Ugh!

Dear God, I need Your help again. Give me strength and courage and wisdom to be all that You want me to be. Lord, I am sick of negativity; the I can'ts, the I'm afraids, the "me-ism" that pervades life; the people and situations that pull me down; the disagreements and lack of passion; the lack of direction and goal setting for bringing about Your kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Help me, Lord, to see how You would work in and through all of this. Give me words of hope and encouragement that would allow You to be magnified and Your promises to be embraced. I know that You love me, that You love everyone, and that You work in all situations, but Lord, it is wearying to be with people who see only negatives, only problems, or who see solutions but don't carry on, who allow the negatives to overshadow the good. Help me to rest in Your embrace, to be lifted up and renewed by You. I ask all of this in Your precious Son's name, Amen.