My early years were spent learning WHAT to do, followed by decades of
learning HOW to do what I do better. I am still learning “what and how”, but more
recently the focus has shifted to WHY I do what I do. Perhaps it takes a lifetime
of journey to get to the question of motive. The ebb and flow of people and
circumstances eventually strips away every veneer, depositing a simple prayer
in our hearts: “Father, not my will, but Yours be done.” His motive is always
love, mine is most often not an impure mixture. Lord, reveal and cleanse my
deepest motives. May Your perfect will come forth in me and through my daily
activities
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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