“He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold
and my deliverer, my shield and He in whom I take refuge…” (Psalm 144:2 ESV).
Lord, I confess
that I often forget that You are my steadfast love.
No human can give
the kind of love I want and need.
No one else is
always available.
No one else knows
my thoughts before I think them
And
my words before I speak them.
No one else always
has my best interests at heart.
No one else is perfectly
wise in heart and mighty in strength.
No one else can
work all things for my eternal good.
No one else
collects all my tears in a bottle
And
knows the reason for each one.
No one else always
cares for my soul.
No one else sticks
closer than a brother.
No one else fulfills
every promise.
No one else speaks
words of comfort to my soul
And
gives me songs in the night.
No one else has
engraved me on the palms of his hands.
No one else can
guide me with perfect wisdom.
No one else is my
rock and my salvation.
No one else will
carry my close to his heart
And gently lead me to green pastures
and still waters.
Lord, forgive me
for expecting people to be and do what only You can.
“Know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the
Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other” (Deuteronomy
4:39).
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