Heavenly God and Father, the thought struck me this morning, (by the holy spirit?), that my days are focused on my will being done, and my prayers to you may come across as if you were a celestial ATM. It has not previously crossed my mind to say, ‘Father, how are you this morning? Or to ask the Lord - ‘Jesus, how are you this morning’.
We all simply assume, probably rightly so - that heaven is so perfect, that you could only be having a great day. But I realized that from your vantagepoint, you’re both looking down on the cesspool that earth has become. I wonder Lord God, if you no longer care to rest your feet on your footstool.. lest they become soiled in some way.
So this morning, I will change my prayer’s focus, at least for right now, and say this:
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Until thy Kingdom comes, and until your will is done on earth, as it is in heaven, I ask you to make me a willing laborer in the fields so white to harvest. Lord God, show me - what can I do for you today, that will make you smile, and have you think in your heart - “This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased’. Something, that will forward the Kingdom in my day and time. My heartfelt desire today is to put on the mind of Christ, and walk in the way of Your steps; Let your righteousness go before me Lord God, and show me the way to walk in. Help me arrest my selfish motives; send me where you want me to go, place your desires in my heart - let my faith be pleasing in every category of this day. I will refuse to let any thought escape captivity, that is, I will reject and rebuke every imagination and pretense that contradicts your Word, and take captive every thought; making it obedient to Christ. This is my heart’s strong desire today, to be, as on the maps of earth at night, a beacon of light in my corner of the world, that you see from your heaven, and regard with respect and delight. May my face shine with your grace today, and with your peace. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Amen!
Awsome, Amen!