A Prayer for the Discouraged – Your Day-to-day Prayer – November 4

A Prayer for the Discouraged
By Andy Lee

“Have I not commanded you? Be sturdy and courageous. Do not be afraid do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Discouragement is dangerous. It is a person of the best methods of the enemy, for the reason that discouragement ushers in doubt, and question can make us question our contacting or even even worse, our religion. Discouragement stirs aggravation and apathy. It whispers to our hearts that we are not fantastic plenty of, nothing at all will ever improve, or we heard God improper. Discouragement strips our bravery to continue on, but our God is even bigger than discouragement.

God appreciates the human heart. He is aware of our weaknesses, and that is why as he geared up Joshua to stage into Moses’s shoes to guide the Israelites into the Assure Land, he knew Joshua and the generations of believers to stick to would have to have this command and assure.

But this is not just a command. This is an assurance. One more way to translate this scripture is: “Have I not appointed you?” God was reminding Joshua that God himself experienced chosen Joshua for this position. God experienced prepared him. God believed in him, and God would in no way depart him.

Possibly this is why, hundreds of years later, as Paul sat chained in a prison cell, discouragement did not silence his pen. Inspite of his deficiency of freedom, Paul preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ in jail via his letters to the church buildings. Chains did not halt him because he in no way doubted his call nor the existence of Jesus.

Discouragement only holds energy around us when our eyes are set on failure or disappointment fairly than the promised presence of God. When we lean greatly on our emotions alternatively than Scripture, we chance permitting the large of discouragement to threaten us as Goliath did David. Keep in mind how David responded to Goliath’s taunts?

David said to the Philistine, “You come versus me with sword and spear and javelin, but I arrive from you in the identify of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defiled.” – 1 Samuel 17:45

Not only did David knock down this big with a person clean stone, but he also applied his sword to slash off Goliath’s head. The giant’s lips would hardly ever yet again speak terms of discouragement and doubt. This bully was silenced by the electrical power of YHWH doing the job via a small shepherd boy who experienced been appointed by God.  

For those of us discouraged now, may perhaps we stand up from discouragement. Let us grab our swords of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, and stand up against our thoughts. May perhaps the Lord enable us lean on Scripture and exercise His existence in prayer. God has called us. He is with us.

Let’s pray:

Expensive God,
We are so simply discouraged. Social media frequently reminds us that someone else appears to be to be executing a better task, has a more robust marriage or is a far better dad or mum. Our achievement pales in comparison to some others, and even although we know greater, we just cannot silence the taunts of discouragement weighing down our hearts. We want to give up. We have lost our bravery, our toughness to continue. We require you.

Lord, remember to communicate louder than the doubts. Direct us to scriptures that speak into our situation and remind us of your presence and guarantees. Your Word is energetic. It is sharper than any double-edged dagger. Pierce the lies. Silence the foe and clear out the wounds infected with question.

We want to serve you in the office, in our marriages, and in our households figuring out without having a question that you known as us to these areas. You will not, and you have not forsaken or still left us. Open our receptors to your Existence and our ears to your voice. Forgive us for our doubts and fears and support us have confidence in your truth of the matter a lot more than our feelings.

Thank you, Lord, for the trials of religion. Thank you for this discouragement because it attracts us to you. It retains us humble. Just as Joshua couldn’t go into the Promised Land devoid of you, neither can we. On our days when we really feel we’re finished and should really give up, give us a glimpse of hope. Demonstrate us why it is not time to transform instructions. Display us you’re listed here. Don’t allow us measure results with the world’s measuring stick. Give us an everlasting perspective.
In Jesus’ Title, Amen.

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Andy Lee is an occasion speaker, blogger, YouTuber, and award profitable creator of three publications, A Mary Like Me The Guide of Ruth Key-Phrase Bible Examine, and Radiant Affect: How an normal woman adjusted the earth. She passionately teaches how to come across lifetime in God’s Phrase in order to reside abundantly. You can catch her lifetime providing messages weekly on Instagram and YouTube. She also delivers month to month Bible examining programs and article content on her website www.wordsbyandylee.com.