Father God, You are Spirit and You are Truth. I come to You today with my heart laid bare before You, my Lord, and my God. Psalm 139 says You know everything about me, even more than I understand myself… Your Hand guides me faithfully through my life, and I declare my trust is in You day by day by day.
Father, only You can see the future and know my path so I lean in close to You and follow Your lead. I will not put total trust in anything else because You are the only one who has full knowledge. Please help me to hear Your Spirit’s still, small voice as You give me direction. I pray You would speak to me through Your Word and through other people as You have done so many times before. I don’t ever want my faith to grow cold or find You too familiar. Please keep that passion alive in me through my whole life, that I would continually love You with my whole heart.
I come to the realization that when it all comes down, it’s simply “You and me, Lord.” All else fades in comparison to Your greatness and Your love. I belong to You, not to myself, not to the people I love, and not to this world. I am not my own; I belong to You, Jesus, my Jesus. I want to do Your will for my life. I want to fulfill my calling. I am yours and You are mine. Praise be to God!
This season brings some desperation. Please help me to lay my burden down and leave it in Your safe hands. Like David, at times my heart and flesh fail with fear but You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26) Fill me with Your Spirit today so that I can walk in love. May that love shine through me to others and may I be quick to tell any who ask that You are the reason I have hope and peace. And Lord, in the dark of night, I pray Your Presence and Peace would comfort and sustain me. May I lie down and sleep in peace (Psalm 4:8).
You are a good and gracious Master who loves me and delights in me. (Zephaniah 3:17) I love You, Lord, and worship and adore You, for You alone are worthy. There is nothing in all creation that compares to You. Everything that my eyes see You have brought into existence. How amazing You are!
So, I entrust my pain and sorrow and suffering and disillusionment and disappointments to You, my loving Father. Thank You for forgiveness when I lapse into self-absorption. Thank You for gentle reminders to turn my face upwards and away from myself. You, O God, are so patient with me. You understand me through and through. Thank You, Jesus, for Your beautiful grace on my life. Thank You for suffering and dying to forgive my Self-Ish-Ness. Your Blood covers me; I am redeemed and righteous in the eyes of my Father.
Lord, like the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18, I continue to pray. Please heal all that has gone askew with my physical body. I believe You can bypass all the natural laws You’ve set in place and supernaturally do anything! Please may it be for me as spoken of Lazarus in John 11:4, that “This sickness be not unto death, but for Your glory, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Your will be done. I also trust that if this is not Your plan, there must be purpose beyond what I understand. I desire to keep the faith no matter what, because Your love O God, is actually better than life (Psalm 63:3).
Hear my heart of hearts: I will trust in You.
In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen
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