My Lord,
You have blessed me in countless ways over the past couple of months, and there is no way that I could list all your goodness here on this blog. You continue to reveal yourself to me in ways that I would have never imagined. And even now, as I pray before opening your word, I had to pause. There are so many things that I could be doing in this world, and with my life. But I take great delight, in spending my time with you. On this Sunday evening, I take great delight in opening up the word of God. I long to hear from you, to sit at your feet, and to be drenched in your holy spirit and your godly wisdom. There is no place else I'd rather be. Your truth sustains me, and your word is my nourishment.
Without your presence in my life, I am nothing. I never, ever, want to go back to the person I used to be prior to my salvation. I cannot thank you enough and I will never be able to repay all your goodness to me. Your faithfulness never ends, and your grace is more than sufficient for me. To even begin to thank you for the provisions that you have given my children and my granddaughters, that alone would take an enormous amount of time to list as well.
The fact that my parents are still here, my siblings are still here and healthy, and all of our needs are being met individually and collectively is more grace than we even deserve.
The love and the prescence that you continue to show to my church family and our place of worship astounds me.
In the mist of this chaos that we call life, the world that we live in, in which the enemy believes that he has victory...it still has its beauties and its moments of bliss.
Because you are God, the sky still hangs high above and the earth still sustains us here below. The sunset still makes an appearance, and the moon still shines to light the way during the darkness of night. The stars still sparkle one by one, as you have named them before you even created human beings.
Father God, as Christmas is approaching, I pray that many will stop in praise you. I pray that in the mist of all the shopping, excitement and joy, that people will be kind to one another, sharing all that you have blessed them with, and remembering that none of it is possible without your sacrifice on the cross. Lord God, I also prayed to as many are lost, depressed, in need of healing and comfort, that you, and you alone will appear and turn their hearts toward you. That they will call on the name of the Lord and be saved. That they will repent of their sins, receive salvation and eternal life by the gift of your Son, Christ Jesus.
I thank you and I praise you!
I love You!
Eternally yours
