Our Father, who art in Heaven and in our hearts, with whom we have life and breath, we thank you for a new year. May we have learned the lessons you had for us in 2008 and move on in new understanding.
Thank you for a new chance to learn and experience the life You have designed for each of us. May we “establish our matter of authority” early in the morning and live our day in You. Let us not look to the acceptance of man, but to glorifying You in our thoughts and actions.
We thank You for our families and pray you will keep them in the shelter of Your wings. That our love for You and for each other will grow according to Your will. I personally ask, Lord that my children will seek Your will and continue to teach their children to love and obey You. We thank You for our friends. May we chose those who have already been chosen for us. May we be truthful and faithful, loving each as ourselves. That You are established in the center of each relationship, who ever that may be.
We ask that the “sin that so easily entangles us”, will be forgiven and abandon.
May we glorify You in our goings and comings that others may see You in us. We thank You for the privilege of being called “Your children”.
Please let us live a thankful life, never taking for granted Your blessings and lessons.
In Your Name…..
Now I can go make my chili…..
The 2nd paragraph really spoke to me & brought tears to my eyes. I have lived so much of my life looking for that acceptance from people, that I sometimes lose focus on who I am really living my life for. If we don’t “establish our matter of authority” each day over & over we are doing things our way. That self-centeredness can be our downfall. It is so simple, yet I tend to forget to turn that self-will over to God. Thanks, Barb. Happy New Year.
Beautiful prayer & beautiful picture! I love it, where was it taken?
That was nice, Barb.
I wonder which lesson God is trying to teach me by starting out the new year with another car accident? (Don’t worry; everyone is ok ~ except for my car ~ that I’ve only had for 4 months.)
Yay 2009!
Barb That was so beautiful and straight from your heart to His. Thank you for sharing it with us. I couldn’t agree more with every thing you said. And I thank God for friends like you in your fierce love and witness for Christ in my life.
Happy, happy New Year!