A Prayer For God’s Strength In Your Present Situation

If you are weak, weary or unready to stand, and
unsure of what to ask, pray along with these words:

Lord, I’m weary. My energy is sagging, and my motivation is
lagging. And I am so in need of you. I need your strength and your fresh touch
to get back on track again. Your Word says the joy of the Lord is my strength.
If that’s true, then I need your joy to replace all the bone-tired parts of my
mind, body, and soul.

The pressures of life sometimes push me into a
corner, rendering me helpless to move forward. A hundred voices call my name,
and I feel paralyzed at times to answer, not knowing where to turn. Lord, help
me not to quit, to keep running the race faithfully, and to find strength in
that safe, secret place of yours, under the shadow of the Almighty.

I
need your strength to say no when I’m tempted to surrender to harmful things, or
when selfishness clings to my clothes and won’t let go. I need your strength to
say yes, when cowardice and fear nudge me to deny the convictions of my heart. I
need your strength to reach out in love to those both close to me and all around
me. When don’t I need your strength, God?

You are my rock, and I run to
you today, believing that you will lift up my heavy arms, that you will fuel me
for the tasks you’ve given me, and that your joy will completely consume the
weakness of my life and make me strong again. I don’t want to stay grounded,
crippled by limitations and failed attempts. I’m tired of feeble efforts. Lord,
I want to mount up with wings like an eagle and not just fly. I want to
soar.

Renew my strength, Lord. Fill me with your supernatural power to
overcome each obstacle in my path. With my eyes on you, Lord, with you walking
beside me, working through me, I can make it. Thank you, Lord!

In Jesus’s
name, Amen.

[by Rebecca Barlow Jordan]