MY HEART'S DESIRE

TO HAVE QUIET FELLOWSHIP WITH THE LORD EACH DAY, SPENDING TIME IN PRAYER AND IN HIS WORD.

"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success" (Joshua 1:8).
TO KEEP GOD'S WORD IN MY HEART AND DWELL UPON IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

"Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee" (Psalm 119:11).

TO CALL UPON THE LORD FOR HELP AND WISDOM CONCERNING EVERY SITUATION THAT COMES MY WAY.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths" (Proverbs 3:5,6).

TO WANT TO DO GOD'S WILL ABOVE ALL ELSE.

"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever" (1 John 2:17).

TO BE FILLED (CONTROLLED) WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT MOMENT BY MOMENT.

"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18).

TO YIELD THE MEMBERS OF MY BODY TO GOD AS INSTRUMENTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

"Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God" (Romans 6:13).

TO HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST, SETTING MY MIND ON THINGS OF ETERNAL VALUE.

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:5).
TO HELP BEAR THE BURDENS OF OTHER BELIEVERS IN CHRIST.

"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2).

TO SEEK FIRST THE THINGS OF GOD.

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).

TO CAST ALL MY CARES UPON THE LORD.

"Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you" (1 Peter 5:7).

TO BE MORE PATIENT AND WAIT UPON THE LORD.

"Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord" (Psalm 27:14).

TO RELY ON GOD'S POWER RATHER THAN MY OWN.

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us" (2 Corinthians 4:7).

TO PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL MY CIRCUMSTANCES.

"By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name" (Hebrews 13:15).

TO GLORIFY GOD IN ALL MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS.

"For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Corinthians 6:20).

TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WHEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek" (Romans 1:16).

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (Philippians 4:13).