Psalm 61: 1, 3 “Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”
Dear God,
Such a feast of good spiritual food this A.M. in Scripture and I thank You for these passages. Again forgive me for allowing my own ’doings’ to swallow me up. In the past my drive ‘to do’ caused me to live life at a pace that is not the healthiest, in terms of getting sufficient rest and sleep. I often wonder if that is why I have been allowed to have a period of unwellness; for now I must stop and rest and go to bed early. It has been a time of learning very precious lessons, through which I am blessed.
I praise Your name, for Your protection, guidance and enabling to accomplish quite a lot of the ‘much’ required. You have indeed heard and answered my prayer for help and I thank You, that You care about the ‘big things’ to me at the time; even though I acknowledge, that in the span of time, and on the earth, they are ‘small things’. After all will it really matter if ALL the (maybe 180) roses do not get pruned, even though it is July and they are very ‘leggy’? And so it goes on, on from one time challenge to another! Though not able to do as much as I would like and is needed, how good it is to have full retirement years.
Along with David and other psalmist’s, I choose to give You my thanks and praise every day. Psalm 63: 3 “Because Your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.” My lips also say, V7 “Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.” Today, I again ask, that You will give me thoughts, that direct me along Your planned pathway; for I know that no matter how good my ‘works’ for You are, it is my heart and love You want. It is these ‘works’ that have consumed my time, and at times have pushed me almost over the edge of my endurance: which never was Your plan for me, but my own relentless drive. Thankfully Paul points me in the right direction in Romans 4: 2, 3 “For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’”
I am confident, because of Your promises; when I submit my plans to You, I can be protected from myself and other forces. Today I again choose You, and ask You to be my God and know You hear and accept me, and in love give me Your strength, love, wisdom and power, as well as discernment.
Amen