He has showed you, woman of God, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To do justice and love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
Dear God,
Forgive me for the expectations I place on myself and others. God, you only require me to do justice and love mercy and walk in humility with you. I require myself to do it all perfectly, keep all the balls in the air, to have perfect children and a perfect home and perfect baked goods for every function. I require my husband to be on time, perfectly patient, meeting every need. Father, I lay all these false expectations at your feet. Forgive me for placing these yokes on myself, a daughter of God, and my family that you have given me to cherish. Help me to guide and train my children to do acts of justice, to cry out for your mercy for themselves and the lost and hurting. Help me to respect my husband and to extend to Him the mercy I so freely receive from your hand. Grant me humility not to judge and compare myself with women around me. I surrender to You today. I have been out of step but today I choose to walk humbly in step with You. I receive your forgiveness and mercy to get back on track. I love you Lord. In Jesus Name, Amen.
