y'all know my obsession with words and their meanings...here's one that keeps popping up on my radar lately...
in my life God is the ultimate authority so my desire is to comply with his wishes for me. although my intentions are good this isn't always easy. i was just reading a very familiar verse from the book of Matthew that reminded me of exactly how much God requires of me if i truly want to demonstrate obedience...
"whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it...' ~matt 16:25
it prompted me to pray this prayer...
Father ~ i abandon the life that i 'had in mind' and instead seek the path you created for me. i trust that you know best...that you love me...that you created me...that you have a specific purpose for me to fulfill...don't let me get in the way of that...
2 comments:
Oh, how many times I've said a prayer about obedience and my own plans!!! Obedience for a strong woman is a hard thing in a democratic culture. Praise be to God that our identity is in Him and not in what the world thinks of us. LOVE your prayer!!!
Elizabeth, I'm printing your beautiful prayer to put in my Bible to mark Psalm 91 as my focus during my surgery and recovery. I'm so proud of you and you know how much I love you, Joey and those wonderful babies.
Aunt Linda
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