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Are you just hearing 🦗🦗🦗 from God in response to your latest request? We’ve been there!!

If you, like us, need a little help getting through seasons of unanswered prayer, check out these four “things to do.” For more details, the whole piece is linked in our bio!

1. Ask for Peace
God’s peace, given the circumstances, doesn’t make sense (Phil. 4:7). It won’t make your problems go away. But as you ask him for peace, it can help calm win out over anxiety, trust to replace fear of never getting what we need, and confidence to overcome the doubt that God doesn’t have a plan.

2. Remember What God’s Done
Try writing down a handful of specific times when God came through (for you, for others, or even different characters from the Bible). As you do, you’ll see God’s character come through. And remember that he hasn’t changed. In his way and timing, he’ll come through for you again.

3. Consider Alternatives
Instead of sending up the same prayer, try asking God if you’re even praying for the best thing. Maybe you’re not ready yet. Or maybe he’s got something totally better up his sleeve.

Regardless, it’ll be helpful to train your heart to soften a little while considering that his plan and timing might be pretty different from yours!

4. Take One Day at a Time
Depending on the gravity of our prayer, waiting for an answer can be totally overwhelming. But remember that today, you only need enough strength to get through today. You can admit the hardness of this season, and draw near to God, cashing in on his promise to be a safe place of refuge for his people (Proverbs 18:10).

Once you’ve done all these things, keep doing them on repeat (and find new things that are helpful). Seasons like this won`t always make sense. Sometimes you’ll figure out their purpose later on, and sometimes you won’t. Both times, God’s goodness is trustworthy, and he can help you make it through.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿? 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

Contributed by @truthbyhim

💡 This is what it`s all about. Him.
 
👑 We were created to worship Him.
 
🌬️ Our every breath is made to worship Him.
 
🫂 All He did was for us, so all we do should be for Him.
 
☝🏼 Take us back to our first love.
 
"He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes" (Deuteronomy 10:21).
 
#artistfeature #christiancreative #christianliving #encouragement #reclaimtoday

𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐎’𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞
 
@elijah.odell
 
There may be moments in your life where you feel like a little boat out in stormy seas, tossed and tumbled by the wind and waves. The water is rising, the air is thinning, and decisions can be difficult. Next steps, big commitments, drama between friends, or an overflowing schedule can make it feel like you’re drowning.
 
But you aren’t a dinghy stranded in unknown waters. You have a captain who has plotted the perfect course for you!
 
Here’s a verse and a prayer for you as you enter into, exit out of, or sail through times of rougher waters. Don’t lose sight of the fact that you have a heavenly captain guiding you, wave after wave.
 
𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you” (Psalm 32:8).
 
𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞/ 𝐀 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩’𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚 
Jesus, my shepherd, my guide, and my captain, thank you for your Holy Spirit. Thank you for steering me in the right direction and being my life raft when I go through rough waters.
 
“Guide me Lord as a ship on the sea
Make my course arrive to You safely
For how am I to know better than thee?
You spoke this world to life, it was not me”
 
Encourage me to lean on you when I need it, and when I think I don’t. Remind me daily that your eyes are always on my horizon. I have no reason to worry about my future. Amen.
 
#prayer #dailyprayer #dailydevotional #verseoftheday #christianliving #reclaimtoday

We’re at the age where the people we grew up with are all at drastically different stages of life; some are married, some are single, some have careers, some are still in school.

When we see everyone moving on to new things, it can make us feel like we need to catch up. But we don’t. God has a unique timeline for us, and he doesn`t want us to compare ours to another’s; he just wants us to focus on where we’re going with him.

Peter struggles with this kind of comparison when Jesus asks his disciples to follow him in John 21. Instead of focusing on Jesus, Peter asks questions about Jesus’s plan for another disciple. Jesus tells Peter not to worry about what’s going on with anyone else— just focus on following him.

Navigating life is hard, so looking to see how others handle it might feel like the natural response. But God doesn’t want us to get stuck in comparison; he wants us to walk in his timing for us.

𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟐𝟏:𝟐𝟏-𝟐𝟐
19 …Then he said to him, “Follow me!” 20 Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them…21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” 22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”

𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭
Jesus calls us to follow him (v. 19)
Even the disciples had trouble focusing solely on Jesus (v. 20-21)
Instead of comparing ourselves to others, we should focus on following where Jesus is leading (v. 22)

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞
Crafter of Plans, I struggle with staying focused on you, especially when I think about _______.

Lord Who Provides, I often compare your plan for me to your plan for others’.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬
God of Purpose, help me understand that just because someone else is in a stage I’m not, doesn’t mean I’m behind in life.

Everlasting God, stop me from judging the timeline of my life based on _______’s life.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
Lord Who Leads, keep my focus on you today when I start to feel behind in _______.

Faithful Creator, remind me of your perfect timing for everything. Even when I feel behind, I can never fall behind in your plan for me.

"You’ve probably had a time or two like that in your life. Dinner, if you’re lucky enough to be home for it, is eaten quickly over the sink before rushing out the door to the next event, game, appointment, or just flipping open your computer, clicking on the project that’s due soon, and diving back in. It’s good to hear Jesus’s words during these times: `Come away and rest.` Rest for our bodies, hearts, and minds." -J.R. Hudberg
 
Fall often is a season of returning to routines and trying to balance a million different responsibilities. Taking time to rest often seems impractical at best, maybe even irresponsible. J.R. reminds us, however, that rest isn`t a just a luxury, but both an invitation and a command.
 
😴 Check out the full article (link in bio!) to read about trusting God`s perfect plan for our rest, as well as some helpful ideas to encourage us in practicing it.

Contributed by @jeff.crtv
 
It`s time to speak to your mountain and tell it to move. Because your God is bigger than any struggle you face.
 
"He will cover you with his pinions,
     and under his wings you will find refuge;
     his faithfulness is a shield and buckler" (Psalm 91:4). 
 
#mountainmover #faithful #allmylifeyouhavebeenfaithful #churchlife #artistfeature #christiancreative #christianliving #encouragement #reclaimtoday