Day 11: Lay Everything at His Feet!

 

Day 11:  Lay Everything At His Feet! 

 

Read and Meditate on:  Psalm 86: 1 - 7

                                          Psalm 109: 21 – 31

                                          I Peter 5: 7

      There will come a day in your life when you will be at the end of your rope.  You may find yourself in the pit of despair and your life may seem hopeless.  If today’s not that day for you, then praise God!  However, be ready – your day will surely come. 

      That’s why you must prepare now by learning to lay everything at His feet.  Peter tells us clearly to “cast all your anxiety on Him…”[1]  Why waste time with worry and anxiety, when your heavenly Father is waiting for you to surrender every pain and problem to Him?

      David set the example for us in many of the Psalms by voicing his fears, his struggles, his pain, and even his anger at God.  We have that same opportunity.  Lay your burdens at His feet before they become overwhelming.

      If you find yourself already in that pit, don’t give up.  God is right there with you, waiting for you to surrender it all to Him.  He is your refuge – even when it all seems hopeless.  Lay it at His feet!

Adoration:

Confession:

Thanksgiving:

Supplication:

Father, I am tired and broken.  Shelter me in Your arms.  Thank You for being a God who cares.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.

“All the troubles of life come upon us because we refuse to sit quietly for a while each day in our rooms.” Blaise Pascal

 


[1] I Peter 5: 7

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