"By keeping it according to Your word"

How can a young man keep his way pure?

By keeping it according to Your word.

With all my heart I have sought You;

Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

You word I have treasured in my heart,

That I may not sin against You.

-Psalm 119:9-11

This morning, verse 9 stood out to me as my sins become more evident. How do I live purely? How do I love purely? How do I think purely? How do I speak purely?

By keeping my way according to God's Word.

I sometimes try hard to "fix" my problems just by doing what I think is logical or just by how I feel, but the true way is God's way found in His Word. And in verse 11 and just the whole Ps 119, the psalmist delights, treasures, clings to the Word. But I don't when I forget the power of it and that it is from my God.

So how do I love purely? what does the Word say about love? 1 Cor 13, 1 John 4:10

How do I think purely? what does the Word say about how we should use our minds? Phil 2:3, Col 2:3

How do I speak purely? what does the Word say about my speech? 1 Peter 4:11, Eph 4:29

How do I live purely? ... by keeping it according to Your word