Sincerity

Lent Day 19 and 20: Today I battle for sincerity of heart.

Jesus, what a day I had yesterday. In all the ups and downs, my brain is muddled, but what has been clear to me is my hopelessness without you.

Jesus, I found myself so convicted of my sin yesterday and brought it to you and prayed through Psalm 51. Thank you for your forgiveness. And now this morning, as I work through my bible study, again it lead me to Psalm 51. I see there’s more for me here.

Jesus, I recognize that I don’t always take the time to think through my thoughts and actions and bring my sins to you. Often my heart is not tender to see what I’ve done.

Jesus, I want to always be close to you. I often pray that my kids will get caught in their sin so that we have the opportunity to talk it through, and those conversations are so important. If they don’t “get caught”, they might not learn how their actions effect others and grow from it, and hopefully avoid it in the future.

I guess the same would go for me. So I pray for myself and my loved ones – May our hearts be sensitive to our sins, Lord. May we be humble and have a teachable spirit. Make our hearts sincere and honest. Teach our inmost beings wisdom.

You alone are God, and you will not despise a broken and contrite heart. There is none like you. Thank you for your mercy and love. I love you. Amen.