Holy Spirit, Make me a dwelling place.

 Make Me a Dwelling Place

Lord, make me a dwelling place—not made with hands of stone,

But with a yielded spirit,a heart that is Your own.

Not just a visitor’s room where You might briefly stay,

But a settled,permanent home. Lord, come, and do not delay.

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16)

Prepare this place. Sweep clean the shadowed, dusty hall.

Where pride has built its towers,let humility stand tall.

Where fear has laid its flooring,let trust be set anew.

Let every hidden chamber be open,Lord, to You.

Let the foundation of my life be Your unchanging Word.

Let the walls be built with worship,in Spirit and in truth heard.

Let the windows be of faith,to see with heaven’s light.

Let the door be love,swung wide, both in the day and night.

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. (Galatians 2:20)

Come, take Your rest here, Holy Spirit, gentle guest.

Be the fire on the hearth,the peace within my breast.

Be the master of this household,the ruler of each thought,

Until this heart—Your dwelling place—with Your own life is wrought.

Let there be no other altar, no idol in any space.

Let every breath be incense in this,Your holy place.

For You have promised:“We will come and make our home with you.”

This is the miracle:the God of glory, dwelling in my dust, so true.

So I surrender every key. I give You every room.

Dissolve the gloom with glory;let Your presence fill and bloom.

Make me a dwelling placewhere heaven’s joy is known—

A living temple,for Your glory alone.

Amen.

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This prayer echoes scriptural truth:

· God Desires to Dwell: From the Tabernacle to the incarnation, God's desire has always been to dwell with His people (Exodus 25:8, John 1:14, Revelation 21:3).

· We Are His Temple: Through Christ, believers individually and collectively become the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19, Ephesians 2:22).

· A Prepared Place: This dwelling requires our active surrender and sanctification, making room for His lordship (2 Corinthians 7:1, Ephesians 3:17).

To pray this is to offer every part of your life—mind, heart, will, and body—as a sacred space for His presence to rule, rest, and radiate.