it is impossible to please God without faith.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. 

As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children.

This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.

Lord God my Father,

Protect my faith with your truth, allow me to bear witness to your power alive in me. Deliver me past my past into your present so I may be free to live in your power. I accept the discipline you place on me, make it known to me areas I struggle with so I may surrender it to your care. Shake the past from me so I may have your foundation to build on. 

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen