Your Heart, Lord, is so beautiful, so compassionate, all-embracing and steadfast. It never ceases to love, nor to care. You love everything You created. You love the birds of the air and the mountains. But mostly, You love and care for me, and people. Your Word tells of that.
“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them .… God saw all that he had made, and [said] it was very good.”
Help me Holy Spirit to have a heart like Yours, to see the bigger picture. Sometimes my heart is focused on the wrong thing. Most times I have blinders on, seeing only what is right in front of me and what’s going on in my life. Even when I look up and all around, it doesn’t move me. I’m so accustomed to it, I’m numb, fatigued by it all—I become complacent. Shake that off of me! Open my eyes to see vividly what You see. Let my heart swell when Yours swells. Let it break when Yours breaks.
There is so much need—and to be frank, the need to just outright care. It can be too much when I’m trying to get through my own life. Remind me that You are The Eternal Wellspring. You strengthen and empower; and I can do so much more when I live with You, in Your Strength and Power. Most times I don’t. In fact, most times it takes facing the seemingly unconquerable to make me turn to You.
But You gave me free will. I need to remember that it’s not only asking. There is a doing, there is a commitment. There is a daily need to go to Your Wellspring to be refreshed and strengthened. I need to spend time with You to be empowered. Reading Your Word reminds me of Your Almightyness. It gives me confidence of what You’ve done and what You can do. It emboldens me to do with You. With You, nothing is impossible!
“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
Holy Spirit, help me believe that! Give me wisdom to understand. Give me strength in You.
In the Loving Name of Jesus I pray.
Amen
John 15:7 “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
