BELIEVE that the Lord is FAITHFUL. Rest in the fact that WHATEVER IT IS that's weighing heavy on you, or attacking you, or that you're waiting for ... GOD IS TAKING CARE OF IT.
Never lose hope, there's ALWAYS a way with Jesus in your corner.
He is MORE than enough.
Father, we need you. Be near us. Hold us. Reassure us of Your love. I curse the attacks of the enemy off God's people, in the name of Jesus. Thank You Lord, for divine protection and Your angels encamped round about us, our families and our homes. In Jesus' name, amen.
But in that [soon] coming day no weapon formed against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from Me. I, the Lord, have spoken. Isaiah 54:17
You ARE NOT a quitter and NO weapon is going to stop you. Don't give the enemy the pleasure of seeing you give up.
The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble. Proverbs 18:14
Your spirit IS strong enough to go THROUGH the fire.
Press through the pain to experience all that the Lord has waiting for you on the other side of it.
Father, I pray You place a hedge of protection around us and our hearts, that we don't get caught up in the traps of the enemy. May the enemy fall in the traps set for us, while we walk on, unharmed and unscathed. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Don't be weary in prayer, keep at it. Watch for God's answers, and remember to be thankful when they come. Colossians 4:2
Times are hard. We need hope, now more than ever. So often we feel hopeless. We feel weak. We feel like God isn't hearing our prayers. We need hope for a better future. We need hope for a better life. We need God to answer us.
Then Jesus told His disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to Him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care what people think, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually come and attack me.'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:1-8
In the above parable, the judge didn't care about justice or her plight. Yet he responded to the widows persistence. Jesus' point isn't that we have to wear God out with our petitions till He finally caves in to stop us from bothering Him. Jesus wants to encourage us that God DEEPLY CARES about His children who cry out to Him. He IS listening. HOW MUCH MORE will God respond to our prayers than the judge to the widow. He WILL come to help us ... and He WON'T delay an answer for one second longer than is necessary for our good.
NOTHING is impossible for God. So until He makes His will concerning any given request clear to you, keep on asking again and again and again, IN FAITH BELIEVING, though it may seem like nothing is changing at all.
God's answer to your prayers could be JUST AROUND THE CORNER. He may answer your 20 years worth of prayers TODAY. Never think that God doesn't care or doesn't hear just because nothing has changed yet. He hears your prayers.
I will answer them before they even call to Me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers. Isaiah 65:24
Not one prayer is ever wasted. God hears our every sigh. He DOES NOT tire of us asking. He WANTS us to bring our requests to Him. He tells us not to lose heart and to pray always because He intends to answer our prayers. In His way and in His timing.
Keep. On. Praying. Keep asking. Keep thanking. Keep hoping. Don't give up. Don't lose heart.
THE ENEMY WILL EXHAUST BEFORE YOU DO.
Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray over those reading this post. I curse all attacks that may be coming against them. Help them to pray and keep on praying. In faith. Believing. And thank You Lord, that at just the right time, You will answer. In the meantime, give all the grace to wait. In Jesus' name, amen.
See also: The Man with the Plan
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