Bringing Joy and Giving Insight

 

The commandments of the LORD are right,
    bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are clear,
    giving insight for living.

—Psalm 19:8 (NLT)

 

 

Loving LORD,

Grant me the hunger to know, and the desire to obey, the commandments of Your Word—so my heart may be full of joy, and my mind would be filled with insight for how I should live.

Help me to understand that Your commands are exactly right—that they flow from Your Truth and are written for my good, and for Your glory.

Help me to understand that, as I obediently follow them, I not only demonstrate my love for You, but my heart is also filled with joy—as protection, provision and peace flood my life in proportion to that obedience.

Help me to understand that Your commands are perfectly clear—that they are pure, clean, that there is no darkness in them at all, and they are clearly understood.

Help me to understand that Your commands allow me to see with certainty the best paths for me to follow—as You guide me by Your Spirit on my journey through this life on my way home to You.

Grant me the hunger to know, and the desire to obey, the commandments of Your Word—so my heart may be full of joy, and my mind would be filled with insight for how I should live.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

Armed With Strength, My Way Made Perfect

 

 

God arms me with strength,
    and he makes my way perfect.
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
    enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

—Psalm 18:32-33 (NLT)

 

Heavenly Father,

Thank You that You arm me with strength for every season and circumstance of life and that You make my way perfect—so I can stand high on the mountain tops of victory with You.

Thank You that though life here is seldom easy—and I am daily faced with challenges along the way—You are always with me in those challenges to offer me Your strength as You walk with me through each one.

Thank You that You turn each adversity that I face to my own benefit—causing me to learn and grow—so that the way that I travel becomes the perfect path for me to become that person You have called me to be.

Thank You that in each challenge You enable me to overcome and You cause me to be better equipped to walk in the high places where You have called me to live—standing surefootedly with You by my side—having risen high above any obstacles that would hold me back from Your best for me.

Thank You that You arm me with strength for every season and circumstance of life and that You make my way perfect—so I can stand high on the mountain tops of victory with You.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.