I am feeling lost and hopeless. I thank God I came across this nightly prayer Iaiah 49.16. I will hold on that promotes.
Please pray for me that the mountains and feelings of worthlessness be removed. I have so much to thank God for but I feel the unanswered prayers have gone long enough. I am doubting my faith. I need help with my finances, my business ideas that never develop further. I feel like everything is dead in my life. Amen
2 Likes
@Nyarrie Sometimes it seems like our prayers aren’t answered..but He’s listening. I, too, have a small business that is basically dead in the water. I’ve handed it over to my business partner, and told her to run with it. I’ll help her in any way, but I’ve let it go. It doesn’t serve Him, or me. Now, I do some PT housekeeping and deliver pizza, and I’m happy. God gives me all that I need, and He’ll do the same for you, I promise He will. Just go to Him openly and honestly, and ask Him to make a way, and He will. It may not look like the way you’re hoping for or expecting, but He knows something we don’t. 
Trust in that.
I kept praying for financial relief, making myself crazy. So, I surrendered and gave it to Him. And He has not failed me, nor has He abandoned me, and He’ll do the same for you! I promise! Just keep praying. Just hang on. Don’t give up or give in to despair..that’s exactly what the devil wants. he hits us when we’re down, so don’t give him the chance to lie to you. God loves you. You are His. He knew you at the beginning. He planned your life and cares about You. I know it’s really hard to believe at times, especially when life is crushing us, but when you surrender, when you still your mind (try breath prayer..it’s truly powerful), and pray earnestly for Him to move in your life, things will change. Prayer changes things.
Lord? Please help @Nyarrie Let her know that you’re listening and that you’re working? (He is..He truly is). Wrap her in your comfort, and and your peace, as she journeys with you through this storm. Amen.
I’m not eloquent when it comes to prayer..just to the point. Lol He knows your struggle and hears you. When you feel like this try the book of Psalm. 112-118 are my go to when I need strength, peace, calm and His voice to quiet my storms.
And this reminder of who I am when I’m not sure..or doubting:
Isaiah 43:1-2 BSB
[1] Now this is what the Lord says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
You are His.
3 Likes
Practice gratitude by noting three things you’re thankful for each day, shifting focus from lacks to abundances.​
Reframe negative thoughts into positive ones through mindfulness or affirmations.​
Visualize positive outcomes to build belief in possibilities.​
2 Likes
In Jesus name amen .
1 Like
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
I’m praying He lifts your spirit, strengthens your faith, and breathes new life into the dry places.
3 Likes
~Romans 8:18
“I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.”
~Romans 8:26
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.”
~Romans 8:28
“And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.”
~Romans 15:13
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
~2 Corinthians 1:3 through 4
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”
~2 Corinthians 4:8 through 9
“We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed, perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken, struck down, but not destroyed.”
~2 Corinthians 12:9
“But He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.”
~Galatians 6:9
“Let us not grow weary in well doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
~Philippians 1:6
“Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
~Philippians 4:6 through 7
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
~Philippians 4:19
“And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
~1 Thessalonians 5:24
“The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.”
The Spirit also helps in our weakness – The word pictures someone else with greater strength stepping in and helping with the burden that lies too heavily upon our own shoulders.
For we do not know for what we should pray – Our sight is limited to the present and cannot see the future which may not enable us to pray for the right thing.
Example: In Act_12:5 when the church prayed for Peter, they apparently did not pray for his deliverance from prison since they are surprise Act_12:13-16 but probably since James had been beheaded Act_12:1-3 they prayed that Peter would be faithful and not recant and deny Jesus as he had done when Jesus was arrested.
One way the Spirits helps us, is by teaching us to pray. Paul in his many letters give examples, instructions, and requests which help us in forming our prayers and petitions, etc.
makes intercession – The Greek compound word occurs only here (huperentugchanei). Like an advocate in a court of justice. " It is a picturesque word of rescue by one who “happens on” (entugchanei) one who is in trouble and “in his behalf” (huper) pleads" his case. - Robertson.
There is a twofold intercession, one of Christ, of which we read, Rom_8:34; the other of the Spirit, of which this place speaks. See Eph_6:18 Jud_1:20.
for us with groanings which cannot be uttered – see Rom_8:23, it is our groaning, not the Holy Spirit’s.
This may be with inward sighs and groans which cannot be expressed by words. A man may cry to God and never utter a word. See Exo_14:15; 1Sa_1:13.
This communication is described as “groans” because it conveys to the Father not only our thoughts but also the deep feelings associated with them. - CPNIV
… the Spirit himself intercedes for them in and through their unspeakable groans (cf. Rom_8:23). - ESVSB
J.
2 Likes
The Spirit also helps in our weakness – The word pictures someone else with greater strength stepping in and helping with the burden that lies too heavily upon our own shoulders.
For we do not know for what we should pray – Our sight is limited to the present and cannot see the future which may not enable us to pray for the right thing.
Example: In Act_12:5 when the church prayed for Peter, they apparently did not pray for his deliverance from prison since they are surprise Act_12:13-16 but probably since James had been beheaded Act_12:1-3 they prayed that Peter would be faithful and not recant and deny Jesus as he had done when Jesus was arrested.
One way the Spirits helps us, is by teaching us to pray. Paul in his many letters give examples, instructions, and requests which help us in forming our prayers and petitions, etc.
makes intercession – The Greek compound word occurs only here (huperentugchanei). Like an advocate in a court of justice. " It is a picturesque word of rescue by one who “happens on” (entugchanei) one who is in trouble and “in his behalf” (huper) pleads" his case. - Robertson.
There is a twofold intercession, one of Christ, of which we read, Rom_8:34; the other of the Spirit, of which this place speaks. See Eph_6:18 Jud_1:20.
for us with groanings which cannot be uttered – see Rom_8:23, it is our groaning, not the Holy Spirit’s.
This may be with inward sighs and groans which cannot be expressed by words. A man may cry to God and never utter a word. See Exo_14:15; 1Sa_1:13.
This communication is described as “groans” because it conveys to the Father not only our thoughts but also the deep feelings associated with them. - CPNIV
… the Spirit himself intercedes for them in and through their unspeakable groans (cf. Rom_8:23). - ESVSB
J.
2 Likes
I urge you to seek counseling and reach out to your support network of friends and loved ones. And if the second is not an option, a counselor can help address how to create a support network or help you create a plan of action if you start to feel absolute despair.
A number of years ago I lost my father. God blessed me with him through the holidays that year and one more birthday before my father took a sudden rapid decline. He was my last true familial bond, and I watched helplessly at his bedside for three weeks as he withered away after being taken off life support because there was nothing the doctors could do.
Then for three weeks after that, I was lost in a state of shock where I did very risky behavior. I was constantly looking for an endorphine rush to feel relief. To feel anything. And my mind had blocked out that my dad had passed away. I knew it, but I was walking in a fog. Those three weeks felt like 3 years of time. Time had gotten a little wonky.
Until the day the funeral home reached out to me and said they needed help because our doctor had never gotten around to signing the death certificate. Dad was supposed to be cremated and I had been waiting for a call until I my mind had allowed the knowledge to take a backseat and I focussed on other things. As it turns out, there had been a mishap of some kind.
This woke me up. The fog cleared and I actively worked to get it done. And then, when I brought home the ashes, the reality really sunk in. My father was gone.
At the end of those three weeks I experienced the worst state of depression I have ever felt in my life. The grief was far greater than I could handle. I stayed at home in a recliner for three days not really doing anything.
I was watching music videos when I searched youtube for this one song called, Fear is a Liar. I had heard it on the radio a few times and it had been encouraging. But the video was very dark. It shows a great deal of struggle and people about to give up. And I lost it. I sobbed off and on for maybe two hours.
I reached out to the hospice minister of my father who ironically had been a man I had gone to college with and had casually interacted with (game nights, nerdy stuff) back in the day. I also reached out to a friend I had been leaning on for support, who unbeknownst to me had begun to distance himself away after what I thought was a small argument. I texted both in the afternoon and said, “I am really hurting right now and I am having a hard time dealing with it.”
I didn’t hear back from either one for almost 24 hours. The minister texted, sorry to hear it. Lets do coffee sometime. The friend texted, I bet you are. Then nothing else from either.
My depression suddenly became rage and I texted a rant like you would never believe to the friend and cut ties. I wrote off the minister completely and never heard back. And that was okay. From that moment, I was up and running again. The depression had been broken like a fever. And though I still grieved for the next year, I was living my life again and moving forward.
There is a funny thing about anger. It gets a bad rap most of the time. But the inner fire can also save your life, and the lives of those you love. That anger you get when you know something is wrong and refuse to abide in it- being abused or neglected or mistreated, or to allow someone you love to be treated that way, that fire can wake you up and set you to fighting after everything else says you are done, stay down.
If you need to, embrace that part of you that says, How Dare you tell me I am unworthy of life, Satan. How Dare YOU tell me I am not a beloved child of God made with Divine Purpose and LOVE. HOW DARE YOU! IN THE NAME OF CHRIST JESUS, GET OUT OF MY FACE, SATAN. I SAID, IN THE NAME THAT STANDS FAR ABOVE YOU, GET YOURSELF BEHIND ME SATAN AND STAY THERE WHERE YOU BELONG!!!
And I can honestly say, looking back, God used all of this and more to bring me through what was one of the most difficult moments of my life when I really could have given up. Which is why I got a tattoo shortly after to remind me to always keep moving forward. Mysterious Ways, indeed.
2 Likes
That is an amazing, beautiful, raw, honest testimony. Thank you for sharing it.
1 Like