Philippians 3:16-21Dear Father,I want to join all your holy people in imitating the example of your apostle Paul, and I want to take notice of people in my own time who live by the same example.Thank you, my God, that my citizenship is in heaven, from which I wait the return of my Savior, the LORD Jesus Christ.Thank you, Father, that he will come to change my lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power which enables him to subject all things to himself.In the name of Jesus I ask these things. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.

Philippians 3:15Father,May the motivations of my life come from the future you have appointed for me rather than from the past I have lived.Let every one of my fellow Christians be mature in this matter too, along with me.If I, or they, are lacking in any way, please disclose this to us, and change us!Help us hold true to what we have already attained. Don't let us throw this away!In the name of our LORD Jesus I ask these things and pray that you will grant us a spirit of perseverance unto eternal life. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.

Philippians 3:10-14Father,I want to do this because I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection, and be allowed even to share in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.Dear Father, I know that I have not made this my own yet, but one thing let me do: Let me forget what lies behind and strain forward to what lies ahead. Help me to keep pressing forward toward the goal so that I may win the prize according to your will in Christ Jesus, my LORD.In his name of our LORD Jesus I ask these things and pray that you will grant us a spirit of perseverance unto eternal life. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.

Philippians 3:8Dear Father, Keeper of all your promises,You have promised: "Be faithful unto death and I will give you a crown of life." Thank you for such a precious promise! You are so gracious to me!Help me to count everything as loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus as my LORD. For his sake I would gladly suffer the loss of all things - at least I hope I would - and count them as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him.Father, you know my heart. You know that I don't want a righteousness of my own based on self-sufficient rule-keeping, but one which comes from trusting Christ.I want the righteousness that you provide when I commit myself to your trustworthy care.In the name of the LORD Jesus Christ. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.

Philippians 2:19-3:7Dear Father,Help me to be a Timothy, one who genuinely cares for the welfare of others.Help me look out not just for my own interests, but for Christ's.Help me to be an Epaphroditus, a true fellow worker and fellow soldier to all others who serve you, risking my life for you.Help me to be one of the true circumcision, who worship you in spirit, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh.Help me turn my back on all earthly gain and count all things as loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ and serving him.In the name of Jesus I ask. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.