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March 12, 2014 · 7:43 AM

Prayer For My Path

Lord,

I come to you today and thank you for all that you have done in my life. I recognize that you are the one who created this world and my life. I believe that you have a purpose for me and that the things I face each day are your way of fulfilling that purpose. I don’t always understand why there are things that happen and push me to my limits, but I trust that you are in control and that you see the bigger picture.

I confess that I’m worn out, mentally exhausted and need your peace. I need to find my rest in you. I ask that you send the Holy Spirit to help me do that. Let me find solace in the middle of the things I have to face today. Let me have the peace that passes understanding as I go about my day. I need your presence with me in a tangible way as I face each uphill battle. I can’t face the day on my own. I’m too weak to continue so I ask that your strength would be made perfect in my weakness.

Help me to build relationships that will further my understanding of who you are. Put people in my path that will stir up the gifts that you have given to me. I don’t want to bury the talents you have entrusted to me. I want to invest them in your kingdom and to produce a harvest. I believe you have created me with a purpose and that you have given me the things I need in order to be successful where I am. I want to be faithful where you have me so that you can trust me more. Keep me from the mindset that wants to despise the small beginnings.

Show me new ways to accomplish all you have for me. Open the doors that you need me to walk through and shut the ones to the paths I should stay away from. Let your word be a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Guide and direct each step I take so that everything I do honors you. Give me the courage to step out in faith. Call me out of my boat of security and onto the waters of promise. Take me by the hand when I fail and lift me back up. Walk with me through the rough waters and keep me safe.

You alone are my rock and my fortress. You are my shield. Protect me from the fiery darts of the enemy. Keep me secure as I move forward from this spot to the next place you have for me. Remove the doubts that want to creep in and keep me from trusting what I can’t see. Increase my faith and ability to trust in you. Give me peace in knowing that the road I’m on is the road you have for me. Help me not to look back or down. Help me to keep my eyes fixed on you and my thoughts on things that are above. I trust you with my life, my present and my future. I’ll take this life one day at a time and my faith one step at a time.

Thank you for being my peace today.
In Jesus’ name I pray,
Amen.

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February 4, 2014 · 7:46 AM

Where’s Jesus?

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Have you ever looked through any of the “Where’s Waldo” books by Martin Handford? I have always loved those books. I’ve spent countless hours as a kid, and an adult, looking for the guy in red and white. I’ve scoured beaches, mountain sides, city squares, circuses and more trying to find him. Sometimes I find him quickly and other times it takes me a while, but I always find him. Why? Because I don’t give up when I don’t see him right away. I keep looking. Sometimes I think I’ve found him, but it’s just someone drew into the picture in similar clothes to keep me off the trail.

We can use the same principles of finding Waldo to find Jesus. The first thing we have to do is start looking. We have to be willing to look through every square inch of what’s around us in order to find Him. We have to be willing to see some crazy things, some funny things and some mundane things if we’re going to find Him. We have to be willing to spend some time seeking Him out. He’s able to be found, but it requires that we spend some time doing it. We can’t give up when we don’t find Him right away.

Sometimes when I need to find Him, He’s easy to point out. I can get my answer and move on with life. Other times, it takes hours, days, months, even years to find Him. During those longer periods, it’s tough to keep going. When we aren’t rewarded quickly for our diligence, we get discouraged. We feel like failures and want to give up. I get it. You feel like you’re living in a barren wasteland while you look. You wonder if God has forgotten you and begin to think He must get pleasure from hiding from you. I can tell you that He wants to be found. He just wants to know how far you will go to get what you want.

In Jeremiah 29:13-14 God says, “When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. Yes, when you get serious about find me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed (MSG).” We have to be serious about finding Him. It can’t be a half hearted glance. We need to really seek Him out when we must have an answer. He also said we have to want to find Him more than anything else. More than food. More than our job. More than oxygen. More than our next heartbeat. When we seek Him with that kind of intensity, we won’t be disappointed.

Have you been half-heartedly seeking Him or have you been on your knees desperately seeking Him? Have you turned over ever rock looking for Him? Jesus promised that if we would seek, we would find. If we ask, we’ll be given. If we knock, it’ll be opened. Finding Jesus usually doesn’t come easy. It requires us to do work. It requires us to make serious sacrifices. Don’t give up in your search for Him. He’s wanting you to find Him for the answer you’ve been waiting on. He just needs you to spend more time, give a stronger effort and to look harder than you ever have. I promise He’s there in front of you. Block out the look a likes and all the crazy distractions and you’ll see Him.

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