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Sometimes I learn a lot about life from my children.
I want my life to look like this. My trust to look like this.
Even when rain beats down. Even when lightning rips through the sky. Even when the snow is blown so fiercly by icy winds that I can't see a foot in front of me.
I want to be led.
I want to see where this God whose voice shakes mountains and quiets souls is taking me. Sometimes He asks me to stand still. Sometimes He shows me where to put my next step. He leads me through hard places, and He brings me out the other side, refined by the heat but unscorched by the flame. He births dreams in my soul, and He asks me to trust Him enough to hand them back. Then with my stronger, braver, battle-worn, more faith-filled heart, He brings me into places that are so incredibly rich in His glory.
My prayers used to be so specific. I thought I knew exactly what to ask the Lord to do in my life. And the longer I spend in the warmth of His presence, the more I know that the only safe thing to ask is for His will to be done. I ask to be led. I ask to have my heart changed to be more like His. I ask for the stripping away of the things that are holding me back from basking in His perfect peace. I learn to stand still when I want to be moving. And to step forward when I don't know exactly where I'm going.
"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'" Isaiah 30:21
My prayer for you today is that you will hear God's voice clearly leading you in each step. That you will be fearless and trusting and filled with joy. That God's dreams for you will change your heart in ways you never imagined and wouldn't want to live without. I'm praying for you to weather the storms with grace and to soak up the glorious warmth of the Lord's presence where you are today.
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