Recently I found myself praying something familiar...for 3 things, really 4...when facing something about which I feel tension:
1. Wisdom -- that I would see what really needs to be seen, not just what looks familiar to me (based on my own experience). In other words, for more of what God sees.
2. Courage -- that I would move towards things, speak into things that I might otherwise avoid due to my human inclination to take the path of least resistance. And, that I would have courage not to move / speak when needed...to allow God to do His work.
3. Strength -- to be willing to stand in things when resistance comes, to not shrink back, but to be willing to stay...even when I become the object of the resistance.
...and, yes, a 4th thing:
4. Love -- that God would grant me love for those in the situation, for as the Scriptures note, without love (even if granted the 3 things above) I have nothing.
