What You’ve created, Lord, is beautiful—including me! When I walk outside and see the trees, the flowers, the squirrels, the ants, the sky, the sun, and feel the breeze, I’m in awe of Your creativity, the expanse of Your Power, and the tremendous work that was required to create our world. Don’t get me started on the marvels of how a human body works!
I love to sit in Your creation and just be. I think there is something to that—being in the moment. Feeling Your Presence and being content. Most of the time, I’m planning ahead, figuring out what I need to be doing, or actively doing it. I can get caught up in looking too far ahead and then worrying about how I’ll get there or how things will be. Then other times, I think too deeply about what I really should be doing, what my goals should be, what’s next in life.
I don’t think that’s how You designed humankind to be. If I think about the Garden of Eden, we were supposed to live walking and talking with You—enjoying what You created and not concerned about what or where our next meal would come from. Instead we would experience life in each moment. Sounds amazing and life giving.
You want me whole—You designed me for shalom.
I live in a broken world, where society and culture do not put You front and center. I have to choose to follow You; make a conscious decision to include You in my days. Unfortunately, You do not come to mind automatically.
Holy Spirit, please help me change that. Convict me and bring my mind to You throughout my day. Help me to invite You into what’s happening, the good, the mediocre, the mundane, the bad and the sad.
I’ve noticed that when I spend time with You, I’m renewed. I have more patience, I show love more readily, I’m in a better mood. All around, my inner being is better (even if my circumstances are not). Huh.
I want to walk closely with You. I want to spend time in Your Presence. I don’t have to do it perfectly. But I can certainly do it more than I am right now.
Help me Holy Spirit! Help me make choices based on Your will and not mine.
Help me with motivation, determination, and the occasional push to get me going. But I have to do my part—to create the conditions and routines to make this happen. I want to live one day at a time enjoying Your Presence, Your Peace and Your Goodness. I want to live into the full measure of what You have for me. You made me for that. Indeed, You want that for me.
In the Gracious and Life Giving Name of Jesus I pray.
Amen.
