Mercy. How often do you ask God for that one? Long-life? Health? Provision? Protection? Success? Those are more typical. But David repeats this request a couple more times in this Psalm.
Psalm 86:3 have mercy on me, Lord,  for I call to you all day long.
To ask for mercy is to know you deserve something other [...]

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One of the things that happens as I pray scripture is that God uses his word to transform me.
Psalm 86:2 says this,
“Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;
save your servant who trusts in you.
You are my God;”
As David pens the words, “Guard my life” he does so with great boldness. When I sit [...]

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Somewhere around 10 years ago Brian Bloye took the West Ridge staff to Birmingham, AL to listen to John Maxwell talk about Spiritual Leadership. During that talk Maxwell talked about a spiritual activity that forever changed my prayer life. It was the idea of reading scripture, personalizing it, and then praying it back to God. [...]

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