Trust

      in the LORD

with all your heart,

and do not lean

  on your own understanding.

In all your ways

            acknowledge Him,

and He will make straight

                  your paths.

             Proverbs 3. 5-6

(How differently would

      our lives look

if we committed ourselves

   to trusting God

      every morning,

      every hard circumstance,

      every surprise,

      every shadow?

When we trust Him,

God takes us on a different journey

          and to a different outcome,

even through circumstances

                 we don't understand.

God's way may not be paved

      or easy,

but He promises,

           "Fear not, I am with you."

How do I need to trust Him

                       today?

     Even in this.)

O LORD,

This new day,

this new week,

even in the beginning

            of another year,

may we trust You

     with all of our hearts,

all eyes on You,

shoes tied on,

ready to follow You

   into Your day for us.

It is not that we need to

   lay our day before You

   to squish You into it,

but be willing and ready

      as You lay Your day

               before us.

Help us to acknowledge You

        in all we do,

to bless You,

to magnify Your holy name.