What I can do (to live in Your presence)

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*I can become a better listener.

*I can give more of myself.

*I can give Karen the space and nearness she needs.

*I can press on in my devotions.

*I can make more friends.

*I can reach out to my past.

*I can be a better, more trusting steward of Your generosity.

*I can find more stuff Karen and I can do together (we are on the path as one).

*I can increase my commitment to the church.

*I can try to understand my dreams.

*Can I raise my awareness—or do You have to do that?

*I can respect Your planet.

*I can do more with less.

*I can be more attentive to Your voice (or You could speak louder).

*I can be healthier. Really. By choices I make every single day.

*I can pay more attention to the shadowy insinuations made by my ego, and give them less and less weight.

*I can learn to ride that wave that separates fanaticism from devotion from hypocrisy.

*I can enjoy sports without being idolatrous of my teams.

*I can love my family without being blinded by my family.

*I can love my wife as Christ loves the church.

*I can live my life more than observe it.

*I can learn to see Christ in every relationship I have.

*I can learn more about You by reading.

*I can learn more about You by listening to music.

*I can learn more about You by playing golf—really!

*I can get way better at learning how to recognize the downswells and believing I can surf them.

*I can be way more wise and compassionate with people who annoy me.

*I can do more in service of my Lord.

*I can be more open about my faith with my family and my friends.

*I can drink less and enjoy it more.

*I can treasure the memories of my children growing up.

*I can breathe with You.

*I can recognize I am in the body of Christ and try to do my part.

*I can pray without ceasing. (It’s really possible—it’s an attitude, not an action).

*I can give my own political leanings over to You.

*I can always remember that the Kingdom is at hand.

*I can make reparations for my sins (that’s a tricky one).

*I can appreciate Jesus and affirm who He is.

*Honestly, I am so thankful, but I can be even more.

*Believe, believe, believe; trust, trust, trust; ask, ask, ask.

*I can look forward to the next day with anticipation and joy.

*I can thank You forever for capturing my soul.

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