HEART

He hath made everything beautiful in his time:

also he hath set the world in their heart, so that

no man can find out the work that God maketh from the

beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

Meditation:

Am I accepting that God's work from the beginning to the end is hidden

from me?

Affirmation:

The world is in my heart according to God's will.

Prayer:

Creator God, you are marvelous and powerful to create everything

beautiful in Time, from the beginning to the end.

MIND

A fool uttereth all his mind:

but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

Proverbs 29:11

Meditation:

Do I think it is a virtue to "speak my mind?"

Affirmation:

Today I am able to wait on the Lord before speaking.

Prayer:

Please help me, God, to use good judgement in choosing when and where

to speak my mind.

HEART

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:

bind them about thy neck; write them

upon the table of thine heart.

Proverbs 3:3

Meditation:

If my heart were a pillow, what words might be embroidered on it?

Affirmation:

Mercy and truth are my daily fare by the grace of God.

Prayer:

I am in awe of you, Lord God, for your creations--truth and mercy.

HEART

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide

my commandments with thee; so that thou incline

thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to

understanding...then shalt thou understand the fear

of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2: 1-2,5

Meditation:

What engages my heart energy most of the day?

Affirmation:

I apply my heart energy to understanding God's ways.

Prayer:

I pray, Lord God, for the heart to acknowledge you in all your ways.

HEART

I cried with my whole heart;

hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes.

Psalms 119:145

Meditation:

Is my commitment to God supported by the strength of my emotions?

Affirmation:

God hears the cries of my heart.

Prayer:

I admit, Lord God, to longings which run deep and which serve to avoid the true depth

of my need for you.

HEART

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way.

O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk

within my house with a perfect heart.

Psalms 101:2

Meditation:

Heart, house, home--are these all surrendered to Christ Jesus?

Affirmation:

When the Lord is present for me, my heart and home are more perfect.

Prayer:

I long for your presence here, Lord God, in my house and in my heart. Come quickly.

HEART

Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk

in thy truth: unite my heart to fear

thy name.

Psalms 86:11

Meditation:

What truth is God showing me recently, that I must learn to walk within?

Affirmation:

A teachable heart is united with God.

Prayer:

I praise you, Lord God, as the ultimate teacher of everything I could

ever need to know.

SOUL

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for

the courts of the Lord: my heart and flesh

crieth out for the living God.

Psalms 84:2

Meditation:

Today, how can I meet my need for the courts of the Lord?

Affirmation:

Today I will take definite action to seek the living God.

Prayer:

I cry to you, Breath of Life, for the experience of your presence.

SOUL

Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord

is with them that uphold my soul.

Psalms 54:4

Meditation:

Have I recently felt God's hand through the touch of another person who enlivens my soul?

Affirmation:

I choose life-affirming friends today.

Prayer:

Thank you so much, my dear Lord, for the friends who enliven my soul.

HEART

For our heart shall rejoice in him because

we have trusted in his holy name.

Psalm 33:21

Meditation:

Where am I putting my trust today?

Affirmation:

I trust the Spirit that is Christ Jesus; and my heart is free.

Prayer:

Thank you, God, that because of their trust in you, the

hearts of all believers are as one heart.

SOUL

He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned,

and perverted that which was right, and it profited me

not; he will deliver his soul from going into the pit,

and his life shall see the light.

Job 33:27,28

Meditation:

Is there unconfessed sin dragging me down today?

Affirmation:

I admit to God my wrong doing and my wrong thinking.

Prayer:

Lord God, please continue to chasten and guide me and to hear my

confession, so that my soul will see the light.

MIND

But he (God) is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what

his soul desireth, even that he doeth. For he performeth the thing

that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.

Job 23:13

Meditation:

What does it mean to me that God has one mind?

Affirmation:

I trust that God cannot be turned from his plans for me.

Prayer:

Lord God, I confess that I have wasted energy in trying to turn you from

your plan for me.