The Lord has given me these verses as I have prayed for His revelation in regard to my Body Temple, and He has impressed it upon me to share. As I do so, please know that this is just as much for me (if not more) as it is for you. The SCRIPTURE will be written in black and the THOUGHTS that the LORD has revealed to me through the reading of His Word will be in blue.
From Psalm 119:33-40
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statues God, thank you that you want me to learn, LORD let me always have a keen desire to soak in your teachings, let me have a hunger and a thirst for those things and keep me from my own fleshly hungers, my own edicts, and solidly stand in Yours! When I feel tempted my things remind me of Your Spirit living within me! O LORD, I want to walk only in Your ways, physically, Spiritually and mentally. Teach me God, teach me. And I shall keep it to the end. Let me start each day, each thought, each breath and finish each day with Your will and Your Word for me this day and always. Keep me with you... Keep me, hold me Lord in your endless and overflowing love. Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Cause me not to rationalize with my understanding but with Your graceful laws, grant me the reasoning for it, so that I no longer desire my own will but Yours. For Yours is truly best. Let my heart fall in love with Your ways, knowing that You always know what is better for me than I ever could. Let me never lean on my own understanding but in Your as You make it known to me through Your Word and the Holy Spirit that is living in me. Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it. Oh Lord, MAKE ME walk with You, even when I find myself wanting to walk my own path, draw me back unto Your path! LORD let me truly find Your commandments not to be a harsh thought, as the word commandment seems so strong, it causes me to want to run from it! Stop me LORD from running way and getting lost on my path, but call me, let me follow Your path, with sheer joy as I trust and know that Your path is the path of restoration, wholeness and resurrection! Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things. You Lord cause my heart to beat for the things that Your heart beats for! Keep me from the want of things that You do not want for my Body Temple, which houses the Holy Spirit! Literally TURN my eyes and longing from those foods and things that are not of YOU. In fact let me see then as truly what they are - worthless. So why would I ever want to put anything in my mouth that holds no worth? Father take your hand and turn my head, keep my eyes from even looking! You can, and I will rely on You for just that! Hallelujah! and revive me in Your way. Bring to me a resurrected life in which I only live the way You would have me! YES!! Revival!! Bring me the revival, the new breath of your Holy Spirit which leads me to truth, joy, fulfillment and health! Power me with Your strength to say No to those things easily so that they become no temptation to me and that I don't even see them any more because You have turned my eyes away, I have surrendered to Your power! Establish Your Word to Your servant, who is devoted to fearing You. Launch me each and every morning into Your amazing and beautiful Word! Mmmmm.... mmmmm it is so good, so true, so full and fulfilling! Your Word causes me to be Yours, fully faithful and committed to respecting Your healthy ideals for me. Turn away my reproach which I dread, Let me never make excuses or try to justify my own cravings which in the end I feel guilty about and ultimately worse for not following what You have guided me to do, which is honestly best for me. for Your judgments are good. You cannot, nor would You ever direct me to anything except for that which is first-class! Your judgements are righteous and holy. I trust that and let that knowing sink down deeply into my Spirit. Behold, I long for Your precepts; Craving Your Word, Your teachings, Your guidelines now I surrender those things to which You have asked me to , take them from me Lord. Let me BEHOLD your majesty! revive me in Your righteousness. Oh what freedom I find here with You!! The revival has begun! Your care and love for me have strengthened me to keep My Body - Your Temple as a Holy dwelling place for You to reside, and to grow in strength so that I might serve You even better!! You live in me, You cleanse me, You revive me!!!
COACHES CALL TO ACTION:
- What are the statutes that the Lord longs for you to grasp regarding your Body Temple?
- Have you been turning your eyes TOWARD worthless things or AWAY from worthless things?
- What might your begin doing to make your Body Temple more holy for the housing of the Holy Spirit within you?
- What do you know to be true for you in this passage?
