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Lord I’m Ready Now (Are You?)

Found a song on Sirius XM, The Message station, and it really moved me. Check it out and read the lyrics as they go:

Plumb – Lord, I’m Ready Now

Lord I’m ready now. All the walls are down. Time is running out, and I want to make this count.
That line sticks out to me. We’re all faced with moments where we need to let go and trust in the Lord. Have you ever been in such a mess that you let it all go, and say: “Lord I’m ready,” and you surrender. I have felt at times so frustrated and defeated, and that’s where God is waiting for you to let Him and and take over.

I ran away from you and I did what I wanted to. And I don’t want to let you down.
Yes, we stray from Him, but there is peace and comfort that He never gives up on us. Whether we accept Him from the beginning, or through hardship we discover His amazing graces. In our brokenness, He is there, waiting to embrace you and take you into His heart.

Are you ready? Time is running out, and I want to make this count. Oh, I dearly want to make this count. Pray for one another, that all of us find peace in Him. Peace be with you.

In This Place

Dear Lord,

In this place where I am, this situation I am living, I find peace. I know you have led me here, through time and troubles; through good times and bad. There is much work to be done, but I have faith that you will stick by me and see it all through. I have no fear because I don’t have to do this all alone. I have my family. I have my friends. Most of all, I have you.

Let those who sling their arrows, or spit in my face find peace in their own lives. It is not out of intentional hatred or angst that they seek to harm me; they have simply mistaken that something I do or something I have done stands in their way. With you nothing stands in the way. With the faith of a mustard seed, as you once inspired the gospel writers to pen, one can move mountains.

Let others who find their way to this place find peace and contentment in their lives. The Lord is my shepherd. there is nothing I shall want. There is nothing I shall want. I must focus on that because until I do, I am enslaved to something that has no meaning outside of this world. I will remember the Lord.

For those of you reading this, give thanks. Give a thought. Give a prayer. Remember that you have all this… and Jesus too. Greater victories have been won in the name of the Lord… and salvation is here now and forever because of that one single victory on a cross, on a hill, in a distant land that may as well be the soil under your feet. Meditate and bring yourself to this place – this place where I am – and find peace.

God Bless and have a wonderful, blessed day.

Groggy at 5 AM

So here I am, up since 4 AM because I must have mistakenly set my clock an hour ahead. As my family sleeps, I am quietly contemplating what to write about in my 10 minutes this morning. For me, this 10 minutes is more than a prayer, it’s a commitment to God that I will share something meaningful to me with respect to faith and inspiration.

For me, hunger is the first thing on my mind when I wake up in the wee hours of the morning. Finding something to eat drives me to wake up and to start my day. Before I settle down to eat, I usually also mutter a quick prayer of thanks. That’s how my day begins… a modest meal and a word of thanks.

How does your day begin? What are the first things that enter your mind as you stir through the morning grogginess? Where does God fit into the picture of your most deliberate actions? What I love about the early morning hours is a feeling of strength and resolve. Here I am, up before the rest of the world, preparing for the day ahead. I am ahead of schedule and it makes me feel like I can afford to take some time out and reflect on the Lord and his daily plan for me.

I read an archived blog post from passionatespirituality.com, which had a quick prayer that I think is appropriate for my start today: “God, show me what you are doing today, and how I can be a part of it.” I think it’s a perfect sentiment to ask for a moment of clarity and inspiration… and to be guided by it into the context of God’s plan for us and the world around us. God bless and have a wonderful day!