Me:  Where are you going Prodigal?

Prodigal:  I am running around and it has been a hectic day.

Me:  You need to put on your sittin’ britches then.

Prodigal:  I might have time to listen a little.

 

This is from the book Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl by Lysa Terkeurst

 

Lord, may nothing separate me from You today.  Teach me how to choose only Your way today so that each step will lead me closer to You.  Help me walk by the truth today and not my feelings.

Help me to keep my heart pure and undivided.  Protect me from my own careless thoughts, words, and actions.  And keep me from being distracted by MY wants, MY desires, MY thoughts on how things should be.

Help me to embrace what comes my way as an opportunity…rather than a personal inconvenience.

And finally, help me to rest in the truth of Psalm 86:13, “Great is your love toward me.”

You already see all the many ways I will surely fall short and mess up.  But right now, I consciously tuck Your whisper of absolute love for me into deepest part of my heart.  I recognize Your love for me is not based on my performance.  You love me warts and all.

Have mercy, that’s amazing.

But what’s most amazing is that the God of the universe, the Savior of the world, would desire a few minutes with me this morning.  Lord, help me to forever remember what a gift it is to sit with You like this.

 

Psalm 86:11

Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart

 

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org