Handing over my past in exchange for your glory

I made this prayer of consecration during the weekend. I often consecrate myself afresh at the verge of entering another phase or level spiritually. I have been inspired to write it down for you to effectively pray as well.

Lord, I humble myself and I handover my past and all of its errors to you. The mistakes and the blabbings, the disobedience and the unpleasant behaviors, the regrettable words I have planted, all of which holds me bound and hinders me from moving on. I have refused to move on, I have pitched a tent around my past, all my faculties have been given to the irritable memories and regrets of my past. I have settled in it, hoping to see how I can correct them. I wish many events, words I have wasted, and issues I have indulged my time in, could be erased. I hang around my past, trying to correct things, change the misconceptions I have made people have about me. I wish I could clear my words and act more indispensable.

But Lord, I realize I do all this out of pride. I have attempted to play your role in my life. I have attempted to gain righteousness, glory and respect by my own might and Lord I repent. I now hand over my past into your hands. All of the errors, all of the misconceptions, the hatred, the unseeming behaviors I have demonstrated and that I feel can hunt my future, all the sins and short comings, all the words spoken or written that can no longer be collected back, all the actions and sinful indulgence, I hand them over. There's nothing I can do to wipe it out by myself but thanks be to you because there is everything you can do to wipe it all out and give me a continuation of the good things I want to take from it. Lord, without trying to look back and revisit maybe just one more thing like Lot's wife did, I hand over my life from inception till now unto your hands. From this day forward, I refuse to touch or revisit anything that you have not obliged me to. I take instructions strictly from you as regards what things to tidy up without adding or removing from your instructions. I now move on to the future, knowing that you will bring me into the dignity, the honor, the respect, the prosperity, the glory, the beauty, the splendor that even a perfect past can not bring me into.

I'm sorry for despising the only one who has the power to correct my past, for making you too small in my heart because of lingered challenges. But now oh Lord, I see my wrong, fill my heart afresh and show your self strong and with this resolve and this new heart of mine, oh Lord be magnified in my life above my weakness, above my past and above my strength. Lord, you make beauty out of ashes, I hand over the ashes of my past and irritable memories into your hand. No more trying to visit my past to correct anything, or to correct anyone's notion about me. I humble myself and let it be your own absolute duty to do that. I believe you alone can do the job of correcting all that I have done wrong consciously or unconsciously. I am confident that you will wipe away all the evidences of my irritable memories and give me a glorious future in Jesus Name. My past is now in your hands, my present is in your hands and my future is in your hands. Have your way Lord.

I receive the Spirit of obedience afresh, to follow you one instruction at a time. Walking with you step by step into the glory that must be revealed in me to the world. I am more than a conqueror, the enemy would no longer torment me, nor have its way, nor keep me bound, nor shut me up, nor keep me numb with the accusations of failures from my past. All things have become new, I enter into the dawn of this new level of character and enablement for a most effective and successful life. I will act appropriately in all situations, behave myself wisely in all circumstance, act in the best possible manner in all complications that when I look back, I'll love to replay the memories and give praise to God. Thank you Jesus for not giving up on me. Thank you for bringing me to my end so that you can take over. Thank you for suffering long for me, thank you because you didn't give me only a second chance but indefinite chances as far as time could accommodate. Thank you Jesus for this grace that you have given me. I can never repay you but from my heart I like to say I'm thankful. I love you Lord and I owe you everything. I even owe you the enjoyment you want me to have in life. That's the greatest revenge I would give the enemy and off I go, to enjoy life in Christ.

Hallelujah.

Photo: Charity Martins