All things big and small, He gave them all.

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

Psalm 3:5

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

Psalm 5:3

How often do I praise God for the big things in my life, but forget to thank Him for the things that I deem little? I woke up this morning. Wow. What a monumental blessing it is to have a new day laid out before me. A new day where I am guaranteed of the Lord's renewed mercy. What a gift!

I often try to spend time with my Father in the morning. Waking up is especially hard for me, so many mornings are spent reading and rereading a passage in scripture because my mind isn't fully awake. I find that I get distracted by the littlest of things. My mind wanders. 

When I read these two verses this morning they stood out to me. I want to practice thanksgiving in all areas of my life. God desires praise for my successful medical school interview and for the first breath I take each and every morning. I would have nothing, be nothing, without Him. He sustains me.

I desire to be more intentional about the time I spend with Him. He hears all of my thoughts. He heard them before I was born. Why do I keep them from Him now? Learning how to converse with the Lord can be difficult. Prayer is often a struggle for me. But in humility I will continue to attempt to wait expectantly on the Lord for He knows my heart and knows that I want to be in communion with Him always.

 Side note: How cool is it that the verses in Psalm are 3:5 and 5:3! Easy to remember :)