“Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my
persecutors; for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, that I
may praise Thy Name: the righteous shall compass me about; for Thou shalt deal
bountifully with me.”  (Psalm 142:6-7)

What does the world do with
those who are faithful?  They scatter
them like bones tossed in anger and hatred. 
Do not look to the world, but to the Lord who is the One who vindicates.  Come into the Lord’s presence and be lifted
up by His countenance.  Be led by the
goodness of the Lord and live into the life to which you have been called by
grace and through faith.

Holy Spirit, You know what is going on in my heart.  You know the circumstance of my life.  Lead me, O Lord, in the way I should go.  Illuminate the path before me that I may walk
in Your light.  Guide my heart to look to
You alone amongst all that is going on around me.  You are my helper.  Help me live through this life to be a faithful
witness of the truth You have revealed through Your Word.

Lord Jesus, Word made flesh, You
have come into our midst to lead the way. 
Help me this day to look to You and live according to Your example.  Guide me in the goodness of the grace You
purchased for us from Calvary.  May I be
led all the days of my life solely by Your provision.  You are the One who is the way, truth, and
life.  Lead me, O Lord, according to Your
goodness.  Amen.

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“I cried unto the, O LORD; I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in
the land of the living.”  (Psalm 142:5)

It does not matter how you feel this day.  The Lord still loves you and His plans will continue forward.  It you feel good and life is well for you, give thanks; if all are against you, look to the Lord.  The Lord knows all that is needed and has provided, even before you ask, for all of what you need.  In all situations, do not turn away from the Lord, but see His face and learn to love Him as He first loved you.

Lord, I am often conflicted in this world and I go into the world
without my loins being girded.  Guide me,
O Lord, to live out all of Your precepts that I may live in this world of
wickedness without rejecting the life that You give me.  Guide me, O Lord, in Your mercy to see that
in You alone is the hope for all people in every age.  Help me to live the life to which You have
called me.

Lord Jesus, You know what it is
to walk amongst people who reject You and what You have come to
accomplish.  Guide me, O Lord, in the way
of truth that I would walk humbly beside You and live in the way You have
called me to live.  Lift me up according
to the Father’s will to do what is right and pleasing in Your sight.  Lead me all the days of my life to be Your
humble servant.  Amen.

“When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then Thou knewest my path.
In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. I looked on
my right hand and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge
failed me; no man cared for my soul.” 
(Psalm 142:3-4)

The Lord will guard you in all
of your ways if you will turn to Him.  He
will watch over your coming in and going out from this day forward.  Trust in the Lord above all things and know
that He who knows you guards your footsteps. 
Be guided by His goodness and mercy and know that it is He who will
accomplish all that He has promised.  Do
not set your heart on any evil thing, but be guided by the Spirit of the Lord.

Lord, You have promised to watch over me.  Guide me O Lord in the way You would have me
go and keep me from stumbling along the way. 
Lead me in the way of the righteous and help me to walk with You in all
of Your ways.  Let me not be caught up in
the work of the wicked, but be uplifted by the countenance of Your love and mercy.  Lead me O Lord in the way You would have me
go.

Lord Jesus, without You this
would be impossible, but with You all that is promised is assured.  Guide me, O Lord, in the way of goodness that
I would walk in Your ways all the days of my life.  Lead me in the way of righteousness that I
may increasingly become like You.  Help
me in every time of need to travel the good path and see that You are walking
alongside me.  Amen.

“I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I
make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before Him; I showed before Him
my trouble.” (Psalm 142:1-2)

The cry of every human heart is
for relevance and meaning.  We were
created to lift our hands to the Lord in praise.  We are hardwired to look to the Lord in and
through all things.  Everything else is a
replacement.  Come to the Lord, you who
are weary.  Come to the Lord and find
your rest.  Know that in the Lord alone
is the hope and the future He has created for those who come to Him.

Lord, You know the state of my heart. 
Guide me, O Lord, in that way I should go that I may now and always
abide in You as You have promised to abide in me.  Lead , O Lord, in Your goodness to live into
the hope You give by grace through faith. 
May I learn to come to You in all circumstances and lift my hands to You
in praise, thanks and in need.  May I be
faithful in Your sight.

Lord Jesus, You have come that we
may go with You.  You alone have the
words of eternal life.  You alone are the
hope for all people.  Lead me, O Lord, in
the salvation You have made possible that I would now and always abide in You
and You in me.  Let not anything come into
the way of my walking humbly and faithfully with You.  Lord, make haste to hear my cry when I cry to
You.  Amen.

“Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; let evil hunt the
violent man to overthrow him.”  I know
that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the
poor.  Surely the righteous shall give
thanks to Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence.”  (Psalm 140:11-13)

Look at the reality that even
our entertainment includes stories where the bad guy does not win.  We all long for justice and for goodness to
prevail.  Evil may seem to prosper for a
moment, but it will fail.  Only the
goodness of the Lord is forever.  Only
the way of the Lord is everlasting.  Come
and walk in the way of the Lord and live life as it was designed to be lived.

Lord, I have a very limited view and do not see beyond my own
circumstances.  Lead me, O Lord,
according to Your goodness that I would now and always walk humbly with You, my
Lord and God.  Keep me from the paths of
the wicked and bring me to walk alongside You. 
In You alone is there hope and a future. 
In You alone is there truth and justice. 
In You alone is there life.

Lord Jesus, You have given Your
Spirit to be in me and with me always. 
You abide in me.  Guide me today
and every day to walk humbly in Your presence. 
Lead me according to Your goodness to see that in You alone is the hope
of the ages.  Keep me abiding with You this
day according to Your goodness that I would be led by You and not the
circumstances in which I find myself. 
Amen.

“Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further his
wicked scheme, lest they be exalted.  
“As for the head of those who surround me, let the evil of their lips
cover them; let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire,
into deep pits, that they rise not up again.” 
(Psalm 140:8-10)

When we look around, it often seems as though the wicked are prospering.  What difference does it make if they gain the world but lose their soul?  Do not lose perspective nor forget that this age is fleeting.  Look to the Lord and walk humbly with your Maker and God.  It is He who causes all things to work together for good.  It is He who has made plans for the ages and those who trust in Him will eternally prosper.

Lord, guide me in the way of righteousness.  Let me not be caught up in the nonsense of
this world.  Lead me according to the
goodness of Your word that I would now and always abide in Your presence and
walk in Your ways.  Let those who reject
You be cast to the pit or let them not be cast to the pit; for You alone know
what is in their hearts.  Only, do not
allow me to join with them, but always to walk humbly with You.

Lord Jesus, You have come to save
as many as believe.  Help my unbelief
that I would walk through even those times of uncertainty and even anger with
my hand in Yours.  You know that way of
everlasting life and have come to lead as many as would follow in Your
never-failing way.  Lead me, O Lord, that
I may walk in the life You give knowing that all things are in Your hands.  Amen.

“But my eyes are upon You, O GOD the Lord; in You I take refuge; do not
leave my soul destitute.  Keep me from
the snares they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity.  Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I escape safely. ” (Psalm 141:8-10)

As we struggle in this age there
are seasons.  There are times when the
Lord feels close and we rejoice.  There
are times when the Lord feels distant and we lament.  These are things we feel; but they are
fleeting shadows.  The Lord has given His
Word that He is always with us and will never leave nor forsake us.  Trust in the Word of the Lord and not what
you feel.  The Lord is always true.

Lord, where I am hampered by my feelings, lead me away from them that I would not be led away from the faith You have given me.  Guide me, O Lord, according to Your goodness to see that in You alone is hope and all that I need.  Lead me to trust in You above all things.  You are the rock of all creation and in You is the hope for all life.  Guide, O Lord, in the way that is true.

Come, Holy Spirit, and minister
to my heart that I would be led by You and not the circumstances I am in or by
the feelings I have.  I am saved by grace
through faith and that is a gift You have given.  Guide me in the gift that I may walk humbly
under Your guidance this day.  Lead me to
do what is pleasing in the Father’s sight. 
Lead me to trust and rejoice that You are with me.  Amen.  

“Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness.  And let him rebuke me; it shall be as
excellent oil; let my head not refuse it. 
For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.  Their judges are overthrown by the sides of
the cliff, and they hear my words, for they are sweet.  Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the
grave, as when one plows and breaks up the earth.”  (Psalm 141:5-7)

There is a place to
differentiate thought and that is between the wicked and the righteous.  A righteous mans’ rebuke will help, but the
wicked only seek to kill, steal, and destroy. 
Be on your guard lest you receive from the wicked and rebuke the
righteous.  Learn and grow through being
willing to receive what is right and true. 
Be admonished by the Lord but stand firm against the wicked.

Lord, You can teach me to do these things.  I do sometimes not want to hear the
truth.  I do sometimes fall into the
traps laid by the wicked.  Guard me with
Your Spirit that I may always know the truth and listen and discern.  Guard me so that I may continue on the path
of becoming like Jesus.  Lead me always
in the way I should go and open my ears and mind to discern truth when it is
spoken.

Lord Jesus, You have come to save
me from myself and others.  You have come
that I may have life and have it abundantly. 
Lead me, O Lord, in the way You would have me go so I see that in You is
the hope of all ages. May I be guided by Your example to become more like You
today and all the days You give me in this age. 
Amen.

“Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my
lips.  Do not incline my heart to any
evil thing, to practice wicked works with men who work iniquity; and do not let
me eat of their delicacies.”  (Psalm
141:3-4)

It is said that you are what you
eat.  What words do your ears
consume?  What thoughts are fed in your
mind?  Do not take in the works of
iniquity.  Live in the truth of the Word
of God and meditate upon His goodness and mercy.  Let the words of your mouth and the
meditation of your heart be upon the truth the Lord has revealed.  May the words of the Lord be always upon your
lips.

Lord, help me to think through what I say.  Help me to not speak as the world speaks, but
to live according to Your Word and speak what is pleasing in Your sight.  Guide me, O Lord, according to Your goodness
to do what is right in Your sight at all times and to speak what is pleasing
upon Your ears.  Keep me from the harm
that comes with the thoughts of this world that I may daily abide in Your
presence.

Lord Jesus, You know all of the
difficulties I face.  You know what goes
on in my mind.  Guide me, O Lord,
according to Your goodness to see the truth You have revealed that I may now
and always abide in You and You in me. 
Lead me to speak only what is good and to think upon the truth of Your
Word always.  May I learn from You how to
always be faithful and not abide in the ways of this world.  Amen.

“Lord, I cry out to You; make haste to me!  Give ear to my voice when I cry out to
You.  Let my prayer be set before You as
incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”  (Psalm 141:1-2)

The Lord hears the prayers of
all of His saints.  He knows the cry and
longing of every heart.  He watches the
coming and going of all.  He has promised
to bring all things together for good for those who love Him.  Be guided in the way of hope and truth.  Be led by His Spirit to walk humbly with the
One who knows you and has plans for you. 
Know that He hears you when you pray.

Be the guide, O Lord, that You have promised to be.  Help me to know that You hear me when I
pray.  Lead me according to Your goodness
and mercy to see the path for my footsteps and hear the instructions You place
upon my heart.  You know what I face and
the need I have.  You know the plans and
how they must unfold in this age.  Lead
me according to Your never-failing Word.

Lord Jesus, You have sent Your
Spirit to be the guide for our lives. 
Lead me this day in the way I need to go, knowing that all things have
always been in Your hands.  Help me to
see through the haze of this age and know that You are here guiding me.  Put prayers on my lips and willingness in my
heart that I would praise You all the days of my life.  Lead me according to Your grace in hope and
mercy.  Amen.

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