Why Should We Trust God?
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Trust. A familiar concept but one that, on occasion, feels quite foreign. Trust is something I don’t do too much nowadays, not with people and, too often, not with God. The longer I live, the more reason I find to doubt, to be cynical, especially as I watch my society stray away from tradition, from marriage, from family, from reality, and from God. I’ve struggled with trust in my own life, too - rent, jobs, and relationships. Funny to think, there are certain aspects of my life I have hardly thought about twice and other areas where I have struggled not to think.
Prayer for Patience
Lord,
I want to put my trust in you, my full and complete trust, but my patience is being tested. Waiting is difficult. I don’t know how long I’ll be in this season, dealing with the discomfort, the anxiety, the hurt. I just want the problems to go away. Far away.
But Lord, as your Son said, not my will, only yours. Please help me to be more patient. Help me to place confidence in you worthy of your name. Day by day, Lord.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Prayer for Gratitude
God,
There are more reasons than I can give, even conceive, of why I ought to be thankful for you. Though neither my words nor my actions will ever be enough, I still want to say thank you in this prayer.
There is no circumstance, no relationship, no day I ever want to experience apart from you. Thank you for all you do!
In your Son’s Name. Amen.
A Prayer to Keep Praying
Lord,
Some days I just don’t want to pray. Some days I think, what's the use? Nothing is going to change. Nothing has changed. Nothing will change. No matter how much I try or how much I pray. God, why?
Why should I keep going when you’ve left me here to fend for myself?
I’m trying so desperately to stay afloat. But honestly, I just want to sink. I want to give in, give up, but deep down, I know. I know that your way is better. There must be something I can’t see. Something I don’t understand. Something that you know and have yet to reveal. Something.
So, instead, I ask you to strengthen me. Help me to keep praying, even when I want to stop. Remind me that just as your love endures, so should my prayer.
Please, God, and thank you.
Amen.
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