Praying The Scriptures

Hi everyone.  Did you think I fell off the earth?  I was planning on taking a break but next thing I knew the whole month of January had passed.  What's up with that anyway?  Why does January go so fast?  Maybe the days are only 20 hours long and we don't notice because we're sleeping.  Anyhoo - that's a problem for someone else to solve.

One of the things I want to get into this year is praying the scriptures.  You may have caught on by now that I use this blog as motivation to get myself into a deeper and closer relationship with God.  I've been wanting to get serious about praying scriptures for over a year now but just haven't taken the time to do it.  So....I will let this blog be my accountability partner so to speak.

Every Sunday I hope to have a scripture praying post.  I figure it's a good way to start the week.  I hope you will enjoy the post but mostly I hope it will serve as encouragement for you to do some of your own scripture praying.

If you're wondering what I mean by praying scriptures it's this: taking the inspired Word of God - filled with it's promises, hope, love, wisdom and God's faithfulness and praying those truths back to God.  The best way to explain is simply to give an example.  So, here is my first post for the year:

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit you way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him. Psalm 37:4-7

Father God, I delight myself in you. You are marvelous in all your ways and you never cease to amaze me.  I delight in watching you work in and around me.  Please don't ever stop. 

I, believe, Father that you will grant me the desires of my heart.  I may not even know fully what those are yet but they are in your hand and in your plan.

Help me to commit my way to you.  It's so easy for me to want to fight against you with my own plan.  Give me the strength to trust in you.  You have the best interest of everyone always on your mind.  I am just a piece of this ever changing puzzle.  

Sometimes I get beaten down by struggles or people around me but when all is said and done - the glory of your righteousness will shine bright and justice will prevail.  You've always got my back.

Give me peace, Lord, as I struggle waiting patiently before you.  Place deep in my soul and spirit the truth that your timing is, not only best, but divine.  

I love you, Father.  Thanks for loving me!  Amen.