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•A Prayer For When You Just Can’t Stop Your Mind From Running Wild•By Anthony Valente👉 How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?(Psalm 13:1-2)Have you ever felt this way before? Have you felt that God is hiding his face from you? I have but we must all realize that feelings are not very trustworthy but God’s Word is surer than tomorrow’s sunrise as He says “I will never leave you or forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5) and the conclusion is “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me” (Hebrews 13:6).Let’s pray.✝️ Dear God,I can’t stop. I can’t stop these worries from clouding my mind. I can’t stop these doubts from creeping up when I least expect them. I can’t stop opening the door for my fears, letting them back in no matter how hard I try to push them out.When I’m lying in bed at night, I try to focus on You. I try to remember Your promise to me, to all of us—that You’re never leaving—but sometimes it’s so hard to believe what I can’t see. You’ve told me a hundred times before to trust You. But trust is my biggest struggle.How can I trust when sometimes I feel so alone? How can I trust when I’m not sure of the outcome? How can I trust when I don’t have the answers and feel powerless to what’s coming? How can I trust You’ll truly be there when I’ve fallen so many times before?I know You’ve promised to stay by my side. And I know You never promised me a perfect life. But sometimes when I lie awake, counting the stars, making patterns out of the constellations, I wonder if I’ll ever truly feel at peace. I wonder if I’ll ever have the strength to let go of what I can’t control and give that fear and anxiety to You.I think too much, God. I know You know this. I know You see the running thoughts in my head and You probably laugh because they’re so silly. I worry over things that haven’t happened yet. I worry over relationships that are just beginning. I worry over words I’ve said or didn’t say. I worry whether I could have changed moments in my past or made something different happen.The problem is, many of those moments are come and gone. The problem is, I’m letting what’s behind ruin what’s in front of me. The problem is, there’s nothing I can do to go back and erase what was. I can only focus on what is.And God, I need Your help with that.Please take my worried mind and calm it, take my furrowed brow and soften it, take my sweating palms and soothe them with Your grace. Remind me that I do not have control of what happens in this life, but I do have a choice in how I react. I do have a choice in how I trust You and let Your work be done in my life.Please take whatever doubts I have and crush them. When I feel weak, remind me of my power in Your arms. When I am tired, show me that I can continue on. When I’m wide awake, letting my mind spin in circles, help me give all that to You. And help me let what’s meant to happen, happen.Show me that it’s okay to let go.Please take my problems and remind me that You are bigger than them. Please take my fears and show me there is nothing to worry about when You are by my side.I forget, God. I forget how powerful You are. I forget that You’re always here. I forget that You promised You would stay, through thick and thin, high or low. So instead of carrying these burdens, instead of trying to fight these battles on my own, instead of acting like I have everything under control when I’m totally crumbling on the inside—show me that I am not weak for letting You take the reins.I give it all to You, God. Every fear and every doubt, every worry and every uncertainty. I give You all of my thoughts, my crazy over-thinking. I give You my heart and ask You to protect it.I am Your child. I am loved by You, even in my lowest moments, even when I doubt. Please keep me from wandering away from You. Please keep me from losing faith when I’m frightened.You are here, always. And I know this. So help me to trust when the road is tough; help me to see that I’m never alone and there’s no need to let my mind run in circles.The only direction I should be running is closer and closer to You. So I will not worry about tomorrow. After all, tomorrow will worry about itself. Thank You Lord for hearing my cry out, rescue me from this distress. I trust and love You Lord.In Jesus’ name,AMEN 🙏 A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.(Proverbs 15:13)“Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”(Matthew 6:34)Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. I will be patient as the LORD punishes me, for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. The LORD will bring me into the light, and I will see his righteousness. Then my enemies will see that the LORD is on my side. They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying, “So where is the LORD— that God of yours?” With my own eyes I will see their downfall; they will be trampled like mud in the streets.(Micah 7:8-10)Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me! Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me.(Psalm 142:4-7)I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed. “But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.(Job 23:8-10)If I am guilty—woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of shame and drowned in my affliction.(Job 10:15)No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.(1 Corinthians 10:13)“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)“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)Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.(1 Peter 5:7)“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”(Matthew 11:28-30)"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothes?”(Matthew 6:25)"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.”(2 Thessalonians 3:16)“He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”(Deuteronomy 31:8)“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”(Romans 8:28)The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?(Psalm 118:6)In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.(John 1:1-5)I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.(Mark 11:24)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.(Psalm 34:17-20)(pic verse)Then one of the [twenty-four] elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look closely, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome and conquered! He can open the scroll and [break] its seven seals.”(Revelation 5:5)Artist 👨‍🎨 I Am With You Always - David Delfeld