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ather, this morning we come. We come from different places and
situations. Our circumstances on first glance may all look different. They may
appear to be unrelated and unconnected. We, however, all have at the very
minimum one connection. We need you.
We need you.
We need you to help us reconcile relationships. We need you
to enable us to have wisdom as we navigate the labyrinth of emotions,
expectations and demands of family and friends.
There are times we want to
weep, Father, because all these threads get so tangled in knots. And the knots
are so tight and we pull and pull and it seems to cause no change. There are
times we are angry, because we want things changed and they seem unchangeable. There
are times when we are agitated, Father, because we want to fix things, but they
seem unfixable scenarios. There are times we are frustrated, Father, because we
are confused and can’t make sense of it all—and then we are back to the knot. Back
to the tangled jumble.
We need you.
So, this morning we pray for all those things. All those
circumstances. All the hard things that cause our breath to shorten. All the
difficult things that cause our chest to constrict. All the convoluted things
that we just can’t seem to make sense of. I pray you would come. Come, Lord
Jesus, in the midst of all of them and be present.
Dig out our ears that might listen to your counsel. Secure us
in your Word that we might abide in your wisdom. Discipline us gently that we
might heed your exhortations. Clear the clutter in our minds that your
instruction might have true clarity. Help our spirits be receptive so that our
interpretations of your directions might be led and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Praise you this morning that you know our need before we do.
And you do not belittle us for needing you. Thank you that you do mutter about
when these children of yours are going to stop being so needy. Praise you this
morning that there is no knot that will confound you. There is no tangle you
cannot unravel. There is no situation you cannot change.
We need you. Help us need you more.
Amen and amen.
Being the mother of several needy children, I'm so glad I took the time to read this today. My attitude is not always that of God's, especially when it comes to my children's neediness. Thank you for refocusing me…I need to be more thankful for their neediness and more patient with them, just as God is patient with me.
ReplyDeleteJust some thoughts that brought me back to your prayer and wanted to share.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved the string, (strands)(threads) metaphor. It reminds me of a tv series quote. "The ratio is always the same. 1 to 1.618 over and over and over again. Patterns are hidden in plain sight, you just have to know where to look. Things most people see as chaos actually follow subtle laws of behavior...7,089,360,000 of us live on this tiny planet. There is an ancient myth about the red thread of fate. It says the red thread is around every one of our ankles and attached to all the people whose lives we are destined to touch (or be touched). This thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break." Touch. No matter how tight or tangled....it will never break.
It also made me think of when Brennon was little. He loved those "high top" tennis shoes. However, those shoes often became knotted, making it impossible to remove from his feet without getting this knots OUT. Bless his little heart...he had such a hard time sitting still. I would put him in front of me....a foot in my lap. I would begin the task of unknotting. However, impulsiveness would take over within a few minutes and he would begin to wiggle, squirm....and pull. The more he would pull...the tighter the knot would become...and often undoing what I had already accomplished. "Brennon," I would say, "If you could just sit still for just a few minutes please. The sooner you have just a little patience and sit still and let me work...the sooner you will be free again, Just sit still and trust me." Oh, if we would only be that way with God, put our feet in His lap....and LET Him work. To BE STILL, and KNOW....that he can help untangle.