Help Me Change Myself

Dear God,

Thank You that even when I am impatient or foolish, when I am so zealous to see results that I rush things and miss the way altogether, You forgive me and help me to find the right path again.

Today I pray that You would grant me the wisdom, will, and patience to persevere in the process of change.

Help me to accept where I am right now. With Your power at work within me, I can keep my eyes on my true goal: to become the best me I can be--for You! Today I embrace Your loving intentions for me, and I put all my hope in Your good and perfect timing. Amen.

Show Me How to Measure My Body

Dear God,
Help me today to care as much about my heart's "weight" as I do about my body's weight.

Thank You that because Your scales never lie and Your bottom line is always love, I can stand before You with confidence no matter how "good" or "bad" I've been lately.

Show me how to truthfully measure the progress of both my soul and my body.
For I know that the one will someday pass away, while the other will matter forever.
Amen.

I Praise You for My Body Prayer

Dear God,
As You know, some days I wish I looked different than I do. How good it is to be reminded, Lord, that You had me--exactly this me--in mind long before I came to exist!

So today I present myself to You with a grateful heart. Help me to be a good steward of my body. Because You designed it, I want to celebrate, nurture, and respect it. By Your power at work in me, I praise You for every molecule, gene, and freckle!
Amen.

A Weight Loss Prayer

Dear God,

I admit I have come to both love and hate the word "diet". On one hand, it represents hope for change. On the other, it's like a sign flashing "failure ahead"! I don't want to embark on another faulty plan, Lord. I want to embark on a journey with you, that is led by you and depends on your power. I can do nothing on my own! Show me the path that will enable me to change. Show me, as only you can, what works for me, what is healthy for me.

I want to think of this venture in positive terms, Lord - not that I am signing up to be miserable or in want. I want to learn to feed my body what it truly needs, when it truly needs it. And to feed my soul with the Bread of Life - YOU!

Today, I place my future, my failures, my setbacks, all my hopes, dreams and plans into your hands. There alone I will find meaning and true success in my life.

Amen!