I was driving on a long and lonely road to go backpacking with my son David in Mammoth two years ago. He was sleeping. It was quiet. And before me was a vast stretch of highway winding through the desert and heading into the sky.
I was alone with my Creator in the quiet…
Looking in my rear view mirror I saw that days have turned into weeks and months and years and decades. Time keeps slipping away. Opportunities and people come and go. Sometimes I succeed and other times I don’t. Sometimes people appreciate me and other times they don’t. One day I feel good about myself and the next I may not. One day I know who I am and what I’m doing and the next I’m not sure.
Maybe sometimes you too feel lonely, unsure, inadequate, insecure?
But I have discovered that all along the road of life one thing doesn’t change: Christ, the I AM, is before me and he loves me! (John 8:58; 15:9).
Do you remember to connect with Christ like this as you go about your day? What a wonderful difference it makes to see the smile of Jesus and take hold of his hand! Like the Apostle John I appreciate anew that I am the disciples Jesus loves and this is the foundation of my identity and well-being (John 13:23, 19:26, 20:2, 21:7, 21:20).
I was reminded of the blessing of knowing Christ that day as I was driving and praying through Psalm 144. And David’s ancient Psalm inspired me to sing from my heart a new song of love for my Lord. Jesus Christ was the Beginning and the End of my thoughts and I found myself in the middle of Him…
You are the I AM
I am because you are
I am your servant
You are my Loving God.
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You are my Air
I am your breath
I am your shadow
You are my Sunlight
Over and over I breathed in and out as I whispered the second stanza as my prayer to Christ my Lord…
Breathing in: “You are my Air…”
Breathing out: “I am your breath…”
Breathing in: “I am your shadow…”
Breathing out: “You are my Sunlight…”
Take a few moments. Try my Breath Prayer now… (You may need to print this page and get away from your computer!)
You may want to read the rest of my prayer poem inspired by Psalm 144: “I Am Because You are the I AM.”
And you may want to learn more about how God can use Breath Prayers to guard your heart with His peace.
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Bill & Kristi
Bill Gaultiere, Ph.D. & Kristi Gaultiere, Psy.D. ~ http://www.soulshepherding.org
