Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

Psalm 103:1-2

Dear God, I confess to you that I am too blind to see half of the good things you do. I’m sorry for that. You deserve so much more gratitude and worship than you get from me.

I’m off work for a few days, and one of the things I really struggle with is knowing how to handle unstructured time. When I wake up in the morning on a day with a plan (whether it be work or just something else to do—even if it’s to drive to Waco for a football game) then I am usually good to go. But if I wake up and the day is before me and I don’t have anything to do then I am pretty worthless. What does all of this have to do with this passage? Well, I can’t help but wonder if some of that time shouldn’t be spent with you trying to see what you are doing beyond what I can see.

Father, I really don’t want to lose as you. I really don’t want to miss the moments when I can praise you. And I don’t want to miss the opportunities to hear your still small voice and respond.

In Jesus’ name I pray,

Amen