100 Days of Prayer for Women: What to Pray During Your Busiest Days by Carolyn LarsenSample

Father,

You give me absolutely everything I need, though not everything I want. It for sure takes me a while to understand the difference. But for that brief moment when I do get it (because let’s just be honest, sometimes the understanding is fleeting), my heart is filled with peace and gratitude. But then the “wants” win out again, and I start living like a duck in the water—looking calm on the surface, but underwater my big old feet are paddling for all I’m worth. I burn so much time and energy trying to get all my wants by myself instead of settling down into how you meet my actual needs.

I guess I could try to blame this on today’s culture that relentlessly shouts how I have to be independent and self-­sufficient and all that. But . . . it’s really just sin. It’s my sin. My failure to trust. My failure to be satisfied. My control-ling spirit. I’m sorry, Father. Life would be so much easier if I could just let go and appreciate how you meet my needs.

Appreciating all you do will help me forget about my selfish wants and be grateful for all you give.