I give You praise, Omnipotent Lord, because You know the ways of righteousness and want to share them with me. Your rewards and blessings are based on my acting righteously and with integrity. The wicked will face a fiery judgment, but You are my source of deliverance. I am thankful for the fact that You are always ready to take on evil on my behalf … and, You take out Your righteous anger on those who wish to do me harm. As long as I stay on the path You have set before me, I will live under Your covering and reap the benefits of Your love. On the other hand, if I walk away from You, when hard times come I have no one to blame but myself. I have come to understand that as long as I am obedient to Your will … my life will be transformed and my poor choices will be eliminated. Experience has taught me that Your Word is accurate and truthful and something upon which I can build my life.
Because of Your commitment to me, I’m protected from harm and I’m encouraged through Your loving actions. Your strong right hand supports me and Your gentleness gives me comfort and aid. Even though I encounter countless trials … I will neither worry nor fear. When I experience troubles in my life, I will turn to You because I know You will come to my rescue and deliver me from adversity. You are my source of strength and my shield of protection. As I place my trust in Your faithfulness, I know You will be there with a helping hand and You will show me the way to prevail in whatever circumstances I find myself. In my times of need, I cry out to You because You alone are able to accomplish the impossible for me. I know that it is through Your love that I am protected and my needs are met. I believe that You will be there for me at all times and You will deliver me from my trials.
In Your Wisdom, I know that You can teach me and show me the way to walk uprightly. I look to Your steady counsel and watchful eyes to help me through my struggles. My inner man desires to know what is true and You have provided me with a pathway to it through Your Holy Scriptures. I acknowledge that through Your Wisdom, I am being moved to act in righteous ways. If I am to be wise, I must conform to the things that You reveal to me. You have told me that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and all who practice it will have good understanding.” My heart cries out for You to fill me with understanding so that I will be empowered to follow in Your footsteps. Through Your Word, Your light shines into my life enabling me to see the way that I am to go. Because of all of these things, I have developed a complete trust in You to guide and protect me. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Psalm 33:20 We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.