Our Father, Who art in Heaven...

hallowed be Thy name.  Thy kingdom come, They will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day, our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.  - Matthew 6:9-13.


I didn't realize what  little amount of time I have in the evenings.  If I work out/run, shower and cook/eat it is three hours in and of itself.  If I leave work on time, which is not the norm, then I'm home for about 5:30 and before you know it, it's 9:00 and I'd like to pretend I'm in bed for 10pm, but that's an unlikely story.  What time is left for Carey?  What time is left for the Lord?

Today was a rough day, thankfully the devotion is easy..."Getting What You Need" - God already knows what is in our hearts, we ask for it so the He knows we want His help and guidance.  We give Him permission to come into our hearts and give us what we need.  It's great that the "Our Father" is part of the scriptures for today.  It's for those times when we don't want to or don't know what to, pray for.  He gives us the prayer right there.  So when in doubt?  The "Our Father' is the winner.   I usually start my prayers off with that anyway...it tends to get me going, get me in the mindset of prayerful and quite time with the Lord.

Matthew 6:8 "Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him."  I know I've mentioned before but it truly bothers me that the words He and Him when referring to God or Jesus are not capitalized...I mean don't we owe him respect in those instances when we speak or write of Him?  I do.  But getting back to that passage, just like when we sin, He already knows, He wants to hear it from our mouths, it's His way of being nearer to us.  He wants us to invite Him into our hearts, just as invites us in.

Meredith Andrews says it best...."You invite me in...doesn't matter where we've been, You arms are open wide, there is nothing left to hide."

We get what we need during the Lenten journey by inviting our Lord into our hearts everyday. Meredith speaks so beautifully about our Lord and what He wants from us and just loves us.  She's so amazing.  Enjoy her beautiful voice as well.

It brings us back to the scripture and the Lord knowing what we need just as much as He knows who we are.  We belong to Him and he loves us and is there for us not matter what.