More on: “Rejoice the soul of your servant, O Lord, for to you do I lift up my soul, for you are good and ready to forgive and plenteous in mercy to all who call upon you.” Psalm 86:4,5 KJV

AsGod refocused me on the need to constantly be transparent before Him so He can help me deal with the negative motives before they become action, I realized that I need to consistently practice lifting my soul to Him: telling Him what I am really thinking (mind), wanting (will) and feeling (emotions)—no editing allowed, no making things look good, just raw truth—and then comparing these to what His Word has to say.

With this stark picture I can discard the negative and neutral motives and desires, so I can affirm what is biblical. He will then “show me the way in which I should go” (Ps. 143:8b), so I can join Him in what He is doing.

Praise God that He doesn’t take my ideas of how He should answer prayer but does what is best instead!

Prayer: “Father, I praise you that you are my Heavenly Father: wise, all knowing and good. Praise you that you answer prayer as you know best. Help me to be transparent before you so you can point out my wrong motives and help me to choose right motives to speak, act and live from. Amen.”