Save me, O Lord, for trouble surrounds me. Make Your love become my guardian as I travel the roads of life. Help me experience the calm assurance of knowing You are with me. I will strive to never forget that Your love is eternal and You will defend me against any foe. I rejoice in being chosen to be Your very own. As an inheritance, You’ve promised to deliver me from the power of sin, help me overcome my fleshly weaknesses and remove fear and worry from my life. I know that my well-being is assured through the nourishment of Your Word. I see the effects of Your grace in every aspect of my life … in my failures and successes … in my sins and forgiveness … and, in my heartaches and successes.
Help me never take You for granted. When I do not feel close to You, show me that You are not far away. When I feel like I am being led into the desert to die, show me there will be provisions enough for my journey. When I am parched and need refreshing, do not forget me. For there are times I feel distant from You when I have been weakened by the struggles that I face. Circumstances and difficulties come as thieves in the night to steal my enthusiasm and hope. I cry out for help until my throat is hoarse. My eyes fill with tears because of my hopelessness. And I feel alone and left to die.
As I acknowledge my failings and ask for Your forgiveness, I begin to see Your good favor and kindness working again to supply my needs. So come to my aid and rescue me from the storms of life and the pit that my enemy has dug to ensnare me. Answer my pleas … not because I am righteous, but because of Your love. Respond, as I reach out to You, and come quickly to resolve my problems and meet my needs. Bring me in from the darkness to a place of light where I can flourish. Grant me the knowledge to discern right from wrong … Your pleasure and displeasure. Infuse me with the strength to be able to stand and be courageous. Show me the path to understanding so I can follow in Your footsteps. Fill me with a desire to worship You daily, regardless of my circumstances. Counsel me in the right way to live and guide me to Your truth. Cultivate within me the ability to know when to speak and when to listen. Teach me to fear You so I can always be in awe of Your power and love.
I give You praise, My Creator, because I know the desert was not made for me. The place You have for me is flowing with milk and honey. Show me how to be patient when I am led into the desert, knowing that You are teaching me to rely on You and learn the lessons for an abundant life. Thank You for being my oasis in the dry times … my tall rock of safety when danger approaches … and my promised land when I am humble and obedient. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all You who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.