A Prayer for an Undivided Heart When Things Fall Apart

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🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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0:00.0	A prayer for an undivided heart when things fall apart, by Meg Booker, read by Liam
0:16.2	Martin, teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness.
0:24.1	Give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name.
0:29.6	When my plans fall to shreds, first comes anger, then disappointment, then unrest, then
0:42.2	all the possible solutions to try and make things right.
0:46.4	Why is this my go-to reaction when my plans fall apart?
0:51.2	David wrote Psalm 86 when he was facing tough circumstances.
0:55.3	His plans didn't go the way he wanted them to either.
0:59.2	I'm inspired by the way he chose to praise God in times of uncertainty.
1:05.5	Through all the wise David believed in the power of worship, he reminded himself of the
1:13.0	unchanging character of God and poured his heart out to him, honestly and wholly.
1:22.2	When we drain our frustrations onto the feet of God, he is faithful, compassionate and
1:29.7	full of mercy.
1:32.5	He's forgiving when we've sunk our own battleship and reliable when we're defenseless.
1:40.5	Let's pray now for an undivided heart that relies on God, not our own plans.
1:48.6	Father, give us undivided hearts that we may rely on your faithfulness.
1:58.7	Let us break the pattern of running on the hamster wheel full of anxious thoughts and man-made
2:03.4	solutions and lift our arms, voices, and eyes fully to you in full surrender and praise.
2:12.0	You are in control even when our world is unraveling.
2:16.4	Your plans for us are good and cannot be thwarted.
2:22.4	We were never promised this world would be easy on us, yet we're still shocked by its
2:27.5	depravity and injustice.
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