I just have this constant knot in my stomach. But I will not be overtaken by my worry.
Nehemiah prayed incessantly.
"O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of man." (Neh. 1: 11)
Oh, let me be a woman of prayer: one who thinks before she speaks, and who finds joy in praising the God of the universe who made her to delight in him. Let me not stray away from my deepest love, the father who created my inmost being and knows me better than any other person ever will. I will not find myself in anything but his presence, for "[my] life is hidden with Christ in God." (Col. 3:3) Indeed! Hidden, enveloped, submersed, enclosed...let others see nothing but Christ radiating from my being!
I will not give in to the temptation to take control of every aspect of my life; I will strive to trust the Lord. I will understand that selfishness is not a fruit of the spirit.
I will live to love my Jesus.
