“Oh, God, You are my God and I will ever praise You.” As I start my prayers each morning and after I say, “Good Morning, God!” I always give Him praise.  I love Amy Grant’s song that says “Your praise will ever be on my lips.”  I find myself singing that all day.  We are so incredibly blessed.  God continues to shower us with His blessings. I love to thank and praise Him for all He has done in my life.

I also pray for guidance.  I need the Lord to be with me each day to guide not only my actions, thoughts, attitudes but also my tongue.  I can start out spending time with the Lord and be exuberant with great plans for a perfect day. I am filled with the goodness of the Lord.

Unfortunately, the world can sometimes get in the way of my grand plans and I can quickly forget the serenity I started out with.  These are the time I need to stop and draw deeply from the Well of His Word and our time together that morning to get me back in His presence.

Prayer is a precious time alone with the Lord each day.  We can commune with Him and feel His presence.  In this crazy, hectic life we live this time of respite is a treasure to be cherished.  I pray you are taking even a little time to spend alone with Him each day.  You will be richly blessed by the closeness you will begin to feel with Him.  It is an awesome blessing.