Father, I am grateful for Your hand upon my shoulder this day. You helped me get through so much as I prepped for Sunday’s services, and now I have time to review and double-check things. I pray now for Your blessings upon our time together. Amen.
Matthew 7:7-8 (<<click here to read the passage)
If there is anything I have learned on this journey we began together more than 2 years ago, Lord (now over 10 years ago!), it is that persistence is absolutely necessary. I have purposely left nominal Christianity behind, but I am not perfect. I can go for long periods of time and have no major issues in our relationship, but then, BAM, I fall flat on my face.
I have learned that, though disappointing, when I fall, it doesn’t mean I have to go back to the beginning. I do not have to start from scratch. I must “keep on asking…[and] seeking…[and] knocking” for I know I “will receive what [I] ask for.” I “will find” what I am seeking. And when I knock, “the door will be opened.”
Lord and Savior, I ask for Your guidance, and You generously give over and over again. I seek Your wisdom, and You do not hold back. I knock, and I am not left waiting; You readily open the door for me.
Jesus, You don’t just want me to get by; You want me to be victorious! You don’t want me to settle; You want me to excel! I must be persistent. You will not let me go it alone, but I must stay the course if I am to be all that You have called me to be. You have made me to be much more than I am, and my persistence will be rewarded!
You deserve every bit of praise, Lord, for bringing me to where I am today. May I continue to press onward and upward. Amen and amen!
(Feb 8th, 2018, Thurs, 8:00 pm)
Oct 18th, 2026, Sun, 6:45 pm
