Dear Lord,
Sometimes I am tempted by my desires, desires that could lure me away from my holy walk with You. Help me not to fall into this trap, and forgive me when I do!
Help me to keep my thoughts on You and all that is good so that I don’t flirt with sin and lose control. If I fail, then my desires could become pregnant and give birth to sin. And if my sin grows up, it could give birth to death.
I choose life not death, so I am asking You for Your help. Help me to stay away from the kinds of lusts that tempt me. Help me to pursue faith, love, and peace as I worship You with a pure heart.
Help me to yield freely and fully to the dynamic life and power of the Holy Spirit. Help me to abandon my cravings for sin and instead crave more of You. It is better to be filled with Your Spirit than to be full of myself.
It is Your will that I set myself apart and live a holy life, not polluting myself with sexual sin and defilement. Help me to take charge over my body and to maintain my purity and honor, because in this way I know that You will keep me free from lustful passions that could take over my life. I also break any spirit of lust that the enemy would try to use to trap me.
In the name of Jesus, amen.
Everyone is tempted by his own desires as they lure him away and trap him. Then desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin. When sin grows up, it gives birth to death.
James 1:14–15 GW
Stay away from lusts which tempt young people. Pursue what has God’s approval. Pursue faith, love, and peace together with those who worship the Lord with a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22 GW
As you yield freely and fully to the dynamic life and power of the Holy Spirit, you will abandon the cravings of your self-life.
Galatians 5:16 TPT
Now this is God’s will for you: set yourselves apart and live holy lives; avoid polluting yourselves with sexual defilement. Learn how to take charge over your own body, maintaining purity and honor. Don’t let the swells of lustful passion run your life as they do the outsiders who don’t know God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3–5 VOICE