A prayer to repent of negative thoughts and words by Betsy DeCruz, read by Lea Martin.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord,

my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 1914.

Our family's trip to the beach was ruined before we even arrived.

Our vacation day took a frustrating turn when we got lost, searching for the pristine

white sand beach we'd envisioned.

My fuming and complaining raised at the temperature of the car several degrees during our long search.

Two hours later, we ended up at a rocky dirt-filled patch of seaside.

Rather than choosing to make the best of things and enjoy the water in time with my kids,

I got in a funk and took the whole family down with me.

My mouth got me in trouble.

Have you noticed how negative thoughts affect what comes out of our mouths?

In the same way, grumbling words poison our attitudes even further and alter the whole

atmosphere around us.

If you also have days when your mind and mouth bring you down, Psalm 19 offers a wise prayer.

The words remind us, God not only hears our words, He also knows our thoughts and the

meditation of our hearts.

So what have you been meditating on lately?

If you're like me, you often fall into the negativity trap.

Instead of giving God thanks for everything good in your life, you ponder what's going

wrong.

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