A Prayer for Assist and Hope When You’re Feeling Helpless
By Keri Eichberger
Bible Studying
“God is our refuge and energy, an ever-present assist in hassle.” – Psalm 46:1
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Have you ever ever felt helpless or hopeless? If you happen to’re something like me, you’ve in all probability skilled these disagreeable sentiments at many factors previously—possibly even proper now. It was solely a few months in the past. I vividly recall being overwhelmed with a selected sense of helplessness. It appeared there was nothing I might do to enhance the unlucky circumstances surrounding me. My mother was caught 600 miles away, tending to my dad on the hospital bedside after struggling a stroke on trip. I needed desperately to do one thing to assist her, to assist her, and get them residence. However as every day handed with out insurance coverage approval to maneuver Dad again to Kentucky, Mother‘s spirits grew to become extra shadowed by disappointment, and Dad‘s situation continued to say no. Day after day, she’d say, “Don’t come simply but. Certainly tomorrow we’ll hear one thing.” However after virtually two weeks with out excellent news, the consuming feeling of helplessness burst into utter hopelessness, and I needed to do one thing. So my husband, Mike, and I packed a bag and abruptly headed south to assist.
Why are we so fast to assume we’re in control of the change we expect is required? So usually, once we really feel helpless, we scurry with anxious strides to unravel each downside and turn out to be frantic to repair no matter feels damaged and incorrect as an alternative of falling quick into the sovereign arms of our good God’s consolation and care. Do you usually end up anxiously scurrying to easy out your struggles too?
I’m extraordinarily grateful we traveled to go to my dad and mom as a result of Mike and I shared a number of the most treasured moments serving my mother. In reality, we had a divine encounter that allowed my dad to be transferred residence simply 48 hours later. However, the falsely believed helplessness that had made me loopy for days earlier than our departure might’ve been averted if I’d acknowledged one main fact: We’re by no means helpless as a result of God is our ever-present helper. God has management.
My mother displays now on her two-week keep in that South Carolina hospital with this encouragement: It was God who carried her by. Sure, God was really her assist and energy. He was mine. And he’s yours, too. God is at all times our assist. He has been your supply of assist to get you the place you’re, he’s your assist now, and he can be your assist by no matter you come throughout tomorrow and each day after. And pal, in case your helpless-seeming scenario drags you down with discouragement into hopelessness, relaxation assured that there’s at all times hope. There’s at all times hope as a result of there’s at all times assist—assist that’s holding you and can by no means allow you to go—the sovereign assist of our omnipotent, unconditionally loving Father.
Let’s Pray:
Almighty God, You might be my ever-present assist. My refuge and my energy in any and each trial and hassle. Oh, how I need to relaxation on this fact when the concerns of my world weigh on me. I confess I too usually assume all accountability for smoothing the tough patches of my life. Leading to helpless defeat when it seems nothing is altering. Lord, assist me bear in mind you’re the one in cost, you’re at all times working, and you’re serving to transfer moments and mountains even once I can’t see it. That is such a present. I reward you to your fixed enough provides of energy. I reward you for blessing me with renewed hope within the acknowledgment of your unwavering, unfailing, unchanging promise of assist.
In your trustworthy title, Jesus, amen.
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