Psalm 16:1-3

Motive

• Duty doesn't grow intimacy
• He is a safe place who intends to do me good because He delights in me

John 15:11

Psalm 16:4-8

Focus

• Distractions and temptations will come
• To live in the delight and experience the transformation of God takes a disciplined devotional life

Psalm 16:9-11

Outcome

• Joy
• Security
• Presence

Practical Helps

• Have a reading plan
• Have a reading place
• Have a reading time
• Read with pen in hand
• Reading fuels praying
• Stay with what sticks
• When you miss, start again