The Presence of God. I pause for a moment and think of the love and the grace that God showers on me: I am created in the image and likeness of God; I am God’s dwelling place.
Freedom Lord you created me to live in freedom. May your Holy Spirit guide me to follow you freely. Instill in my heart a desire to know and love you more each day. What most often stops me achieving freedom is my tendency to be caught up in fears and expectations about what I ‘ought’ or ‘should’ be. My usual automatic responses tie me down and inhibit me from exploring new areas of growth. I ask and pray for a greater sense of inner freedom and that I might reach the fresh and challenging possibilities that God wishes me to realize.
Consciousness: How am I really feeling? Lighthearted? Heavyhearted? I may be very much at peace, happy to be here. Equally, I may be frustrated, worried, or angry. I acknowledge how I really am. It is the real me that the Lord loves. Conscious of your presence, Lord, I look over my recent past. Let me be honest with myself about how I’ve been and what I’ve done, Because I know you love truth in the heart And accept me just as I am.
Conversation I know with certainty there were times when you carried me, Lord. When it was through your strength I got through the dark times in my life.
