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.