“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” ~ Matthew 16:26
It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day worries of life, so much so that we place our worship and prayer life on the back burner. We get so distracted with the here and now that we lose focus with eternity. It’s no joy when the pressures of life, family, relationships, or work envelope us.
But God is faithful, and though we are hard-pressed on every side, we are not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but we are not destroyed, praise the LORD. Let us, then, take time to set our priorities and refocus our sights. God will lift our heavy burdens when we set our eyes on Him.
Our Father and our God, You are the Great I Am, the one and only true God. We seek Your face and call upon Your mighty name. We lay our burdens at Your feet. Help us, O LORD, to leave them there and not carry around those heavy burdens. Teach us to trust and obey, even when we see no possible way. For You alone call those things that are not as though they are, You alone see the end from the beginning. So help us to increase our faith and our trust in You. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.
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