My Lord,
This morning when I got in my car it was 9 degrees. WOW! (Lord, I pray that you will make provisions for the homeless and less fortunate and I pray that we, as a society will show compassion where and when it is needed. In Jesus' name. Amen)
You know how much I love you and how I feel about "my" time. Although I long to just be in a quiet place with you, I do want to fellowship more. I want to text less and talk more, face-to-face.
I feel like I'm always going up the road and back down the road. I am "tired" of driving here, there...everywhere. However, if you provide me with the energy and strength to get out more, Lord, I am willing.
I have so many godly friendships and I want to cultivate lasting connections and memories of being "together" laughing, sharing, talking, crying, hugging and giving you all the glory. I love being with T and the girls, I love my lunch dates with Alex, I love my senior girl-friends and I love doing things with my church...but there are still more visits, more faces and more places I could extend myself to.
I don't want to be so enclosed in my "shell" that I miss amazing Christlike opportunities to shine your light and spread encouragement. I'm not much of a phone person and that's something I'm working on as well. I actually loved talking with Melissa the other day and I always love speaking with Hope.
Father, I want more and more of you, first and foremost...and then I want more wisdom and more grace. After that, I want more patience, a will to be more obedient and more focused. Then, after that, I want to spread my light all over the place sharing your gospel and being available to minister in "any" way that you see fit. After all that...I want to loose a few pounds and prepare for my retirement. Lord, please give me a will to purpose my finances and my desires according to your will.
I love you and I'm super excited about this coming year. Yes...I can do ALL of this through Christ, who strengthens me :-)
Eternally yours
