Episode 41: 1 Chronicles 16:11
Transcription
Today’s verse is 1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and His strength;
seek His Presence continually!
Let’s pray together.
Father, I come to You today out of a place of weakness. I feel broken and discouraged and exhausted. Trying to seek You feels impossible. Being in any kind of position of strength is too hard to contemplate. Praying anything is hard. I am going through the motions of life. My will is failing. Outside circumstances are pressing against me, suffocating me. I feel alone, no matter how many people surround and love me. My body is worn down to the point of giving up. I can barely muster enough strength to ask for help.
So I do ask for help because I can do nothing else. Your word tells me to seek You. God, I need You to seek me. I need You to find me. Please pick me up and carry me because I can’t walk any farther myself. I need that strength You promised; I need Your omnipotent power. I know that You want me to pursue a relationship with You. But today, God, I need You to be the pursuer. I need You to be relentless in Your search for me and conquest of my situation. I need a Protector and a Warrior. Smash the devil’s advances into my life and surround me with Your shield as he attacks.
Help me to both know and feel that Your Presence is real. You are there and You will not leave me nor forsake me. I can count on You. Even when all else is dark You are light. You are tangible and present and comfort me every step of the way. I don’t have the energy to go to where You are, please come to me. You came and You died for me when I couldn’t find my way out of the darkness, so please keep carrying me out of it. I know I am saved, but right now I feel helpless. So please comfort me with Yourself. Let Your Holy Spirit whisper His gentle words of instruction and love. Enable me to hear the words through the fog and despair that clouds my world.
I need Your hope, God. I need hope to combat fear and anxiety. I need the joy of the LORD to be my strength. I need Your peace to reset the stirrings of doubt inside my faith. I know You will not fail, but can You please prove it to me again? I’m sorry for my little faith, but please help my unbelief. I thank You in advance. And I pray for all who hear my voice, for anyone feeling the same way, please rescue them and speak to them and draw them close to You. You are able, LORD.
I pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
