Father,

There are times when we want to live our best life, but feel weighted down by concerns. Old worries and fears keep us from becoming more of who we really are in order to live a fuller life. What you are telling us is to make room in our lives, to let go of as much as we can, in order to make room for actual living. There may be things we’ve outgrown, things that are now just taking up space and keep us from moving freely. That includes letting go of everything that no longer brings us joy, including old pain, grudges and worries. You want us to to make room to really live. To be able to expand into life and live more freely, interacting with your gift of life in a more consciously aware manner. To make room for our dreams to take shape and materialize in physical life.

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” (2Tim 2:15) You want us to let go of old stuff, to cleanse ourselves of everything that weighs us down, and to make room in our lives to really live. To prepare room for the good things that are coming in our changing world. “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4)

Bless us today, Father, with the ability to know what to do and how to do it. Bless us with wisdom, knowing and strength to accomplish all we want to accomplish today. Bless our hands as they go about this work of making room for new life to come in. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)

For greater glory,

For better life,

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.