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Dear God,
Please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart, and my life.
Remove the have nots, cannots, and do nots
Erase the will nots, may nots, might nots that may find a home in my heart.
Release me from the could nots, would nots, should nots that obstruct my life..
And most of all, Dear God, I ask that you remove from my mind,
my heart, and my life all of the “am nots” that I have allowed to hold me back.
Especially the thought that I am not good enough.
Amen
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This reminds me of my dear sweet Dad. Whenever my chains would get tangled, he would sit patiently with tweezers in hand, and wouldn’t get up until every knot was untied. Such sweet memories.
that’s a very great moment of you and your Dad…
this is true! life should never hinder by those nots….
Love this. Very encouraging and uplifting.
I have always thought I was the only one with thoughts like this. This is just what I needed. Going through hard times with my daughter being on drugs and she has the most precoius girls(3) in this world. At times, I feel like my thoughts are going to jump out of my head. I have to take a deep breath and let GOD take control. Thanks so much for this!!
Love this pray simple but sweet an uplifting. Thank u.
I so often get entangled by worry. Its always so amazing and humbling to feel God's mighty presence and love set me free.
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The Glory of GOD is a fire that is inextinguishable. And when the knots have been removed what is left is a LOVING GOD who wants to be your everything. And once you are free from the knots, then it is time to write your will. You have died to self, and have come alive… ALIVE to CHRIST! That is life at its best! FILL US UP HOLY SPIRIT, and LET IT OVERFLOW FOR ALL TO SEE. YOU ARE OUR ALL IN ALL!!!
Very well put! anointed! and all I can add to it is:
AMEN!
This really spoke to me. I am going through a very trying time trying to stay clean from pills and save my marriage and family. There has been a lot of doubt shame and worry and this gave me a wonderful sense of hope and peace. Thank you!
Yes, you can do it!! God Will help you, lead you and guide you! He is your strength! xoxo
THANK YOU FOR RELEASING ME WITH YOUR KNOT PRAYER.
Thank you for this. I am struggling because my marriage is failing and I want so badly to save it. Unfortunately, I am the reason it is ending. I pushed my husband away for a long time, and now that I want it to work and us stay together, he says he doesn’t think he wants to try. I’m broken hearted and blame myself.
I still pray that God intervenes and saves my marriage so that I can make things right.
Shana, thank you for sharing. I am standing on your behalf and believing God for full restoration and a miracle that God will restore it much more than it was before. We have to believe and do our part to make it work. Keep praying, seeking, and allow God to be at work. xoxo Hang in there.
Thank you! I know that this trial is bringing me closer to God. I have hope that things will be better than they ever were. I know I will have to wait while God works on my husband’s heart so that he will hopefully feel the same way.
Shana, I\’ve talked about this a lot on my blog, but God\’s grace to us is sufficient. No matter how wrong we\’ve been. Never let it get you down.
Together we will believe that God is in the works and bound to do mighty things. This soon shall pass. xoxo.
Again, thank you. I have seen God’s perfect timing in my life before. I just know I caused what was once a beautiful marriage to become so rocky. I was unsure that I wanted my husband and I know Satan allowed me to
have those doubts. I allowed those doubts to control me for too long and may have lost what I now know was such a wonderful thing. I pray it is God’s will for me to have a chance to make right the wrongs I have done as far as my marriage goes.
Hmmm… My sister, God Himself will see you through. May you do your part faithfully ok. ‘The one you know is better than the one you do not know.’ What do you think?
The Knot Prayer is simple yet profound. It surely made me think! Thank you for sharing it, and for all scripture "posters" on your blog. I'm thankful that a friend shared one of your posters on Facebook, since it led me to your blog.
God bless your mind and your heart as you share your thoughts about Him.
I LITERALLY SHOOK ALL OVER IN MY TEARS OF STRIFE WHEN THIS WAS SENT3WKS AGO BUT IT WAS MEANT 4 ME TO OPEN TODAY.THANK JESUS 4 LOVING ME UNCONDITIONALLY.
What a wonderful prayer to humble yourself!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful prayer. Apart from being heartbroken, I felt so inadequate at the end of my almost three-year relationship.This prayer touched me greatly.
Don’t feel that way. The enemy likes to get us down so he can attack us. Keep your eyes on God so He can use you through all of this. Hang in there!
Awesome!Just finishing up a Stephen Ministry course and I will be using this prayer with my care reciever when I get one.This website is a great resource too. Thanks for being here.
That is wonderful to hear. I am so glad you decided to drop by. xoxo
Thank you for sharing this prayer, sometimes life’s trials seemingly have us sail on turbulent seas…. adversities cripples our human strength. . we feel inadequate and question our faith….Our God… but then people sent by God to reinforce our down throdden soul comes unexpectedly like the one who shared this prayer. GOD Bless you and may you continue to uplift those who for a long time never saw the dawning of the day..May their Faith be anchored well in Jesus as they pass through the deepest night of their lives.
So true. I love how you word it! You should be writing this blog instead of me!!
So articulate.
This is a prayer that I will be sharing with all my friends and family. A family member attempted suicide and we are all feeling inadequate at the moment. I know this prayer will provide comfort and reassurance. God Bless you for sharing it!
What an amazing prayer!! I have been struggeling in the Sunday School class my husband and I have been attending. A part of me wanted to slip out of class this morning because of not feeling like I belonged……but, I stayed. This prayer came to me in God’s perfect timing. Once was a ministry wife, always will have that calling on my heart ….”thank you Lord for helping me to feel adequate no matter what situation you have placed before me.”
wow! this came at the exact moment I needed it most. letting go and letting God.
Oh my…. I am going to print this and tape it to my bedroom wall and pray it EVERY morning when I wake up :’)
Yes! I would do the same too! haha
This prayer left me in tears. I’ve been at wits end thinking I’m worthless,and believing the lies of satan. This prayer opened my eyes and spoke to my heart. I needed to hear this encouragement today. Thank u so much.
A great prayer that indeed touches the very depth of our hearts and awakens God’s true potentials in each one of us. Thanks alot for the marvelous insights.