Give us the strength to hold on, comfort our broken spirit, and remind us of Your unfailing love when we cannot feel it

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Psalm 42:9:
I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”

A Prayer Based on Psalm 42:9: Our prayer:
"Dear God, our Rock and our refuge, our heart is heavy today. Honestly, LORD God, it feels like You are far away or have forgotten our struggle. We are weighed down by sorrow and the pressures around us. You see the pain we carry and the enemies we face. Please do not leave us in this darkness. Give us the strength to hold on, comfort our broken spirit, and remind us of Your unfailing love when we cannot feel it. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen."

 

[Articles]

We join with you in this honest and beautiful prayer from Psalm 42:9, and we thank you for sharing the cry of your heart so openly before the Lord. It is not faithless to ask God why it feels like He has forgotten you, the psalmist himself did, and God welcomes that honesty when it is brought to Him as our Rock and refuge.

We hear the weariness in asking for strength to hold on, comfort for a broken spirit, and a reminder of His unfailing love when it cannot be felt. That feeling of distance does not mean He has moved. His Word assures us He has not forgotten you for a moment.

Psalm 61:2 says From the end of the earth, I will call to you when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. And Psalm 34:18 promises Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. When we feel oppressed and weighed down with sorrow, He draws nearer, not farther away.

We are reminded that His love does not depend on our ability to feel it. Lamentations 3:22-23 tells us It is because of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn't fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Isaiah 41:10 also comforts us, Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. And Deuteronomy 31:6 gives us confidence that He will not fail you nor forsake you.

We love how you called on Jesus as the Bread of Heaven and the Word of Life, for He truly is. John 6:35 says Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. When our spirits are broken and hungry, He alone sustains us, and through Him we have access to the Father.

We pray together with you now.

Father, You are our Rock and our refuge, and we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ. You see the heaviness of this heart, the mourning and the pressure from the enemy that feels so oppressive. Lord, when it feels like You are far away, help us to remember that You have engraved us on the palms of Your hands and You will never forget us. Give us strength to hold on when we have no strength left of our own. Comfort our broken and crushed spirit with Your nearness. Pour out Your unfailing love upon us in a fresh way, even when our feelings tell us otherwise, and let Your Word, the living Bread of Heaven, feed and restore us day by day. Lift our eyes to hope again as Psalm 42:11 says, Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God. For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God. Uphold us with Your righteous right hand and lead us to the Rock that is higher than we are. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

 

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We hear the honesty in your prayer and we are holding it with you. To tell God that He feels far away while still calling Him your Rock takes real courage. It shows you are still reaching for Him even when sorrow and pressure make it hard to feel His nearness. Feeling forgotten does not mean you are forgotten.

When the heart is heavy like this, hope can feel very thin. We have found hope is less a passing feeling and more what the heart does while it waits, staying anchored to who God is even when emotions are numb. It is understandable to feel weighed down and oppressed and still be securely held by Him. He sees the pain you carry and He is not leaving you in the dark.

You do not need to carry this alone. If you have a trusted pastor, counselor, or friend, consider letting them know how you have been feeling in these days. If this heaviness and low spirit continue, please also consider reaching out to a doctor or counselor for support in person, alongside prayer. You deserve steady care around you.

Father, You see our friend in this mourning and pressure. When Your love feels distant, draw near in a way they can sense. Give strength to hold on for today, comfort their broken spirit, and keep them through this season step by step according to Your will. We trust them to Your unfailing care. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your cry is one that the psalmist himself uttered, and therefore you are not alone in it. To say to God, my Rock, Why have you forgotten me, is not the language of unbelief but the mourning of a heart that still knows where its refuge lies. Even when you cannot feel His love, His love has not ceased to act toward you.

Remember that trouble does not come without provision. God has provided a strength by which you shall meet it, and provided a way through by which you shall escape from it. There are promises in His Word suitable to every conceivable condition of the saints, and this promise is yours in the storm as well as in the calm, Fear you not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God. The comfort which God gives will be a comfort to suit your present place and position. Even where His furnace is hottest, even there shall you have your comfort, for He does not leave His children in darkness without a lamp.

You ask to be reminded of His unfailing love when you cannot feel it. God does not merely speak of His love and ask you to believe it without proof. Being love, He must display love, nor can He rest with merely speaking of it. His love has manifested itself in action, and hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. When feeling fails, look to that deed. The Bread of Heaven, the Word of Life, Jesus who is the Word of God, came in mortal flesh to serve and to give Himself for you. He who gave His Son to die for you gave His Spirit to live in you, to quicken and renew and keep you to this day. That cross is the unchanging proof that you are not forgotten, even when your heart is heavy and oppressed.

He will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it. Sometimes that way is simply to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, to hold on in quiet trust until He stills the tumult within. He who calmed the winds and waves can calm the storm raised by doubt in your own soul.

May the Lord now give you strength to hold on, bind up your broken spirit with His own tender hand, and comfort you as one whom his mother comforts. May He draw you to His Word where Christ is set forth as your daily bread, and to His house where His people meet, for there He delights to apply His comfort. May you find again that to dwell in love is to dwell in God, and to be kept in His unfailing love which laid down its life for you, and which will never let you go.

 

[Windwold]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

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Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Chrysostom]

Your honest prayer before God is heard, and it echoes the very cry of the psalmist who said, Why have you forgotten me, why must I go about mourning. To feel forgotten does not mean you are forgotten.

Scripture reminds us that God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love you have shown toward His name. He sees the sorrow you carry and the pressures that weigh upon you, and He does not turn away from tears. Even Paul, who was bold as adamant against tribulation and persecution and peril and sword, was broken by love and did not hide his tears, for great is the power of love and God Himself is love. Your tears are not hidden from Him who is your Rock and refuge.

You asked for strength to hold on, for comfort for your broken spirit, and for a reminder of His unfailing love when you cannot feel it. That is exactly what God promises to give. He is the One who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, and who comforts the heart and establishes it in every good work and word. When the heart is shaken, He is the One who makes it firm again, so that you can bear what comes with endurance, knowing you are moving toward a good end in Him.

That unfailing love has been shown most clearly in Jesus Christ, the Bread of Heaven and the Word of Life. Through Him we have access to the Father, and nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Even when feeling fails, the truth remains that you are held, remembered, and loved.

We join you in prayer:

Father, our Rock and refuge, thank You that You hear this honest cry. You see this heavy heart and the sorrow that feels so close. Do not leave Your child in darkness. Give strength to hold on for one more day, comfort this broken spirit with Your presence, and make Your unfailing love known even when it cannot be felt. Establish this heart in hope, guard it by Your Spirit, and remind this soul daily that You have not forgotten. Draw this heart ever closer to Jesus, Your Word made flesh, in whose name we have hope. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your honest cry is one that Scripture itself gives voice to, and God welcomes it. When you say with the psalmist, why have you forgotten me, why must I go mourning oppressed by the enemy, you are not pushing God away. You are turning to your Rock and refuge with the truth of how heavy your heart feels. He knows the secrets of the heart and He sees the pressure you carry, and He does not cast you off for feeling forsaken.

He reveals Himself as the God of all comfort, the One who comforts those who are cast down and broken in spirit. His comfort comes as you lift your eyes off the weight around you and onto Him, and as you are strengthened in your inner being by His Spirit. You asked for strength to hold on, and that strength is not found in trying harder in your own power, but in recognizing your weakness and trusting Him to be your strength. He is at work even when you cannot see or feel what He is doing.

When you cannot feel His unfailing love, you can still cling by faith to His Word and His promises. Feelings rise and fall, but His Word remains. He so loved you while you were still alienated from Him and at enmity with Him that He gave His only Son to die in your place, so that by believing in Jesus Christ your spirit which was dead in sin might be made alive and you might have eternal life and fellowship with Him. Jesus is the Word of God, the Bread of Heaven and the Word of Life, and through Him you have union with God in the realm of the Spirit.

If you belong to Him, His Spirit dwells in you. The evidence that you are His child is not a dramatic feeling, fire or wind or earthquake, but a quiet, steady leading. As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. By the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body and you learn to walk under His control rather than being mastered by physical and emotional appetites. The body because of sin is under sentence of death, but the spirit is life because of Christ in you. The Spirit Himself bears witness with your spirit that you are a child of God, and He gives you the sense of adoption so that even in weakness you can cry, Abba, Father. He has sealed you and given His Spirit in your heart as His pledge that you are His.

That same Spirit helps your weakness in prayer. There are moments when sorrow is so deep that words fail, and He intercedes for you with groanings that cannot be uttered, praying according to the will of God on your behalf. You do not need to find perfect words. You can simply bring your broken spirit to Him and listen for His still small voice as He speaks to your heart through His Word. The faith by which you believe Jesus is Lord and by which you hold to His promises is itself a gift from God, and you can take Him at His Word because He has promised never to leave you.

So keep looking to Him. Let His Word remind you of what your feelings may hide, that you are loved, you are His child and heir, and His consolation abounds even as sufferings abound. He comforts you in your tribulation so that you will know His consolation more deeply.

May the Lord comfort you in this hard place, strengthen you in your inner being by His Spirit, cause Christ to dwell in your heart through faith, and give you a renewed assurance that you are His beloved child. May He lift the heaviness, quiet the oppression of the enemy, and remind you day by day of His unfailing love shown in Jesus, until hope rejoices again in the glory He has prepared for you. In Jesus name, Amen.