Praise this outline back to Him and see what an effect it will have on you. Remember as you pray, this is nothing we work for, it has all been given to us at the moment we receive Him as our Savior, simply because we are in Christ Jesus.

A possible prayer could go something like this:                                                                                                              Father I am grateful that you consider me one of Your saints and part of the faithful in Christ Jesus, especially when I think of how unfaithful I am to You at times. I don’t always act like a saint but that doesn’t change Your mind about me. The only thing that makes any sense at all is for me to thank You for Your marvelous, matchless grace.

I am grateful that You have blessed me with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. I’m grateful that I can spend time in heavenly places in the midst of this world permeated by evil.  Please help me to stay in Your Word to discover what all these blessings are.

I really don’t understand what it means to be chosen and to be declared holy and without blame before You but I won’t allow my lack of understanding to keep me from praising You for such an incredible act of Your Grace.

And I certainly don’t understand being predestined to be adopted by You. When I think back about what a self centered, worthless piece of junk I was before You saved me I can’t help but think “why would anybody want me,” but You looked at me, in all my wickedness and said “I want him.” I’m just grateful that You had Your eye on me for such a long, long time.

Father as I think back on all the years I wasted, and all the stupid stuff I did just trying to be accepted by others my heart overflows with gratitude to You for doing for me what I could not do for myself, You MADE me accepted with Yourself simply because I turned from my way and chose You. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

Thank You for seeing me as something worth redeeming, so valuable to You that You gave Your Son to die for my exceeding sinfulness and to forgive me of the sin that had me so horribly bound. You set me free! Thank You Father.

Thank You for giving me wisdom abundantly and the drive to act upon that wisdom when I receive it.

Father, as the world struggles to make sense of this life You allow us to know the mystery of Your great mind and will. The mystery that in just a few words we can receive Your Son as our Savior, and be raised from the dead to walk in newness of life for all eternity.

Father, I am grateful that there is coming a day that You will gather Your children to Yourself to dwell with You in eternity. Help me continue about our business until You come to take me home.

I’m grateful that I obtained on inheritance from You the moment I received Your Son as my Savior. I’m grateful that You have declared me a joint heir with Him. Thank You, Lord Jesus for being the greatest part of my inheritance.

Thank You Father for saving and sealing me with Your Holy Spirit, for giving me Yourself to comfort, to guide, to enlighten, to empower, to be my constant companion, and to finally take me home when this life is over.

All this simply because I am in You? Sometimes I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around this, but I’m grateful to You for giving me the faith to receive such incredibly, “unbelievable,” awe  inspiring thoughts. Thank You for Your marvelous, matchless Grace.

                                                                                                                                    I love You Lord