“God will sustain us with His limitless love.”

By Michael Kaminski

“Create in me a clean heart, O God,

                        and renew a right spirit within me.

            Cast me not away from your presence,

                        and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

            Restore to me the joy of your salvation

                        and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.”

Psalm 51:10-12

 

s we live our lives, we are bombarded by negative influences and seeds of temptation. When we think someone treats us unfairly or is rude or mean, sometimes our first thought is to retaliate, get back at them, eye for an eye. When life does not go how we plan or want, we tend to place the blame on someone else. When we hit life’s speed bumps, we sometimes think of washing them away with alcohol or drugs. 

Before these temptations take root, start to grow in our hearts, causing us to respond in a negative manner, we must take ownership; ask God for the strength to purge our hearts of these negative spirits. God will not cast us away from His presence. We are human and require God’s blessing and grace. When we reach out, the joy of God’s salvation will be restored in our hearts. When we share our challenges with God through prayer, we have the best partner to help us fight the everyday temptations from taking root. Through prayer, the joy of God’s salvation can be restored. We can live our lives with the knowledge that God will sustain us with His limitless love.

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Lord, as we go about our daily lives, help us keep our hearts open to your limitless love and good example. Help us recognize we all need your Holy Spirit to live in us. Lord, allow us to see temptation as an opportunity to improve our relationship with you. We pray you keep us strong with your Spirit. Amen.