RE: overwhelmed, discouraged-need prayers
Father,
I pray for all these people who are discouraged by the burdens life throws at them. I pray that You will lift these burdens from them, and that You will fill them with Your peace and love, that they may feel Your presence and know You are there beside them no matter what happens in this life. Thank You for their faith in turning to You in their time of need. Please hear their cries and answer them - please strengthen their faith and raise them up in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control (all the Fruits of the Spirit). I pray all these things in Jesus' name,
Amen!
God bless you all.
This is a poem that always comforts me when I am troubled or discouraged:
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"
The Lord replied,
"The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints,
is when I carried you."
Mary Stevenson
May God bless you and keep you; may He cause His face to shine upon you and bring you peace!
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