Today, let’s begin to focus on our desire for power and influence over our circumstances.

Set aside 20 minutes on your calendar to sit with a few questions. You’ll want this time to be distraction-free, so turn your phone off and focus on being completely present.

Let’s start by

BREATHING

Take a three deep breaths and to settle your soul.

When you are ready,

PRAY THIS PRAYER OF SURRENDER

Jesus, I am not the King.

I give everything and everyone to you. I surrender my desire for power and influence. I surrender my desire to be approved of by others. I surrender my desire to be comfortable. I surrender my desire to be in control.

Jesus, I want what you want.

SLOWLY READ

1 Chronicles 29: 11-12 NIV

“Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.”

ASK GOD A FEW QUESTIONS

God, whose power and influence is most important in my life?

God, where in my life am I seeking power over love?

LISTEN AND SURRENDER

Embrace the silence and fight the urge to speak. Be in the presence of God and listen for his voice.

As God directs your thoughts, think about your desire to be powerful (or influential). Focus on the last time you manipulated a situation to gain influence or power over a person or situation. Visualize what that looks like; what it feels like.

With open hands, offer your desire to be powerful (or influential) back to God in an act of surrender.

“God, I give my perceived power and influence back to you. I surrender my desire to be powerful and influential to you. I want what you want. You are the powerful one.”

WRITE IT DOWN

Grab your journal and write down your thoughts and anything God may be speaking to you.