Going to a good ole favorite

There are some days that everything seems to go right and then some days where everything seems to go in the opposite direction of that. I find on these no so great days to regroup with some tried and true good ole favorites - favorite music, favorite movie, favorite books, etc. I know all the lyrics to those favorite songs and can belt them out. I can quote all the best lines from the movie and laugh all the more with every time I watch. I can find the pages that the best parts of my favorite book and paint the scene vividly in my mind. Though it doesn't usually make the day all of the sudden better, it for sure boosts my mood and helps re-frame my focus. These favorite things can also be a bit of a warm, comforting and gentle hug for the soul when things feel chaotic. I know how these favorite things will go...as I have listened, watched, and read them hundreds of times before. 

There are times we can get in a funk with our prayer lives. Maybe God does not seem as close as He once did or entering prayer has been difficult for one reason or another. I think when this happens, we are invited to go back to a good ole favorite prayer. Praying it may not make you immediately feel God or get out of your funk, but I think it can help re-frame our thoughts and get back to simplicity.  What is one of your good ole favorite prayers that helps you when you are feeling in a spiritual funk?

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"I still believe in Your faithfulness

I still believe in Your truth

I still believe in Your holy word

Even when I don't see, I still believe" 

--Jeremy Camp, "I Still Believe" 

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Simply a little pencil in God's hand,

Elizabeth