Written by Ken Boa, a contemporary author and founder of Reflections Ministry. This is an excerpt from his book “Transforming Prayers.”
God of redemption, You have given me the inexpressible grace of being justified before You through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. You have overcome my enmity and given me the gift of peace with You and the hope of Your glory. But You have also taught me in Your Word that I will encounter tribulation in this world, especially as I seek to live a godly life in Christ Jesus. In spite of my natural disposition to the contrary, please make it more evident to me that affliction can be redemptive, because it can forge proven character and draw me away from misplaced and ill-defined hopes. I want to hope only in You and not in the goods and benefits of this passing world. My experience of suffering will be brief in light of eternity, and I know that You will perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish me in Christ. Amen.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ [Romans 5:1]
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