A Prayer for Persistence for the Good God Guarantees
By Keri Eichberger
Bible Studying
“I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; due to this fact I’ll await him.” The LORD is nice to these whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.” – Lamentations 3:24-25
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It’s been a very onerous yr. One of many hardest I can keep in mind really. And proper now, the hope-light inside me appears to be dimming a bit of extra every day. I do know God is nice. I do know he has me in his arms. However, as the frustration and difficulties linger longer and longer, my endurance thins. How will we maintain on? How will we swell with hope and pleasure when our damage appears to overpower the encouragement we desperately attempt to cling to? I don’t learn about you, however I’m actually good at sporting a smile. I imply, who desires to be associates with a Debbie Downer anyway? However on the within, no matter how justified I’m to really feel defeated and deflated, the lengthy struggles of life can eat me alive.
Do you’re feeling any of this? Are you aware God is nice and belief he has good in retailer for you, however proper now, via a troublesome season or scenario, you’re actually struggling to relaxation in endurance for his guarantees to prevail? For specks of the goodness you lengthy for. For aid from the battle and deep breaths of refreshment to resume your sorrowful soul? I do know. Me too. All of us need the nice God has promised. And all of us want we might be extra affected person. So what will we do? I consider we have to hold clinging… to God.
Persistence is extraordinarily tough for me too, however I need to hold clinging. I lately positioned a bookmark in my Bible, in Lamentations 3, highlighting verses 24 and 25 to remind me that the Lord is our portion. All of us want to recollect this. Holding on to reassurance that he’s and can present our actual wants every day. True, possibly not all of our desires—although some could come our approach—however he gives the right parts we want now, and he’ll present each crucial portion for our tomorrows. These days and locations forward that deep down we query will maintain any mild in any respect.
Due to this fact, we’re to attend for him. As a result of we all know—and his reliable phrase says so— that God’s portion is now and then. That is the hope we will cling to. He is the hope we will cling to. A hope that may fortify our endurance as we maintain tight to it. And we hold in search of him. As a result of these phrases of reality additionally remind us that the Lord is good to those that do. And sure, we are going to discover goodness even at the moment as we search him, cling to him, hold putting our hope in him.
Let’s pray:
Father God, You’re a good, good father. A God of excellent, good guarantees. I do know this, however so usually I get overcome with persisting, painful circumstances and seasons. Seasons my endurance turns into so skinny that I discover myself past pissed off by the wait. Weak, deflated, and generally down within the dumps of defeat. I place a smile on my face whereas I roam the world round me, but inside I really feel so determined to bear witness to your provision I may burst. However Lord, you’re my portion this very day. You could have supplied all I’ve ever wanted, and also you received’t cease. Give me confidence on this reality. For this, I’m so very grateful. Lord, I’ll search you, cling to you, place my hope in you. And I do know you’re good to those that do. For this additionally, I’m so very grateful. In your offering identify, Amen.
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