Help me to trust that your ways are always the best

Glorious heavenly Father, Today we pause to thank you for the beauty of your creation. We thank you today for the beauty of this world. Sometimes we can get wrapped up in its pain and brokenness so much that we miss its wonders. We also know that You created all things beautiful in its time. There are so many times, Lord, when I want you to move at my pace, not yours. I confess that this is not only sinful but also silly. I totally understand that my timing is not better than Yours. But in the rush of the moment, I can be painfully impatient. Forgive me, Lord.. May we envision the people in our lives in terms of their full potential. May we see ourselves not as we are but as the people we are becoming by your grace.

Abba, Heavenly Father, thank you for choosing to use that which is small for your great purposes. This encourages me, Lord, not to worry about the size of what I’m doing, but rather to focus on its character. May everything I do today – every decision, every interaction, every word, every deed – be a blessing for your kingdom.

Help me to trust that your ways are always the best, that your timing is always the best. Help me to see more clearly how you are at work in my life and through me in the lives of others. May I learn to be in synch with you and your ways, patient in my trust, expectant in my hope.

Oh, Lord, Rock of Ages, we come to You and lay our burdens down and give You thanks for Bearing them for us. Guard me this day, Lord. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.