Dear Lord,
Is it true that each of us are facing a new venue, a new adventure, put in place by You to lead us forward for You?
Perhaps it is a physical destination or an emotional freedom, a place new to us where we haven't been before.
We balk, Lord. We get sick or fearful or somehow stuck, wanting deep down to stay where we are, even when it is not your next best for us.
If we could talk to our unborn babies, wouldn't we have to coax them out of the womb? We'd say, "Come on out and join us. There are adventures laced in love and goodness!" But the babies might say, "We have everything we need. It is comfy here."
We are those unborn babies, not wanting to trust that You have our next steps covered and waiting. There are adventures laced with love and goodness. But, we think, we have all we need and it is comfy here.
So, Lord, we offer this prayer of journey for ourselves and for those we love.
Administer your courage in exactly the right dosage to get us to our next steps.
Thank you for going before us. We are right behind You, holding your hand, believing that Your adventure, laced with love and goodness, is your next best for us.
Don't let go.
Amen.
