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.” Lord,
reveal and cleanse my deepest motives. May Your perfect will come forth in me
and through my activities today. Shine Your Light into every corner of my soul.
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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