A Prayer for Encouragement When You’re Barely Hanging On
By Keri Eichberger
“Subsequently encourage each other and construct one another up, simply as in reality you might be doing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
I prefaced my textual content with “Prayer request and lengthy textual content alert,” listed a laundry listing of my present struggles, after which completed with the next phrases to my bible research ladies:
“All that drama to say… In mild of this ebook we’re learning, as a substitute of stuffing my feelings with ‘I’m advantageous. I’ll be advantageous. God’s acquired this,’ I’m resistantly reaching out asking for prayer. As a result of I’m really breaking inside. (That was laborious to confess). And it’s leaking out like loopy round me. (Extra paranoia and stress.) I’m digging into scripture and prayer this morning extra intently as the youngsters are lastly out of the home. However since I can’t be current for our subsequent assembly, I’m sharing my emotions with my individuals. Sorry for the dump. And sure, I obsessed and prayed over if I ought to even ship this. I’m a multitude. And susceptible, clearly.”
Wow. That was scary. I trembled as a success ship and waited for somebody to say one thing, something, in hopes of shortly quieting the voices inside saying What’s the purpose, What’s going to it assist, and Who even cares? Lies the enemy wished me to ponder as I sunk farther into what felt just like the tip of melancholy. Life had began to really feel heavier than regular a few month prior, to the purpose the place I felt I couldn’t take way more. However way more got here. To say I used to be discouraged and defeated felt like an understatement. I did what I knew greatest to do. I begged God for assist, aid, and luxury. And although he actually heard my cries and soothed a few of my deep aches, I nonetheless remained unhappy and disheartened, greater than not.
How about you? Are you able to recall a time that handed you way more than you possibly can deal with or lasted for much longer than you thought you possibly can endure? After which extra got here, or the wrestle stored on, leaving you barely hanging on and on the point of breaking? No matter that appears like. Oh my goodness, I get it. I used to be simply there. And perhaps within the midst of the valley, you actually prayed too, however for some cause, you largely stored it at that. Between you and God. And hardly anybody else. I try this. So much. And pay attention, operating to the Lord is precisely what we must always do.
Go straight to God with what’s inflicting concern, desperation, and grief. As a result of he has the facility and like to raise us up and fill us in methods no factor and no one can. However there’s one thing else I need to remind us each of at the moment (as a result of I hold forgetting, apparently). God needs to attach us with others, too. He created us for group. He completely makes use of his individuals to bless his individuals. And there’s completely energy in prayer. I’ve seen it. I simply skilled it. And it wasn’t the primary time, nor will it’s the final.
I wanted a stage of encouragement that I used to be struggling to seek out. It’s as if God knew I not solely wanted to be comforted by him, however I additionally wanted to discover a reference to others. And I’ll want it later repeatedly. Additionally true, they might want me. Identical for you. Hey, should you don’t assume you’ve got somebody to ask to wish for you, to share what’s weighing down on you, it will bless me to wish for you. However, I imagine your reaching out to somebody in your life would bless that somebody again.
Good friend, hold leaning on the Lord. He’s there, providing consolation and, in time, lifting you up. However if you end up barely hanging on and want bolstered assist, God can even encourage you thru your sharing and connecting along with your individuals—his those who he shines in and thru only for you, his beloved.
Let’s pray:
Loving Lord, I really feel like I’m barely hanging on generally. And proper now, I believe I’m there. I want you. Your consolation and energy. Your peace and pleasure. I do know your Phrase says you provide all my wants, and I thanks for at all times being shut and holding me up. I do know you’ll not let me fall. And I come to you asking to be uplifted. Asking for the braveness to take the step to additionally request prayer from others. Lord, You utilize your individuals to bless, raise up, and encourage your individuals. To encourage me. However I do know I have to communicate up. Assist me draw your energy from the prayers of others, in addition to in my intimate, intentional moments with you. Grant me confidence that you’ll by no means go away me, that you’ll at all times assist and maintain me. Thanks a lot in your lavish love and your want to be ever so near me. You’re the anchor of my soul.
In your sturdy identify, Jesus, I pray, amen.
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