Most Understanding Lord, sometimes my load seems heavier than I can carry. When this happens, I tend to feel hopeless. But I must not give up because giving up means giving in. Instead, I should turn to You and seek Your help. No matter how bad my circumstances may become I must never forget that nothing is impossible for You. Turning to You means that I believe You are with me, want to help me and will intervene on my behalf at just the right time. I must realize that even if I do not see my answer, You are faithful to deliver me from all my trials. Through faith and prayer, I can rest in peace knowing my help is coming. My task is to ask in faith and wait in humility. As my dependable leader, I must acknowledge Your holiness, power, and sovereignty. What I cannot do I know You can do for me. Believing in You to deliver me lifts the cloud of doubt and hopelessness that tries to settle on me.
In response to my fervent prayers, I believe that the whole course of my life can be changed. I must never hesitate in asking You to help me make changes in my life no matter how radical they may seem. If I become too prideful to ask for Your help, humble me so I will see You as the only one who can fix what is broken in my life. Help me see the possibility that through an open heart and a repentant spirit, change can come into my life. I must no longer become frustrated and despondent in what I am going through and, instead, recognize that good will come out of everything I experience. I must take advantage of every difficulty that I go through as an opportunity to seek Your help and watch You come through for me. May I always be able to praise You for all that You do for me. Help me openly share the joy I feel in my relationship with You.
Life is so fragile Lord, and I am fragile too. Because of this fact I need You more than ever. Realizing I am nothing without You, I must entrust every aspect of my life into Your competent hands. I pray that my enemy will never be able to create an obstacle that I cannot get over or go around (with Your help). I know that if I place my trust in any other person or any other thing they will let me down … but not You. I want to become proactive in letting others know how caring and reliable You are. I never want to allow hopelessness to drag me down so I feel like I am drowning in my difficulties. Instead, I want to see You as my lifeguard who is willing to come to my aid whenever I flounder with life’s problems. I ask that You replace my hopelessness with Your hopefulness in everything that I face. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
I Peter 1:7 Though now for a little while you may suffer in all kinds of trials. They have come so that your faith … may be proved genuine and result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus is revealed.