141102 AM 7 Ds to Pray for Your Heart

7 D’s to Pray for Your Heart    A.  Our heavenly Father teaches that our hearts can be “inclined” in different directions (Psa 119:33-40).   B.  Consider 7 D’s to “incline” your heart toward God this week. 1.  __________: “Whatever it takes, Lord, give me delight in you as the greatest treasure of my heart.”  • Psalm 37:1-6 – “Delight yourself in the LORD…”   2.  __________: “Whatever it takes, Lord, align the desires of my heart with yours.”  • Matthew 6:9-10 – “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”  3.  _________________: “Whatever it takes, Lord, increase my awareness of my dependence on you in everything so that I will live continually by faith.”  • John 15:1-5 – “Apart from me you can do nothing.”  4.  ________________: “Whatever it takes, Lord, teach me to discern good from evil through the rigorous exercise of constant practice.”  • Hebrews 5:11-14 – “The mature…have their powers of discernment trained…”  5.  ________________: “Whatever it takes, Lord, keep me desperate for you, because I tend to wander when I stop feeling my need for you.”  • Psalm 73 – “Whom have I in heaven but you?”  6.  _____________: “Whatever it takes, Lord, discipline me for my good that I may share your holiness and bear the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”  • Hebrews 12:3-11 – “The Lord disciplines the one he loves.”  7.  _____________: “Whatever it takes, Lord, increase my resolve to do your will with all diligence.”  • 1 Corinthians 15:58 – “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.”