Psalm 145:10-12
New International Version (NIV): All your works praise you, LORD; your faithful people extol you. They tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Directions: Choose a translation of the Bible that you easily understand, but that has depth of meaning. I recommend that you keep a special journal just for praying the Psalms. Try praying the Psalms for yourself before reading my version of these verses. The point of this method is for the Spirit to speak with your heart and that you will commune with God about how your own experience relates to His word. I only include my sample to help you understand what I mean in the steps and because it is always good for Christians to share their thoughts about God and experiences with Him.
Step 1: Choose a verse or two from one of the Psalms and write it out in a notebook.
Step 2: After reading a thought from the verse, begin writing your own version of that thought. This is not exactly paraphrasing the Psalmist’s words although you can paraphrase if you wish. This is taking the thought and applying it to your own life and changing the words to fit your own experience. Continue writing about your experience with God until you no longer have anything more to say.
Step 3: Go to the next thought in the verse and repeat Step 2.
Step 4: Continue this process until you feel satisfied that you are finished or until the verse’s thoughts are finished.
My version (verses 10-12):
Everything that You do is good. Just seeing the beauty of a flower or listening to the songs of the birds or touching the juicy plumpness of my aloe vera plant speaks to me of Your creativity and attention to detail. I see signs of Your presence in all of nature. All of Your loyal children are blessed with signs of Your love and power in every step of our lives. Your tokens of love surround us. We have peace and joy as we are reminded continually of Your loving protective presence. We see others who live in fear and pain because they are blind to Your care and power. We tell anyone who will listen that they will find peace with You. We remind each other of Your great works in our lives. We comfort the grieving with the knowledge that You are the healer of brokenness and death itself must bow before You. We paint pictures with our words of the beauty of belonging to Your kingdom, and the fantastic future we will have with You in the New Jerusalem. Why do others refuse to receive the blessing of Your presence in their lives?