But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them sing joyful praises forever.
Spread your protection over them,
that all who love your name may be filled with joy. For you bless the godly, O LORD;
you surround them with your shield of love. (Psalm 5:11, 12 NLT)
Thank you for your promise to wrap yourself around us with the shield of love. As the devotional says, spend time talking and listening with You and You promise to speak to us and show us your paths.
Lord I believe that all that has transpired over the past 3 weeks was part of Your plan to slow me down to hear Your voice. Lord you know in the busyness of my life, I was not not taking the time to be in relationship with You. I was working non-stop and what time I did have I was filling with things that were my interests, not Yours. You have gotten my attention. You removed from me the one thing that drove all others – my job. Now I have to be totally dependent on you. I heard your message – stop putting all your plans into things of this world and trying to be in control. You have bigger and better things for me than planning for my retirement and working 70 -80 hours per week for something that lacks eternal value. You want to use me in ways I don’t know, for things I cannot see. Help me to use this gift of time to invest in my relationship with You. Help me to take the time to read Your word, talk to you in prayer and listen to Your voice. Help me to find where Your plan intersects with my life and meet You there.