A Prayer for Resurrection in the Areas I Thought Were Dead
Today’s devotion felt like my story. Me & my husband planned & prepared to move out of state and the month we were ready to move he had accident & passed away, as you said taking all dreams with him. It felt like a very painful small of a door in my face, leaving me wondering… I had breast cancer when he was alive & he was the perfect helper & protector. I am presently suffering from Shingles missing my helper, making taking care of myself harder. So this devotion is speaking what is in my heart & crying to the Lord for healing, strength & guidance.
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Hello Patty, aka @DEVOTION I hope you find our little Forum worth sticking around for. We have a wide range of brothers and sisters, all striving to learn and grow in our faith. May God be with you, may you heal in body, mind, and spirit. May God guide you on the best way forward.
Peter
I just love the daily prayers being offered to help us on our journey toward the heaven we see Jesus talking about. They give us hope during these days of turmoil throughout the world. God Bless those who use these and offer these.
Loved today’s devotional. I did want to educate you all on the 1st Memorial Day celebration that was held on May 1st, 1865. Google it. This site would not allow the link to be added.
All honor and respect to those who have fallen, those who are still serving, and to ALL those families who have lost loved ones.
Just let us not forget the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior and what He did for us ALL.
May I had after reading todays daily prayer mention Mother Cabrini, my late wife was her in orphanage in Denver. The Queen of Heaven orphanage used to be at 49th and Federal the same area I spent much of my life in also. Mary loved the nuns who oversaw the children and would go to the shrine that housed Mother Cabrini on in mountains where the big statue of Christ is located. We had walked the stairs to the shrine celebrating Christ many times over the years.
“Carry what’s yours, and let Him carry the rest.” What a beautiful truth. Thank you for reminding us that asking for help isn’t weakness, it’s part of God’s design
This is a testimony that God is with us no matter how severe the storm. From 2022-2024 my family experienced multiple sicknesses & significant deaths. The storm came like a tornado and took away matriarchs and family members that left us hurt, devastated and clueless about life. The only thing I knew was, I was in transition. God was transitioning me from my church, ministry, & sending me back to my hometown. The two things God spoke was, “My yoke is easy and my burdens are light. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me.” Secondly, “I am the same yesterday, today, & forevermore.” I embraced what God spoke and learned how to live moment by moment trusting God without the details. Today, I look back and convinced, God knows best, my life belongs to Him, and all things work together for my good according to His purpose & plans for my life
Sometimes this is a hard thing to do, but people are surprised at how much peace this brings.
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:11-13
There is much peace in contentment. Why? Because we no longer have to worry about much of anything. Do you have a roof over your head? Do you have food on the table? When was the last time you missed a meal? I’m not trying to be insulting or nasty. I’m truly asking you. When was the last time you went out in public naked? Not due to perversion, but due to simply having nothing to cover yourself with.
There is a whole sermon in there, but basically, trust God. Seek first His Kingdom. Let Him be the Father He wants to be to you.
Peter
God’s grace is amazing and I thank Him so much for what He did in the author’s life and for her sharing this beautiful experience.
I am in tears tonight, because I know God’s grace is real all the time and because yes, I have hit a wall in my marriage. Today has been a blessing, in Christ Jesus, but also one that myself and my three kiddos, have been bombarded on, by husband. We truly don’t feel like we are loved like God wants us to be loved by him and it hurts so much to see that he doesn’t really love, respect or treasure them.
I have been and continue to pray for God’s grace. I lost my mom in 2025, lost my job last month and have been struggling with this situation for almost 7 years now. I love my husband dearly, but I can’t do this lifestyle anymore and neither can my kiddos. That is why, this devo meant so much to me. I needed to see it. Needed to feel and touch God’s Goodness through my phone as I read these words of faith and understanding. God is so Good, even when I feel helpless, because surrender is a powerful thing. God bless y’all from the blessed state of Texas!
Welcome @Christian4ever. You seem to have the right attitude in dealing with this tough situation. I will pray with you that God will bless you and your family and show you the way He wants you to go forward.
Heavenly Father, we come before You, lifting Your precious daughter who is carrying an incredibly heavy burden. Lord, You see her tears, You know the depth of her hurt, and You have counted every single loss she has endured. We thank You that even in the midst of her deepest pain, she still recognizes Your amazing grace and goodness. That faith is a beautiful testament to her love for You.
Father, she has hit a wall, and she is feeling helpless. We ask that You meet her right there in that broken place. Wrap Your arms around her and her three precious children. They are hurting, Lord, feeling unloved and unvalued in their own home. We pray that You would be a shield of protection over their hearts and minds. Pour out Your perfect love upon them—the kind of love that casts out fear, heals deep wounds, and restores a sense of worth and dignity. May Your Will be done. In Jesus’ name, Amen!
It seems sometimes when you are dealing with changes in your life that you ask where is God? I need him to give me the strength and wisdom to figure it all out. Where am I going and how much more do I have to do to please those who are putting pressure on me to change and cooperate with them because they think they know better what I need then I do. Only God can see what I need. Praying nightly for his will and help.
Today’s devotional is so timely especially with everything going on in the world and families. I too have been skeptical about my desires, hope, & future on earth. God has promised that He has plans for me for good & not evil. Since 2021, I have been in transition. Moving back home to care for family members, learning how to make uncomfortable adjustments, resisting God in the process rather than trusting Him, experiencing grief through multiple deaths, and seeking to understand who I am as God’s daughter in the process. The one thing God revealed is to trust Him and that He will instruct and lead me (Prov. 3:5-6, Psalm 32:8). Five years later, God has kept me by His goodness & unfailing love. I am learning while expecting the return of Christ, I can live each day on purpose for God. One of the best ways to show God how much I love Him and appreciate Him is to be thankful. So instead of me focusing on everything that’s happening, God has given me a new heart with a right spirit to embrace each day in faith with desire and hope as I am learning to trust the process
This devotional reminded me that my bad decisions can be forgiven by my repentance and bringing my shameful heart to Christ at the throne. Just recently I ended and very long marriage due to emotional withdrawal by my husband among so many other things. Even though we filed an agreement to divorce and there was no money asked for, he has shut me out of his life. We have kids that are 21 and I just want to talk to him, for God to restore and reconcile us so we can be parents together. So here is where the guilt and shame come in. Should I be feeling guilty for what has transpired? What is God’s next step for me and for him. I am asking for GOd to soften my husband’s heart to follow Him and I believe knowing God will point him in the direction of some sort of reconciliation. I think the worst part is to think that I have hurt or grieved God by going through with the divorce. I pray to hear only the discernment from the Holy Spirit to order my steps.
