WHAT PLEASES HIM

 

 

Ephesians 5:10

 

"And try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord." ESV 

 

The children of God are living and walking everywhere in this world among the people of the world. Sometimes it gets difficult to tell the difference between what is pleasing to God and what isn't. If we commit ourselves to prayer, to study of the Word, to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and to ask for discernment, we will know what pleases our Lord. We will desire to share it with the world.

 

Lord, search us and show us what we need to do to please you and not ourselves. Give us a burning desire to pray, study Your word, and walk in Your Spirit. We pray in Your name, Amen.

 

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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ALL OR NOTHING

 

2 Timothy 2:4

 

"No Soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him." ESV 

 

If we have made a total surrender to live for God and for Him alone, there will be no room for getting involved in earthly things and things of the self. Staying focused and keeping the world in its place in our lives is possible only by the grace of God and seeking to be filled with His Spirit. We are humans, and we have need of frequent examination of ourselves to see if there are any places we have let the world weaken our commitment to the Lord.

 

Lord, please help us to look inside ourselves and reveal to us any worldly things we have allowed to control us. Help us to surrender those things so that we will not be hindering Your plan for our lives. In Your precious name we pray, Amen.

 

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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HERE WE ARE, LORD

 

Romans 12:1

 

"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship." ESV 

 

If we want to worship our Lord in the way that is the most pleasing to Him, what would we be doing? Would we be spending hours a day in deep prayer? That is certainly a noble service. Would we be reading and studying our Bibles with great focus and thought? Of course that would be very good for our spiritual growth. But what would be the most pleasing thing to Him? It is giving our daily lives, our everyday living to Him to use as He sees fit. It is laying ourselves out before Him without any agenda but to be used by Him. That is the way we worship Him!

 

Heavenly Father, we are so blessed by Your mercy to us. We know that in ourselves we have nothing we can give You that would repay what You have done for us. We come before You, giving You all we have, our daily lives, for Your pleasure. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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WHAT WAS I THINKING WHEN I SAID THAT?

 

 

Psalm 19:14

 

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." ESV

 

Because we live within the boundaries of this world, we are exposed to the ideas and communications that are contrary to Godliness. Too often, without even being aware of it, we allow the things of this world to invade our thoughts and speech. Our God will help us keep watch over our thoughts and speech if we ask Him.

 

Heavenly Father, we confess that we have had thoughts and said things that would not be pleasing to You. Forgive us. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit so that we might be alert to what we allow into our minds and speech, so that all we think and say will be pleasing to You. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

 

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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