Verse 7-8:
- Thank You for the gain of knowing Christ
- Help me to hold all worldly gain I have with an open hand
- Show me new ways to use my worldly gain for Your sake/glory
- Reveal my true priorities
- Lead me to make You my top priority
- Show me more daily of how worthy You are
- Make me know You better daily
- Prompt me to think on how You are better than everything else
- Make me faithful in Bible study and prayer so that I will know You better
- Make me willing to lose everything to know You
- Give me Paul’s perspective that everything is trash compared to knowing You
- Thank You for freely giving me through Your salvation the most valuable thing in the world
Verse 9:
- Thank You that as a believer I am found IN You
- Thank You that I don’t have to work for my righteousness
- Thank You that You have given me the righteousness of Christ
- Thank You that I don’t have to follow the Old Testament law
- Reveal where I am trying to gain righteousness by works instead of faith
- Increase my faith and dependence on You
Verse 10-11:
- Make me know Jesus better
- Remind me of the power of Jesus’ resurrection
- Thank You that Your power works in me for my sanctification
- Thank You that one day I will be resurrected with a new body
- Thank You that I don’t have to fear death
- Make me willing to joyfully share in Your sufferings
- Draw me closer to You through my sufferings
- Make me a light to the lost I’m around through the joy I have in suffering
- Make me faithful to pray for those around the world that are suffering for Your Name
- Encourage the believers around the world who are suffering
- Make the gospel and the church flourish in areas of Christian persecution
- Bring the people who are persecuting Your church to salvation through faith
- Stop my mouth from complaining
- Increase the ways I am dying to myself and living for You
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