The One Who Cares About Me

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

—1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)

Loving and Compassionate Heavenly Father,

Nothing more deeply demonstrates how much You care about me, than the truth that You sent Jesus to die in my place—and then, conquered sin and death through His resurrection, so that I could find life forever through Him!

Remind me to look at what Jesus endured on the cross to help me to better understand the depth of Your love and care for me—so I might more fully trust You with my life and so any sin of unbelief left in my heart would have to go.

Show me that when I anxiously try to carry my own worries and concerns—rather than giving them over to You and trusting You to take care of them all—I am rejecting Your love, walking away from Your care and discounting what Christ did for me.

Let me never allow my circumstances to have control over me—never believe the lie that any particular circumstance that I may find myself in cannot be overcome—and keep me on the path of life, joy and peace that You have set before me, so I can become everything You have called me to be.

May I always look to You in faith—the One who cares for me and controls all circumstances—as I patiently wait for the good plans that You have made for me to unfold before me, as You work all things together for my good.

Nothing more deeply demonstrates how much You care about me, than the truth that You sent Jesus to die in my place—and then, conquered sin and death through His resurrection, so that I could find life forever through Him!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Mediating On The Glorious Splendor

I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And on Your wondrous works.

—Psalm 145:5 (NKJV)

Almighty and Glorious God,

Let me meditate on the majestic and glorious splendor of who You are and on the wondrous works of Your hand—works that I can see in every day of my life.

Help me to constantly consider the magnificence of Your sovereign power and stand in awe of You, who—by Your great power and by the Word of Your  mouth—created all there is from nothing.

Help me to be overwhelmed by the perfect brilliancy of Your character and—since You have made me in Your own image—walk in the hope that I might reflect enough of that brilliance of character that others would be drawn to You by the  Christ they see in me.

Help me to recognize the wondrous works of Your hand in the beauty that surrounds me and overtakes me—as well as in the minutest details of my personal life—as You reveal to me Your intimate interest in every facet of my existence, by Your constant and unfailing love.

Let me meditate on the majestic and glorious splendor of who You are and on the wondrous works of Your hand—works that I can see in every day of my life.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Looking Out For Others

Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.

—Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Save me from my own self-centeredness and any impure, attention-seeking motive in me—so that I might walk in true humility and love others more than myself, just as Christ has loved me.

Help me not to be selfish—always looking at everything to see what’s in it for me, rather than how it might be an opportunity for me to be a part of what You are doing to benefit others.

Help me not to try to impress others—but rather, only do all I can to please You, as I follow Your “every moment” plan and purpose for me, by faith.

Keep me humble before You and before others—and help me to think of them as better than myself, so that I am never found arrogant, irritable or unapproachable.

Help me not to look out for my own interests alone—but make my first effort to look out for the interests of others.

Save me from my own self-centeredness and any impure, attention-seeking motive in me—so that I might walk in true humility and love others more than myself, just as Christ has loved me.

In the name of Jesus, Amen