And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had left him. And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. And he ground at the mill in the prison.
Judges 16:20-21
Father God, this morning my mind races, thinking about all those times where I have thought I could see, only to realize I was actually blind. There are so many instances where I thought I knew what I was doing, telling myself, “I got this,” only to fall on my face in failure. There have been times where I have relied upon how I handled things in the past, believing that doing things the same way will get the same results, only to find that something different in the circumstances has taken place that I was not aware of or was blind to. And as a result the situation has changed so significantly that the outcome was not what I intended. Knowing that my success and failure comes from You, I look to You this morning asking first to have eyes to see all that is going on around me from Your divine perspective. Help me not be so attached to my past accomplishments that I don’t see what You are doing in my “right now.” Equally, it is my prayer that You would continue to remind me that my strength comes from You. I cling this morning to Your precious promise that You will never leave me nor forsake me. Though I might find myself bound and weighed down by the burdens that life throws at me this day so that they feel like they have me shackled to a millstone, my soul finds joy this morning in knowing I am not alone and that You will not permit anything to come my way that will not work out for my good. As I press on and grind it out, praise of You shall continually be on my mouth for I know You’ve got me. Cover me today, LORD, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.