Praying the Psalms into Everyday Life

For the last several weeks, I've been praying through the book of Psalm, one chapter a day, then post a selection of verses from that chapter on my Facebook wall.

Here is a sampling from today:


[a prayer of confession AND a prayer for God's intervention] 

Dear Lord,

...my health is broken because of my sins. My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear. I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart. You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh. For I am waiting for you, O Lord. You must answer for me, O Lord my God. But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done. Do not abandon me, O Lord. Do not stand at a distance, my God. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior. (excerpts from Psalms 38:3-4, 8-9, 15, 18-18, 21-22 NLT) 

As I pour out my heart to you like this, remind me of what Jesus did for me on the cross. Because of overwhelming sin in our lives, You DID intervene by sending Your Son, forgiving my sins, saving me from sin and death. I don't have to wait. You've already come!

Amen!

Your VOICE Sharing The Love Of Jesus

I'm leading chapel for St. Paul School tomorrow morning and will be showing this clip from The Voice.

In Matthew 5:14, Jesus called His disciples (calls us) to be the light of the world. Paxton Ingram definitely did that! And sharing his love for Jesus even showed to all who watched Paxton's truest identity, his identity in Christ! 

Note the judges comments:

• Pharrell - "unleashing of power" (of course that was the power of Jesus working through Paxton), "seeing you the freest", "this is who Paxton is"
• Blake - "Never seen that smile on Paxton", "See what happens when you open up"

What about you? How may you share your voice, as in one who proclaims the good news of Jesus, and BE that light of the world? 

Watch the power of Jesus unleashed in you!

Watch for a displaying of your truest self--your identity in Christ! Watch what happens and whom God will use to reach when you open up and be whom God created you to be!