Heavenly Father, I want to be like Jesus.

I am weak.

I am sinful.

I am hypocritical.

I am lustful, prideful, arrogant, foolish and fearful.

And I want to be ,more like Jesus.

I am at times faithless, unbelieving, petty and self-centered.

And I want to be more like Jesus.

I am earthly minded, fleshly, and easily tempted by the enemy.

And I want to be more like Jesus.

I am broken, unclean, and often short tempered.

I am narrow-minded, selfish, greedy, obstinate, judgmental and cowardly.

And I want to be more like Jesus.

I don’t want to be like John Calvin.

I don’t want to be like Augustine.

I don’t want to be like Martin Luther.

I don’t want to be like John MacArthur, R. C. Sproul or like the countless unnamed saints who are now in your presence.

I want to be like Jesus.

I don’t want to be like the Apostle Paul, Isaiah, King David, Gideon or any of the heroes of The Faith,

I want to be like Jesus.

I don’t want to be like Justin Martyr, Athanasius, Chrysostom, Charles Spurgeon, John Wesley or George Whitefield.

I want to be like Jesus.

I don’t want to be like Abraham Kuyper, J.C. Ryle, William Wiberforce, or Charlie Kirk.

I want to be like Jesus.

I want to be filled with your Spirit.

I want holiness to possess me.

I want to delight in what delights you, and repelled by what offends you.

I want to love as Jesus loved. Speak truth as Jesus spoke it, and give my entire being to your lordship.

I want to love your Gospel, and the lost souls of men.

I want to love your Word, your people, and your honor.

I want to be like Jesus.

I want to die trusting in Christ, and be raised again in his likeness.

Father God, I want to be like Jesus.

Complete the work you have begun in me.

Let my heart be consumed with the wonder of your grace and glory and holiness.

Heavenly Father, if you never answer any other prayer I lay before you –

Make me like Jesus.