A New Thing

Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.

—Isaiah 43:19 (NKJV)

Heavenly Father,

Help me not to be so entangled by my past, that I miss the joy of looking for the new ways that You are taking me, today—and for all the days of my life to come.

Help me to “Behold”—to eagerly stop, and look, and see, knowing that Your hand is at work in me, through me and all around me—so that my soul would glorify You!

Help me to be open to receive all that this ever-changing gift of life You have given me has to offer—as You unfold before me the newness of the perfect path that You have for me to walk.

Help me not to overvalue anything from my past that You have chosen to remove from me—so that I don’t  hamper my ability to see and know that You will always take me to higher and deeper places with You, if I will surrender my will to Yours, and willingly follow where You lead.

Help me to trust that You are able—and You certainly will—make a road for me in the wilderness and cause life-giving rivers to flow in this desert before me now and forevermore.

Help me not to be so entangled by my past, that I miss the joy of looking for the new ways that You are taking me, today—and in all the days of my life to come.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.