presently present

 Monday, February 3, 2025 (4:59 a.m.)

Blessed, Holy God,

Thank You for Your presence. I want to live as You would have me live. Loving You. Trusting You. Representing You. Well.

♪Holy Spirit You are welcome here Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere Your glory God is what our hearts long for To be overcome by Your presence Lord♪

(5:44 a.m.)

I am bringing to You my tendency of thinking ahead. Planning. Plotting. Hours. Days. Weeks. Even months in advance of right here and right now. Father, I want to be presently present with You.

Not caught up in any regret of my yesterdays. Nor fearful of what may or may not happen next.

I just want to be with You. You with me. Comforting. Guiding. Teaching me to listen. To hear. And to be obedient to Your call on my life.

Father, I love You. I need, trust and want You. Continue Your fining and refining work in me. Transforming me into the woman You created me to be all those many years ago.

(6:42 a.m.)

Thank You Lord for the opportunity to go out and practice being present. With You!

Having woken again with ♪You’ll Be in My Heart♪ I worked at changing it to ♪This is the day… that the Lord has made… I will rejoice and be GLAD in it…♪

Thank You that I was able to do exactly that! STUNNED by the beauty in the sky I went out to more fully enJOY it.

Thank You for reminding me that in any given circumstance I am blessed/happy (Matthew 5:3-11). I get to CHOOSE to be obedient to verse 12a. “Rejoice and be glad” because great is my reward in heaven.

Surprised by weeks old roses still blooming on a stem yielded an immediate, “Thank You God.” Followed very shortly by the sight of blossoming daffodils. I quickly recognized my delight and readily became aware of what GLAD means to me this morning.

Grateful

Loved

Accepting

Delighted

Father, I ask (Matthew 7:7a) You to continue reminding me of Your presence. And what my response is to be to it. Being JOYful and GLAD.

Live in, with, by, through and for me Dear Lord. Using me exactly as You know is best. Keeping me presently present with You. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(391 words ~ 6:57 a.m.)