Good morning, Papa God!
You know my thoughts this morning. Obstacles … barriers … deterrents of life! Some days seem so meaningless from my perspective. Some days I don’t want to be vulnerable and transparent, no matter who it may help. Some days I want to forget that I have been through a valley. Some days I just don’t want to act like I am doing it right. Some days I don’t want to give; I just want to be out of sight. The times in the valley are painful, leaving nothing for others to admire or glean. Embarrassing, lonely, fearful … some days I think that I can’t do it a moment longer. Some days I need to put down my armor and release all the tears and the burdens of the fight. On those days when I am vulnerable, transparent, and embarrassed, I run to You. I am reminded of the time when Jesus resolutely set His face towards Jerusalem to face the cross. So, Papa God, I can do no less for Him than to set my face towards that which is hard and uncomfortable to do, like facing my days of sameness and ordinary.
Whatever is before me that tends to slow my progress down, I am made to conquer, to press forward in Your strength and by Your power. The interesting thought is this, Papa God! The deterrents are seldom coming from my external environment. They seem to be more internal struggles – my own mindset towards life’s meaning and my purpose. So, yes, my response to my internal perspective that would hinder my progress is to press into You and to press on … to move forward doing what I know to do this day. I will leave the results of this day, and the rest of my “whatever else I will do” to You.
So then, Lord… I meet You again in the morning. Once again, You draw me to yourself. Once more, I am in Your presence. The great God of Grace and Power bows low and meets me! I confront once again my frailty and my dependence, and I run into the open arms of my Papa God. I come into contact once again with Your majesty. Each morning Your mercies are new; Your forgiveness flows; Your love uplifts; Your power propels me; Your grace sustains me. My journey to You is morning after morning!
My child!
Be resolute! Persevere! Press forward! This is My desire for you in this moment! Be strong in Me! I am here with you. Do you forget where I live, My child? In you! I hold every moment of your life in My hands. Don’t let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid or frustrated. I will give you guidance and strength for all the endeavors I ask you to do. I know some days seem futile and meaningless from your perspective. Will you please trust Me with the ordinary things of your life? You must accept that you will not always “see” what I do with your “ordinary,” but believe that I am doing and working in and through your life just I promised I would. On those days, like today, when it seems hard to engage, resolutely set your face towards the day ahead and press forward. Trust Me when I say that your life is meaningful and full of My purposes. We do this journey together – morning after morning!
(John 14:27; Luke 9:51; Matt.14:13,23; 1 Kings 19)
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