Psalm 119: 33-40

There are many times I spend time asking my Sweet Jesus the very simple and yet complicated questions “why”, and most of the time I feel really bad about questioning the One who created the Heavens and the Earth. And that is where this part of Psalm 119 comes in. You see, I am not the only one out there that has questioned Him…

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³³ Teach me, O LORD, to follow your decrees;
then I will keep them to the end.

Jesus, teach me about your Word. Teach me what each word means and what you are trying to say to me. Teach me, show me and stretch me so I might never forget the lesson.

³⁴ Give me understanding, and I will keep your law
and obey it with all my heart.

Jesus, why…. Give me understanding for what You do and why You do it when You do it… Sometimes I just don’t get what You do or don’t do…

³⁵ Direct me in the path of your commands,
for there I find delight.

Sweet Jesus, I know I am not always the smartest one in the crowd so even when I don’t understand and am somewhat pissed about it, show me. Don’t give up on me, show me where I am to go or what you are trying to tell or teach me. If I am not hearing you, show me. Show up in a big way!

³⁶ Turn my heart toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain.

Jesus, capture my heart. Hold on to it tight and don’t let go.

³⁷ Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word.

Jesus, my Sweet Jesus, protect me. Warn me of the things that are not of You, the people, places and things. Keep your promise to never give me more than I can handle. Never leave me or forsake me.

³⁸ Fulfill your promise to your servant,
so that you may be feared.

I hate to admit it, my Sweet Jesus, but sometimes I feel like You are not there when I need you most. Sometimes I doubt the very power Your promises hold. Forgive me, but fulfill Your promises over and over again my Love.

³⁹ Take away the disgrace I dread,
for your laws are good.

Jesus, your redemption is sweet. Your forgiveness is ever lasting and I cannot thank you or praise you enough. I love you. Remove the disgrace from my life, the very stuff I have brought on myself, remove it and replace it with your grace and compassion.

⁴⁰ How I long for your precepts!
Preserve my life in your righteousness.

Jesus, I crave your word. I cannot go without it. I never want to go without it, or without you. Save me, through you, save me, over and over again.

Are you with me? Are you seeing how this very Psalm, the LONGEST Psalm is yet also one of the most personal? How freaking fabulous is His word!!! I pray you are seeing a side of Him you have always wanted to see.