A January of prayer | Jan. 04 | practicing trusting God

 a January of prayer | praying through the first month of 2024

A January of Prayer

| 04 January 2024

The trees shake off the snow. Waking up from a cold sleep they dust themselves off from the cold and spreading their bright green needles out for all to see. The snow seems to have made the world brighter…cleaner. The trees are now a gorgeous shade of bright lime green with soft yellow highlights and deep olive green shadows and evergreen roots. A thousand shades of green and browns hidden in one single tree. A masterpiece of art. God’s art. 

Golden light from the sun filters through the morning air and sparkles off snow and through pine trees. Baby blue sky peeks from behind the trees. The light shines on everything. A warm glow. 

What a beautiful time it is now. 

There is still pain and sadness. My chest aches. My eyes still hurt from unshed tears. There is still a hole in my heart. A hole in the world I don’t know will ever fill. It’s still hard. Day by day it is hard. Always something comes up. Something comes to hurt and you can never escape it. It’s hard. It’s really hard. 

But at least the world—God’s nature and design is still beautiful and comforting. Peaceful. Joyful. Something you can look at and thank God for. You can’t help but thank Him. 

That’s what I did today. I thanked Him for the snow and for sight. I thanked Him for this world He has made. I prayed for direction and for His guidance in my life. I need His guidance. I need His steady hand leading me through the rubble and pain of life. I need Him. I need Him. 

Practicing Trusting God 

I trust God. 

In everything I will trust Him. That is something I am having to actually walk out in my life. I have to trust Him in everything. Do I trust Him when the world falls apart? Do I trust Him with my writing? Do I trust Him with my family? Do I trust Him when death comes nocking and takes someone I love? Do I trust Him when anxiety hits? Do I trust Him when my heart is in pain? Do I trust Him when hurtful words are thrown at me—at my family? Do I trust Him when I can’t control? Do I trust Him when I can’t see what lies ahead? Do I truly trust Him? 

This has been something I need to work on every single day. All of these scenarios and questions keep happening. At least once a day. I’m having to really truly prioritize trusting God and following Him in everything. I have always prayed and said I would trust God through any and every circumstance. Now I am having to walk this out daily. I’m not perfect. I panic. I stress. I worry. I forget. But I’m praying through it. I’m trying my best and hardest to remember. 

Honestly, this challenge has been an incredible reminder. Everyday I’m here and I have to remember. For this challenge I have to remember. I can’t post these posts if I don’t believe in what I say. So I also have to work things out by night when I post or I’m not going to do it. This challenge is accountably. This challenge is helping me prioritize God. This challenge is helping me remember truth. This challenge is helping me grow. I’m so thankful. I’m so thankful God set these challenges on my heart to do. I’m so thankful He is working in my heart even now. Thank you Father! 

Of Verses

Reading 

• Psalm 74
• Psalm 75
• John 16
• 1 Corinthians 5 

13When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.  14He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.  15All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’ —John 16:13-15

27for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God. —John 16:27 

33I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. —John 16:33

12You, O God, are my king from ages past,

bringing salvation to the earth.

13You split the sea by your strength

and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.

14You crushed the heads of Leviathan

and let the desert animals eat him.

15You caused the springs and streams to gush forth,

and you dried up rivers that never run dry.

16Both day and night belong to you;

you made the starlight and the sun.

17You set the boundaries of the earth,

and you made both summer and winter. 

—Psalm 74:12-17

When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil,

I am the one who keeps its foundations firm. 

—Psalm 75:3

God is who keeps us and the world steady. He is the foundation. We fall without him. We are a ruin. We need God. We need Him our firm foundation. 

Previous days…

• A January of Prayer
• Jan. 03 | the first real snow

God bless us, every one 

If you think to pray for me and my family I will be forever grateful! If you have a prayer request or need please comment and let me know! 

Goodnight! <3 

Love, 

Moriyah