Tiny Bits of Grace

A Bit of This

There is so much to do today. 
There is always so much to do. 
My mind is consumed with a list of tasks and activities that 
I have planned to accomplish today... 
and then I get a call, or an email, or a text... 
or I get distracted by a Google search or a Facebook post. 

And now my busy day is absolutely cluttered 
and the very first thing I wanted to do 
as I woke up this morning... forgotten. 

Pause... 

Pause... 

I must pause...

That very first thing I wanted to do this morning... 
it's really what I needed to do. 

Pause... 

Stop...

Breathe...

Pause and be in the center of His will...
Breathe and live in the midst of His presence... 

Where do I need to be? 
What do I need to do? 
I need to be with Him. I need to be with God. 
I need to be with Jesus. 

Right now, I need to live in the Spirit. 
Right here, I need to remember His faithfulness.
Great is Your faithfulness, O God.

A Bit of That

Asherita Ciuciu shares a prayer for first thing in the morning. 
Here is the beginning of the prayer.

Good morning, Lord!
Thank you for a new day. 
Thank You that Your compassion is renewed 
every morning. 
Great is Your faithfulness 
and Your steadfast love, o Lord!
I don’t know what all is going to happen today, 
and how much I’ll get done, but You do.

A Bit of Grace

From Lamentations 3:22-26

Because of the Lord's great love
we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."
The Lord is good to those whose him is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.

Tiny Resources:

Here is a link to the video of the full prayer from Asherita Ciuciu. 
A Prayer for First Thing in the Morning