I began praying this prayer roughly 20 years ago, when I sensed my life transitioning from the felt security of a part-time admin job to the exhilarating if daunting place of being led into the full-time but no-guaranteed-income role of writing and, in fact, speaking.
But I’ve also prayed these verses many times since when other seasons of life have changed, or as a way to “check in” with God to discern if I’m still on track.
Some of you may also know how I’ve often been nudged to pray this prayer for others too 🙂
Perhaps this prayer might resonate with you as a place to dwell this month:
– If you’re facing or already ensconsed in a change-of-life season.
– If you’re busy and often preoccupied on the urgent but not the important.
– If you sense that you’re merely existing but not flourishing in the life you have in Jesus.
– If you feel God stirring you to something new;
whether or not you know what that may be.
– If you’re feeling uncertain about your current commitments.
– If the demands on your life feel out of sync with Jesus’ promise of “rest for your soul”
(Matthew 11:28-30).
– If there’s someone else for whom you’re feeling nudged to pray this prayer.
These verses are set in the context of a Psalm acknowledging the brevity of life – something our ancestors were possibly more inclined to reflect on than we are. But their heart cry is set in the light of God’s unfailing love, reaching out to us in this imperfect, transient world. A truth we can be reassured by and give thanks for every day.