The Christian prayer life can sometimes feel stale. It doesnโt mean your faith is weak, or that youโre doing something wrongโso donโt get hung up on it! It just happens. But if you want to connect with God and donโt know how to pray, or simply donโt feel like praying…then these everyday prayers are for you.ย
Selfish Parents Got You Stressinโ
When it comes to dealing with that stressful parent, itโs been a week.
Mom called to vent about the drama between her and your sister and (quite frankly), you didnโt want to hear about it. Or maybe dad made yet another guilt-inducing comment about needing more help taking care of the house (even though you were just there playing handyman over the weekend).
Sometimes it feels like they come to you with all of their baggage and needs and complaints, and don’t give a rip about how youโre doing. More than likely thatโs not the whole storyโtheyโre probably just too consumed by their own woes to think about anything else. Still: itโs frustrating.
But despite the frustration, theyโre your parents, and you care about them. When it feels like theyโre tossing their cares onto you, remember that God invites you to put it all on him:ย
โCast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shakenโ (Psalm 55:22).
This is a prayer we wrote for when youโre at your wits end dealing with stressful and selfish parents. Check it out:
A Prayer for Dealing with Selfish Parents
Compassionate Father, who so lovingly cares about my anxiety and stress, help me to reflect that compassion to my parent(s). Let your patience guide my conversations and responses to their needs and requests. Give me wisdom to set boundaries, and peace to serve them in the ways youโve called me to. Ultimately, when it comes to dealing with my selfish parent(s), I pray that you bring peace to this relationship, and to my spirit. Amen.
Prayers for everyday life are hard to come up with on the spot! If youโre in need of more simple prayers visit this page to help you connect with God in the ordinary, extraordinary, everyday moments of life!ย
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