- I need mercy above all else: Psalm 30:10 ; Psalm 25:11 ;
- I hunger to learn wisdom, and unlearn willful self-preoccupation: Proverbs 3:15 ; Psalm 73:25 ;
- I need to learn to love both God and neighbor: 1 Timothy 1:5 ;
- I long for God’s name to be honored, for his kingdom to come, for his will to be done on earth; Luke 11:2 ;
- I hunger for Christ’s glory, lovingkindness, and goodness to be seen on earth; John 1:14 ;
- I need God to change me from who I am by instinct, choice, and practice; Psalm 51:10 ;
- I hunger for him to deliver me from my obsessive self-righteousness, to slay my lust for self-vindication, so that I feel my need for the mercies of Christ, so that I learn to treat others gently; James 3:17 ; Jude 1:21 ;
- I need God’s mighty and intimate help in order to will and to do those things that last unto eternal life, rather than squandering my life on vanities; John 12:25 ;
- I hunger to learn how to endure hardship and suffering in hope, having my faith simplified, deepened, and purified; 2 Cor 12:9-10 ;
- I need to learn to worship, to delight, to trust, to give thanks, to cry out, to take refuge, to hope; Psalm 71:1-24 ;
- I hunger for the resurrection to eternal life: Romans 8:23 ;
- I need God himself: Revelation 22:20
Thank you for visiting,
May God bless you,
Andy
