I Don't Want God to Show Up Sometimes. I Want Him All Day.

Scripture: Psalm 28:7 NIV "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him."

Today's guided prayer asked me a simple question: where do I want God to show up?

My honest answer? Everywhere. All day. Every moment.

I know that might sound like a lot. But here is where I actually am right now: I have turned my concerns over to God. Not as a figure of speech. Not as something I say on Sunday and take back on Monday. I mean I have genuinely handed them over. The debt, the troubles, the unknowns. They are His. Because of that, I live in complete peace. Not because everything is resolved. Because I trust the One who resolves things.

What I want from God right now is not a fix. It is a presence.

I want to feel Him consistently throughout the day. I want my steps ordered. I want Him to talk to me and I want to be obedient enough to actually hear Him and follow through. That is it. That is the whole ask.

I think a lot of us stay stuck in the "fix this" stage with God. We come to Him when we need something handled. And that is fine, that is where a lot of us start. But there is a next level to this relationship, and it looks like wanting Him more than you want the answer.

The answer is His anyway. What you actually need is the relationship.

His promises are already yes. His victory is already won. If that is true, and I believe it is, then what do I have to be anxious about? What is there left to fear?

Nothing. There is nothing left to fear.

So today I am not asking God to show up for a specific situation. I am asking Him to just stay. All day. Every hour. In the quiet, in the chaos, in the ordinary moments that nobody posts about.

That is what a real relationship with Him looks like to me.

Reflection Prompt: Are you still asking God to fix things, or have you moved into asking Him to stay?