Dear sweet Lord, I come today with a heart of apathy. I can grow hardened to your word, and distracted with the world around me. I am burdened, tired, and even forgetful to pray. Take away the busy-ness. Remove my need to rush through a devotional. Forgive me for the times that I have glossed over, passed by, or totally ignored Your holiness, wisdom, and sovereignty.
Make my heart stitched to yours. Keep the fruits of the Spirit alive in me as I move through my day. Help me to be in a constant state of prayer all day, and to acknowledge your presence everywhere! Keep me in awe of your glorious creation around me. When circumstances, feelings, technology, and responsibility threaten to veer me off course, fill me with your Spirit again to remain mindful of your sweet presence.
Yes, Lord, fill me to the greatest capacity possible. Make me a useful conduit of your love to all I am in contact with. Help me to ward off any dullness or lack of enthusiasm with time spent with you. May I remain devoted, focused, and on-fire for You and Your ways, in spite of the circumstances that surround me, each and every day.
Amen! 🙏
“Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.” ~ Psalm 139:23-24
