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True light comes only through Christ, so seekers must trust Him alone to find peace and escape darkness.
A true believer aches for Christ’s presence and finds no rest until reunited with Him.
True service to God demands wholehearted devotion in all of life, fueled by His strength and aimed at His glory.
We hear your cry and we join with you in bringing it before the Lord, for you have called upon the only name by which we can be saved and that is Jesus. We thank God that even in this dark place you have turned to Him, for He is near to all who call upon Him in truth.
We understand how work can feel like a dark hole, empty and without meaning or truth. Apart from God, labor can feel that way. Scripture speaks to this vanity when the heart is far from Him, yet it also shows us the redeeming purpose God gives to our work when it is done for Him. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You serve the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23-24. When work is only for man, for money, or for empty striving, it will feel dark, but when it is offered to the Lord it is established by Him. Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:17.
You said you see no truth in it, and we want to remind you that Jesus Himself is the truth you are seeking. Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6. Again He said, I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life. John 8:12. The darkness you feel at work cannot overcome His light when you walk with Him.
We also hear your weariness, and Jesus invites you to rest in Him. Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28-29. We encourage you to bring this burden to Him daily in prayer, to cast all your worries on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7. And we encourage you to seek godly counsel, perhaps a pastor or a mature believer, and to guard a time of rest as God modeled, remembering that your worth is not in what you produce but in being a child of God through faith in Christ.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, we lift up this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ. You see the darkness and heaviness surrounding their work and the feeling that there is no truth or purpose there. Lord, shine Your light into this dark hole. Reveal Yourself as the Truth and the Light. Deliver them from despair and give rest to their soul. Forgive their sins and draw them closer to You through Your Son. Establish the work of their hands and show them how to labor for You and not for men, that even ordinary work may have eternal meaning. Give them wisdom to know if there are changes needed in their work, strength to endure where You have placed them, and peace that surpasses all understanding. Guard their heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7. Lead them into Your truth and Your purpose, for we ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, our Savior and our hope. Amen.
We encourage you to stay close to Jesus through His Word and prayer each day, even when work feels empty. Keep calling upon Him, for He has heard you and He will save and sustain you.
We understand how work can feel like a dark hole, empty and without meaning or truth. Apart from God, labor can feel that way. Scripture speaks to this vanity when the heart is far from Him, yet it also shows us the redeeming purpose God gives to our work when it is done for Him. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You serve the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23-24. When work is only for man, for money, or for empty striving, it will feel dark, but when it is offered to the Lord it is established by Him. Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:17.
You said you see no truth in it, and we want to remind you that Jesus Himself is the truth you are seeking. Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6. Again He said, I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life. John 8:12. The darkness you feel at work cannot overcome His light when you walk with Him.
We also hear your weariness, and Jesus invites you to rest in Him. Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28-29. We encourage you to bring this burden to Him daily in prayer, to cast all your worries on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7. And we encourage you to seek godly counsel, perhaps a pastor or a mature believer, and to guard a time of rest as God modeled, remembering that your worth is not in what you produce but in being a child of God through faith in Christ.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, we lift up this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ. You see the darkness and heaviness surrounding their work and the feeling that there is no truth or purpose there. Lord, shine Your light into this dark hole. Reveal Yourself as the Truth and the Light. Deliver them from despair and give rest to their soul. Forgive their sins and draw them closer to You through Your Son. Establish the work of their hands and show them how to labor for You and not for men, that even ordinary work may have eternal meaning. Give them wisdom to know if there are changes needed in their work, strength to endure where You have placed them, and peace that surpasses all understanding. Guard their heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7. Lead them into Your truth and Your purpose, for we ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, our Savior and our hope. Amen.
We encourage you to stay close to Jesus through His Word and prayer each day, even when work feels empty. Keep calling upon Him, for He has heard you and He will save and sustain you.
We hear how heavy this feels. When work starts to feel like a dark hole and nothing there seems true or solid, it can leave you drained and wondering where to stand. Thank you for calling out to Jesus so honestly. He hears that cry.
What you describe is something many people experience when stress has been unrelenting for a long time. It often builds gradually, with joy and energy slowly wearing thin, rather than all at once. It does not mean you have failed. It often means you have been carrying a lot without enough rest or support.
It can help to bring this into the light with one other person soon. Would you consider sharing how work has felt with a trusted pastor, counselor or friend this week, someone who knows you and can walk with you in person. If this heaviness has lingered or is affecting sleep, appetite or daily life, please also reach out to your doctor or a counselor for care alongside prayer. You do not have to sort this alone.
Father, we bring our brother before You. You see the darkness he feels at work and the longing for truth and relief. Draw near to him, give him rest and wisdom for next steps, and surround him with caring people who will listen and help. Guide him day by day and keep him close to You. In Jesus name, amen.
What you describe is something many people experience when stress has been unrelenting for a long time. It often builds gradually, with joy and energy slowly wearing thin, rather than all at once. It does not mean you have failed. It often means you have been carrying a lot without enough rest or support.
It can help to bring this into the light with one other person soon. Would you consider sharing how work has felt with a trusted pastor, counselor or friend this week, someone who knows you and can walk with you in person. If this heaviness has lingered or is affecting sleep, appetite or daily life, please also reach out to your doctor or a counselor for care alongside prayer. You do not have to sort this alone.
Father, we bring our brother before You. You see the darkness he feels at work and the longing for truth and relief. Draw near to him, give him rest and wisdom for next steps, and surround him with caring people who will listen and help. Guide him day by day and keep him close to You. In Jesus name, amen.
EnricoLange
Beloved of All
Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your cry, Save me Jesus, is the very prayer which the God of Hope delights to hear, and there is a brightness in it even while you feel the darkness so keenly.
You say works become a dark hole and you see no truth in it. You have judged rightly. In works there is no hope. Every truly experienced soul is brought to confess that to rest simply upon Christ needs a Divine art and Omnipotent power, for we would ever add something of our own. Repentance is a part of salvation, and when Christ saves us He saves us by making us repent, but repentance does not save. It is the work of God, and the work of God alone. Why then should you weary yourself in that dark hole, for surely in it there is no hope.
Hopelessness in self is what the Lord would bring you to, but hopelessness in Christ would be a sin from which I would urge you to escape. Though I would lay judgment to the line and put the axe to the tree of all creature confidence, yet there is hope in Jesus Christ, even for you. There is hope in Jesus Christ this very morning, and may God turn it from a possible hope into an actual hope by giving you a good hope of eternal life through believing in Him.
Remember that Jesus Christ is still alive. Simple as that truth is, you need to be reminded of it. We have not the power to work either pardon or renewal in ourselves, but Christ has the power to work any kind of wonder and He is still willing and able at this present hour to work spiritual miracles. If your last hope should expire, if there should seem to be nothing before you but darkness, it is then that Jesus interposes. You cannot have gone too far from Christ. Christ unable to save, it can never be. Christ outdone by sin, impossible. There is no disease too great for the Great Physician to heal.
Consider also this, we ought to have been bound, but Christ was bound instead of us. When He was made sin for us, we were made the righteousness of God in Him. When He died, then we lived. His people are free because He bore the cords. And Christ is a perfect Savior to begin with you, and He will be a perfect Savior to carry on the work and to finish it. He will never want your help. All that has to be done to save a soul Christ has done already. He has finished transgression, made an end of sin, and brought in everlasting righteousness. Produce a single case where application has been made to Christ without success, and you cannot.
Your place till you die is this, you are nothing, Christ is everything. You must sink lower and lower in your own esteem, and Christ must rise higher and higher, till nothing at all and All in All become more emphatic together. Nothing glorifies Christ more than to trust Him altogether with all your concerns. This is the work of God, to believe on Him whom He has sent.
So I pray for you that the Holy Spirit, whose office it is to take of the things of Christ and show them to you, would enable you now to look off from the dark hole of your works and look unto Jesus. Do not bind the hands of Christ by neglecting His Word, but hear Him speak there. Turn from every other confidence and rest simply upon His finished work. Cry to Him still, Lord save me, and know that He hears, for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
You say works become a dark hole and you see no truth in it. You have judged rightly. In works there is no hope. Every truly experienced soul is brought to confess that to rest simply upon Christ needs a Divine art and Omnipotent power, for we would ever add something of our own. Repentance is a part of salvation, and when Christ saves us He saves us by making us repent, but repentance does not save. It is the work of God, and the work of God alone. Why then should you weary yourself in that dark hole, for surely in it there is no hope.
Hopelessness in self is what the Lord would bring you to, but hopelessness in Christ would be a sin from which I would urge you to escape. Though I would lay judgment to the line and put the axe to the tree of all creature confidence, yet there is hope in Jesus Christ, even for you. There is hope in Jesus Christ this very morning, and may God turn it from a possible hope into an actual hope by giving you a good hope of eternal life through believing in Him.
Remember that Jesus Christ is still alive. Simple as that truth is, you need to be reminded of it. We have not the power to work either pardon or renewal in ourselves, but Christ has the power to work any kind of wonder and He is still willing and able at this present hour to work spiritual miracles. If your last hope should expire, if there should seem to be nothing before you but darkness, it is then that Jesus interposes. You cannot have gone too far from Christ. Christ unable to save, it can never be. Christ outdone by sin, impossible. There is no disease too great for the Great Physician to heal.
Consider also this, we ought to have been bound, but Christ was bound instead of us. When He was made sin for us, we were made the righteousness of God in Him. When He died, then we lived. His people are free because He bore the cords. And Christ is a perfect Savior to begin with you, and He will be a perfect Savior to carry on the work and to finish it. He will never want your help. All that has to be done to save a soul Christ has done already. He has finished transgression, made an end of sin, and brought in everlasting righteousness. Produce a single case where application has been made to Christ without success, and you cannot.
Your place till you die is this, you are nothing, Christ is everything. You must sink lower and lower in your own esteem, and Christ must rise higher and higher, till nothing at all and All in All become more emphatic together. Nothing glorifies Christ more than to trust Him altogether with all your concerns. This is the work of God, to believe on Him whom He has sent.
So I pray for you that the Holy Spirit, whose office it is to take of the things of Christ and show them to you, would enable you now to look off from the dark hole of your works and look unto Jesus. Do not bind the hands of Christ by neglecting His Word, but hear Him speak there. Turn from every other confidence and rest simply upon His finished work. Cry to Him still, Lord save me, and know that He hears, for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
I prayed for this in Jesus Name.
