S3 - Day 4 of 27
Pregnant pause. I can't think of a more befitting description of what Day 4 has been for me. Suspended in that "no man's land" between broken and breakthrough. Appetite suspended, I watch with incomprehensible calm as events bigger than myself unfold in my life. I am excited, I am confident, I am ready.
Make no mistake, my confidence has precious little to do with my perception of myself, my experience or my abilities. I am well aware that what I have been thrust into preparation for is far bigger than myself, my experience or my abilities can even discern without the lens of history or eternity. So today, all I could really do was breathe deeply knowing that I while I may not know the future, I know the Author of time. And He not only knows me, but has beautiful plans for my life and has painstakingly prepared me for such a time as this. And that is why on Day 4 of 27 I pause and breathe deeply; knowing that in a matter of moments my preparation will come face to face with opportunity laced with Divine favor.
Day 4 Thanksgiving: Peace
It is so easy for me to be anxious, though the Bible specifically admonishes me to be anxious for nothing. So much so that when I find myself experiencing the "peace that surpasses understanding" I am thrown off guard and feel as though something is off balance. This overwhelming peace in the midst of drama is becoming more common to me and I am determined to embrace it and nurture it so that it becomes the rule rather than the exception in my life.
Day 4 Prayer: Racial/Ethnic Conflicts
Lord, it grieves my heart to see we human beings mistreat one another on the basis of some arbitrary characteristic or perceived difference. Within our country and across the world countless lives have been taken and generations destroyed as a result of fear, hatred and ignorance. There are gaping wounds in the very heart of our country that remain untended, impacting every facet of our culture as each subsequent generation is denied the opportunity to begin healing by our refusal to address the hurt. I pray today that you will raise up a generation with the will and grace to confront conflict and push through discomfort to a place where collective healing can begin. Forgive us for mistreating one another for differences we feign understand and convict us with the desire to love as you love.
Make no mistake, my confidence has precious little to do with my perception of myself, my experience or my abilities. I am well aware that what I have been thrust into preparation for is far bigger than myself, my experience or my abilities can even discern without the lens of history or eternity. So today, all I could really do was breathe deeply knowing that I while I may not know the future, I know the Author of time. And He not only knows me, but has beautiful plans for my life and has painstakingly prepared me for such a time as this. And that is why on Day 4 of 27 I pause and breathe deeply; knowing that in a matter of moments my preparation will come face to face with opportunity laced with Divine favor.
Day 4 Thanksgiving: Peace
It is so easy for me to be anxious, though the Bible specifically admonishes me to be anxious for nothing. So much so that when I find myself experiencing the "peace that surpasses understanding" I am thrown off guard and feel as though something is off balance. This overwhelming peace in the midst of drama is becoming more common to me and I am determined to embrace it and nurture it so that it becomes the rule rather than the exception in my life.
Day 4 Prayer: Racial/Ethnic Conflicts
Lord, it grieves my heart to see we human beings mistreat one another on the basis of some arbitrary characteristic or perceived difference. Within our country and across the world countless lives have been taken and generations destroyed as a result of fear, hatred and ignorance. There are gaping wounds in the very heart of our country that remain untended, impacting every facet of our culture as each subsequent generation is denied the opportunity to begin healing by our refusal to address the hurt. I pray today that you will raise up a generation with the will and grace to confront conflict and push through discomfort to a place where collective healing can begin. Forgive us for mistreating one another for differences we feign understand and convict us with the desire to love as you love.
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