Before Church

Lord-

This weekend has been rough. It is the end of Spring Break, and I really don't want to go back to class tomorrow. I love school and learning, but I don't know if I will ever like leaving my weekends. Please forgive me because lately my heart has been adrift. Growing up has never been easy. I'm sorry that sometimes I clutter my heart and emotions with things other than you. For this I am truly sorry. Lord please be my roots to keep me firmly planted in you. But also I pray for the right pair of wings to carry me into what you have planned for me. The song "Roots Before Branches" gets stuck in my head when I think about this.

Lord I know that I need not move from this place till you are finished with me. A very wise classmate once said that "This world doesn't need any more empty vessels; therefore don't be in a hurry to go from this place." This place is currently a place of healing and sustainment. Lord you have brought me to a place where my heart needs to rest for a while. Please restore and strengthen it so that I can be more of an adventurer for you and go into the places that others sometimes fear going. Lord you hold our hands as we walk into the valleys and sometimes fall down the mountains of our lives. Please continue to hold my hand.

Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice so that you could be my Savior and my sustainer. Please fight for that place in my heart. Thank you.

In your name,
Amen