A pure heart

I just went through a tough few days. And this devotional came in.

What I want now more than anything else.

A Pure Heart
by Jon Walker

“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10 NIV)

Oh God, create in me a pure heart ...

• A heart that won’t run with lust after physical pleasure,
• A heart that obediently refuses what you’ve rightly and wisely fenced away as sin,
• A heart of love that never insists on its own way (1 John 2:16).

Oh God, create in me a pure heart ...

• A heart that knows no greed when it looks upon worldly treasures,
• A heart that thinks of others, and not itself,
• A heart that argues for love instead of fairness.

Oh God, create in me a pure heart ...

• A heart that never boasts about what it has or what its done,
• A heart that walks humbly, not trying to appear more important than it is,
• A heart that takes no pride in the flesh.

Oh God, create in me a pure heart ...

• A heart that chases after you,
• A heart that looks to you for its provision,
• A heart that trusts that you are at work in others,
• A heart that does not manipulate people or circumstances,
• A heart that looks upon the things above and not the things below.

Heavenly Father, renew a steadfast spirit within me ...

• A spirit committed completely to you,
• A spirit that is not double-minded,
• A spirit that is focused, and single minded on your purposes,
• A spirit resolved to know Christ and Christ alone.