
A Vessel of Good Works
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.—Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”—Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV)
Try this powerful prayer technique: Begin your prayer time with praise. Praise God for His glory and mercy and His ability to redeem every situation and convert challenges into positive growth. Then confess your wrongdoings and bring your requests to Him.
Merciful God, thank You for giving me so many reasons to praise You.

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.—Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

I have called you by name; you are mine.—Isaiah 43:1 (NLT)

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.—Psalm 22:1–2 (ESV)