Praying Psalm 100

praying-psalm-100

When my children were little, every Thanksgiving we would memorize Psalm 100 together. I have such happy memories of my little three, four and five year olds reciting God’s Word with praises of thanksgiving to Him!

When we speak aloud His Word we are affirming Him, we are praising Him, we are asking for the Lord’s will to be done in our lives!

Praying the Scriptures has transformed my prayer life. If you’re new to this concept, please head over to this page and read more!

Join me in reading, meditating on and praying Psalm 100 today!

Psalm 100

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the Lord is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

And His truth endures to all generations.
A Prayer Based on Psalm 100Lord, I come before you with joyful praises! Help me to always serve you with gladness. I come before You with singing and worship. I know and acknowledge you as Lord, You are God. It is You who made us, not we ourselves; we are Your people, the sheep of Your pasture.
Thank you for making me Your sheep. You are a loving Shepherd and I trust You.
I will enter Your presence with thanksgiving and praise. I come before You with a thankful heart and bless Your Name. For You are good, Your mercy is everlasting, and Your truth endures to all generations.
Amen.
More Scriptures to PrayPsalm 17
Psalm 34
Psalm 51
Praying the Armor of God
10 Proverbs to Pray for Our Children
 

Join our Facebook Group of Encouragement

If you’d like to discuss this series, encourage others and receive encouragement along the journey, come to our closed group of encouragement and join us! You will need to request to join, I will click on your profile and as long as you look like a real person {grin} I will accept your request to join us!

I would love for you to post PICTURES of your gratitude journals or quotes or thoughts as we go along…use the hashtag #CultivateGratitude on Instagram and we can find each other!

Gratitude Resources

Shares 19

A Prayer from Psalm 37

a prayer from psalm 37

The Psalms and prayers of David make the most beautiful prayers that we ourselves can use as well. Praying the Psalms was how I first began praying God’s Word. In times of darkness, His Word truly was a lamp unto my path.

Some of us have been reading 1 Psalm a day with the 150 Days in the Psalms plan. {Feel free to jump in with this plan at any time!}

As I was reading and praying through Psalm 37 I was just overcome with all the practical truths in this Psalm that are so applicable for today and for my own heart. So, I thought I would share here.

What I noticed first about this Psalm was that it mentions “Do not fret…” several times! When things are repeated in Scripture we know that they are of great importance and the author is really trying to get his point across.

The word fret can also mean worry. We know that God’s Word is FULL of admonition to NOT WORRY. So, in Psalm 37, we just see this worded in a different way. Do not worry, do not fret, do not be anxious about anything…

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Matthew 6:25-27

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.” Psalm 37:7-9
Not only does Psalm 37 encourage us not to fret, but it goes on to tell us what to do instead!
Instead of worrying, Psalm 37 tells us to trust in the Lord, do good, delight yourself in the Lord, commit your way to Him, rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him.
Prayer from Psalm 37Oh Lord, Your word encourages me not to worry or fret, yet in my humanness and flesh, You know how hard this is for me. Yet, I come to You today asking for Your help. With the power of the Holy Spirit, I know that I can trust You more and worry less. 
Help me to trust in You more than I trust myself or anyone else. Increase my faith, Lord. Help me to find my delight in You and You alone. Show me, Lord, convict my heart when I begin to find my delight in other places. You alone are my sufficiency. 
Today, I commit my ways to You. I commit to trust You more than I worry. I commit to find my joy and peace in You. I rest in You and Your ways. I know that Your ways are higher and better than mine. Though I may not see what You are doing, I know that You are trustworthy. Amen. 
More Praying the Psalms resourcesA Prayer from Psalm 17
Psalm 34 for the Brokenhearted
Psalm 46 for When You Need God to be Your Help
Praying Psalm 51 (and free printable scripture cards)
30 Days of Praying the Psalms (free ebook when you subscribe)

Shares 43

A Prayer from Psalm 17

“I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.” Psalm 17:6-8

Lord, I call on You, I know and trust You will answer me. Show me the wonders of Your great and steadfast love. You have saved me and I find refuge in You. Keep me as the apple of Your eye. Hide me in the shadow of Your wings…

Being hidden in the steadfast love of our heavenly Father is a beautiful thing. To be hidden and sheltered and provided for and covered by His love gives us security and peace and contentment.

Think about the things we hide from others…our shame, our faults, the hidden sins, the jealousy, the pride.

Yet, with God…it is a beautiful and wonderful thing to be hidden. He sees the shame, the faults, the sins, the jealousy and pride. And He pulls us close, covers us with His wings and heals our hearts. Being hidden in Christ brings healing. Being hidden in Christ means our enemies can’t touch us. Our salvation and our hope and our joy is secure. We are covered. Covered in love. Healed by love.

Many of us are reading a Psalm a day for the next 150 Days…the Psalms are a balm to my weary soul. If you’d like to join us, you can read more about it here. Also, join me on Instagram to see my daily posts. Look for the hashtags #150DaysInThePsalms or #PrayingThePsalms or #PraiyngTheScriptures

Shares 11

150 Days in the Psalms

150 days in the Psalms

The Psalms have met me in various places in my life. God has used them time and time again to comfort my hurting heart, to challenge me, to inspire me, to remind me that I’m not alone, to bring light into my darkness, to help me feel the closeness of God.

When I first began Praying the Scriptures, it all started in the Psalms. The worship songs of the Old Testament met me in my depression and gave me glimmers of hope that were brand new to me.

Every few years I feel God nudging me to spend some time in the Psalms. This is one of those times. And I invite you to join me!

Beginning August 1, we will be spending 150 days in the Psalms! I hope you will join me. This plan will be more simple than others we’ve done, but I’m excited about it.

Why the Psalms?

Plan Details

Each day we will read 1 Psalm. I’m not planning to write the whole Psalm out. I am going to choose ONE verse to write, to focus on, to pray. I will be journaling some through the Psalms as well.

Each Day:

Read 1 Psalm.
Write 1 verse from that Psalm as your focus & prayer for the day.
Pray through the Psalm.
Journal through the Psalm.

Printable Schedule

150 Days in the Psalms PDF

More Encouragement from the Psalms

One Year in the Psalms (writing and praying through the entire book in 1 year)

Write the Word FREE resources (schedules to write out Psalm 119, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, James and the Last Days of Jesus from Matthew)

Praying the Scriptures FREE monthly calendars

Shares 661

5 Psalms for People Who Struggle with Anxiety

Anxiety and depression are two words that I desperately wish were not in my personal vocabulary and experience. But, they are. God allowed me to walk through several years in the valley of the shadow of death and now that I’m on the other side of it, I believe He had my good in mind. I believe He taught me things in the valley that I could never have learned on the mountaintop. I believe that He wanted to prove to me that I truly am never alone, though I felt it many times. I believe He wanted to teach me that my feelings do not equate truth. God wanted to show me parts of Himself that I might never have known otherwise.

My season of depression is over for now; however, the anxiety can creep in, often unannounced, and leave me reeling. Sometimes the fear is so thick that I just know if I reach out my hands I can touch it. Sometimes the fear and anxiety keep me awake at night.

I know I’m not the only one that struggles. God has taught me much on this journey and I hope that these verses and these words will remind you that you also aren’t alone, you aren’t forsaken, and the God of the universe loves you. He longs for you to trust Him even through seasons where we don’t understand what is happening around us or in us.

For me, praying God’s Word in particular has been one thing that has helped me my heart so much. Sometimes in the depth of despair we don’t feel like we have the words to pray. So, instead, God gives us His own word and we pray it back to Him. We want to be close to God but don’t know how. His Word provides that closeness and nearness of Himself. He gives us Himself through the gift of His Word. His Word can be your lifeline, friend, don’t take it for granted!

Here are some of my favorite verses to pray when I’m struggling. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

Read the 5 Psalms For Those with Anxiety at Crosswalk…

3 Years Off of Anti-Depressants

I would love for you to read an update now that I have been off all of my anti-depressants for 3 years and am thriving. God has been so good to me. My mindset has changed. My health has changed. We are never truly hopeless if we have Christ. We have the power of the Holy Spirit living within us giving us the power to make the steps necessary to BE TRANSFORMED.

My Journey Off of Anti-Depressants

My wellness journey & 51 pound weight loss!

More Resources for Anxiety & Depression

Shares 967