The ARISE Prayer Guide

4. S is for sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.

I don’t know about you, but I want Papa God to keep me on a short leash. I want my ear to be tuned to His voice always–every moment of every day. I want to feel what He feels, think how He thinks, and do what He does. I want to speak His words and pray His prayers. And if I sin and grieve Him, I want Him to show me that right away, so I can make things right.

And we can have that! Father God wants nothing more than that kind of intimacy with us. So if we ask Him, He will help us tune into Him better and be extremely sensitive to Him. Father God is extremely protective of the Holy Spirit, and He wants us to be so as well.

So pray this:

Father God, in Jesus’ name, I ask right now that You would tune me into Your Holy Spirit more than ever before. Help me to be very sensitive to Him. Help me to obey Him in all things. Help me to feel what He feels, know what He’s doing, see Him at work and hear His instructions. And Lord, please keep me on a short leash. Help me to obey You in all things, and never to grieve You. And if by sin I do grieve You, then please help me to make things right really quickly. Thank You, Father. In Jesus’ name, amen.