Making Good Choices

I know the plans that You have for me, My Lord. Plans to prosper me and to prevent harm from overtaking me.  Plans that give me hope, direction and a future.  You know me by name and I have found favor with You through the shedding of Your blood.  Teach me Your ways so that … Read more

Most Omnipotent Lord, You are unique in the amount of knowledge and control you maintain over all things.  You alone possess the power to carry out all that You plan.  I am foolish if I think I can fit You into my plans.  As a follower, I must adapt my plans to fit into Yours.  … Read more

My Precious Savior, in the same way that You were willing to give up Your rights in order to obey Your Father and serve His people, I should also have this kind of servant’s heart.  My service should be based on my love for You and a desire to share it with others … not … Read more

My Sovereign King, Your reign is glorious and filled with splendor because all power resides in You and You deal swiftly with Your enemies.  But I am not an enemy so, when I stumble and fall, You encourage me to repent and return to You.  When I am powerless and lose hope because of the … Read more

Most Loving Savior, I am overjoyed with Your assurance that You will produce good in my life when I remain faithful to You.  I’ve learned that when I ride through a rain storm I will eventually come out of it to a place that is clear and dry … so, when I encounter dark and … Read more

O Blessed Savior, You ask every person the same question that You asked Your Apostles … “who do you say I am?”  It is the question that each of us must make a decision about if we are to become a part of Your Everlasting Kingdom.  When considering that question, some said You were a … Read more

My Precious Lord, I rejoice today because it’s the day You have made and allowed me to spend it with You.  I know that as soon as my feet touch the ground today, what I make of it depends on me.  As a result, I make a choice to enjoy my life and live it … Read more

O Gracious Lord, it has become very clear to me that I am responsible for all of my choices.  Whether to obey You, who has proven Yourself trustworthy, or obey the ways of the world, listen to myself, or fall for the deceits of the enemy.  I have found it easy to slip into a … Read more

Most Precious Lord, I know that it is You who works in me to both will and do Your good pleasure.  To be about Your work means I have to fight through the distractions and daily skirmishes that distract me from carrying out Your mission for my life.  Living each day means living it in … Read more

All Knowing God, I rejoice in the fact that You have trusted me with the gift of choice.  Along with that gift comes a responsibility to use it wisely.  All of my decisions should be made with much prayer and seeking of Your will.  The old adage of “what would Jesus do” serves to remind … Read more