God, I trust you. No matter what happens in this life, I will look to You for contentment. Help me to gracefully let go of things that I’m incapable of changing. Remind me, every day, that You give me breath and You are the Lord of my life, therefore it belongs to You. Forgive me when I get caught up in making selfish plans for myself. Remind me that You have the entire course of my life planned out; it’s all in Your hands. I’m declaring that You are sovereign; that You have complete authority over my existence. Lead me. Help me to look to You for wisdom as I make choices — that they may be pure in heart. Make it known to me that whether something turns out for better or for worse, You are still the King of Kings, You are still the Prince of Peace and the one and only true God. With You breathing these truths over my life, I will continue to place my trust in You. Today and every day. Shut the doors You want shut and open the ones that You want opened. I’m raising my white flag; I will surrender everything that I am to You and to the best of my imperfect ability, I will lay my wants and needs aside. Help me to place all of the plans that I’ve made for myself at Your feet. I don’t want anything outside of Your will for my future. Purify me and make me whole. Restore unto me the joy of my salvation. Give me strength and courage to live a life of evangelism and urgency — the selfless life that you’ve called me to live. Make me bold in proclaiming Your Word and effective in doing so. You are the desire of my heart, God. Thank You for lavishing me with Your mercy and grace, and exposing me to true peace and joy in a world that is filled with darkness and disappointment. Above all, thank You for saturating me in something so sustaining — Your love. I can’t wait to see You, face to face, in all of Your glory.
Longing for Heaven today. Lord, come quickly.