Hidden in My Heart

 

 

Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.

—Psalm 119:11 (NKJV)

 

Heavenly Father,

Help me to store up more and more of Your Word in my heart, so it can cleanse me and keep me from sinning against You—as it continuously washes over my soul.

Thank You that Your Word answers everything that I encounter on my earthly journey—so that I never have to feel lost—and takes me down the path of abundant and everlasting life in Christ, both now and forevermore.

Help me truly know Your Word.  Let it be so much more than simply lines that I recall having read.  Help me to grasp the depth of meaning contained in every verse—so that, with Your Spirit as my teacher, I can receive all the life-giving Truth that each word offers me.

Don’t let my hunger for Your Word ever wain, but let me always seek to hide it—so as not to lose the great treasure that it is—within the deepest parts of my heart.  And strengthen me as I commit to meditate daily on Your Word and apply each truth that I find there to my life—in obedience to all Your instruction.

Help me to store up more and more of Your Word in my heart, so it can cleanse me and keep me from sinning against You—as it continuously washes over my soul.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Lord, Lead My Heart

 

 

May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.

—2 Thessalonians 3:5 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Lead my heart that I would come into a full understanding of Your love and then be able to express that same love to others—with the patient endurance that comes from Christ.

Help me each day to come to understand Your love more—by granting me insights into its mysteries and ever deeper revelations of its wondrous and healing power.

Let my deepening understanding of Your unfailing love cause my heart to change toward others—so that I am able to fully express Your love to them, as my own.

Let Your love’s patient endurance live in me—a manifestation of Christ in me—so that all will see You in me, and give You the glory and honor that You are due.

Lead my heart that I would come into a full understanding of Your love and then be able to express that same love to others—with the patient endurance that comes from Christ.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Each of Us is But a Breath

 

“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
    Remind me that my days are numbered—
    how fleeting my life is.
You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
    My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
    at best, each of us is but a breath.”

—Psalm 39:4-5 (NLT)

Infinite LORD,

Help me to watch for—and willingly and obediently respond to—every invitation that You extend to me to be a part of what You are doing in the lives of those around me, so that my brief life here—while little more than a single breath—will shout to Your glory, honor and praise!

Help me to use the time that has been given to me in a way that honors You!  Don’t allow my apathy, complacency, or fear—which comes from my failure to believe that You keep Your promises—hold me back from moving boldly forward with the things that You have given me to do.

And, at the same time, help me to remember to wait for You—to not run ahead of You—since everything good thing I do, demands that I remain completely dependent on You, walking every step of the way with You.

Help me to live each moment that You give me by faith, enjoying Your presence, and resting in Your peace—unencumbered by my past failures or the uncertainty of my future—so that my brief life here might be used for Your glorious purposes. 

Help me to watch for—and willingly and obediently respond to—every invitation that You extend to me to be a part of what You are doing in the lives of those around me, so that my brief life here—while little more than a single breath—will shout to Your glory, honor and praise!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.