Chuck Swindoll, in his book, Quest for Character, shared a “Psalm of Single-mindedness” written by Joe Bayly. Joe was indicating that as James says in his writings, we cannot be double-minded or we become unstable. I’d like to share it with you and encourage you to make it your prayer, too. I hope it blesses you out of your sox as it did me.
Lord of reality
Make me real
Not plastic
Synthetic
Pretend phony
An actor playing out his part
Hypocrite.
I don’ want to keep a prayer list
But to pray
Nor agonize to find Your will
But to obey
What I already know
To argue
Theories of inspiration
But submit to Your Word.
I don’t want to sing as if I mean it
I want to mean it.
I don’t want to tell it like it is
But to be it like you want it
I don’t want to think another needs me
But I need him/her
Else I’m not complete
I don’t want to tell others how to do it
But to do it
To have to always be right
But to admit it when I’m wrong.
I don’t want to be a census taker
But an obstetrician
Nor an involved person, a professional
But a friend
I don’t want to be insensitive
But to hurt where other people hurt
Nor say I know how you feel
But to say God knows
and I’ll try
if you’ll be patient with me
and meanwhile I’ll be quiet.
I don’t want to scorn the clichés of others
But to mean everything I say
Including this.
And I have added Amen!
