I Honor You With My Loneliness

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 Forgive me, Lord, for giving in to the sarx.  The flesh can have its way and lead to destruction.  It destroyed the old man before, yet now, Your Holy Spirit is around to protect me.  What a beautiful, rainy and cool morning You've given me today.  You are the Creator of a masterpiece.  Your Holy Spirit is producing the life of Jesus Christ in me. i am Your temple.  Your instrument.  The old flesh nature will not dominate me anymore.  i know You will purify me and make me a worthy vessel for the work of Your Kingdom.

Oh, i've seen the "act of worship" and the "performance of rituals" in churches, but just as i myself am guilty, others are so busy observing and criticizing one another to see who's really performing best.  Or should i say worse?  Heavenly Father, it is You who puts this marvelous food on my table and provides the income and the increase.  You have put Your love and trust in me to be the best steward of Your money i can be.  And You will even make me better.

Thank You for knowing what's in my heart and the number of hairs on my head. i need not tell the world how i express my thanks.  You are the only audience i'll ever need from this point on.  Until You call me home.  The world is going to hate me before i go, just as they hated Your Son.  i honor You with my loneliness.  i give it to You.  When i think about what You did, when i think of the Cross, i am humbled and the only thing i could ever fear at this point is You.  


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