Dear God,

Good morning! I am so grateful to have the day off. Right now, I am feeling so very tired, as though I could go back to bed and sleep some more. But I didn't go to bed late last night.

I need your help in being focused today, Lord, and I'm reading about how you meet all my needs through your glorious riches in Christ.

I know that I don't appreciate the leaders who work hard to meet my needs. It is often so easy to get critical instead of encouraging them on what they are doing right. I really want to change that.

Paul inspires me, God. His heart - that although he was an apostle and worked as a missionary for a living, he didn't expect to get paid for it. Anything that others would give, even a little bit, encouraged him.

I can be so faithless, God. I can often worry about my financial, emotional, or spiritual needs... that they're not being met. Yet this passage tells me you will meet all my needs.

I think about my emotional needs. God, you are fully aware of my depression, obsessive-compulsiveness, my ADHD. I often struggle with seeing that these can be good things. I'm learning to accept the ADHD, but I guess I have difficulty seeing how depression and obsessive-compulsiveness can be good.

You are so committed to meeting my emotional needs. You know what I need, and I truly believe that you love me so deeply. After all, you sent Jesus to die for me, long before I became committed to you.

I need help in understanding and knowing my limits. Please help me to see them and understand them, so that I can take care of myself better.

I love you with all my heart, and I deeply want to feel close to you.

Thanks for letting me pray and talk with you like this.

Love, your son,
Dan