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PRAYER 2: Search My Heart
"Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!" -Psalms 139:23-24
As we continue to be prayerful, even thankful, for the difficult people in our lives we begin with our own.
Brad Russell, Lead Pastor of Old Powhatan Baptist Church in Powhatan, VA, writes the following:
Thank God that only He can change the hearts of difficult people - and then pray that He would start with your heart.
The truth is, we can all be a difficult, selfish, complaining wretch. What often annoys you about others is a vice you struggle with. How often do you find yourself complaining? How often are you quick to speak and slow to listen? How often do you have to be “right” as opposed to loving? Praise God for difficult people who often expose your own sin and weakness. And praise God that He is faithful to forgive and transform those who trust Him and submit to Him.
Now that you have examined your own heart and exposed your heart to the cutting and healing work of the Holy Spirit, you are ready to pray for God to expose the hearts and motives of those difficult people. You are now ready to pray for the supernatural work of God to change them.
As we continue to be prayerful, even thankful, for the difficult people in our lives we begin with our own.
Brad Russell, Lead Pastor of Old Powhatan Baptist Church in Powhatan, VA, writes the following:Thank God that only He can change the hearts of difficult people - and then pray that He would start with your heart.
The truth is, we can all be a difficult, selfish, complaining wretch. What often annoys you about others is a vice you struggle with. How often do you find yourself complaining? How often are you quick to speak and slow to listen? How often do you have to be “right” as opposed to loving? Praise God for difficult people who often expose your own sin and weakness. And praise God that He is faithful to forgive and transform those who trust Him and submit to Him.
Now that you have examined your own heart and exposed your heart to the cutting and healing work of the Holy Spirit, you are ready to pray for God to expose the hearts and motives of those difficult people. You are now ready to pray for the supernatural work of God to change them.
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