Some Mass-Produced Widget

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Abba Father, i know i'm no longer alone.  The Holy Spirit dwelling within intercedes and speaks to my heart, letting me know i'm not alone.  A human uniqueness grew in my mother's womb, i was not just another appendage to be removed, like Willie Nelson's guitar.  You had special plans for me and You've waited patiently for me to be ready.  Never mind my age.  Age is of no importance or relevance now...not when i'm focused on You.  Please forgive my transgression yesterday afternoon.  i am not perfect and i don't have an excuse for my poor decisions.


My life isn't about me anymore.  It's about Jesus who i need, so i need to begin each and every day talking and walking with Him.  Abba Father, show me more ways i can glorify Jesus and lift Him up so that others will see and regard Him as well.  Make me Your work of art.  Make me ever mindful of my life, how it isn't about me anymore.  Without Your Word, i have no hope.  In faithfulness You have afflicted me.  So i must try to stay alert and week wisdom, so that i can see events unfolding and they will make sense when they happen for real.  

i'm not some mass-produced widget.  You have created me individually.  When Jesus was 30, His mother was the one who told Him to begin His public ministry. So we had Him turning the water into wine.  He came to her on her terms.  He won't come to me on my terms.  Lord, You are in control of this relationship.  The Bible will tell me the truth whenever everything and everyone else around me is telling lies, but Jesus tells me to love others loyally and sacrificially.  Maybe the delay in my accepting this and obeying this is causing the delay in my mission.  Be patient with me, Abba Father.

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