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•A Prayer for Trusting in the Lord•By Anthony Valente👉 Psalm 56:3-4 says, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise — in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me.”So many of us long to grow in our trust in the Lord. It does not always come easily to us. When difficulties and unknowns surround us, our minds can race, and our hearts can pound. However, there is peace waiting for us at all times found in the Holy Spirit. One of the fruits that He offers in our lives is peace. When we are afraid, we are invited to put our trust in God. Notice the action word put. We don’t simply trust, we have to actively choose to trust. We have to fight to make a decision to rely on Him and not ourselves.We see the Psalmist act on this in that he trusts in God and is not afraid. He reminds himself what people can do to him, we too, are welcomed into this lifestyle of full trust in the Lord. It is not always easy, but it is worth praying for and asking for this kind of confidence in our God, who is more than worthy of our trust.Let's Pray.🙏 Dear Lord,So often, I turn to fear and anxiety quicker than I turn to You. Help me to be active in placing my trust in You. You are sovereign and in control of all. You have said that You will keep those who trust in You in perfect peace. (Isaiah 26:3-4) You have said that the person who trusts in you is blessed. (Psalm 40:4) You have promised that you will make my path straight when I trust in You with all my heart and do not depend on my understanding. (Proverbs 3:5-6)Enable me today to hear from You. Speak words of peace to me. Remind me that You are in control and You love me so much. Help me to see You at work even in the challenges in life. Remind me that You will work all things together for my good and Your glory. Show me how You are Perfect Love and that You cast out fear. (1 John 4:18) God, remove any anxious way in me, redirect my thoughts and help me to take lies from the enemy captive, and show me Your strength when I feel weakened by my flesh and the enemy.Thank You for reminding me in Luke 12:24, “Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!” Even the most wandering of birds are not forsaken by You. You have everything in the safety of Your hands. You care so much more for me than flowers and birds. I am made in Your image. I am Your child. Help me to go to You for everything. Whether the smallest concern or the largest worry, I place it into Your care.Thank You for not allowing me to sit in anxiety and fear. Thank You for pushing me out of my comfort zone to trust You and holding my hand as You lead me on narrow paths. Remind me that You are always with me when I feel afraid. Give me the boldness to take steps of faith and not cower in fear. You have “not given me a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7) Remind me who I am in You today and each day. Enable me to put on Your armor and to live victoriously because Jesus, you already won the battle. Remind me that I am a champion with You. When I feel weak or unable to be brave, show me how You have already been brave for me, and I get to walk in that victory with my Savior.I praise You for being compassionate and kind. Thank You for loving me and being with me through everything always. I pray that I will grow each day in my trust in my more than capable God.AMEN 🙏 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.(Psalm 37:4-6)It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans.(Psalm 118:8)And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.(Hebrews 11:6)The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.(Psalm 28:7)Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.(Isaiah 41:10)“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?(Matthew 6:25)Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.(Philippians 4:6-7)The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.(John 10:10)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”(Joshua 1:9)“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.(Jeremiah 17:7)And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.(Romans 8:28)Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.(Proverbs 3:5-6)When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities. And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.” But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” He said, “Bring them here to Me.” Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.(Matthew 14:13-21)“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.(Matthew 18:12-14)Never stop praying.(1 Thessalonians 5:17)(pic verse)For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.(1 Corinthians 11:23-26)