Living Deeply RootedSample

Have you ever let your emotions overpower what you knew was true? When we struggle, we know that God is preparing us for what is to come. Yet we lie awake crying, worried and unsure about our future. We feel frustrated by internal pain we deal with. But the thing is, we get so distracted by the uncertainties of life that we become blinded to the fact that God is at work. That’s why prayer is so important. It redirects us back to the heart of God, and it changes our perspective from what we see to what God has in store for us. Prayer allows us to draw back to Him rather than fall away. When was the last time you went before God and said, “I trust You with my life, no matter the outcome?”

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people. EPHESIANS 1:18 NIV

God, please remove every block that is hindering me from having a closer relationship with You. I desire to know Your character and to be surrounded by Your presence. Any person, relationship, or position that is keeping me from having a deeper and more meaningful relationship with You, I ask that You remove it now, in Jesus’ name.