27 Let me understand the teaching of your precepts;
then I will meditate on your wonders.
28 My soul is weary with sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word.
29 Keep me from deceitful ways;
be gracious to me through your law.
Psalms 119:27-29
I've been focusing on this passage to help guide my prayers for this past week: 1) That I may gain knowledge, wisdom, and understanding about the word of God in order to equip and prepare me to fight against my evils- 2) That when I am tired and losing spiritual/physical/mental strength, He will give me strength and carry me through the storm- and 3) That through Christ's strength I may stay out of trouble and not give into temptations; and if I do I beg for God's abundant and everlasting grace. Amen.
I'm not gonna lie- I was pretty anxious about this past weekend.. I was invited to a friend's birthday party and made plans to meet up with a close friend of mine from high school, but my heart kept tugging at me to turn away from such temptations. Through my contemplation, I now realize how powerful Satan can have a hold on my mind. He rationed everything to me and made everything seem perfectly logical and reasonable. But through it all I also realized how even more powerful the power of Christ is- I am so incredibly thankful for my brothers and sisters who helped me fight my temptation and kept me in check. I thank God for sending his angels down to me every weekend to keep me from falling astray in my walk with Him. Now instead of waking up with a big lump of guilt sitting at the bottom of my stomach, I wake up conscience-free and with joy that God is alive and He works in me!
