A Jesus Listens Prayer for a New Year

An exclusive excerpt from Sarah Young’s all-new, 365-day prayer devotional Jesus Listens

February 20

My loving Lord,

Satisfy me in the morning with Your unfailing Love, that I may sing for Joy and be glad all my days. I have sought satisfaction in a variety of ways, many of which were hurtful. I’ve discovered that even good things can fail to satisfy me if I elevate them above You. So I come to You this morning with my emptiness and my longings. As I sit quietly in Your Presence, communing with You, I ask You to fill me up to the full with Your limitless Love. I delight in pondering how wide and long and high and deep is this vast ocean of blessing!

Finding my satisfaction in You above all else provides a firm foundation for my life. By building on this solid foundation, I can be joyful and confident as I go through my days. I know I’ll continue to encounter hardships because I live in such a terribly broken world. Yet I can count on You to guide me along my way as I cling to You in trusting dependence. Lord, You make my life meaningful and satisfying while I’m traveling toward my ultimate goal—the gates of Glory!

In Your glorious Name, Jesus, Amen

PSALM 90:14 • EPHESIANS 3:17–18

PHILIPPIANS 4:13 NKJV • PSALM 73 : 24

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