The presence of the Holy Spirit brings light to dark places. Darkness can mean sin, ignorance, or folly, or despair, or probably other things. When we say "search me" God, I think we are also saying "reveal myself to me," because the Bible says that we don't even know ourselves: "the heart is deceitful above all things, and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" (Jeremiah 17:9). It goes on to say that only God can in verse 10.
Read those familiar verses from Psalm 139, and then ask yourself the following questions. Be prepared to take some time to let the Holy Spirit commune with you, and ask Him beforehand to do so...
"Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting."
--Psalm 139:23-24
1. What is on my heart, deep within, God? (Are these things others focused, or self-focused?)
2. What anxious thoughts do I have, God? (Are these thoughts stemming from faith and trust in You?)
3. Am I in some way on a path that is displeasing to You? (What can I do to correct this?)
4. God, in spite of all this, how have You used me to glorify Yourself, even in small ways? Thank you for always being faithful to me, patient with me, gracious to me, and using me to do Your work!
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