In my small gruop we're reading a book called "Becoming a Woman of Prayer" by Cynthia Heald. So far it's been good. It's motivation to pray more and increase the effectiveness of my prayer life. Last week one of the things she talked about was praying using God's word. I've heard about it before, but she shared how she would usually find a verse that applied to her life and commit to praying it throughout the year. I liked that idea, so my friends and I decided to find verses for ourselves to memorize and pray and apply to our lives.
I hadn't found anything like I expected to happen. Me and God are on fairly whimsical terms usually, and I was hoping it would lay down in my lap like happens sometimes, but it didn't. So today i went looking. I went to Proverbs and thought I'd check the day of the month. It's the seventeenth, but Proverbs 17 wasn't really weighty or meaningful. Then I went to Psalm 17 thinking what the heck. While Iw as reading it, I realized it's actually only the 16th. Feeling like that meant something, I read Psalm 16. what do you know. It was there.
You O Lord are the porition of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good ineheritance. I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, norw ill you allow your holy one to see corruption. You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures evermore.
What a great passage to keep my heart focused on heaven and God. There are so many things to pray for myself and others in this verse. I love how it is full of gratitude and hope, things that I often need more of.
I could elaborate on how fitting this whole thing is for me right now, but I won't. I just like it. I have found myself so content in Christ this year, so full of peace. The first verses I wrote there express my gratitude so well. I have a good inheritance.
Maybe you can join this challenge with me. Find a verse that you want to pray for yourself this year and share it. I'll pray for you also. we might be surprised at what God does.
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It's definitely been a while since I opened my Bible (NIV), but here goes! I won't copy it all...
Proverbs 11:
1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
12 A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
...Not to downplay my love of Blake
William Blake: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Proverbs from Hell:
1 In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
2 The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
9 He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
10 Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
11 The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
21 Prisons are built with stones of law, brothels with bricks of religion.
22 The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
23 The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
24 The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
25 The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
26 Excess of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps.
27 The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, ththe raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity, too great for the eye of man.
But, I know, it's a poem!
S-O
I really like that idea! I'll let you know when I find one, though I think I already know which one it could be (Rom 12:1-2 has come up a lot lately).
I like this. It is beautiful. Today is the 28th, or I could think 2nd month 28th day.
There isn't a Psalm 2:28, no Proverbs 2:28. I'm reading Deut. right now - 2:28, "You shall sell me food for money, so that I may eat, and supply me water for money, so that I may drink. Only allow me to pass through on foot." The context is Moses asking permission to pass through the wilderness of Kedemoth. He is promising to stay on the road and to not go either right or left. The king was not willing, so God gave him the entire land. Hmmm. It would be nice to get paid so I can pay for things, but I don't think this works.
Psalm 28 is about pleading.
Proverbs 28 is about not being a wicked ruler - hmmm.
I think I like the idea that someone posed to me a few months back, which is to pray Numbers 6:24-27 for those around you.
Thank you for your comment, I was asking, you especially. I don't know if he's been unprofessional or not but either way you're right :-( I should see someone else, I'm tired of feeling like this, all the castles have crumbled to dust, everything is gray again. Thanks again for responding. Yours is my favorite blog, so thank you for tat, too.
SO
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