one of the marks of a Christian is someone who cannot rejoice in sin someone who cannot be at peace because of sin in their lives no one is perfect but when a true Born Again Bible believing Christian sins they cannot act as though nothing is wrong they can't go on and pretend as if they didn't grieve the Holy Spirit and the reason I say this is because those who are living freely in sin those who enjoy their sin and disregard the lord well their hearts have been hardened to Christ they no longer care but for
a man or woman who has given their life to God well they quickly seek to repent they quickly run to pray and confess their sins now the Amplified translation for Psalm 34:18 says the Lord is near to the heartbroken and he saves those who are crushed in spirit contrite in heart truly sorry for their sin Brokenness is a necessary attribute for a Believer it must be found in our character as Christians the Bible tells us that God is near to the Brokenhearted one may ask what is it to be brokenhearted or what is Brokenness Brokenness
is not to have your heart crushed or to have a collision with the devil rather it is the process where God brings us to the end of ourselves and into total trust into total love and submission towards him he Smooths out all uneven edges in your life and removes all that is not of him all impurities and unrighteousness in Hebrews 12 we're told do not despise the chastening of the Lord nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by him for whom the Lord loves he chastens and scourges every son whom he receives the process of
Brokenness in our lives means our personal pride has to be removed our will has to go and instead our cry becomes thy will be done oh Lord Brokenness mustn't be avoided it must be embraced because it produces the fear of God it brings about growth and maturity Brokenness brings you to a place of repentance where you can truly turn away from your sins genuine prayer only happens when it's coming from a clean life and a broken heart when you have an attitude of self-denial which says thy will O Lord thy name thy kingdom it's from
that perspective that we should pray therefore it is necessary for us to approach god with humility and Brokenness of heart I believe in that here in 2 Chronicles 7:14 the Bible says if my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their Wicked Ways then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and and heal their land the Bible is telling us to Humble ourselves because we need to come to a place whereby we are willing to Simply serve to serve Jesus Christ to
serve the body of Christ and serve his kingdom the second point is to pray and seek his face psalm 42:1 says as a deer pants for flowing streams so pants my soul for you oh god there needs to be a longing and a yearning for God in your heart indeed the Lord wants his children to not only pray but to pray and seek his face that means don't just come with a list of requests take time to commune with him to build a relationship with him God wants us to fellowship with him the Bible tells
us to seek one thing above all else in Matthew 6 verse 33 but seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you God wants us to seek Him First now the third point is that we should turn from our Wicked Ways our God is Holy and he has called us to be separate from the world meaning we ought not to engage in the sinful practices of this world we ought to turn away and so should you desire to turn your life around do it the way God
has prescribed in 2 Chronicles 7:14 as his word says if my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their Wicked Ways then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land humble yourself pray and seek his face turn away from your Wicked Ways now let us pray my heavenly father in the name of Jesus the name that was given power above every other name we bow down to King Jesus Christ of Nazareth thank you for your love over our lives
thank you for your mercies which are new every morning thank you for your power that wakes us up every morning we commit and surrender ourselves totally and completely into your hands Lord my spirit soul and body I pray that you would mold me and make me the best that I can be for you fill me up to overflow according to your will oh God we want to be more like you father make us true ambassadors who represent you to the whole world by spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ I pray father for the boldness to
preach Jesus to others I pray Lord Jesus that you would remove and empty us of everything that is evil and corrupt fill us with your spirit May Our Lives be totally consumed by your power I I pray that just like Paul our hearts May declare Galatians 2:20 and say I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live but Christ lives in me the life I now live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me consume us Lord our thoughts our words and
our intentions may they be pure and pleasing to you your word in Psalm 51 verse 16-1 17 says for you do not desire sacrifice or else I would give it you do not Delight in burnt offering the sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit a broken and a contrite heart these oh God you will not despise I pray that through the Brokenness of our hearts May Our Lives be transformed for the good and benefit of the kingdom of God I pray father that when I confess my sins when I confess before you may I approach
you with genuine Brokenness knowing that I am standing before a holy God help me Lord to have the self-denial attitude that says more of you and less of me let your will be done in my life I pray father God that my life and my being be a clean field where you can plant and grow and harvest Kingdom fruits that will last fruits of Love Peace longsuffering Joy we pray master that Brokenness would be our lifestyle let Brokenness be the condition of my heart help us Lord to approach your throne of grace boldly and with
a humbled Spirit may we always come to you with expectation in a yielded heart I pray that we may be like clay in your hands and you be the Potter so that you May mold and shape me into whatever you want me to be for your use your word says in Psalm 24: 3- 4 who may Ascend the mountain of the Lord who may stand in his holy place the one who has Clean Hands and a pure heart who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false God help us so that we
may have clean hands and a pure heart I thank you Lord for your faithfulness I bless your holy name thank you for hearing this prayer for each and every person that is in agreement for each person that believes make a way for us Lord in jesus' name we pray amen the Lord is near to the heartbroken and he saves those who are crushed in spirit contrite in heart truly sorry for their sin If my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their Wicked Ways then
I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live but Christ lives in me the life I now live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me who may Ascend the mountain of the Lord who may May stand in his holy place the one who has Clean Hands and a pure heart who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god
