Prayer of Thanks
Lordly Father, I come before you this morning with a grateful heart. Thank you for the gift of life, the breath in my lungs, and for the opportunity to rise again. Under your mercy, I acknowledge that it is by your grace that I am awake, sustained, and given another chance to walk in purpose. As this day begins, I surrender every thought, plan, and desire into your hands. Go before me and prepare the way. Order my steps, align my decisions with your will, and guide me with wisdom that is higher than understanding. Lord, I ask for your presence to fill this day. Let your peace rule my heart and silence every voice of fear, doubt, or confusion. When my mind feels heavy, bring clarity. When my spirit feels tired, bring renewal. When my faith feels small, strengthen it. Cover me with your divine protection. Shield me from harm, seen and unseen. Guard me, Heavenly Father.
Our Country’s Founding Fathers, In God We Trust
I simply could not believe that I had NEVER learned this in school or anywhere else. You’re watching me hear it for the first time. This seems like a pretty big stinkin’ deal
Gods Design
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Jesus (Matthew 22:37-39) [1]
Proverbs 19:21
If it’s God’s will, it will happen—and nothing can stop it.
Be patient — God has a plan, and it’s good. Don’t let overthinking steal your peace. Just pray, trust Him, and let it go.
God will fix that situation you’re stressing about.
One day, you’ll look back and realize He was working the whole time.
If you still trust God, put “Amen” to disappoint Satan.
Ruth
Ruth’s story has always hit differently for me because it’s not glamorous, it’s not a fairytale, it’s a story about staying when everything in you wants to run. She lost her husband, her home, her security and still somehow chose faith over fear. She chose to follow Naomi even when the road ahead looked like nothing but dust and heartbreak. That kind of faith is rare, the kind that says I don’t know where this is going but I trust Who’s leading me.
Sometimes I think we forget that obedience doesn’t always feel peaceful, it often feels painful. Ruth didn’t get immediate answers, she got long days of gleaning sweating in the fields picking up what others dropped. But God saw her. He saw her loyalty, her humility, her faith in motion. And in the middle of her ordinary faithfulness, He wrote an extraordinary redemption story.
That’s the thing about God He works in the hidden places in the small steps of obedience that no one else sees. Ruth’s yes to Naomi led to her yes to Boaz and eventually to Jesus Himself. It’s wild to think that her quiet faith shook generations.
So when you feel unseen when your obedience feels unnoticed remember Ruth. Remember that God is not ignoring your sacrifice He’s using it. The field you’re gleaning in right now might be the very ground where He’ll plant your promise. Stay faithful. Keep walking. Even when it doesn’t make sense because somewhere in your surrender God is already writing your redemption.
