Lord, help me to not to anything "just because."
I have inundated myself in such a routine of things to do for You... that I no longer truly seek Your face. When I get down to pray, is it to meet with the living God, to intercede for His people and to spend time in worship that pleases His heart? Or is it just to assure myself that I'd gotten in the "prayer time for today"? I fear the answer to that question, yet I know it quite well. God, break me out of every routine for the sake of self-righteousness, for the sake of self-assurance, for the sake of... routine. Let every moment be a moment that I am seeking Your face with all of my heart, for You said that if we should seek Your face with all our hearts, we will find You. Lord, help me; replace this heart of stone with one of flesh; a heart that will beat and yearn for Your touch, Your comfort, Your presence, Your indwelling. I cannot bring it about of my own will, no matter how hard I try. I ask in the name of Jesus, knowing that this is His desire as well as mine, that you would come and fill my heart with love for You and Your people, that not another moment would be wasted in routine.
Thank You Lord, and I love You, hoping to love You more.
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