Sometimes talking to him is all you can do. That is all I have.
I use the prayer model from John 17. Would love for you to pray with my today. I would also love to pray with and for you. I hope you can feel free to do that here.
Father, my heart says to me, “seek his face,” so I will seek your face. You are the safest place I know to be my most real and unedited self. No confessed sin too great, no tantrum too annoying, and no ache and longing too loud for you. You hear the cries of my heart’s craving. You are present to every word spoken and thought left silent in me. You hold every one of my tears cried close to you. I am learning that with you there is no vulnerability, but just unconditional love. In my biggest weakness you are faithful in strength. In my restless wandering, you wait patiently with quiet drawing. You always gently start up again with me where we left off. No payments, you already paid. Forgive me for adding to your death on the cross instead of dying to myself.
My words fall silent and quiet on the simple truth of your freeing words. I crave that. I crave you. You know my specific heart and big dreams. Father, I surrender my life of management to you as I want bigger than me. Control and dependence don’t go together. I surrender my control to you. I pray and ask for the unknown to feel like a comfort zone. I ask that you would continue to teach me your way that I may follow after your truth.
Father, be really close to those who are the “close” you’ve given me. Thank you for the joy you have given their hearts. I have seen some great joy attributed to things only you are doing. Thank you for renewed strength and new life. Let us always love each other with a love that speaks of you first. I pray that my friendships would display you. I pray others would know we’ve been with you by our friendships. Breath life into my friends. Breath hope, breath freedom, restoration from weariness, and exhale into those I love so much. Thank you for them. You have made my life rich with them.
Father, I pray for the hearts of those searching all the time. I ask that you would match truth with as much crap as this world offers. So many messages and “answer” possibilities to a life that looks like band aide management. I pray for truth. I pray that believers would believe and offer that. I pray you would keep our hearts soft to you. Give us all wisdom and discernment to weed through the crap. Life is empty apart from you. No matter how we try and seek it, no matter how many names and forms we put to it, it’s still far from life apart from just you. You are always about the heart’s belief in you. Please raise up a people who are confident in simple truth. Let us not add one thing to your truth, but just speak it. Help us all to seek you first and watch for what you add unto us. Thank you father. In your son’s perfect name, amen.
Thank you for beautiful evening prayer.
Thank you for praying with me.
Amen to that powerful prayer! My heart echoes this: “Father, I surrender my life of management to You, as I want bigger than me. Control and dependence don’t go together. I surrender my control to you. I pray and ask for the unknown to feel like a comfort zone.”
And this: “Breath life into my friends. Breath hope, breath freedom, restoration from weariness, and exhale into those I love so much. Thank you for them. You have made my life rich with them.”
And this: “So many messages and “answer” possibilities to a life that looks like band aide management. I pray for truth. I pray that believers would believe and offer that.”
And this: “Please raise up a people who are confident in simple truth. Let us not add one thing to your truth, but just speak it.”
And all of it, really.
So Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, and AMEN! Lord, this is the cry of our heart! Make us a people who truly follow and obey You, that You might fully shine through us to the world around us.
thank you for praying with me Katie! I echo your words of “making us a people who truly follow and obey.” that makes all the difference.
Thank you for this! I am having a really rough day and this was exactly what I needed to get through it. I’m going to lay down and talk to Him now. Thanks for reminding me that is the answer!
How is your day today? been praying for you. Hope you got a great nap!
Thank you for the prayers! Things aren’t necessarily better, but I think I am. At least I feel better when I keep talking to him and just giving it up to him. Can’t thank you enough for helping me with the attitude adjustment!
I will keep praying. I am glad you are doing a little better. Thank you for your kind words and honesty. Always appreciate knowing where people are.
perfect. perfect for today :)