Father, I am so grateful for Your presence in my life. I am grateful that it is not just some kind of overview kind of thing where You are “up there” watching what I am doing “down here,” with an occasional interjection of wisdom or a needed prodding for correction. No, I am grateful that You are by my side through all the everyday ups and downs, goods and bads, laughs and tears. You guide and direct me. You are an ever-present help when it comes to temptation. (Psalm 46:1)
I cannot even begin to count the number of times a thought has been brought up short because it’s a line of thought that is not beneficial to my walk with You. Or my eyes catch a glimpse of something, and then they are quickly averted, for it is something on which I do not need to linger. Father, You know me well and know that I am far from perfect, but I am so much better off with You by my side – thank You. I realize I am a work in progress, but thanks to Your love and interaction, I am not the man I once was – praise Your holy name! I will always need You. I absolutely cannot go it without You.
A song from many years ago came to me, and though I am 62 (as of tomorrow – yikes !), I am still Your child. And only You know the things we have yet to do – together!
I AM A PROMISE by William and Gloria Gaither ©1973
I am a promise, I am a possibility
I am a promise, with a capital “P”
I am a great big bundle of potentiality
And I am learning to hear God’s voices
And I am trying to make the right choice
I am a promise to be anything God wants me to be.
(Feb 18th, 2016, Thurs, 7:02 am)
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