June 4, 2010
“’For I know
the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and
come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the Lord…” ~Jeremiah 29:11-14
Do not seek
the plan, but seek God. I have always
focused on the plan. His plans are good,
it says, so what are they? But He does
not call me to seek the plan, but rather to seek Him, and to do so with all my
heart.
Heavenly
Father,
I confess
that my desire has been and still is to know the plan. I want to know whether another baby is in
Your plan for my life. Please change my
desire from knowing Your plan for me to knowing You. Reveal Yourself to me. Show me who You are. Knit my soul together with Yours that I might
go where You go, feel what You feel, be who You are. I want to seek You alone. I want my desire to be for You alone. Fill my heart, make me new. Change the direction of my life from me to
You. Amen.
September
15, 2010
1 Samuel
1:1-18, esp vs 5-6, 8,10,15,18 (Hannah's story--read it, really!)
Lord,
You are my
portion, my inheritance, my exceedingly great reward. You are the Maker of heaven and earth. You tell the sun when to rise and set. You tell the rain to fall and the wind to
blow. You hold the whole universe in
balance—and You have created me. My soul
was in anguish, but You have brought me comfort. My heart was overcome by bitterness, but You
have pulled out those roots and cast them aside. In Your presence, Lord, I am filled. In Your arms, I am at peace. You know my desire for another child; I pray
that You would open my womb. But I also
pray that as I wait, You would fill me completely. Give me joy in the knowledge of who You are
and what You can do. You have given me
Your Son—that is enough. May my life
here on earth be worthy of that gift.
Reveal Yourself to me that I might share You with others. Open my mind and heart and flow through my
pen into the hearts of those who need You and need to know You. Give me direction, Lord, and may I use this
time you’ve given me for Your glory. I
don’t want to waste this gift because I’m too focused on the desire for a
different one. Give me the words to
reach the lost, the broken and the down-hearted. May they know the love You have for them. Love that can surpass any grief they
bear. Show me where to begin. What is my story, Lord? Help me make it Yours. Amen.
(this was the start of my blog and the beginning of a shift in focus from what I wanted to what God might want for me)
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