God, I begin the 21-Day Daniel Fast with certain things on my chest. Lord, I feel so discouraged this season. I feel lost and disheartened. As I start this fast and continue to read through your Word, help me be anchored in the promises of who you are. Still my restless heart. Meet this yearning heart. Overwhelm and captive this cavernous heart. I pray that you would begin to bridge the gap between what I know in my head and heart to be true and what my actions actually convey.
Lord, I ask for your mercy upon my family. As I write this, I realize that it's my dad's birthday. I pray that you would meet him wherever he is and that you would shower him with your love. I pray that you would take my sister deeper into your love and that you would provide a rich Christian community for her. I pray that you would use my connections and that she would be able to meet people at my church - I pray that deep relationships would be formed and that she would have the opportunity to plug into the Women's LG. I pray that you would continue to pursue her and leave her wanting more. I pray that she would know how deeply loved and known she is by you.
Lord, I pray for my mother. I thank you for this amazing person who has never failed to model the love of Christ. Help me to love her well and be a daughter that honors her in word and deed. Lord, so often I fail to love her well and take her for granted. I pray that I would not take her for granted and that I would see her as the exceptional person she is.
Open the eyes of my heart, that I would be aware of your presence and movement in my life. May the restlessness that I feel again and again only prompt me to continue to run to you, Lord. I pray that I would not walk away from this space empty-handed, but with an overflowing heart and emboldened in my conviction of your utmost goodness and faithfulness.
