A Prayer to Make Things Right with God
By Keneesha Saunders Liddie
Bible Reading:
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:9
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Have you ever held someone in your heart who did something against you or accused you of something you didn’t do? With bitter tears, we eventually have to run to God our Father to make things right, not for the other person, but for our own relationship with Him.
There are so many reasons we can fall out of fellowship with God. It can be unforgiveness, bitterness, disobedience to God’s will, sin, a besetting habit, idolatry, and so much more. I’m not here to judge you, my friend. I’m here to remind you that Jesus paid it all. I’m here to remind you that there is forgiveness in Christ Jesus and that you don’t have to remain in the condition you’re in.
I think of the Bible passage about the five foolish women who didn’t have enough oil and, as a result, weren’t ready when the Master came. When God returns, I want to be in right standing with Him.
Does this mean that if I die without confessing a sin, I’m lost forever? No. Because once a person is born of God, they cannot be unborn. Jesus’ sacrifice covers everything we do. Does this mean we can live in sin and not please God? No. But we should always live with an attitude of prayer. We should be children who confess and acknowledge our faults.
The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. So pray every day. Ask God to forgive you, because we fall short in words, thoughts, and deeds. Thank God that Jesus is our advocate. Whenever we fall short and confess our sins, Jesus reminds the Father that our debt has been paid in full.
“If we confess our sins to God, He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Let’s trust in God’s mercy as we seek to make things right daily. Each day, we must die to our desires. Take up your cross and start fresh. Turn to God in faith, knowing He is more than able to forgive, more than able to cleanse, and eager to enjoy fellowship with you again.
Let us not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, but live our lives in an attitude of prayer, always ready to repent. Every time I read about someone in the Bible who hardens their heart, or whose heart God hardens, I tremble. I never want to fall into that. I want to always be right with God. I want my heart to be pliable and yielded to Him at all times.
My prayer will always be on my lips when I mess up and need His help. God forbid that if the enemy accuses me before Him, I haven’t already repented and been made clean through forgiveness.
If you have wandered away from God and your spirit has been telling you that something isn’t right, it’s time to make things right with the Lord your God. He is always ready to hear from you; you are only a prayer away.
Prayer is a powerful tool in the life of a believer because access to God is free. There is never a busy signal, and the connection is always open. God wants to hear from you, and He wants to restore the fellowship you once shared with Him.
You don’t know when you will take your last breath, so make things right with God today.
Let’s Pray:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for Your Son, Jesus, who died on the cross for my sins. I’m so grateful that I can come to You when I fall short and cast all my burdens on You. Thank You that I have an Advocate who pleads my case and forgives me.
You have said in Your Word that if I confess my sins, You are faithful to forgive. Lord, there are things in my life that are hindering my relationship with You. I ask that You would forgive me of all my sins, faults, deeds, and habits. Cleanse me and make me white as snow.
I commit myself afresh to Your divine will for my life.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Keneesha Saunders-Liddie is a wife and mom. She is an avid reader of wholesome romance novels and a writer. She has a Master's in Biblical Counseling as she believes in the sufficiency of Scripture. As a pastor’s kid, she fell in love with the way Jesus loved her at an early age and wants to encourage others to live for Him through her words. You can find more musings from her at keneeshaliddie.com
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Originally published Friday, 17 April 2026.
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