Who Can discern his lapses and errors?
Clean me from hidden and unconscious faults.
Keep back your servant also from presumptious sins;
let them not have dominion over me! -Psalm 19: 12-13
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thougths.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting -Psalm 139: 23-24
It appears to me that David understood the importance and necessity of setting aside time to allow God to search us and reveal to us the conditon of our heart, mind, and soul. A Mentor once related our need for God to bring His calm and peace to our souls that our often 'bleeding' from the ways that this culture bombards us with messages and images that embody the darkness of this world. He painted the picture of a shallow pond that is unsettled by multiple rocks that are thrown into it and once they hit the bottom cause the muck,and mire to rise up to the surface bringing debris and cloudiness. For the water to once again become clear and settled takes time. This is true for the condition of our souls and we need to learn to dwell in the healing and calming silence of God and endure through the cloudiness and confusion of our inner world, to receive the gift of peace and purity that God brigns forth in us.
The Vision of this Blog
For two millennia man has been grappling with the cost and practical application of following Jesus Christ. The vision of the authors is that we would encourage one another in this journey as we share what we are learning from Jesus through our daily experiences of life. This is not a forum to parade empty knowledge nor is it a place for prideful arguments. Instead, it is for the humble and sincere to learn together from Jesus who invites us into the kingdom of God and teaches us how to live according to this kingdom.
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