Lord, when I was reading my devotional this morning, the opening lines
said that we should come to You with open hands and an open heart to receive Your
blessings. As I start this new week, I am coming to You with my hands open, my
heart open and with my mind open. I ask not only for Your blessings, but also
for your guidance. I pray that as I continue in my walk with You, that You will
draw me closer to You.
Lord, as I am helping show C. the ropes, I pray that You will use me to
help her see how special the job is that she’s doing. I pray that somehow I can
pass along some wisdom or insight that I have learned along the way – something
that You’ve taught me that will be beneficial to both her and the families she
will be serving.
Lord, I ask that you will continue to guide me professionally. I’m
still feeling a little uncertain about work and what’s what going to be going
on there. I’m thrilled to be able to be with my team until June. There is a lot
of comfort for me in having the change be more gradual. I’m not taking any new
cases and I’m not really certain what I’m supposed to be doing; however, Lord,
in whatever capacity I’m in until I move into the new position, I pray that you
will use wherever you need me. I pray that you will continue to guide and
direct me, that You will make me mindful of You, and that You will help me keep
my focus on You so that I can hear when You speak to me, see when You are
pointing in one direction or another, or so I simply feel and know in my gut
that “this” (whatever “this” might be) is what You want me to do.
Lord, I ask that You will please be with us today when we go to Ella’s
doctor’s appointment. I can’t really tell if there has been a significant
change in her hearing since her surgery. I’m hoping that today Dr. Rampey will
be able to give us more information. Lord, I pray that the graft took and that
the perforation in her eardrum is healing. I don’t know if her hearing will ever be restored
100%. I simply ask that You will please be with us and with Ella.
Lord, I have no idea what you have planned for her life. She is such a sensitive
and special little girl. She’s had a lot of obstacles to overcome and we still
have a lot of hurtles to jump, but I feel like the adversities she deals with
now are preparing her for whatever You have planned for her future life. Lord, I
pray that this surgery was successful so that Ella doesn’t have to undergo
another one. I know that the process for Ella was scary – the anticipation of
it all was hard. I am so thankful that You brought her through surgery safely,
and that she is healthy - without negative consequences or side effects. I pray
that her hearing will continue to improve and that You will continue to watch
over and bless her. And the same with Emerson, Lord. I don’t know what Your
plans are for my girls, but I ask that You will please watch over them and
bless them. I pray that You will help me to be an example for them and that as
we are going to church and making time at night to pray with You, that You will
use these opportunities to help Em and Ella start developing a stronger foundation
for a relationship with You.
Lord, it is so important for me that they find You in their lives and
that they understand what it means to have a personal relationship with You. I
want that so badly for them, and I feel like I have let them down in not being
more assertive about going to church when Brian and I were married and then when
it was my responsibility alone. I feel like I have let them down in not
instilling the value of church, a church home, prayer and communion with You when
they were younger.
As always, I ask that You will please be with M. I pray that You will
continue to work in his life and that if it is Your will, there will be an
opportunity for us to be able to talk and that there will be an opportunity for
healing. I lift this up to You.
Lord, there is nothing else I can ask for. I feel so blessed by the
relationship that I continue to develop with You. I feel blessed to be alive. I
love my family. I love my life. I love my job.
Lord, You know how badly I want to have love in my life. How badly I
want to have someone to share this journey with. God I simply have to pray that
if and when it is Your will that You will put that person in my life; and God
if it isn’t, if I am meant to be alone, I ask that You will please help me to
make peace with this and that being alone won’t bother me.
Lord, thank You for all of the blessings in my life. Help me to remain open
to You today and every day this week. Help me keep my focus on You.
In Jesus Name I pray. Amen.
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