Praise You Lord Almighty, King of kings and Creator of all things! You are gracious, kind, wise and wonderful. My mind is incapable of understanding the depth of Your divinity and goodness.
I am so thankful that I can walk with You through life. Where would I be without You?
You hold me up when I can’t myself. You strengthen me when I am weak. You guide me through challenging times. You provide me wisdom when I don’t know what to do.
I need only ask. But I must ask; You don’t force Yourself on me.
I wonder why I don’t always ask.
Sometimes it’s because I forget. Hmm, that may mean that I’m not spending enough time with You.
Sometimes it’s because I just want to muscle my way through it, on my own. Maybe my pride has gotten in my own way.
Sometimes it’s because I feel like You’re leading me down a path that I don’t want to go down. Sounds like an unwillingness to surrender to You.
Oh, if I could always remember and trust Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” I pray to have this scripture indelibly written on my heart and in my mind.
You tell me in Philippians 4:6-7 “Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus”
Thank you Jesus for coming to earth, dying a criminal’s death on a cross and leaving me with the gift of The Holy Spirit—who lives in me. You are that close. You never leave me; You never forsake me. I need only whisper Jesus to be in Your Presence. In that time and space, may I ask for Your help and trust Your answer … whatever it is and however long it takes.
In the Kind and Loving Name of Jesus I pray.
Amen.
