Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord! Lift your hands to Him for the lives of your children.
-Lamentations 2:19
New beginnings to familiar rhythms. A blank slate, but with the remaining remnants of erased chalk dust. I begin here now, with what has been placed heavily on my heart. A small hidden blogging cove full of the inner pieces of my heart and days. A place to leave a legacy of memories for those I love. Our stories. My letters of love.
I begin by kneeling and lifting my hands in prayer . . .
>> pray. wait. trust <<
Dear Heavenly Father,
I lift my hands and heart to You. I am so grateful for the gift of being able to write these words for my family. May I pour out my heart like water before Your presence and lift my hands for the lives of my children. I seek Your guidance to keep me grounded and trusting You with my days. Please help me be the wife that honors my husband. I'm weary; physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I know that only by Your strength, I can endure. Sometimes, I'm scared. It's hard being a wife, mama, homeschool teacher, and grandma. And even harder to wear all these hats and transition between them often. I humbly ask for You to be gentle with me because I know I need to improve in all my roles.
I thought as I got older and wiser things would get easier, but life is constantly changing. I can feel my own pain, but also the pain of others close to me. I can only imagine the pain You felt as You hung on that cross. Thank you for carrying that cross for the undeserving - me. I reverently accept Your gift of eternal life and want to instill this in the hearts of my children.
The gifts you've given me are only little for so long and I yearn to do the best that You have called me to do. I know that Your plans are always better than mine. Help me trust this. Help me trust You more.
Most importantly, help me seek You every day and pour out my heart like water.
~In Your presence,
amen
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