Read Psalm 142 1-2

God inspired scripture. So you have the perfect word and then my human interpretation. Each day,  I pray for God to breathe life into scripture and for the Holy Spirit to bring alive the words on the page and radically change the course of my life…..to cut at my deepest need and speak His perfect truth into my heart.

Praying with scripture. I once read that the best way to defeat the enemy is through prayer and by reassuring God’s promises.. Praying with scripture is new for me, but it quickly reassures God’s promises to me, and I derive great strength from it. An example of a scripture inspired prayer is as follows:

I cry out to you Lord for mercy, I pour myself onto you. I tell you my troubles. When I am afraid Lord, you know the way out. I beg to you Lord, listen to my cry! I follow this line of prayer with specific promises revealed to me in scripture such as,  I am capable to fulfill your calling on my life Lord, or I have no insecurities because I see myself the way you see me, Father. 

This prompts my total dependence. I often cut scriptures out that speak to me about my own struggles (with fear, worry, or insecurity) and I tape them to my bathroom mirror, put them in my car, my desk or on the refrigerator. As I dry my hair, do my make up or go through my day, I am able to read them.  

One afternoon, while I was with my children, a sense of insecurity came over me. Most women know the feeling, the one where we doubt our worth….. I recited the truths I had memorized and I overcame the insecurity right in that moment!

 …..He will wipe away every tear from their eyes…….

……He will lead them to the springs of water that give life…..

(Revelation 7:17)

*above picture taken at the Billy Graham Library

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