Willful Sins?

Psalm 19:13-14 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

It's amazing how God's word works! Today, just really needed to hear this prayer as that of the Psalmist -- to be kept from willful sins that I may be blameless. There are those times when we are willfully choosing the opposite path which then puts blame on us. Like the Psalmist, we need to just always pray this because many things come to us and they cause us to commit willful sins by our own choosing. Allow not ourselves to rule our choices, for many times they cannot be trusted because of its influence of the past. Therefore, it is important to allow the Spirit of God to direct us and let His will flow within us by constantly choosing him no matter what. Take little steps in choosing God's ways. To not sin willfully, willfully choose God's ways and path at all times. Asking ourselves, 'What would God want me to do?'

I really need to just choose God even with the littlest of things. I have been complacent and been impatient with people, situations and circumstances. I need to willfully choose God's ways as annoying as they get to me. I desire to be blameless before God and man and I just want to live freely in the realm of God's ways.

// Lord, you know my heart. Please forgive me for the many times I have chosen to walk a certain way and neglect your thoughts and ways on things. I pray that you would realign me back to your ways and paths and to be thinking about you when I decide on things whether it be big or small. Help me to keep my boundaries up to your standards and allow you to continually shape me to be more like you! Thank you for your word that reminds me all the time and correct me of my complaining attitude. Please help me to be more like you inside and out... Not only to some people but to everyone, let me be an example. All this I pray in Jesus' name, amen.