Choosing life

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the learnings and for the friends. Thank You that he's putting boundaries. Thank You that I will miss him. Thank You for lunch today. Lord, I choose life, even if my heart wants to curl up and sleep. Fill me with Your Spirit, Lord. Lord Jesus, be my Lord and Savior. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, Lord. Fill me to overflow that it will just overflow from my mouth and my hands and my feet and my smile.

Lord, I resolve to rejoice this day. I resolve to live this day. This day, I will choose to not let my emotions dictate my day. I only have lunch today. But I will be beautiful today. My worth is not in the success of my business. Is not in my ability to run a business. My worth is that I am Yours and You have called me.

Amen.

Salt of the Earth

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:13-16

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the beautiful new day! You have made it and so I will rejoice and be glad in it. May the heavens and the earth sing out Your praise. May honor and glory be Yours forever and ever. Amen.

Lord, please bless these hands as I go about my work today. I am about to pursue some paths, but let doors be opened where You want me to go, and let doors be closed where You don't want me to go. I know the values and lessons You have taught me, and so I know in my mind that the thing with the schools that I am pursuing may be the best thing to do given my situation. Strengthen my heart, Lord. Oh, Lord Jesus, come into my heart be my Lord and Savior. Saturate my heart and soul with Your Spirit. Baptize me with Your fire. Let me burn with love for You.

O Lord, let me be Yours. Be my Lord, my King. Let me do things for the good of Your Kingdom. I pray for my family, Lord. Help us with our financial situation. I know trials like these strengthen the family bond. But be always in our midst. And open the floodgates of Heaven, Lord, and bless my family abundantly that we, too, may be blessings to others.

You spoke, Lord, of being faithful in the small things. What small things can I do to be generous? What small things can I do to be salt and light to the earth? What small things can I do to show my family I love them?

I lift up to You this day. May You bless the day and all the interactions that happen within it. This I pray in Jesus' Name. Amen.