“Come unto me…”

Dear Heavenly Father,

Somedays, the best we can do is just hold it together. On those days, when we fall to our knees, overwhelmed, drowning, uncertain and simply just existing, Lord hear our hearts. See our tears. Father those are the times it’s hard to even speak because there are no words that come to mind. We don’t know what to ask or how to ask for direction anymore. We’re just at a stand still. Waiting. Wondering. Hoping but at a loss.

These are the moments we discover the enemy sneaks in and pours more doubt and fear into our minds. Father, help us to discern between his confusion and your clarity. Help us to hear your direction instead of allowing his discourse. So often Lord you’re doing a great work and he swoops in to destroy what is good and true. Father hold us close so that we may know what is your message to our hearts and not his mess for our lives. You have placed us in the exact moments with the exact people on this exact journey for a purpose. I pray Lord you’ll bind Satan from all that You’ve got planned for good.

Lord, we are weak and cannot do this alone. Too many times our minds become so cluttered with the walks of this life that we feel so distant from you and your promises. Father, help us to draw nigh to you remembering you’re always near us when we do. You’ve never left us or forsaken us. It’s us who have listened to the voices of uncertainty and distress. It’s us who have thought we should choose different paths than you have set forth when all along if we’d just trust you completely, open our hearts and see what you’re doing we would know we’re exactly where you’ve called us to be.

Father fill us with the peace and contentment that only comes from you. Speak life into our hearts and minds so that we may overcome the negative thoughts that try to defeat us and draw us further away. Lord, may we find rest in your understanding and not our own. Lord, open our eyes and hearts to see and accept what is for us and to not be blinded by broken pasts, people who have hurt us or abandoned us or our current circumstances. Help us to see our worth in You and the abundant future you do want us to live. Father I thank you and praise you for second chances...forgiveness... unconditional love. Help us to fully embrace each of those in our lives so that we will feel them and practice them daily.

Lord, when we can’t...you can. We carry it well in front of others but it’s heavy Father. Almost unbearable. It’s weighing us down. Take it Lord. Carry us Lord. In the palm of your hands, carry us. Hold us. Help us to feel your answers to our prayers and the comfort of your embrace. On those sleepless nights...hold us Lord. Speak to our hearts and take our burdens so that we may find rest. We weren’t meant to carry them but instead are told to cast them at your feet. Father, I fall there now, humbly asking you to carry it all...the past, present and future and to have your will and your way.

Through it all Father, hold us and fill us with hope. Mend our broken pieces and help us to feel whole again. You’re the only answer. You’re the only place we’ll ever find what we’re looking for. Help us to seek you first and to listen only to what you’re speaking to our hearts.

Father we love you and ask you to forgive us for the countless times we’ve failed you and lose our faith. You’re a good father who has blessed beyond what we’ll ever deserve. Lord use us for your glory. We thank you and praise you in Jesus name. Amen.