A Prayer for Assist and Hope When You’re Feeling Helpless
By Keri Eichberger
Bible Studying
“God is our refuge and energy, an ever-present assist in hassle.” – Psalm 46:1
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Have you ever ever felt helpless or hopeless? For those who’re something like me, you’ve most likely skilled these disagreeable sentiments at many factors previously—possibly even proper now. It was solely a few months in the past. I vividly recall being overwhelmed with a particular sense of helplessness. It appeared there was nothing I might do to enhance the unlucky circumstances surrounding me. My mother was caught 600 miles away, tending to my dad on the hospital bedside after struggling a stroke on trip. I needed desperately to do one thing to assist her, to assist her, and get them dwelling. However as every day handed with out insurance coverage approval to maneuver Dad again to Kentucky, Mother‘s spirits turned extra shadowed by unhappiness, and Dad‘s situation continued to say no. Day after day, she’d say, “Don’t come simply but. Absolutely tomorrow we’ll hear one thing.” However after virtually two weeks with out excellent news, the consuming feeling of helplessness burst into utter hopelessness, and I needed to do one thing. So my husband, Mike, and I packed a bag and abruptly headed south to assist.
Why are we so fast to assume we’re in command of the change we predict is required? So typically, once we really feel helpless, we scurry with anxious strides to unravel each drawback and grow to be frantic to repair no matter feels damaged and mistaken as an alternative of falling quick into the sovereign arms of our good God’s consolation and care. Do you typically end up anxiously scurrying to easy out your struggles too?
I’m extraordinarily grateful we traveled to go to my mother and father as a result of Mike and I shared a few of the most treasured moments serving my mother. Actually, we had a divine encounter that allowed my dad to be transferred dwelling simply 48 hours later. However, the falsely believed helplessness that had made me loopy for days earlier than our departure might’ve been averted if I’d acknowledged one main fact: We’re by no means helpless as a result of God is our ever-present helper. God has management.
My mother displays now on her two-week keep in that South Carolina hospital with this encouragement: It was God who carried her by. Sure, God was actually her assist and energy. He was mine. And he’s yours, too. God is all the time our assist. He has been your supply of assist to get you the place you’re, he’s your assist now, and he can be your assist by no matter you come throughout tomorrow and day by day after. And buddy, in case your helpless-seeming scenario drags you down with discouragement into hopelessness, relaxation assured that there’s all the time hope. There’s all the time hope as a result of there may be all the time assist—assist that’s holding you and can by no means allow you to go—the sovereign assist of our omnipotent, unconditionally loving Father.
Let’s Pray:
Almighty God, You’re my ever-present assist. My refuge and my energy in any and each trial and hassle. Oh, how I wish to relaxation on this fact when the concerns of my world weigh on me. I confess I too typically assume all duty for smoothing the tough patches of my life. Leading to helpless defeat when it seems nothing is altering. Lord, assist me bear in mind you’re the one in cost, you’re all the time working, and you’re serving to transfer moments and mountains even after I can’t see it. That is such a present. I reward you on your fixed adequate provides of energy. I reward you for blessing me with renewed hope within the acknowledgment of your unwavering, unfailing, unchanging promise of assist.
In your trustworthy identify, Jesus, amen.
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