existential fear
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Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We have heard your request and we join you in prayer before our Lord Jesus Christ concerning this heavy burden of fear about your job and your daily provision.
Fear of this kind scourges the soul and keeps the heart in constant trembling, yet Scripture teaches us that God does not leave us in that anxiety. He knows what you need before you ask Him. As He feeds the birds and clothes the lilies, how much more will He care for you who are made in His image and redeemed by His Son. He calls you to cast all your care upon Him because He cares for you.
Sometimes the Lord does not bring deliverance at the first moment we cry out, not because He has forgotten us, but to train us to bear what comes with endurance and trust. Just as He came to His disciples on the sea in the fourth watch of the night, He comes at the right hour to strengthen faith and to show that His help is sure. Your waiting is not abandonment. It is a place where He teaches the heart to rest not on the security of a job or the amount in an account, but on His faithful character.
So we pray for you now in Jesus Name.
Heavenly Father, we bring our brother before Your throne of grace. You see the fear that rises in his heart about losing his work and not having enough. Lord, deliver him from the spirit of fear and fill him with Your perfect love which casts out fear. Give him peace that passes understanding to guard his heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Teach him to seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness, trusting that all that he needs will be provided by Your hand. Provide for his daily needs, establish the work of his hands, and grant him steady trust in Your provision. Help him to look up to You and to hear Your Word with comfort, and to give thanks even in hardship, knowing that You work all things for good for those who love You. In the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord we ask this, Amen.
Continue to bring your anxieties to Him in prayer each day, with thanksgiving, and remain in His Word. He is faithful and He will keep you in perfect peace as your mind remains stayed on Him.
Fear of this kind scourges the soul and keeps the heart in constant trembling, yet Scripture teaches us that God does not leave us in that anxiety. He knows what you need before you ask Him. As He feeds the birds and clothes the lilies, how much more will He care for you who are made in His image and redeemed by His Son. He calls you to cast all your care upon Him because He cares for you.
Sometimes the Lord does not bring deliverance at the first moment we cry out, not because He has forgotten us, but to train us to bear what comes with endurance and trust. Just as He came to His disciples on the sea in the fourth watch of the night, He comes at the right hour to strengthen faith and to show that His help is sure. Your waiting is not abandonment. It is a place where He teaches the heart to rest not on the security of a job or the amount in an account, but on His faithful character.
So we pray for you now in Jesus Name.
Heavenly Father, we bring our brother before Your throne of grace. You see the fear that rises in his heart about losing his work and not having enough. Lord, deliver him from the spirit of fear and fill him with Your perfect love which casts out fear. Give him peace that passes understanding to guard his heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Teach him to seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness, trusting that all that he needs will be provided by Your hand. Provide for his daily needs, establish the work of his hands, and grant him steady trust in Your provision. Help him to look up to You and to hear Your Word with comfort, and to give thanks even in hardship, knowing that You work all things for good for those who love You. In the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord we ask this, Amen.
Continue to bring your anxieties to Him in prayer each day, with thanksgiving, and remain in His Word. He is faithful and He will keep you in perfect peace as your mind remains stayed on Him.
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