Psalm 139:23
"Lord You have my heart, and I will search for Yours"
Martin Smith
Lord You have my heart, I know this because I gave it to You. Responding to Your affectionate call I returned to You the heart You own and now hold ever so carefully in Your arms. And I will continue to search for Yours, for there is no place I would rather be. The heart is deceptive, who can know it? But You know it, I have no secrets from You, no hidden places that You have not seen, no corners that You have not searched; You know me well Lord, for that my trust is in You. Therefore that is where I long to be--the place where You are. And I will continue in my search for You until I am in the place Your love poors out. When You move I will follow You, when You stop I will rest with You, and when there is silence I will wait for You. Grant me this Lord, wisdom. Wisdom to know the difference between You and my flesh, Widom to know where You are moving and where You are not. I ask not for secret knowledge of Your doing or Your will, I ask rather for practicle wisdom to discern between right and wrong, then to act accordingly. I want to be in Your will to be blessed by You my loving Father, I want to know that what I am doing is good and pleasing to You. I know this, that when I am obedient to the things that You have already shown me (eg. The commands in The Bible) and I am walking in the power of Your Spirit, depending on You for all things, than I ought to have no concern, for than it is that I am in Your will, then it shall be that the doors open or close according to Your good plans for me. I know not what tomorrow will bring, but should it bring one thing, this I request; guard my heart and keep me from stubbling. The rest of my worries are but shadows of irrelavancy when compared to the necessary desire to serve You all the day long.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2
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