God, I'm Tired Of Praying: What To Think About How You Feel

 

God, I'm Tired Of Praying: What To Think About How You Feel

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You are tired of praying and do not find joy in it like you used to. You have been faithful and diligent but your fondest desires have not been fulfilled.

Things have happened that you asked God to prevent. Things have not happened that you asked him to bring about. You have had tragedy or devastation in your life and prayers are not helping. You are sad and feel hopeless that you may never be able to pray in faith again.

Sometimes, we don't need more to-do lists, instructions or criticism. We need empathy. Without judgement, I address the real feelings of Christians who are bone-weary from praying and believing in prayer. 

Chapters in this book, such as Tired Of Believing In Prayer And Feeling Guilty and No Hope Of Ever Feeling It Again, confirm that you are tired of praying. The chapters I Can’t Pray Another Day and I Just Can’t Make The Effort Anymore, and other chapters verify that you can't do it anymore.

Your real, deep feelings are supported by chapters like, If God Was Going To Give Me That Blessing He Would Have Done It By Now and Why Should I Pray When I Can't Stop What's Going To Happen?

Within these chapters you will find validation for how you are feeling and comfort in learning that there is nothing wrong with you or your faith. As you read and I talk directly to you, you will also find inspiration and hope. 

Come, let's talk about your weariness...

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What Does It Mean To Have Freedom In Christ?

Faith in Jesus Christ's sacrifice will redeem your soul and restore you to fellowship with God.  

It will also free you from all that binds, controls, restricts, hinders, blocks, confuses and destroys.

Choose to trust Jesus today. Tell Him that you choose to start living in faith in what His sacrifice has provided for you. 

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you to commit to this everyday and to live it throughout the day. 

Thank God for giving the pure blood and unblemished body of His Dear Son in order for you to be free.

Welcome to a life of true freedom everyday in every way!

John 8:36

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I believe that God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit are one and separate in the help that they give to us. They never contradict each other and they each can be relied upon for specific things. 

The love of The Father caused him to choose to restore us to himself. Through the Son, he provided for that to be done through Christ's pure sacrifice. Through his Spirit he helps us to become more like him. As we grow spiritually, we prosper in many ways.

In this journal, I am sharing 32 scripture declarations from the King James Version of The Holy Bible. I have included paraphrases of each one. God's Holy Spirit is always helping you to discern and rightly divide the scriptures so that they make sense to you. This is how paraphrasing can help.

You will find space after each chapter to write your own understanding of the scriptures and prayers. You can make a log of 20 of your most life-changing scriptures on the blank, lined pages at the end of the book. 

I know that you are always seeking ways to understand what the ancient scriptures mean to you today and how you can allow them to change and renew you. These remarkable scriptures that I quote everyday can help you start to keep a log of your favorite strengthening, faith-building scriptures.

I pray that that this prayer prompt and scripture declaration journal will help you as you grow closer to Jesus. May Our Father God bless you in every way.

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Remember How Far You've Come

Don't obsess about how far you have to go.

Baby steps have always gotten you there. Minute by minute. Hour by hour. Day by day. Praise God that He has given you a hope and a future. Glory in the Lord that you trust in Him with all of your heart and you choose not to rely on your own understanding, that you acknowledge him in all that you do and that He is directing your paths.  

Jeremiah 29:11

Proverbs 3:5-6

Recount how far you've come.

Don't forget how your faith has grown and how God has done remarkable things in your life. Remember how your prayers have improved and how they change things. Recall that you are much closer to God through Jesus Christ than you've ever been. Reminisce about your journey with God and that you have a history of miracles in Him. 

James 5:16

Psalm 145:18

Rejoice in it everyday.

Thank God for the peace that surpasses all understanding. Revel in the fact that God has given you good talents and skills. Be overjoyed that all things are possible to him who believes. Celebrate your uniqueness in Christ Jesus, that He is The Author and the Finisher of your faith, that you can do nothing without him and that He is able to bring to perfection all that concerns you. 

Philippians 4:7

Mark 9:23

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Can The Bible Help Me?

I cannot stress to you enough the importance of reading the Bible scriptures at least once per day.

Read:

• even though you don't understand most of them,
• even though many of them don't seem to pertain to you,
• even though some of them make you angry,
• even though they often make no sense to you,
• even though you are often tired,
• even though most of the time you don't want to,
• even though you don't see why you need to
• even though you feel or see no change happening.

I cannot stress to you enough how the scriptures show up in your spirit, your mind and your heart exactly when you need them, when no person or no thing can help you.

The scriptures are alive. They are living. They are infused with God's Holy Spirit.

Open the Bible each day and read something:

• If you don't know where to start flip the pages and let them fall open where they may. Begin to read there.
• Look at the names of the Books of the Bible and pick a name that resonates with you, that you like. 
• Read a sentence, a paragraph or a Book. It doesn't have to be a certain length of reading. 
• It doesn't have to be a set time but try to choose the same time whenever you can. 

That's the only effort that you have to make to receive the powerful help that Our Heavenly Father freely gives to us through the powerful scriptures.

It may take a while for you to begin to receive the transformation and remarkable help that The Bible offers but keep reading it. You will see that you will get the most important help when you most need it.

I wrote this short post in 2024: Why Read The Bible Daily?

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A Prayer For Our Enemies

Dear Heavenly Father:

I thank you for giving me the strength to be able to pray for my enemies.

I know that this strength comes through you placing your love in my heart.

Your love covers a multitude of sins.

Your love is the avenue for me to love the unlovable in others.

Have mercy on those who use me with hatred, Dear God.

Forgive those who practice malice towards me.

Forgive them, Father, for the sake of your Dear Son's sacrifice on the Cross at Calvary.

I have forgiven them and will continue to forgive them in Jesus's name.

Send your Holy Spirit to bear upon them so that they can learn the truth about what Your Christ has done for them.

Save their souls.

For my enemies who are saved, give them a deeper commitment to Christ Jesus.

Give them a new commitment to seek your face, Father, and to obey you in all things.

In the name of Your Lamb and The Only Savior of Mankind, I pray.

Amen.

Matthew 5:44

Luke 6:27-36

Ephesians 4:32

Smiling Through Difficult Times

Remembering our knowledge of God and His Word will help us to smile in the most distressing of circumstances. Why? We know that there is nothing that can separate us from God's love. (Romans 8:38) He has given us major promises and he will fulfill them. 

We are able to smile when we are distressed, sorrowful, depressed or discouraged. If not smile, at least feel hopeful. (Romans 15:13) We can proclaim, Thank you Lord for joy unspeakable and the peace that surpasses all understanding. We know that the joy of the Lord is our strength, and He keeps us in perfect peace because we choose to keep our minds on Him. 

I feel better immediately when I remember what I already know about the goodness of God. What about the times when I just don't feel like remembering and quoting those truths? That's another story but one that is also filled with Kingdom of God success. Christian hope is based on the spiritual facts that we know. No matter what it feels like, looks like, tastes like, sounds like or smells like, nothing is too hard for God. (Jeremiah 32:17) 

In other words, when we choose to walk in our reborn spirits instead of in the flesh, we can experience hope again. This is the choice that we make over and over, until Jesus comes back. We can break out into a smile and have hope in difficult times, despite challenges.

Guiding with Grace: How to Offer Compassionate Christian Advice

We all do it, judge others by comparing their lives to ours. We don't mean to judge but through our comments it can sound like we are. The comments we make are often because we think that we have the answers for others' issues.

We are on the outside of their lives looking in. It can give us a more pure perspective. Still, none of us have the answers to another person's problems, even though we think you should or should have done it like I did. That doesn't mean that it would have worked for him/her.

Sometimes, we are so concerned and so badly want others to do well that we come off as judging when we make suggestions. We forget that we have issues that, should we share them, others would want to give swift answers to also. We would then understand how some of our responses sound. 

We don't always listen carefully when others ask for opinions or suggestions. Because of this, we can be guilty of giving the same answers over and over, cliches, standard comments, time-worn suggestions, etc.  People already know the stock answers and are seeking more than that. 

Platitudes are not working for them anymore, if they ever did. They feel judged when they are callously told to do more of what they have been doing, such as believe, accept, hope, adapt. There are, however, two things that will help if suggested, even if they are already doing them.

The only perfect answers to give anyone are to read the Bible more often and study it more deeply. The second suggestion is to pray more candidly to God, to be more honest as never before. Those are answers that will help anyone and everyone. 

If the praying and Bible reading is not helping, then the only perfect answer is between that person and God. God will have to reveal, through His Holy Spirit, what the answer is to their dilemma. We can only give comforting sympathetic or empathetic, unique words of faith. 

While it is motivating and encouraging to us to give advice, we must be careful that we are not discouraging and overwhelming others with ultimatums of performance. Our comments, suggestions and guidance should uplift, inspire and edify through God's grace. Ephesians 4:29