Day 222

Father, 

Thank You for being with us in every moment—not just in destinations and arrivals, but in steps. You are attentive, speaking, giving direction… all because You CARE about us! You know there’s more for us than wandering off into sin and carrying our idols around with us. Thank You for guiding us.

Have mercy on me, a sinner. We repent of our sins and turn to You and we ask You to make our hearts clean. Like the Israelites, we’ve been lugging our idols around, hoping they will grant us what we want in life. Sometimes our idols are even dressed up in little Christian outfits—we think if we phrase our prayers in just the right way or start volunteering at church or stop doing something you disapprove of, that it will be the secret code for unlocking Your blessings in our lives. As though You’re a combination lock and not a Person. We repent of treating prayers like mantras and treating You as though You’re our servant, instead of the other way around. 

Would You ruin our pride like a loincloth? Grant us the strength and trust in You that enables us to endure any trials we may suffer as a result of following You. We know You can be trusted to handle it and to work on our behalf, for Your glory and our good. So like Jeremiah, help us to entrust that to You and to occupy ourselves with doing Your will instead of seeking to justify ourselves or our actions. God, You told Jeremiah, “Listen to my voice and do all that I command you,” and he replied, “So be it, Lord.” And so do we. So be it, Lord.

We love You too. Amen.

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