Our road back in the review mirror does tell us so.

So, here we are Lord, waiting for You to show up
Help us and lead us, for we seek no other help
Yours is the best and the very best for us
Heed to our heart cry and hear our sighs and pleas
Come to our aid, Sovereign Lord
Come to rescue us and bless us grow and prosper in our work.

Was it worth, my Lord?

King of kings, Lord of lords
Who left Your throne in heaven
And came down to save sinners like me.
You, the Son of God-the righteous One
You stood bound and silent, a  crown of thorns on head
Slapped, mocked and bleeding
Standing before Pilate-a mere governer of Rome.

If thou willed, an army of angels would have come to your rescue
Yet, You chose the hard way, the path of a painful Cross
And drank the cup of obedience to the will of Your Father.
The One who rides in a white horse, jewelled crown on Your head
And hailed by multitude of angels day and night in heaven
Rode on a donkey to the shouts of men to Jerusalem
And heard the mockering of many on Your way to Golgotha.

Why Lord? Why?
Why did You choose to suffer for us, the humankind
Was it worth that suffering for such undeserving
Who doubt and question You and Your words even today.
You showed the way of love and life
But we prefer to choose our own ways.
Churches are growing, Bibles are being read
Yet, are we living the way You want us to live?

Was it worth my Lord, was it worth the suffering
You endured to save a rebellious world like ours?

Descend Upon Me, Holy Spirit

Spirit of Sovereign God, descend on me
Cleanse me from pride and fear
Deliver me from doubt and self-righteousness
And save me from falling into any temptation.

Instill a steadfast spirit in me
Cast me not away from Your presence
Search me and see whether there's any
wrong intent and ugly thoughts in me

Create a clean heart within me, Merciful God
Make me love and honor You as long as I live
Cause me to hear Your loving kindness in the morning
And make me go to sleep at night thanking You
for everything and every person You brought in contact that day.