Christian Internet Code of Ethics

As a Christian who is active on the internet, I hold myself to certain standards of conduct. They are: * I guard my online relationships * I am careful to visit websites that do not compromise my life in Christ * I take care that my written communications reflect Christ in my life * I guard my time to assure that my time online is kept in proper balance with the rest of my life

Friday, December 4, 2009



“Living By Prayer”

O God of the open ear,
Teach me to live by prayer as well as by providence,
for myself, soul, body, children, family, church;

Give me a heart frameable to thy will;
so I might live in prayer,
and honor thee,
being kept from evil, known and unknown.

Help me to see the sin that accompanies all I do,
and the good I can distill from everything.

Let me know that the work of prayer is to bring my will to thine,
and that without this it is folly to pray;

When I try to bring thy will to mine it is to command Christ,
to be above him, and wiser than he;
this is my sin and pride.

I can only succeed when I pray
according to thy precept and promise,
and to be done with as it pleases thee,
according to thy sovereign will.

When thou commandest me to pray for pardon, peace, brokenness,
it is because thou wilt give me the thing promised,
for thy glory, as well as for my good.

Help me not only to desire small things
but with holy boldness to desire great things
for thy people, for myself,
that they and I might live to show thy glory.

Teach me that it is wisdom for me to pray for all I have,
out of love, willingly, not of necessity;
that I may come to thee at any time,
to lay open my needs acceptably to thee;
that my great sin lies in my not keeping the savour of thy ways;
that the remembrance of this truth is one way to the sense of thy presence;
that there is no wrath like the wrath of being governed
by my own lusts for my own ends.


Many phrases caught my eye....and resounded in my heart....

to live by prayer

a heart frameable to Thy will

to see…the good I can distill from everything

I can only succeed when I pray

Thou wilt give…for Thy glory as well as my good

with holy boldness to desire great things

that it is wisdom for me to pray


What speaks to you? What inspires you?



taken from “The Valley of Vision – A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions”

2 comments:

Sharon Brumfield said...

O.K...this is what hit me----
"Help me not only to desire small things
but with holy boldness to desire great things
for thy people, for myself,
that they and I might live to show thy glory."
I so remember the days of past when this soldier put on her armor and fought in the Spirit.It was hard...yet so fulfilling. It was like God was showing me what could be if I chose to walk according to the Spirit. And then life got so hard....and that warrior just sat down. She sat down...and spiritual muscles turned to flab. I pray that His will will be done in this servant so that His will will be accomplished in the lives of those around me.
Thanks for posting this...He is calling.

Sharon Brumfield said...

Are you feeling all better now?
Funny how often I think of you and yet I have never touched you except by spirit. :)