O Precious Lord, I bow down to worship and adore You. For there is none like You in all of the earth. You are mighty in battle … glorious to behold … wiser that any elder … compassionate in dealing with me … You are far above all other gods. You energize my days for the tasks at hand. You are resourceful and have solutions to meet my needs and resolve my problems. You are a wonderful blessing to me and I treasure our relationship.
Help me never forget that I am only a visitor on earth. I should not become complacent about my life or become too attached to my things. Life is fleeting and everything but You will pass away … because You are eternal. Help me keep my focus on the things of Your Kingdom and make them a priority in my life. I get so bogged down in the details of daily life that I sometimes lose touch with You and the individuals who are important to me. Keep become sensitive to the decisions that I make in my daily activities that affect my use of time. For I know that I will make time for the things that are important to me.
I must never forget that You are my Helper. Therefore, I should not assume that every problem or event that comes into my life my life is meant for me alone to handle. For I have come to understand that I am the violin and you are the musician … and we can make beautiful music together. You have been the one to save me from calamity and disaster, so who am I to think that I must deal with every problem alone. For it was You who paid the price for my freedom, so why do I feel I must work my way to heaven through good works? You are my burden bearer, so why do I keep insisting on carrying my burdens by myself? You have called me with a simple request … to offer myself as a living sacrifice to You and service to all. Help me learn how to listen to and hear Your Holy Spirit as he tries to instruct me on Your ways. No longer will I mettle in the things I am not called to do … and I pledge to be faithful in the things You have called me to do.
I have come to believe that my faithfulness is better than busyness. Service is better than being served. To be used by You is the highest form of praise I can receive. I want the talents You’ve given to me to be used in furthering You’re agenda, not mine. O, how I cherish being a servant in the house of the Lord … use me as You will. Help me keep my focus on You … filling my life with balance …and, allowing joy to flow from my inner-most being like springs of living water. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
John 12:26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servants also will be. My Father will honor the ones who serve me.