A Prayer for Confidence When Uncertainty, Insecurity, or Timidity Hits
By Kelly Balarie
“However if you ask, you have to imagine and never doubt, as a result of the one who doubts is sort of a wave of the ocean, blown and tossed by the wind.” – James 1:6 NIV
The brute power of the wind, mixed with laborious, bulleting-down rain made for a scenario that felt like a lethal mixture. Placing my head down, soldiering ahead, with out trying the place I used to be going, I solely hoped I’d someway make it contained in the refuge of the nice and cozy retailer forward of me. In some methods, it was in all probability good that I didn’t have my umbrella. Half the time these issues flip inside-out in storms. It could be yet one more factor that I’d need to battle. I pressed ahead, however irrespective of how laborious I pushed, my physique couldn’t appear to stroll in a straight line towards the wind.
A gust would come from the left and I’d transfer left. A gust would hit from the correct, I’d go proper. Strolling a straight line with sidewinds is sort of inconceivable. Even within the storms of life, I’ve discovered, sidewinds can transfer us methods we don’t intend them to. I’ve discovered, strolling the straight and slender means of Jesus feels laborious when the winds of did-I-handle-that-correctly, am-I-good-enough, am-I-making-the proper choice, does-my-voice-even matter — come to sway me. Then, I get tossed, not sure, uncertain, hesitant, timid, reluctant, or insecure within the face of forces that transfer me away from full belief in God.
Ever been there? Perhaps it’s essential to decide, but you don’t know which option to go. Perhaps you’re main a small group of individuals, but you doubt your phrases. Perhaps you’re wanting to talk up in your group assembly, however you’re feeling unworthy. Perhaps you need to speak to a member of the family or buddy a couple of scenario, however you simply don’t know in case you can communicate fact. Perhaps you’ve gotten tried to do issues proper, however you possibly can’t cease questioning the alternatives you’ve made. Perhaps you doubt your value, expertise or calling.
I do know these ideas: Ought to I’ve…? Perhaps it will have been higher if… If solely I… How do I do know if…
In James 1:6, Scripture tells us that this form of considering tosses us in winds of turmoil. Have you ever ever been in a tossed-around boat earlier than? It’s nauseating. Sickening. Some even lose their insides it will get so unhealthy. Seas with excessive winds make us sick and weary. Once we are tossed an excessive amount of, we get sick inside. This isn’t how God designed us to stroll. We aren’t meant to maneuver left, then proper, then put our head down in defeat as a result of each wind is shifting our course.
As an alternative, we’re given godly instruction, that goes like this:
- Ask.
- Consider.
- Don’t doubt.
Sound too easy? Effectively, possibly that’s the purpose. It’s not as sophisticated as we make it. Fear and hypothesizing and rehashing and ruminating isn’t essential. As an alternative, we’d like solely ask after which imagine that the Father has it in His arms. Then, we belief. We don’t take again what prayer we give to the Father. Simply as we might by no means give a buddy one thing and take it proper again, out of their arms – let’s not try this with God both. Once we belief God, we go away it in His arms. We imagine. We really feel regular, not sick.
Let’s pray:
Father, I really feel dizzy from all of the uncertainty, timidity, and insecurity I’ve been strolling in. Will you forgive me for the self-doubt, concern or fear that I’ve engaged in. I’m so sorry. I now not need to stroll hesitant and doubt-filled; I need to stroll devoted. I need to be so full of religion that no wind, no storm or no shifting shadow can transfer me. Right here, I ask you to assist my unbelief and to fill me with contemporary religion for believing. I can’t go a brand new means with out you. Will you equip me and encourage me afresh? I belief you to do that. In Jesus’ mighty identify. Amen.
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