Know Me

“Search me, God, and know my heart. When my heart doesn’t know itself.

When my thoughts and my feelings are so jumbled and confused that I can’t

see the truth through the fog. Every day, O Father, search me and know my

heart.

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Test me and know my anxious thoughts. When previously calm waters are

ruffled by wind. When storms blow in and threaten to draw my focus from my

Lord. When I’m restless and agitated and need Your peace. When I fail to

trust. Every day, O Father, try me and know my anxieties.

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See if there is any offensive way in me. When I can’t tell right from

wrong. When I feel guilty for wrong although I think I did right. When I

can’t seek out my own motivation for my actions. When my desire is to do

right, but I know that I sin. Every day, O Father, see if there is any

wicked way in me.

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And lead me in the way everlasting. When my greatest desire is to glorify

God. When I long to trust my Father with all I am, even though I know I

can’t do it on my own. When my desire is for You, but I fall. Every day, O

Father, lead me in the way everlasting. Macy Lee

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Today’s devotion is written in the style of a personal prayer, guided by a

psalm. Have you ever tried to pray by using a Bible verse or passage as a

model? Consider taking a moment to read Psalm 139:23-24 slowly, praying

your own words to God in between the Bible’s phrases.

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Do you ever find it difficult to be honest with God about your own

failures and shortcomings? How could it be comforting to know that other

people feel this way too?

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Remember that God has already secured our forgiveness through Jesus’s

death and resurrection. As we lay all of our thoughts, feelings, and

struggles down at Jesus Christ’s throne in surrender to Him, we can rest in

His deep love for us.

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Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way

everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

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Psalm 139