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•A Prayer for When You’re Feeling Weak•By Anthony Valente👉 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10)I hate weakness.I don't like to feel inadequate or incapable. I don't like being dependent on others. I don't like not knowing what's going to happen. I don't like feeling helpless in the face of a trial. I don't like feeling spent and overwhelmed. I don't like it when I am physically weak, emotionally weak, mentally weak, or spiritually weak.Did I mention that I don't like being weak?But ironically, God's word looks at my weakness differently. It's part of the prerequisite for coming to Christ. Jesus said in Luke 5:31-32, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”Our weakness is no match for Christ. It's not an obstacle he has to overcome. He doesn't look at us and bemoan the fact he's not been given the cream of the crop. Rather, he laughs at weakness and says "Look what I can do with it."If the reality of your own weakness is mocking you today, go to God in prayer. Plead with the Lord about it and rest in his power made perfect in weakness.This prayer is for you and me:✝️ Dear Father,I come to You today feeling so weak and helpless. There are many things on my plate, so many worries, so many uncertainties, so many things that I just can't do. Every time I think about what lies ahead for me, I feel overwhelmed. When I consider carrying this burden for days on end, I feel like I just might drown. Everything seems impossible. You said to come to You with my burdens. The Bible says You are our "Rock" and our "Fortress." You are all knowing and all powerful. You know the burdens that I bear. You are not surprised by them. In fact, You’ve allowed them into my life. I may not know the purpose for them, but I do know that I can trust Your goodness. You are always faithful to do what is best for me. You care most about my holiness, even above my immediate happiness. I ask that You remove this burden from me, take away my weakness, but ultimately, I desire most of all that Your will be done. I confess that I dislike this weakness in me. I don't like not knowing what to do. I don't like being incapable and insufficient. Forgive me for wanting to be sufficient in myself. Forgive me for wanting to be in control. Forgive me for complaining and grumbling. Forgive me for doubting Your love for me. And forgive me for not being willing to trust and rely on You and Your grace. When I look into the future and see my weakness, help me to trust You. May I, like Paul, embrace my weakness so that You can be my strength. May You work through my weakness to change me. May I glorify You in my weakness, looking away from myself and to the wonders of Your amazing love through Christ. Grant me gospel joy, even in the midst of this struggle. It's because of Jesus and through Jesus that I can pray,AMEN 🙏 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.(James 1:2-4)Even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(2 Corinthians 12:7-10)Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”(Joshua 1:8-9)LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.(Isaiah 33:2)For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.(2 Timothy 1:7)He is the God who makes me strong, who makes my pathway safe. He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains. He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow.(Psalm 18:32-34)You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.(Isaiah 26:3)For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.(2 Corinthians 13:4)“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”(Psalm 73:26)"Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid."(John 14:27)I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.(Philippians 4:12-13)We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.(Romans 5:3-5)Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(Romans 8:35-39)God, save me from all my troubles! The rising water has reached my neck. I have nothing to stand on. I am sinking down, down into the mud. I am in deep water, and the waves are about to cover me. I am getting weak from calling for help. My throat is sore. I have waited and looked for your help until my eyes are hurting. I have more enemies than the hairs on my head. They hate me for no reason. They try hard to destroy me. My enemies tell lies about me. They say I stole from them and they demand that I pay for things I did not steal. God, you know my faults. I cannot hide my sins from you. My Lord GOD All-Powerful, don’t let me embarrass your followers. God of Israel, don’t let me bring disgrace to those who worship you. My face is covered with shame. I carry this shame for you. My own brothers treat me like a stranger. They act as if I came from a foreign land. My strong devotion to your Temple is destroying me. Those who insult you are also insulting me. When I spend time crying and fasting, they make fun of me. When I wear sackcloth to show my sorrow, they tell jokes about me. They talk about me in public places. The beer drinkers make up songs about me. As for me, LORD, this is my prayer to you: Please accept me! God, I want you to answer me with love. I know I can trust you to save me. Pull me from the mud, and don’t let me sink down deeper. Save me from those who hate me. Save me from this deep water. Don’t let the waves drown me. Don’t let the deep sea swallow me or the grave close its mouth on me. Answer me, LORD, from the goodness of your faithful love. Out of your great kindness turn to me and help me! Don’t turn away from your servant. I am in trouble, so hurry and help me! Come save my soul. Rescue me from my enemies.(Psalm 69:1-18)(pic verse)For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(John 3:16)Artist 👨‍🎨 I Am With You Always - David Delfeld