DAILY GRACE: TURN OUR HEARTS

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encourage reading and understanding of God's Word.

"I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better." Ephesians 1:17 (NIV)

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Friday, May 27, 2011

TURN OUR HEARTS

Psalm 119:36

"Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain." NIV

"Incline my heart with thy testimonies, and not to covetousness." KJV

Why would we need to pray daily for the direction of our hearts? If we assume we are free of selfish desires and ambitions, we are clearly deceived. Our hearts have natural human tendencies to satisfy our senses. Without being alert to this and praying daily that our hearts be spiritually directed toward the ways of God, we are in danger of becoming lukewarm and ineffective for our Lord.

Heavenly Father, how we pray diligently that you keep our hearts turned toward You and Your Word so that we will not fall into seeking to satisfy our own selfish desires. We pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: this touches me at a time when i really need it
thank you
~victoria~; May 28, 2011 at 8:15 AM