Thank You, Father, for a wonderful day! We finally had the opportunity to enjoy some time together celebrating Karen’s birthday (note original post date below) after a nice time of worship. Thank You for traveling mercies to and...
Read MoreFather, this morning is off to a rough start. Help me focus so I can hear what You have for me this day. I need Your guidance and direction. Amen. Matthew 7:6 (<<click here to read the passage) “Do not give that which is...
Read MoreFather, I’ve struggled the last couple of days, and this morning I call out to You. I need Your strength and determination to keep me set apart for You. I admit I am weak. I am fallible. I have not “crashed and burned,” but even...
Read MoreFather, help me to focus on what is important in this day ahead of me. In everything I do, enable me to do what pleases You. Use me today as an instrument to further Your kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Amen. 2...
Read MoreFather, You have blessed me with so many wonderful things; a family being one of them. I am so grateful to have people in my life who love me and care for me. And I am also grateful that I can love and care for them as well. We...
Read MoreThank You, Father, for answering my prayer. I am up early enough to spend some time with You. May I be attentive and receptive. Amen. Matthew 6:5-6 (<<click here to read the passage) I think we would all agree, Lord, that...
Read MoreFather, I plead with You, help me to never grow weary of our time together! May it always be refreshing, fulfilling, encouraging, and inspirational. As the years go by, may I collect many journals, and when I look back, please...
Read MoreFather, thank You for a good night’s sleep and for gently waking me this morning. Your love is such a constant in my life. It is a river of peace and encouragement which never runs dry. What an awesome source of refreshment and...
Read MoreFather, yesterday was a little unusual, but thank You for the opportunities given. The day did not pan out as I had planned, but Your will was done, and that is all the better! One home project I was able to see to completion...
Read MoreAs Your word is before me, Father, I would ask that You open its truths to me. May I glean from it the wisdom You have instilled in it. Implant it in my heart. May it flourish and bear fruit in my life. Amen. James 5:13-18...
Read MoreAs I looked out this morning and saw the fog, obscuring the world around me, it made me think, Father, as the warmth of the sun will soon disperse the fog, I would have the loving warmth of Your Son disperse the fog in my heart...
Read MoreFather, daily, I am enjoying the book of Puritan prayers* given to me by a dear friend. May this portion of today’s reading be my prayer. Thou hast loved me everlastingly, unchangeably, ……………may I love thee as I am loved;...
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