Inspiration

My wife and I each have a copy of a 2-year daily study Bible (NIV), where you go through the Old Testament in 2 years and the New Testament twice in two years. We're doing the Old Testament together, and I'm doing the New Testament on my own.

At the end of each day's selection, there's a prayer pulled from scripture. Recently, I've found a couple of these to be helpful to me.

My Relationship To God:
"I will lie down in peace and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8)...May You, O God of peace - who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, our great Sheperd of the sheep - equip me with every good thing to do Your will, and may You work in me what is pleasing in Your sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. (Hebrews 13:20-21).

"Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is nothing on earth I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but You, O God, are the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Those who are far from You will perish; You have cut off all who are unfaithful to You. But as for me, it is good to be near You. I have made You my refuge, Lord God, that I may tell of all Your works. (Psalm 73:25-28)"

I need to keep these two prayers close to me.

And it probably wouldn't hurt to read Psalms more often...I'm beginning to appreciate the beauty of the Psalms more and more.