Ephesians 5:15-18Dear Father,Help me to be careful about how I live. May I behave not as an unwise person but as a wise one.Help me make the most of every opportunity, because the days of this age are evil. I don't want to be foolish. I want to understand what the will of the LORD is.May I never use or abuse alcohol or drugs, which would lead to an undisciplined and wasted life. Instead, let me be drunk with your Spirit.In Jesus' name. 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.

Ephesians 5:6Dear Father,Help me not to be deceived by empty but high-sounding words that cloak the intent of wickedness.I know that it is because of these flauntings that your wrath comes upon the sons of disobedience.Help me not to walk with such people, to think like them, or to behave like them.Let me walk in the light, with the children of light, for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true.May I learn to do only those things which are pleasing to you.In the name of Jesus. 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.

Ephesians 5:7Dear Father,Keep me from being silent when your cause is threatened by evil people, even though I and my family and the people I care about may perish.May I stand with courage, for you are able to raise deliverance from another quarter. And if I perish, I perish. May I not take part in any way in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.In the name of Jesus, the holy Light of mankind. 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.

Ephesians 5:6-7Dear Father,Don't let me be deceived by the empty words of worldly people.It is because of these things that your wrath will come upon the sons of disobedience.Father, if I have to stand alone, so be it! Let me stand for you if the whole world stands against you!Don't ever let me forget your commands or forsake you.In the name of Jesus I ask for the purity of mind and spirit that was in him. 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.

Ephesians 5:5Dear Father, Holy God,You have warned me that I can be sure of this: that no fornicator or impure person, or one who is covetous (idolatrous!) has any inheritance in the kingdom that belongs to you and Christ.Furthermore, keep me from enjoying as entertainment the depiction of such things in books or magazines, or on the stage or on television.Help me to understand that most of what comes through these media is from the minds and imaginations of unregenerate people, whose gods are self, money, power, and sensual indulgence.In the name of Jesus I ask for the purity of mind and spirit that was in him. 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.