Day 16:: Surrounding

Soundtrack: "I'm Yours" by Tenth Avenue North

"Live in His holy presence in holy reverence."
-I want to repeat this every morning when I wake up, partly because its catchy :) but really because it is a perfect motto for living. Live each moment WITH Him...respecting Him in all I do...glorifying Him ultimately.

"Follow the road He sets out for you."
-What great instruction. So many days, I wake up to follow my own road...not too concerned with God's particular direction for any ordinary day. Yet, when I have a big decision to make, then I'm begging for an answer. What if...I just stayed on that road EACH DAY...wouldn't I have more direction when I get to the forks in the road?

"He's your praise!"
-God is who I should find all my joy, excitement, and praise in life in. He is who deserves the praise for all things. And when I feel I don't have anything left to praise, He is still God and that is a HUGE praise!

"Cut away the thick calluses from your heart and stop willfully being so hard-hearted."
-God doesn't want anything between us and our relationship with Him...not any calluses, any of our wounds, stubbornness, apathy, or anything. God shows tremendous understanding for the human psyche here (He did create it, afterall). But he shows how complex it is and how we cover our hearts with defense mechanisms and masks or shut ourselves down to real love.

God, may I be aware of your presence surrounding me each moment of each day. May this strengthen my friendship with you and help us feel closer but also be a constant reminder of WHO I am living for. When I haven't chosen to acknowledge your presence, I have easily become convinced again that this life is about me. Lord, show me where my heart is hard and break me down. Here I am.