{"id":2112,"date":"2015-05-12T10:51:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T14:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=2112"},"modified":"2015-05-12T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T14:51:22","slug":"a-prayer-to-fix-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2015\/05\/a-prayer-to-fix-things.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer to Fix Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">thoughts are fixed<\/span> on you! Isaiah 26:3<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>So we don\u2019t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">fix our gaze<\/span> on things that cannot be seen. 2 Corinthians 4:18<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Fix your thoughts<\/span> on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Phil. 4:8<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Fixing our eyes<\/span> on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:2<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We have the power\u00a0to fix our thoughts and our\u00a0focus. Are your thoughts plaguing you? Does your vision need fixing? We can align both our thoughts and our focus through the renewing power of the Word of God. Put it in your ears, in your eyes, and meditate on it all day long, and all that is broken in you will soon be fixed by His great love.<\/p>\n<p><em>Father,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I align my thoughts with yours today. I look up into the face of my Father and receive the affirmation and love I am longing for. I will breathe\u00a0in your Holy Spirit today, allowing Him to guide and approve each thought that seeks entrance into my soul. Thank you for fixing what is broken in my life. Thank you for empowering me to discipline my mind and my focus.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In Jesus&#8217; Name, Amen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! 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