Never To Drift Away

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

—Hebrews 2:1 (NLT)

Help me never to drift away from the truth, but always be careful to listen as—by Your Holy Spirit within me—you return me to the perfect way of truth.

Help me to hold the truth that I have found—and that I continue to find revealed in Your Word—as among the most precious gifts I have ever been given.

Help me to be careful to remember the truth—by regularly searching it out and meditating upon it, embracing it wholeheartedly—in order that I might apply Your truth in every situation or circumstance in which I find myself, as I mix my faith with Your truth.

Help me to recognize and guard against the weakness of mind.  For Your truth is so quick to drain from my heart when I allow the enemy access to my thoughts and begin to listen to the subtle lies that he suggests—or to the condemnation that he spews—as he tries to steal the truth away from me.

Create in me an insatiable hunger to find and retain more of Your truth—in every moment that I live—that I would not drift away.

Help me never to drift away from the truth, but always be careful to listen as—by Your Holy Spirit within me—you return me to the perfect way of truth.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Carefully And Consistently

You have charged us
    to keep your commandments carefully.
Oh, that my actions would consistently
    reflect your decrees!

—Psalm 119:4-5 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

May my life in action be a consistent reflection of Your decrees applied to my heart.

You, LORD, have charged me with a great and awesome responsibility—to keep Your commandments carefully.

This means I must take the time to know Your instructions to me, by reading, studying and being taught in Your Word—the Bible.

This means I must meditate on Your Word—allowing Your Word to permeate my thoughts throughout my daily activities.

This means I must also act on the Word that has been planted in my  heart—allowing Your Spirit to control my actions—so that not only do I not do those things I shouldn’t do, but I also do those things I that I should.

Because of Your great and unending love for me, You have given me these commandments—so that as I am faithful to follow them, I can walk in the freedom, peace, protection, provision, and joy that they provide.

May my life in action be a consistent reflection of Your decrees applied to my heart.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Ask Whatever You Will

If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.

--John 15:7 (AMP)

Generous God,

Help me never forget that these words, from You, are not really about me getting anything I want, but rather are all about me being truly tuned in to what You want!

I want to live my life in You, being vitally and necessarily joined with You, as if my life depended on it—because in fact, it does.

I want to allow Your words to remain in my heart—so I can remember to rely on them, continually contemplate them, use them as my strict standard for that which I do, graciously grow by them, carefully cling to them for my hope, and evermore establish them as the Truth in my life.

I know that as much as I am truly able to do this, not only will my thoughts and actions, but every desire of my heart, be in harmony with Your plans for my life, and I will never ask for anything that is not in line with Your plan.

Help me never forget that these words, from You, are not really about me getting anything I want, but rather are all about me being truly tuned in to what You want!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.