“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
And see if there be any hurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way.” (Psalm 139:23-24 NASB1995)

Do you ever pray this prayer to God? Occasionally I do, depending upon what I am going through at the time. If I am feeling frustrated or anxious or disheartened or down in my spirit, I will pray something similar to this. For I want the Lord to show me what is in my heart, and what needs to be corrected, if it does, or what I need to learn from what I am going through.

For we humans are not perfect people. Even those of us who are walking closely with the Lord in fellowship with him, in obedience to his commands in holy living, for whom sin is not our practice, we are still clay in the hands of the Potter (God) being molded to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ. And we will not be complete until we go to be with Jesus for eternity.

So, as we go through life, and when we find ourselves having a wrong attitude, or if we say something unkind or not thoughtful, we should do a self-examination, which the Scriptures teach us to do, guided by the Holy Spirit, and we should inquire of the Lord to show us what is in our hearts that needs to be changed, and then we should work on changing it.

But willful, deliberate, and habitual sin should not be a part of the life of a true follower of Jesus Christ. Not one of us should be living a life of sin, doing evil, living in immorality, lying, cheating, stealing, and/or committing adultery, and the like. All of us should be living holy lives, pleasing to God, in surrender to the will of God, by the grace of God and in the power of God.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

Search Me, O God

Based off Psalm 139
An Original Work / July 12, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

O Lord, You search and know me.
You know all that I do.
O Lord, You discern my ways.
I put my trust in You.
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?
Where’er I am, You are with me,
Guiding me in love.
O Lord, You search and know me.
You know all that I do.
O Lord, You discern my ways.
I put my trust in You.

O Lord, You made and formed me
In my own mother’s womb.
Your hands beautif’lly made me.
I give my praise to You.
My frame was not hidden from You
When I was made in the dark place.
All the days ordained for me
Were written in Your book.
O Lord, You made and formed me
In my own mother’s womb.
Your hands beautif’lly made me.
I give my praise to You.

O Lord, how precious to me
Are Your thoughts, O my God.
When I wake in the morning,
You are still here with me.
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offense.
Lead me in Your truth.
O Lord, how precious to me
Are Your thoughts, O my God.
When I wake in the morning,
You are still here with me.

Know My Heart
An Original Work / March 7, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love