A Prayer to End a Season of Hardship Effectively
By Jessica Van Roekel
“Not solely so, however we additionally glory in our sufferings, as a result of we all know that struggling produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character, hope.” Romans 5:3-4, NIV
Life gives quite a lot of experiences. Some create treasured recollections, just like the day we attained a long-awaited objective, held our baby in our arms, or lastly broke a unfavorable cycle. Different life experiences depart us damaged. We wish to neglect, but the injuries make it inconceivable. In these occasions, it’s tempting to have a look at struggling by means of the lens of “Why me?” Or we level our finger at God and demand to know why he didn’t do one thing. We flip our backs and neglect in regards to the struggling our Lord knew and the consolation he can prolong to us in our seasons of hardship.
Hardship is a part of this life. It involves those that know Christ and to those that don’t. Difficulties don’t favor one individual over one other, though it could appear to be that generally. Due to Christ in us, we’ve the wonderful alternative to have a look at seasons of struggling by means of a special lens. Misery and affliction might be one of many blessings of our relationship with God by means of Christ due to what it produces in our life and the advantages it brings.
The difficulties and troubles we face can appear to be pressures from our work, faculty, funds, household conditions, well being challenges, tragedies, sorrows, persecutions, mistreatments, or loneliness. After we dismiss our hardships as a result of they aren’t as dangerous as another person’s, we miss out on the blessings God has for us inside our trials.
God assures us of his presence in all issues. He allows us to depend upon him, and he helps us develop nearer to him. We are able to end a season of hardship nicely after we notice we acquire energy and maturity. These advantages strengthen our hearts for a future exhausting season. We all know that struggling produces perseverance, which is the flexibility to endure. This produces character by strengthening our willpower to decide on to honor God by means of no matter we face. This energy of character then produces a hope that appears to a future with God.
Jesus will return and make all the pieces new and set issues proper. Within the meantime, whereas we wait, God pours his love into our hearts by means of the ability of the Holy Spirit to consolation us and produce Jesus’ presence close to to us. With the angle of the great our hardships can create in our lives, we will be taught to glory in them due to what God will produce in us.
God makes use of hardship splendidly in our lives to create the chain of Christian maturity: perseverance produces character; character produces hope. They construct on each other. We don’t must create hardships or search them out, however we don’t must despise them or lose hope after we face them. We are able to end our seasons of hardship nicely as a result of we all know God makes use of them to create in us a maturity which allows us to then encourage others.
Troopers go to battle, sailors go to sea, runners run, and Christians face their hardships head-on as a result of they permit us to place our religion into motion. Seasons of hardship can create emotions of discouragement in our hearts, particularly once they have lasted for a very long time. The burden of residing by means of them takes a toll on our physique, and we could really feel weak. However we will end nicely if we keep in mind to belief God for the enablement to endure, to decide on to dwell in line with his methods, and to look to Jesus, our hope.
Let’s pray:
Holy God,
This season of hardship has been robust. I don’t know if I could make it. I’m making an attempt to rejoice and be glad, but it surely feels so pretend. I do know steadfastness comes by means of trials, however I actually need a break from them. I learn your Phrase and really feel nothing. I am going to church however surprise why. I’m making an attempt to honor you with my ideas and actions, however I’m drained. Fill me along with your consolation and energy. Let your energy rise inside me and strengthen me to stroll this tough street. I belief you with the timing as a result of I do know you’re good, and what you do is nice. You’ve confirmed your self trustworthy prior to now; assist me keep in mind your faithfulness. I rejoice in you since you are filled with goodness and mercy. Lead me by means of this hardship and assist me end nicely. Thanks for a way you progress in my life. Thanks for what you’ll do to guide me to the end line. Let perseverance develop my character and remind me of the hope I’ve in you. You might be with me at all times and I reward you.
In Jesus’ title, Amen
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