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Psalm 143 - Here is this morning's prayer based 100% on the 143rd Psalm.  Save this prayer for any time you are overwhelmed or down.  When I am in trouble, I turn to God with this Psalm.  Have a blessed day. Let's pray! Lord, hear my prayer and listen to my cry for mercy. In Your faithfulness and righteousness, come to my help. I feel weary and overwhelmed, like my spirit is faint within me. My heart is troubled, and I don’t always know what to do. But I remember Your goodness and all that You have done. I stretch out my hands to You - my soul longs for You like dry ground. Answer me quickly, Lord; do not hide Your face from me. Show me the way I should go, for I trust in You. Teach me to do Your will, and lead me on level ground by Your Spirit. Revive me, Lord, for Your name’s sake. Bring me out of my distress and surround me with Your unfailing love. You are my refuge and my God - and I place my life in Your hands. Through the blessing of God's Son, Amen. ...

Good Morning, Prayer Warrior - The next 16 Psalms (Book 4) focus on God Reigns Forever. Today's Psalm (90)   is a prayer of Moses, telling us life is short, but God is forever. Lord, you have been our dwelling place      throughout all generations. 2  Before the mountains were born      or you brought forth the whole world,      from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (vs 1 - 2) Our days may come to seventy years,      or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,      for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 11  If only we knew the power of your anger!      Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. 12  Teach us to number our days,      that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (vs 10 - 12) Lord, You have been my dwelling place through every season of life. Teach me to number my days and use my ti...

What Truly Lasts Psalms 49 and 50 invite us to step back and consider what really matters. Our world often measures success by wealth, influence, and appearance, these psalms gently redirect our hearts toward eternal truth. Psalm 49 reminds us that money cannot rescue a soul. Riches fade. Status passes. Human strength is limited. No amount of success can secure eternal life or buy peace with God. This psalm calls us to live with eternal perspective.  We are taught to anchor our hope not in what we possess, but in the God who redeems. Psalm 50 shifts from possessions to worship. God declares that He does not need our rituals or offerings for His own benefit. What He desires is gratitude, obedience, and a sincere heart. True worship is not performance, rather true worship  is relationship. It is trusting Him, honoring Him, and calling on Him in times of trouble. Life is not about accumulation, but about devotion. What lasts is not what we build for ourselves, but what we build w...