Why Should We Trust God?

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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Aaron D'Anthony Brown is a freelance writer, hip-hop dance teacher, and visual artist, living in Virginia. He currently contributes to Salem Web Network’s Crosswalk platform and supports various clients through the freelancing website Upwork. He's an outside-the-box thinker with a penchant for challenging the status quo. 

Get in touch with him at aarondanthony.com and check out his debut short story anthology Honey Dreams on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.