Father God, today I was forced to realize that I many times begin my days without consulting with You; without speaking to You about Your plan for my day… without considering Your purpose for my time… and I go about my day wondering why it’s so chaotic or why I am not accomplishing much of anything… but now I recognize that when You are missing from my focus, then You are also missing from my help. Lord God, I come to You this morning praising Your name … thanking You for continuing to work on me and incessantly motivating me to be better than I am. I give You reverence, Lord God; I lift Your name as I am in constant awe of Your glory and of the power You so flawlessly establish over my life just by a simple Word.

Father God, today I am admitting that I have a need for You that I have ignored lately and I am committing to getting back to basics and not trying to do so much to the point that my doing interferes with my praising and more importantly, my praying. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in my own ambition, but Father God, I know that I am nothing without You and I know that Your plans are higher than my plans because Your thoughts are higher than my thoughts. There is no excuse for looking up and finding myself estranged from you because of my own business – or even because of Your business. My first priority should always be my relationship with You; my second priority should be to serve You and represent You by example… all else should fall in place from there! I thank You so much for the revelation that Your spirit has opened my eyes to and I pray that You continue to convict me of my shortcomings and my wrongs. I can never be perfect, Lord God, but I can be obedient… and I can be disciplined.

Father, please help me to remember to pray without ceasing; to get back into the habit of standing in the gap for my brothers and sisters – to lift others in prayer. Father, You know our needs before we are even able to recognize them as needs and I pray that Your healing hands touch those who are in need of physical restoration; I pray that Your hands of provision touch those who are in need of financial blessing; I pray that Your comforting hands touch those who are hurting… that Your hands of peace touch the minds of those who are suffering with anxiety, confusion, and inner turmoil. I pray that Your hands of deliverance touch those who are afflicted, addicted, and bound. Father God, be with Your children as they are tested and tried… lead them out of the fire and help them to weather the storms. I pray these things in the precious and perfect name of Jesus Christ… Amen.