SEARCH ME GOD

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Ps 139:23-24

It's time we stop praying those safe and easy little prayers? You know those generic, predictable, safe prayers, like, be with me Lord, protect me Lord, and bless me oh Lord.

It's Challenging to pray Dangerously, but it has the potential to redirect your life and take you into new dimensions. Wanna really see some change in your life? Then it's time to pray dangerously!

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David was facing persecution by the enemies of God, they claimed David wasn’t faithful, so he put out this life changing, dangerous prayer!

It started with Search me God and know my heart! Why is it important to have our heart examined? Maybe because the heart is the most deceitful of all things and is desperately wicked,

Jer. 17:9 NLT

We could start off with the fact that we are liars. You ever told any lies? I know I have and the most common lies are the ones we tell ourselves.

I'm not materialistic, I just like nice stuff. I don’t have an anger problem, people just know how to push my buttons. I'm not a gossiper, I only say this so you can know what to pray for. I'm not critical, that guys just an idiot!

Haven't found one for you yet? Here's a few more.

I'm not lusting, I just appreciate a nice physique. I don't eat that much, I'm just big boned. I can't lose weight, I've tried everything.

Stop being a fake and let God truly search your heart, no more lying to yourself!

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The next part of this prayer is, what makes you anxious? What are you afraid of? I'm not talking about: Snakes, Spiders, Clowns, Shower curtains. Maybe for you it's getting married or being Stuck in a bad marriage. Maybe you're afraid of rejection. Failure scares you. or maybe you're afraid you might succeed. Maybe you're afraid to get close to anyone, you have a problem with intimacy.

What we fear the most reveals where we trust God the least.

Fear of losing your marriage = you don’t trust God.

Something happening to your child = not trusting God w/children

Not having enough = God is not my provider.

I have a fear of failing and letting people down. Many times I feel inadequate and wonder why God chose me. The thing that keeps me going is that I love pleasing God more than I fear failing, The word of God tells us there is no fear in love, perfect love casts out all fear and that God has not given us a spirit of fear.

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The last part of this prayer is asking God to reveal our sins. There is a few way's that God does this in my life and I watch for them.

One is, what are others trying to tell me? Do I have more than a few people telling me the same thing about me. If so, then God may be using them to try and reveal an area that I need to focus some change.

Another is, if I find myself getting defensive all the time about certain things that are said. That could be a sure way to tell as well.

Whether it is pride, materialistic, lust, addiction, gossip, critical spirit, or disobeying, we need to let God clean it up in our lives.

Will you pray, Search me Lord, Reveal my fears, and uncover my sins?

Stop lying to yourself, denying the truth doesn’t change the facts. Whatever you discover will reveal your need for the thing in that area that needs changed!

Be more concerned with what God thinks, than what people think.