Lead Me In Paths of Righteousness (For Thy Name's Sake)

What, for you, kindles the cry of the first verse in the chapter below?

The good times or the hard times?

The answered prayers or the unanswered prayers?

Worship or want or need?

Or all the above?

If life's trials and seemingly unanswered prayers

 serve no other purpose than to bid us call upon the Lord,

they have served purpose enough!

Ps. 141:1-4

I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me.

Hear my voice when I call to You.

2May my prayer be set before You like incense;

my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;

keep watch at the door of my lips.

4Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing

or take part in works of wickedness

with men who do iniquity;

let me not feast on their delicacies...

Read the rest of David's prayer HERE BSB

or HERE NKJV...

Ps.23:3

He restores my soul; 

He leads me in the paths of righteousness 

For His name’s sake.

This prayer began this morning (until Grandsonny arrived)  and ended

while dinner is cooking/baking....

 and darkness is falling, a bit early

because of the falling snow...

Dear Heavenly Father,

Sometimes the snares that seek to veer me from Thy paths of righteousness

Seem not to be as they appear; disguised as 'harmless happiness'

Then, help me give more earnest heed to hide Thy word within my heart

To equip me with Thy sound creed to thwart Deception's subtle dart 

Sometimes life's disappointments stir a hunger nothing satisfies 

Lord, let not sight my walk deter, but keep me fixed upon faith's prize 

And guard me from doubt's shifting sea/plea in a world where skeptics increase  

Lord, help me stay my mind on Thee; thus, keeping me in perfect peace

This world is not my home, oh Lord; keep me from falling prey to goals

Dull to Thy Word's double-edged sword that cuts to the quick of man's souls 

Lead me in paths of righteousness; no matter what the cost may be

For Thy name's sake, direct my step lest I wander away from Thee 

Sometimes what seems unanswered prayers bids me to examine my heart 

To test the spirit of my cares, to study the important part

To see if there is any wicked way in me still unconfessed

That you are searching out to see if it is Thee that I love best 

In Jesus' Name I pray,

Amen

Janet Martin