Coming Back to My Knees
Its been FAR too many days since I was intentional about prayer. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been praying (even alot sometimes) but it does mean that I’ve EVERYTHING else crowd out my will to sit in the presence of God ON PURPOSE. Maybe that doesn’t sound like much to some of you, but I feel the difference in my heart and spirit. It felt good today to get back to that place and I found myself re-visiting a prayer from months ago. It’s below and though I don’t know where you may be today but maybe this will encourage you as much as it lifted me!
From May 15th:
“As I read through Psalm 13, 14, and 15 I was struck by the qualities asked for and commanded in Psalm 15. So I began my prayer today asking God to help me do the following: 1. Walk blameless and not in sin 2. Do what is right (and what is BEST) 3. Speak truth that builds up and encourages 4. Keep my tongue from hurting those around me 5. Not harm my neighbor 6. Not judge others but keep my eye on myself 7. Despise evil and seek justice 8. Honor other believers 9. Keep my promises whether small or big, easy or hard 10. Not take advantage of others 11. Be generous and fair I guess I should have those qualities already, and I hope I do to some extent, but I posted them up in my office to remind myself that I need to SEEK themEVERYDAY. ”
