Hard Day? Help is Just a Prayer Away

So you’re having a hard day, or a challenging life. It seems like one thing after another has got you down.

Maybe you’re stressed because there’s so much to do and never enough time.

Maybe you don’t like your job—or you don’t even have one.

Maybe you’re exhausted trying to balance work and family and the demands of life pulling at you from all sides.

You want life to be different—better. And, often you wonder how anything is ever going to change. You need strength and courage to keep on going.

You need hope.

The good news is that help is just a prayer away. The One who loves you most is always here. God is ready to listen, to love you and work His will in your life.

Prayer starts with talking with God—and listening. Any place. Any time.

Remember what God has done in the past—the ways He’s helped you before. Looking back can give you hope for what He will do for you today and in the future.

Psalm 68:28 reminds us, “Summon your power, God; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before.”

Ask God what He has for you today. How does God want you to best serve Him today, in this season of your life?

Prayer doesn’t have to be a duty; it can be a delight as you come to know more fully the One with whom you converse. He loves and accepts you. He listens and He cares. He wants the best for you, so you can speak openly and honestly from your heart.

Powerful prayers don’t necessarily have to be long and involved, but heartfelt and sincere.

An effective prayer can be a simple prayer. Preacher and scholar George A. Buttrick once said, “Prayer is listening as well as speaking, receiving as well as asking; and its deepest mood is friendship, held in reverence.”

Your own personal “happy hour,” your quiet time with God, can be a connecting time as you get to know Him more. As you do, you will come to deeper depths of awe at His wonder, worship at His majesty, and acceptance of His never-ending love.

Often we want answers, but first He wants us to want Him—to connect in a mutual, enjoyable relationship.

Believe that God will provide for you. He knows why you’re here, even when you don’t. He created you with a mind to think and reason, with skills and abilities, and with passions and desires.

God wants you to fulfill your heart’s desires and callings too. It’s never too late to begin anew.

God will fulfill His purposes through you. One day, maybe soon, things will turn around.

Press in. Pray on. And keep your eyes open for your answered prayer.