Dear Lord,
In this dark and painful night, You are with me.
The enemy whispers lies of death, but You whisper words of life. You ask me to choose life so that my descendants and I will live.
You created my life and call me to live because You have a purpose for me that I have yet to fulfill. If I trust that my times are in Your hands, I will live to find that purpose because You are the God who loves me.
Even in my despair, You tell me that Your grace is enough. You promise to give me Your power in my weakness, so please give me Your power now.
I give my heart to You and know that even my body belongs to You. May Your Spirit fill my heart and empower me to choose life.
The enemy tempts me to shut the door to my future. But I reject his lies, knowing You hold my future, a future filled with hope. I will trust You and give You the broken pieces of my life if only to watch what You can do with them.
So I will wait for You, Lord, as You move on my behalf. Be with me while I wait, for You are my help and my shield. You will help me to find joy as I learn how to trust You in every circumstance. May Your mercy rest on me as I wait in hope for You.
In the name of Jesus, amen.
Choose life so that you and your descendants will live.
Deuteronomy 30:19 GW
But I trust in you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hand.
Psalm 31:14–15 ESV
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Don’t you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you. You don’t belong to yourselves.
1 Corinthians 6:19 GW
We wait for the LORD.
He is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts find joy.
In his holy name we trust.
Let your mercy rest on us, O LORD,
since we wait with hope for you.
Psalm 33:20–22 GW