Day 227

Father, 

Your goodness is all-satisfying and we praise You for it! Your goodness shows up in our lives in so many ways, including the fact that You have a plan for us and for all of Your creation! We praise You that Your plans always succeed… what a comfort!

But as comforting as it is, it can sometimes be a challenge to us when it runs contrary to our own plans. Like the people of Judah, sometimes we want to stay in the place of our exile and we need reminders to follow You into freedom instead. But exile can start to feel awfully comfortable when you’ve already built your house and planted your garden, and we hate feeling discomfort. We reject change because it requires effort, even if it’s change for the better. We repent of our apathy and stagnation. We repent of believing it’s better to stay when you’ve called us to freedom or that it’s better to leave when you’ve called us to stay. Have mercy on me, a sinner. 

Fix our hearts, God. Align them with Yours. And when our circumstances aren’t satisfying, remind us that that’s okay… because YOU ARE. We can find our satisfaction in YOU. You are always with us, which means we always have access to the well of eternal joy—even BEFORE we set foot in that New Jerusalem.

We surrender our lives to You, Lord. We yield our will and way to Your perfect will and way. 

We love You too. Amen.

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