Rid me of the constant importunity of vain and messy meditations, Lord. How frequently I am frustrated by circumstances You have ordained for purposes I don’t always foresee. My appetite for understanding is ravenous. It is far too easy to make knowledge an idol. Woo my soul with mystery and let my mind find rest in Your sovereign control over the affairs of humanity. Though the injustice is fierce, You will not let evil get the upper hand. When it seems as if prayer remains without answer, remind me to check my motivations and seek not what I am looking for but what You reveal to me. Take my doubts and crush them upon the rock of Your promises. God Almighty, swallow up the taunts of the enemy that shackle me with insecurity. You alone bring me to the wide pastures where my soul finds rest. The clouds of time move overhead. The sky of circumstance rumbles with threat. Soul conflict rises in me at the first roar of the waterfall of adversity. I trust in Your preservation, Lord Jesus. Let me not be devoured by the false assessment of a frightened heart. Though the enemy is industrious in his use of the troubles surrounding me, I know Your hand is mighty to save. Darkness is no longer my element. Destruction is not my destiny. Mold my disposition away from fear. Shape me to trust in You. With the chisel of faith, remake me into Your image, Lord Jesus. Keep me gentle and teachable no matter what comes my way. Under the blessed assurance of the Word in Ephesians 5:8-10 and the authority of Christ, I bow in prayer.

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.
Ephesians 5:8-10, NIV