Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. — Psalm 19:12-14
It’s kind of weird to think about but when you are praying according to God’s will, you are basically repeating back to God what He’s telling you to say. It’s not our job to understand it but to be obedient.
If you are like most Christians, there will be times when you don’t know what to pray. There will be other times when you just don’t feel like praying. There are a number of things you could do in these situations like praying in the Spirit but today I would like to encourage you to pray the Word.
There are prayers all over the scriptures like today’s passage. You can also find a verse that really speaks to you and meditate on it, changing into your own words and pray/declare it back to God. An example might be when you’re going through a tough time, praying: “Greater is He Who is in me than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).”
The Bible says that faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17) so today while you’re praying, increase your faith.
Originally posted January 12, 2010.