For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.
10But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!16:22 From Aramaic, Marana tha. Some manuscripts read Maran atha, “Our Lord has come.”
23May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
24My love to all of you in Christ Jesus.

Lord God my Father,
I am not worthy of your attention, Thank you for not listening to me when I lie. You made me, I have no purpose without your direction, may I do your will with overwhelming courage. May your grace be with me.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.

When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. 12Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.13:12 Greek see face to face. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.

Lord God my Father,
Help me to feel like an important part of your body with value and worth. Take my childish way and grow me into the purpose you wish for me.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!

Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.

Lord God my Father,
May I live for you and for your glory alone. I surrender the struggles I have in holding onto my issues and not trusting in you. The moment is hard but the outcome is eternity.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

sincerity and truth.

You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.

Lord God my Father,
I wish to live in and express your sincerity and truth. Protect me from the evil plans of this world, may I express your will in all things. Remove the issues I struggle with that binds me to this world and release me to live in your light.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus,

And you still aren’t ready, 3for you are still controlled by your sinful nature.

Lord God my Father,
You have chosen me, I need to follow wholeheartedly. I surrender to your will for me to carry and to leave my way behind me. Allow my spirit to follow in all things and speak your truth and Love to all. Open the eyes of your people and bring us all together under your authority. Remove my sinful nature and create a boldness in me that overtakes the lies.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

We wanted very much to come to you, and I, Paul, tried again and again, but Satan prevented us.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Lord God my Father,
Protect me from interference Satan wishes me to trip over. Cleanse me from my earthly desires that distract me from doing your work. Motivate me with your Joyful presence, may I only desire your Love. Help me to accept your gift of grace and find my worth in you.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace.

For we are each responsible for our own conduct.

Lord God my Father,
Give me understanding of my own struggle, you know I love you yet I struggle to keep my desires in this world out of my thoughts and actions. May I live by the spirit completely and have a heart filled with your desire, a desire for you. I surrender my past, deliver me to now with you in charge.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

For you are all children3:26 Greek sons. of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.

Lord God my Father,
I am yours and I need to understand the power that brings to me as well as the responsibility. Lord God, allow your spirit alive in me to control me, teach me how to get out of your way and trust you in all areas of my thoughts and actions.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.

Lord God my Father,
May I only see you and follow you both in spirit and action. May I take great joy in the struggles as they make me strong, may I have a gentle heart in all things. May I do your will now and not put it off.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

But Josiah refused to listen to Neco, to whom God had indeed spoken,

and he refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke to him directly from the Lord.

Lord God my Father,
May I listen to you and be obedient to you, take my resistance and turn my completely to you.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen