Day FOUR:
Here's the Lord's invitation to you before you start...
Get away with me: Go somewhere you can get away from distractions & it’s easy to think. If you aren't planning to play worship music in the background, consider putting your phone away. If you are playing music, consider placing your phone face down.
Undivided Attention: Ask the Lord to remove all the noise & distractions in your mind. Some days are harder to set it all down, so try praying over your heart and mind something like this,
"There's enough time for the day and the tasks ahead, even if it doesn't feel like it. I lay it all down and I call my heart and mind to attention in the Lord's presence. Jesus, you have my full attention. If distraction comes, help me to remain uninvolved with anything that may interrupt this one on one time we've set aside for just us."
Journal Prompt: Write a response to the daily prompt.
Tell the Lord about an area of your life where you don't like looking weak. If you're not sure how to start, try writing it like a letter.
Lord, an area of life I don't like to look weak is...
Listen: Take time to listen for the Lord's response to what you shared with him. Maybe you hear him speaking to your spirit. Maybe he brings a scripture to mind. Perhaps it's just silence. If you aren't sure but you think you hear him, write it down. Then pray, "Lord if any of this was not from you let it fall away". If you're not sure you're hearing anything after a minute or two, don't stress over it and move on.
Worship: Take a few minutes to meditate on the scripture and write it down. Note if there is a command, promise or wisdom in the verse.
2 Timothy 1:7
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."
Closing Prayer: Lord, I know any efforts to not look weak is a false sense of confidence. If I lack confidence, I don't want to remain timid. I want to be brave. I want to choose to be unhidden from you. Where I choose to compensate, help me to remember you and remember your Spirit gives me power, love and self-discipline. If I am timid in my heart, help me to be interruptible in the moment so that your holy spirit can remind me I don't need to hide, but stead lean into your strength. Thank you, Jesus that you set us free, even from the moments when we don't realize we are choosing isolation or loneliness.
See you tomorrow for day five!