“Then they prayed, ‘Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.’ Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles. Acts 1:24-26

Lord Jesus, This is your day and I get to live in it. As this day begins please send me your Holy Spirit. Give me your Holy Spirit to work in me to guide my thinking, my choosing, my deciding and my actions. Holy Spirit, remind me of everything you have taught me in the Scriptures and more. Help me to make decisions that will please you. Help me to do things that align with your Word, with your will and with your desires. I truly do not want my own way, but yours, O God. Yet, I know my sinful heart. It thinks, it feels, it desires, and it decides things that align with my sinful heart rather than with yours. In addition, though I truly want your will to be done. I do not always know what that will truly is. So, I pray, Lord God take everything that I think, that I feel, that I desire and that I decide today and use it for your good. Turn it and redirect it if you must so that your way and your will and your desire is always accomplished. Amen.

God allows us great influence over our lives. We are not simply pawns on God’s chessboard. At the same time, our Father continues and maintains his will over our lives and over this world. What a God we have!