Obedience to God is the greatest freedom and coincidentally demonstrates to him my overwhelming Love. The burdens I carry are typically associated with my unwillingness to follow God’s direction, let go of the things He has been asking me to forfeit or forgive those with whom I have reserved anger. Please forgive me Lord for constantly offering excuse when I knew all along what it was you wished of me. I love them and never wish to let them down but in that enablement I transfer the leadership of my life to people instead of You. I cannot follow two masters especially when so doing is adultery to God.

Lord help me with perspective, for it is the perspective that defines the day.  Leaving judgment to You, for it was never my job, allows me to see each day in a fresh perspective. I don’t know what is going to happen, but isn’t that exciting, isn’t that abundance?  Must I imagine difficulty, poverty, depression or divide? Am I discounting the capacity to imagine wealth, health, provision and prosperity? Truly the life dedicated to following your lead is the grandest probability available for it makes the impossible likely and the adventure certain. Embracing this truth is the freedom we seek.

Lead on Father, to foreign lands or language, to new ventures in building or reconstruction, to healing and the ensuing peace.  This mystery excites, it provides, confounds and forces, yet reinforces my dependence on You, My King.  What comes next?  I certainly do not know, but it will be well lived, leaning forward either with the fair winds or walking easily against the winds designed to build my resolve. At the end it is sufficient to know that whatever occurred will be absent regret for I lived fully dedicated to the purpose for which each of us has been created.  I am content with this life as You provide it for me.

In Jesus’ Name I walk this world in search of the person yet to hear His Word.