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 anticipate 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 laborious yr. One of many hardest I can bear 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 persistence thins. How can we maintain on? How can we swell with hope and pleasure when our harm appears to overpower the encouragement we desperately attempt to cling to? I don’t learn about you, however I’m actually good at carrying 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? Have you learnt God is nice and belief he has good in retailer for you, however proper now, by means of a tricky season or state of affairs, you’re actually struggling to relaxation in persistence 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 could possibly be extra affected person. So what can we do? I imagine we have to hold clinging… to God.
Persistence is extraordinarily troublesome for me too, however I have to hold clinging. I just 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 precise wants every day. True, perhaps not all of our desires—although some could come our means—however he offers the right parts we’d like now, and he’ll present each mandatory portion for our tomorrows. These days and locations forward that deep down we query will maintain any gentle 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 are able to cling to. He is the hope we are able to cling to. A hope that can fortify our persistence as we maintain tight to it. And we hold looking for him. As a result of these phrases of fact additionally remind us that the Lord is good to those that do. And sure, we are going to discover goodness even at this time as we search him, cling to him, hold inserting 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 persistence turns into so skinny that I discover myself past annoyed by the wait. Weak, deflated, and typically 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 will have supplied all I’ve ever wanted, and also you received’t cease. Give me confidence on this fact. 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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