Having coffee with a friend

and you told me to trust you.

my concerns and anxieties and fears are in your hands, so i’m not going to worry.

you place the stars in the sky and you know them by name, so i’m not going to fret.

you love me, have loved me, and you will always love me. you love me maximally, optimally, and so perfectly. so i’m not going to fear.

you’ve provided before and your name is Jireh so you’ll continue to provide. i put my trust in you.

you knew me in my mother’s womb and you formed my inner parts. fearfully and wonderfully am i made, and marvelous are your works — so i’ll stop cutting myself down and instead learn to love and water the work of your hands.

you breathed life into me, so i’ll cherish every moment of your breath in my lungs.

you’re close to the broken-hearted and you bottle my tears. so i will draw near to those who are broken-hearted, and love on those who are hurting, just as you have loved me.

you’ve saved me over and over again, so i’ll trust that you’ll continue to come to my rescue.

you knit things back together and create beauty out of the broken. so i trust that you’ll continue to do that.

you dress the lilies and feed the sparrows. surely you will take care of me.

you love my loved ones, so i trust you’ll take care of them too.

you speak to me, so i will listen.

you forgive my mistakes, so i’m able to forgive others.

you offer me peace when the world overwhelms me. so i choose you over and over again.

you’ve helped me get up when i fell, and you’ll continue to be my helper. so i call on you and lean on you because you love helping me.

you are El Roi, the God who sees me, so I am safe.

your mercy is new for me every morning, so i am satisfied. your mercy, grace, and providence are with me for all my days — how blessed am I!

life doesn’t always make sense, but you show me who you are over and over again and you never disappoint. your timing is perfect, and your ways flawless. be my stronghold and refuge always. my hope and my peace.