Maybe it's just me

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14

Why is it so easy to meditate on things of the world and why does it so often take much discipline to steer the mind and heart to things of the Lord and to keep one's thoughts staid there? The reversal of this tendency is what I most look forward to about eternity. I long to be with the Lord, to behold Him as He is, and to naturally--easily--love him with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. No appetite for things vain and worldly....no inclination toward self-love.

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I'm learning that it's futile and counter-productive to dwell on our insufficiencies, lest we despair (which I could potentially do every day of my life!) ... Whenever I feel particularly hopeless in my spirital maturity, or when I just don't know what or how to pray, I remember this (a little acronym (?) John Piper shared at Glorietta a few years ago), and ask of the Lord:

I- Incline my heart to Your testimonies...

O- Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law...

U- Unite my heart to fear Your name...

S- Satisfy me with Your lovingkindness...

O Lord, may You, our only hope, produce in us that which you require of us...that which is acceptable in Your sight.