Awake
“I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.”
Y’all, I don’t wake by my own strength. I wake again, but I don’t rise by my own strength. The Lord is the one who wakes me because it is the Lord who sustains me.
If I’m honest, letting God be the one that sustains me doesn’t come naturally to me. I am really good at trying to sustain myself. I like being in control; I like being in charge. I like to make plans and execute them perfectly. But all my plans and ideas can’t sustain me. All my good choices and worthy acts are not enough.
God is the only thing that can sustain me.
If I try to sustain myself by my own merit, I’ll always fall short. I will certainly disappoint myself. I’m not sinless, and I’m not perfect (even though I want to be). I need God. It’s as simple as that - I need Him. And if I’m not spending time with Him, receiving sustenance from Him, I fall apart.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again - if I don’t start my day in my prayer chair, I’m a mess. I need God to remind me who I am every single day. Who am I kidding - I need that in every single moment. I need Him to wake me up to His vision, to open my eyes to the world around me, and to free me from myself.
This week, I pray that you’d allow God to break-through your self-sustaining tendencies. I pray that you’ll let go of control and wake up to His awesome, sustaining love and His vision.
Father,
Thank You for waking us up. Thank You for sustaining us and giving us life. Thank You breathing life into us.
Father, wake us up. Give us Your vision. Increase our awareness of You - pull us up out of ourselves and bring us to a higher level.
God, we love You. Help us remember to be grateful for Your sustaining love. Amen.