Proverbs 21:28

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination:

how much more, when he bringeth it with

a wicked mind?

Meditation:

When my thoughts are full of harm, is this the time to do service?

Affirmation:

Prayer life produces true gifts.

Prayer:

Thank you God, for bringing me to to your presence where all

gifts originate.

Proverbs 4:4

He (Father God) taught me also, and said

unto me, let thine heart retain my words:

keep my commandments and live.

Meditation:

What Godly words will I repeat by heart today?

Affirmation:

My heart retains God's Word.

Prayer:

I am in awe of your Word, Lord God; and I know its life-giving power

in my heart.

Genesis 6:5

And God saw that the wickedness of man

was great in the earth, and that every

imagination of the thoughts of his heart

was only evil continually.

Meditation:

How will I use my imagination today?

Affirmation:

I choose to imagine a good and lovely future.

Prayer:

Thank you, Jesus my Lord, for bringing the message of salvation and hope

to my heart.

Psalms 77:6

I call to remembrance my song in the night:

I commune with my own heart;

and my spirit made diligent search.

Meditation:

What songs of faith light my way in the dark?

Affirmation:

With God I remember; I commune; and I search.

Prayer:

I repent of forgetting the Beauty and the Truth. I repent of isolating my self from Life;

I repent of giving up the search for you, my Lord. Have mercy and bring me close to you.

Psalms 66:16

Come and hear, all ye that fear God,

and I will declare what he hath done

for my soul.

Meditation:

What do I have to share today as evidence of God's having helped my soul?

Affirmation:

Everything that I have to share today was first given to me by God.

Prayer:

Father God, please embolden me to share the good news of your Love.

Psalms 62:10

...if riches increase, set not your heart

upon them.

Meditation:

Is my heart invested in possessions, and if so, which ones?

Affirmation:

I set my heart on the gifts of Love.

Prayer:

Our one provider, God, I pray that you would help me to keep my heart for the

riches of heaven.

Psalms 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.

Meditation:

Do I believe that God can act directly on my heart today?

Affirmation:

Right now God is restoring a right spirit within me.

Prayer:

Thank you, dear God, for using your power to cleanse me at

the deepest level.

Psalms 42:1

As the hart panteth after the water brooks,

so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Meditation:

Will I pay attention to my thirst for God today?

Affirmation:

The right course for me is to seek God.

Prayer:

I adore you, God, in your Creation, in all its perfection, and in the way

you supply for the needs of your creatures.

Psalms 37: 14,15

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and

have bent their bow, to cast down the poor

and needy, and to slay such as be of upright

conversation. Their sword shall enter into their

own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Meditation:

What responsibility do I take for the condition of my own heart?

Affirmation:

Today I guard my heart by guarding my thoughts.

Prayer:

Thank you God, for your unchangeable laws regarding the behavior of your children.

Psalms 34:18

The Lord is nigh unto them that are

of a broken heart; and saveth such as be

of contrite spirit.

Meditation:

What experience of broken-heartedness in my life has brought

me closer to God?

Affirmation:

The Lord God is near in every situation, in every loss.

Prayer:

God, may I feel your saving presence throughout my heart and spirit today.

Psalms 4:7

Thou has put gladness in my heart,

more than in the time that their corn

and their wine increased.

Meditation:

Am I trying to increase my own gladness by increasing my possessions?

Affirmation:

God is the source of my gladness.

Prayer:

Father God, I confess and repent of my selfishness in seeking after gladness and schemes

that I hope will make me glad, instead of seeking you.

Psalms 4:4

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your

own heart upon your bed, and be still.

Meditation:

What is stopping me from getting quiet and listening to my heart?

Affirmation:

I enjoy stillness and listening today.

Prayer:

You are awesome, Lord, in all your ways; and this I know in my heart.

Job 7:17

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him?

and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

Meditation:

Do I believe that God cares about me and my life today?

Affirmation:

The heart of God is our life.

Prayer:

Creator God, how wonderful it is to know that your heart is for your creation.

HEART

And in every work that he (Hezekiah) began

in the service of the house of God, and in the law,

and in the commandments, to seek his God,

he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

11 Chronicles 31:21

Meditation:

Today will I do my work for God, with all my heart?

Affirmation:

My work is in the service of God; and I do it with all my heart.

Prayer:

May I find you in my work, Lord; and may I seek you wholeheartedly there.

HEART

Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them

one heart to do the commandment of the king

and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

11 Chronicles 30:12

Meditation:

Am I ready to believe that God can touch the hearts of a whole people

through his Word?

Affirmation:

I trust that the hand of God is guiding world events.

Prayer:

Lord God, thank you for the power of your word to change hearts.

HEART

And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart,

to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and

thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build

the palace for the which I have made provision.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Meditation:

In what way was the work of building the Temple first completed within Solomon?

Affirmation:

I know that all beauty is God's creation.

Prayer:

Praise and glory are yours, O God, for perfecting the heart of Solomon.

HEART

Thou, (Amaziah, King of Judah) hast indeed smitten

Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up ...

2 Kings 14:10

Meditation:

Am I glorying over some victory that tempts me to be prideful?

Affirmation:

I examine my heart to find commonality with all people.

Prayer:

Thank you, God, that you know the prideful nature of your people and have provided

a merciful King to rule over us.

HEART

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart

to judge thy people, that I may discern between good

and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Kings 3:9

Meditation:

What role do I have in relationship to judging good versus evil?

Affirmation:

With God's help I choose life, and not judgement.

Prayer:

Father God, with your help may I stay out of the judgement business and choose

life-enhancing attitudes and actions instead.

SOUL

And David was greatly distressed for the people

spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people

was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters:

but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

1 Samuel 30:6

Meditation:

During times of grief have I turned away from the Good Shepherd?

Affirmation:

King David encouraged himself in the Lord, and so can I.

Prayer:

May I peacefully seek you, Lord Jesus, in times of fear.

MIND

And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall

do according to that which is in mine heart and in my

mind: and I will build him a sure house, and he shall work

before mine anointed for ever.

1 Samuel 2:35

Meditation:

Which of my activities show me that I am more interested in God's mind

than in my own?

Affirmation:

I do my work with God in mind.

Prayer:

May I do all my work with the consciousness of your presence, Lord Jesus,

Holy Spirit, God.