Here's What I'm Thinking...

I'm thinking about beginning a thirty day journey into the realm of actually doing what God tells us to do about a million, bazillion times or so throughout Scripture, Sunday sermons and His still soft voice that can be heard within ourselves whenever we stop and listen.

It feels risky, honestly, to share this with anyone, let alone everyone via the internet but I might as well hang it all out there and trust that it'll be alright since I'm pretty certain that I'm a heart on the sleeve type of gal, through and through. Might as well make this entire effort true to who I know myself to be.

Who knows, maybe this journey is meant to be shared? Maybe someone else out there needs to hear that this childhood churched, basically, nice kind of person who, to her knowledge and best attempts, tries to do and say the right things most of the time, feels the need to pray... really, pray.

I guess I'll start right now.

God, do you hear me? I know that you've heard from me many times before in casual passing thoughts throughout the day or when there was no other way, but now I'm having this conversation just because I want to.

Are you there? I believe that you are because I wouldn't be wanting to have this talk unless deep down I believe that you are listening. Really, I don't think I'd be having this desire to connect with you unless you put it there by speaking to my heart the other day.

I'm keeping it short this morning because I need to get moving myself towards church_ it's Sunday, you know. Anyhow, please be with me today. I want to feel you near me in my thoughts.

Be with our pastor as he speaks - let him sense your leading in the words that he delivers.

For all of the young families that are heading out to services all over the world_ let their ways be smooth. Calm fussy babies and let there be peace between husbands and wives.

Help church wary teenagers and other young adults who'd rather not go to formal services have their own personal experience with you within the walls of their strong searching hearts.

For the seniors in our lives, let them feel especially cared for today as they make way to your house for worship or as they quietly sit in front of their televisions waiting for words of Your hope.

I pray all of this because I want to. I know that you want to hear from me.

Amen.