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Here are a few specific prayer points for Psalm 37

Here are a few specific prayer points for Psalm 37:
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Thank God for giving Himself to you. Ask Him to secure your trust in Him and increase your delight in Him as you work at being faithful in what He has put in front of you to do (v. 3-4).
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Commit your way to the Lord and ask Him to show you ways He is at work, acting on your behalf (v. 5-6).
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Ask the Lord to increase your endurance in patience while you wait for Him. Ask Him to keep you from being distracted by bad news, and help you not to fret because of wrongdoers (v. 1, 7-9).
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Praise the Lord that He is sovereign, and not manipulated by evildoers and His plans are not thwarted by their plans (v. 12-15).
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Thank God that He is upholding you here on earth, and that His kind of abundance is better than anything we could try to gain for ourselves. Praise Him that He has an inheritance for you in heaven (v.16-20).
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Ask the Lord to show you where He is upholding you, and where He has provided abundantly for you so that you can be generous to others in need. Ask Him to make you a blessing and encouragement to other believers and a light to the world around you, even in this time of isolation (v. 21-26).
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Pray that you will live like a follower of Christ, turning from evil and faithfully doing good. Pray that God will keep His word fresh in your heart and mind (v. 27-31).
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Praise God that He has the final word and He does not abandon you or leave you in the enemy’s hands. Pray for persecuted believers around the world - such as our brothers and sisters in Nigeria who have suffered so much loss of life and property at the hands of Boko Haram; or Pastor Wang Yi who is in prison in China for the next 9 years for preaching the gospel (v. 32-40).
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Praise the Lord that He is your stronghold and salvation is found nowhere else - only in Him! (v. 39-40)
⠀⠀ What are some other prayer points you’d add?
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❤️ @bethanybarendregt

A few weeks ago, my husband prayed for our family

A few weeks ago, my husband prayed for our family that, “we would not be distracted by bad news.” This phrase has stuck with me and how I’ve needed to pray it over the last several days! I have needed more than ever to focus my heart on Scripture and not be weighed down by everything right now. To that end, I decided to start memorizing Psalm 37 with my kids at lunch time.
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David starts this Psalm by exhorting us not to fret or upset ourselves over evildoers and people who carry out wicked plans. And throughout the Psalm, he reminds us over and over of God’s character and His posture toward us. He tells us how the Lord loves justice, how He does not forsake His saints, and He acts on our behalf. He provides for us and for our children, and He has an inheritance for us.
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We are living in very uncertain and dark days and it’s tempting for us to search the Internet for answers to all the conspiracy theories, and look for uplifting messages on social media to offer us hope. But the Lord’s promises are more certain and stable than the ever-changing news reports. Consider taking time to pray your way through a Psalm, perhaps this one. It’s a great way to get the words into your heart and put them to use.
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You’ll find a few specific prayer points for Psalm 37 in our next post. ❤️@bethanybarendregt

We’re all in need of an instruction manual to he

We’re all in need of an instruction manual to help us navigate this current crisis. What if we started by living this out in our homes and workplaces?
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“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
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And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
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Colossians‬ ‭3:12-17‬ ‭ESV‬

“My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich

“My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
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My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.”
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Psalm 63:5-8 ESV

“Be still, my soul: your God will undertake to g

“Be still, my soul: your God will undertake to guide the future as he has the past.
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Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake; all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
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Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know his voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.”
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// from Be Still My Soul by Kathrina von Schlegel, c. 1855

This is such good news: Jesus loves you too much t

“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I

“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
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For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.
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And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
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Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me!
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You have said, "Seek my face."
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My heart says to you, "Your face, Lord, do I seek."”
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Psalms‬ ‭27:4-8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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