Dear Lord,
Why does life have to be so hard that I begin to lose heart?
Maybe discouragement is the sign that I need to put my hope in You. When discouragement calls my name, I will look up and call Your name, for You are my rock. You have a higher perspective than I do, so I will look to You for guidance to find ways through my problems.
When I consider my problems, I think, There’s no way around this. And maybe that’s true—at least, there is no way without You. You have called me to live into the impossible, not through what I can figure out on my own but through You, through my faith in You.
I declare that I will not grow weary of doing the good You have called me to do but will continue to answer Your call through Your power. I will reap blessings by continuing onward and by not giving up.
You, O Lord, will lead me down paths I cannot see. You will guide me through the darkness. You will turn on Your light to illuminate my way. You will remove every obstacle so I will not stumble. You will do all these things for me, and You will never forsake me.
Why then should I take my eyes off You? You are the way through discouragement. I will look up and put my hope in You.
In the name of Jesus, amen.
From the ends of the earth, I call to you
when I begin to lose heart.
Lead me to the rock that is high above me.
Psalm 61:2 GW
Our life is lived by faith. We do not live by what we see in front of us.
2 Corinthians 5:7 NLV
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Galatians 6:9 NLT
And I will lead the blind
in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
Isaiah 42:16 ESV