oh, Lord

my God, i come to You with my doubts and fears and anxieties, and i humbly lay them down before You in offering.

and before i ask, i know i have Your forgiveness for looking away, Jesus, when its so critical to keep my focus on You.

we are partners, You and i, and You answer when i ask.  You open when i knock.  You help me find when i seek.

i know i have nothing to worry about.  i know that my ego is not in control, that Your word is the ultimate truth.

but my humanity blinds me sometimes, my God.

how great Thou art, Father, that i am awed by Your power.

and i ask for such little from You.

but here i come before You asking You for great things such as a role of service, where hopefully art and my camera are involved.

i ask You to keep me in the palm of Your hands, to instill in me silence so that we can have our amazing talks, to surround me with people who will lead me closer to You, to guide my son and my cousins and those who will leave their homes for the first time, to protect my brother and those who have addictions from temptations, to heal my father and mother so that they may forgive and be happy, to continue to shower me with Your love and Your abundance so that i may give love and abundance to others.

and Mother, Your beauty is my drink.  i take You in before and after prayer and worship.

Holy Spirit, please breathe into me.  please help me understand my fears and help calm my anxieties.  please help me to choose wisely and to be forgiving and patient and kind.

angels, thank you for your messages and for your guidance.  i have to lean on you more.

and Jesus, my love, my heart.  i love You.

amen.

blessings

Father, i bow before You now, my heart overflowing with gratitude for blessing me and my child the past 18 years.

our sacrifices have been worth every effort.  thank You for being with us throughout, no matter what, and keeping us safe in times of when we could have been easily hurt.

thank You for keeping my son away from drugs and alcohol and other teenage problems.  thank You for guiding him with Your love and Your powerful yet calming presence.

Jesus, i love You so much.  Mother, thank You for Your beautiful heart and for letting us come to You.  Holy Spirit, thank You for entering our hearts and our minds.

Father, i ask You to please help my brother.  keep him close to You, and override his will power in order for him to be the father that my nephew needs.

You know my heart and what i need.  please bring me to a place of employment where there will be love, light, creativity, and people who believe in You and worship You and praise You.

in Jesus' name.

amen.

unburdening

Abba, i come before You now, excited because my son is going to college in a few days.  i thank You for this opportunity, and i humbly come to You now to ask You for Your unfailing love and guidance.

please continue to provide us with abundance.  right now, we are both pretty anxious about the money, and we are asking You for help to ease our burdens.

Father, i know that all we need to do is ask, and You will provide.  i know that You are with us as we pray to You, and You hear what is in our hearts.

thank You, Father, for being in our lives, for loving us, for taking our burdens from us.

in Jesus' name.

amen.