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Prayer: Surrender to the Source

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Prayer: Surrender to the Source

Father, I know that many times I act as if I were the one who is always right. How often have I trusted more in my own understanding than in Your wisdom, forgetting that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” (Proverbs 1:7). Today I surrender, recognizing that true wisdom does not come from within me, but from You.

I confess my pride. Many times I struggle to accept correction, to listen, and to acknowledge when I am wrong. My ego speaks louder than Your voice. Therefore, I ask You—break in me everything that prevents me from having a teachable heart that is sensitive to Your direction.

Teach me to trust less in myself and more in You. May my heart not be grounded in my own opinions, but in Your truth.

As Your Word says, what I value directs my life, so align my desires, thoughts, and decisions with Your will, so that I will not lose my way by trusting in myself.

Holy Spirit, work in me the humility to recognize when I am wrong and the maturity to accept and allow myself to be shaped by Your hands of love and justice.

Even when it hurts and confronts me, I choose to grow and to be taught by Your Word. Teach me to receive every correction as an act of Your love.

Today I declare that You alone are the source of truth, reason, and my life. I surrender control, my limited certainties, and my own ways. May my life be guided by You, and not by myself. Form in me a humble heart, dependent and fully surrendered to Your will. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Rapha Abreu

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Rapha Abreu é Jornalista e Produtora cultural, e faz parte da equipe de marketing, redação e produção de conteúdo da Mr. Rocco.

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