Rom 7:19-20 (NIV) For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. Now IF I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. Jesus, teach me that I am a spirit being who lives in a body; I am not my body. Make it clear to me that I, as a spirit being, as a Christian, have a “want” for doing good and a “hatred” for doing wrong, bad, or evil. But, my body doesn’t care about right or wrong, good or bad, or righteousness or evil. It just wants its way.

Rom 7:22-23 (NIV) For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. Jesus, help me see that Romans 7:15-25 spends quality time getting me ready to accept that human effort and world training will NOT work in Christianity. So, once I get to the place where I realize that: “I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out (Rom 7:18).”, I will start looking outside myself.

Rom 7:24 (NIV) What a wretched person I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Jesus, make it clear to me that once I give up all my abilities, strengths, talents, training, and skills, You will make me ready to learn how to win over my body. And, I will be ready to learn how to win over my problem with divorce. You are my answer to all my Christian, spiritual needs. You are alive, powerful, brilliant, and love me more than I love myself. BUT, show me that there are some things I MUST know about You. Because I have been made in the image of God, I have a God-given free will. Teach me that I am not going to be programed like a robot to do the right things; I am not going to be forced like a slave to do the right things; I must “do what it takes” to do the right things.

Jesus, You are willing and able to help me with my issue with divorce. But, the problem I face with getting Your help WITH ANYTHING is understanding how life with You works.

1. I have to learn that You honor my God-given free will all the time; You will only do what I DESIRE You to do.


2. The next thing I need to understand is, You will only use Bible principles I am familiar with; if I haven’t STUDIED and learned a Bible principle, You won’t use it.


3. Another thing I need to know is, You won’t help me with anything I don’t PRAY and ask You to help me with; I have to pray and invite You into each situation I want help with.


4. After that, I have to learn how to wait for You to give me the faith I need so I can BELIEVE and be sure You HAVE given me Your power to win over each situation I want help with.


5. Then I have to do EVERYTHING based on God’s LOVE. If I try to get You to help me with something that is selfish and only beneficial to me, You won’t do it.


6. Finally, I have to ACTUALLY do it, if I know it, understand it, and know how to apply it but don’t do it, I will fail at each situation I want help with; I must take FAITH-ACTION.

Jesus, make it clear to me that once I start living on the basis of these six Biblical principles, I will start experiencing a greater degree of Your power-relationship. This power-relationship with You will set me free from problems and issues that are trying to defeat me.