Teach Me Your Ways

We turn once again to prayers from God’s Word.  I love these words and all they are asking God to do for us.

For you are great and perform wonderful deeds.  You alone are God.  Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth!  Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. 

With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God.  I will give glory to your name forever, for your love for me is very great.  You have rescued me from the depths of death.

Psalm 86:10-13

One of the most dangerous characteristics of our lives is the mindset where we think we know what we need.  We know what's wrong.  We know what everyone else did wrong and that resulted in our troubles.  We are quick to judge and strongly criticize everyone and everything except ourselves. 

Real life with God today requires that we take a new approach.  We humbly recognize that the person needing to be taught a thing or two is ourselves.  We come to realize that we need God to show us what a good way of life looks like, because our way of doing things is taking us to the “depths of death.”  We need God’s strength to change our ways.  We also need God to give us the will and desire to walk in these new ways. 

Heavenly Father, We are indeed asking You to show us Your way and point out the road for us to travel today.  We need Your Holy Spirit to work in us so we even want that at certain times when our own desires and conveniences make us want our own way.

Thank You for your  word that gives us clear directions so we can determine how our way of living lines up with Your instructions.  We put our hope in you because Your love for us is very great.

We pray these lovely words once again and make them our own:

For you are great and perform wonderful deeds.  You alone are God.  Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth!  Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. 

With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God.  I will give glory to your name forever, for your love for me is very great.  You have rescued me from the depths of death.

Psalm 86:10-13  

Have a wonderful day experiencing God’s goodness as You walk in His ways.