Let us not be influenced, changed, molded by or yielded to anything unholy or unlike you. Let us stay open to the adjustments of the Holy Spirit, who keeps us walking close to Jesus, in spite of our tendency to wander.
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Ps 16:3, I see your glory and goodness in flawed human beings, and I’m overjoyed by the people who bear your image and keep me from journeying alone.
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Prayers from Psalm 16, #2. Studying scripture is a vital part of the Christian life, as are moments like these where scripture studies us—where we hold it up as a mirror and pour out before the Lord what’s really in our hearts. May this be a safe space for that.
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My hope is that this series of written prayers would be a starting point and that you could continue praying the selected scriptures in a personal way.
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I’m reminded of the way Jesus took in a delegation of 12 inexperienced individuals with raw potential. He loved them, mentored them, challenged them, and eventually entrusted to them what belonged to Him. If there’s any way to have a primary takeaway from a trip like this (there’s really not), it would be the gratitude I feel for the privilege of not being first.
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There are times ahead that ask us what will happen in the times in between, and we cry out to God for an answer, for a sign that He’s there and that He’ll work everything into a favorable outcome, only to hear Him say, “If you don’t believe my word, you still won’t believe me or be willing to walk with me in the dark, even if I parted another ocean to prove it to you.”
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