Day 203

Father, 

We praise You for the way You promise to teach us and guide us. You are so patient with us. When we rebel, You wait to be gracious to us… and sometimes, like with Ariel, You even choose to bless us in the midst of our rebellion so that we can see what Your heart is really like! You are the God of wonder upon wonder! 

But all too often, we’re like toddlers who want to do it by ourselves and exercise our autonomy and prove ourselves. We get just enough power to feel like it originated with us. But Jesus, YOU are the foundation. YOU are the cornerstone. We repent of our autonomy and our arrogance. We’ve stolen glory that belongs to You and we’ve neglected our role in obedience.

Would You thresh us like wheat⁠, God? Get rid of the hard external shell and expose what’s valuable in us⁠—because we know that what’s valuable in us is YOU. Soften us. And show us wonder upon wonder… show us Your goodness in ways we’ve been too self-focused to notice. 

We surrender our lives to You, Lord—every moment of our day, each decision we make, we yield our will and way to Your perfect will and way. 

We love You too. Amen.

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