Allow your heart to be healed by His Holy presence!

Over the past couple of weeks, I have been enjoying my quiet prayer time a little differently, and I can't tell you how wonderful it has been.

In the summer, I do my quiet prayer time on my front porch...while sitting in my rocker.

I normally lift everyone in prayer, asking for healing, asking God to keep His hand upon my husband and my children...all the normal things that each of us prays for.

But this particular morning was different...I decided I wasn't going to ASK God for anything but rather spend my entire prayer time praising and thanking God for the things in my life.

Normally, I ask God for very little for myself...but this morning, I decided to make it all about ME! I decided to personalize my prayers and enjoy a time of praise and thanksgiving!

I thanked Him for seeing ME

I thanked Him for using ME

I thanked Him for leading and guiding ME

I thanked Him for protecting ME

I thanked Him for loving ME

I thanked Him for forgiving ME

I thanked Him for dying for ME

I thanked Him for creating ME

I thanked Him for knowing ME even before I was born.

I thanked Him for the wonderful family that He gave to ME

etc. etc. etc.

Not once did I ask for anything! Instead, I praised Him and I personalized my prayer by always using the word ME!

I also spent time simply sitting quietly and soaking up His presence! What a wonderful feeling!

For years, God's scripture to me has been "Be still and know that I am God." Now, I know what God was trying to get through my thick skull all these years. Just sit and enjoy the presence of God!

Wow! What a morning that was!

In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I have decided to make my morning prayer a time of praise and thank you. I also decided to always personalize it by using the word ME!

I am now two weeks into my new morning prayer routine...and I don't think I will ever skip it! Even if my morning is rushed and I have only 5 minutes to spend with Him!

What a wonderful way to be ministered to!! What a wonderful way to acknowledge my relationship with God...and to drive home within my own heart...that God loves, knows, and sees me!

Don't get me wrong...I pray for others all day long...This is MY time to sit in fellowship with God!

If you are feeling discouraged, unappreciated, unloved, tired, and beaten down...spend time with the Father! Make your prayer time a personalized time of praise and thank you! And let God minister to your weary heart.

God's little blessings each day!

Many of you may live in the country as I do. I have no neighbors, no one drives or walks past my house...no one!

When I sit on my front porch, no one sees what I see. Therefore, I know that everything I see was sent by God for MY eyes only. God's little blessings each day!

It is so fun to step outside and be ministered to by the little things that God has sent for ME that day.

 If I fail to spend time with God...I also fail to see what God has for ME. This morning it was a cardinal, a bluebird, and a myriad of other birds.

Things that may not be big...but God is in the smallest of details. And even the smallest things minister to my heart and bring a smile to my face.

Take time to thank God today...and allow your heart to be healed by His Holy presence!