Terrors are turned upon me; my honor is pursued by the wind, and my prosperity has passed away like a cloud. And my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me. Job 30:15-16
My inward parts are in turmoil and never still; days of affliction come to meet me. I go about darkened, but not by the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry for help. I am a brother of jackals, and a companion of ostriches. My skin turns black and falls from me, and my bones burn with heat. My lyre is turned to mourning, and my pipe to the voice of those who weep. Job 30:27-31
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. Psalm 42:!1
And he said to them “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. Luke 16:15
And he said to his disciples “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come…. Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents forgive him. Luke 17:1,3
So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, “We are unworthy servants, we have only done what was our duty. Luke 17:10
Self will and prayer are both ways of getting things done. At the center of self will is me, carving a world in my image, but at the center of prayer is God, carving me in his Son’s image. .. When Sue shifts from self-will to a prayer fellowship it feels scary, as if she is jumping over air. In fact, she is leaving the unstable foundation of her own self-will and entering the stability of God. Paul Miller, A Praying Life.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence and take not your Holy Spirit from me. restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalm 52:10-12
If I speak in tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, i am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers and understand the mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith, so as to remove mountains but have not love, i am nothing. If i give away all i have and if i deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. I Corinthians 13:1-13
For godly grief produces a repentence that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. II Corinthians 7:10
We see the world as monolithic, frozen. To ask God for change confronts us with our doubt about whether prayer makes any difference. Is change even possible? Doesn’t God control everything? If so, what’s the point? Because it is uncomfortable to feel our unbelief, to come face-to-face with our cynicism, we dull our souls with the narcotic of activity. Paul Miller, A Praying life.
Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73: 25-26
Apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5
The Lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. he restores my soul, He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for you are with me; Your rod and your staff they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies, you anoint my head with oil; my up overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and i shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23
As the deer pants for flowing streams so pants my soul for you O God. Psalm 42:1
Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden light. Matthew 11:28-30
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary afflictions is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. II Corinthians 4:16-17
Sovereign– you will be sovereign, even when my circumstances don’t change. lord I don’t deserve your tendercations, when my unbelief has kept me from your truth. I want my life to be a sweet devotion to you. Candis Kim- You are still Holy
I have decided, i have resolved, to wait upon you Lord. Surely as the sun will rise, you’ll come to us, certain as the dawn appears. You’ll come. Let your glory fall as you respond to us. Hillsong- You’ll come
For you did not receive the Spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry ‘Abba, Father!’ Romans 8:15
He is jealous for me, loves like a hurricane, I am a tree. Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy. When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory, and i realize just how beautiful You are, and how great your affections are for me. And oh, how He loves us so. David Crowder Band- How He Loves
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and i will fill it. Psalm81:10
You come like you promised you would. I want to surrender for good, I know that i need you. And i don’t want to keep living life alone. So take my heart, and make it new, make it true, and make it like you. Take my hands, I lift them high, they’re yours not mine to do– do what you will. Desperation Band- Ready Now
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith– more precious than gold that perishes though it its tested b fire– may be found to result in the praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. I Peter 1:6-7
I am coming back, because you are coming after me. And I surrender now. Desperation Band- Hidden Track
I am restored, I am redeemed, by your spirit I am free. I will fall at your feet, and I will worship you here. Hillsong- This is our God.
