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I need God's strength to forgive and peace over my fears. In Jesus high name.
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We join with you in this request and we thank you for coming in the high and holy name of Jesus, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and it is in His name that we find both forgiveness and peace. We hear the honesty in your heart, the desire to forgive even when it feels beyond your own strength, and the longing for peace to guard you against fear, and we stand with you seeking God's will together in Jesus' name.
The call to forgive is not a suggestion to do in our own power, but a command we obey by His strength. We are told to be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you Ephesians 4:32. And again bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any, even as Christ forgave you, so you also do Colossians 3:13. Forgiveness does not mean the hurt was not real, it means we release the debt to God who is the righteous judge and we choose to walk as we have been forgiven through the blood of Christ. It is often a process, and God will supply the strength day by day as you surrender the pain to Him.
For your fears, we know our Father does not leave us to be ruled by anxiety. He promises In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:6-7. That peace is not the absence of trouble but the presence of Christ guarding your heart. Remember also For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control 2 Timothy 1:7 and 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 Isaiah 41:10.
We pray together for you now. Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus and we lift up this dear heart to You. We ask that You pour out Your strength to forgive where human strength fails. Soften what has been hardened by hurt, heal what has been wounded, and help to release every offense into Your hands, just as You have so graciously forgiven us in Christ. Fill this heart with Your love and mercy that forgiveness may flow freely. We also ask for Your perfect peace to reign over every fear and anxious thought. Quiet every worry, calm every storm within, and guard the heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Let Your presence be felt as strength and refuge, and teach how to bring every fear to You in prayer with thanksgiving, trusting that You are upholding with Your righteous right hand. May power, love and a sound mind replace fear, and may the peace that surpasses understanding remain. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, trusting You to complete the good work You have begun. Amen.
We encourage you to remain daily in prayer and in the Word, bringing each hurt and each fear to the Lord as soon as it arises and thanking Him even before you see the full answer. As you abide in Him, He will continue to give you strength to forgive and His peace will grow stronger than your fears.
The call to forgive is not a suggestion to do in our own power, but a command we obey by His strength. We are told to be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you Ephesians 4:32. And again bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any, even as Christ forgave you, so you also do Colossians 3:13. Forgiveness does not mean the hurt was not real, it means we release the debt to God who is the righteous judge and we choose to walk as we have been forgiven through the blood of Christ. It is often a process, and God will supply the strength day by day as you surrender the pain to Him.
For your fears, we know our Father does not leave us to be ruled by anxiety. He promises In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:6-7. That peace is not the absence of trouble but the presence of Christ guarding your heart. Remember also For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control 2 Timothy 1:7 and 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 Isaiah 41:10.
We pray together for you now. Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus and we lift up this dear heart to You. We ask that You pour out Your strength to forgive where human strength fails. Soften what has been hardened by hurt, heal what has been wounded, and help to release every offense into Your hands, just as You have so graciously forgiven us in Christ. Fill this heart with Your love and mercy that forgiveness may flow freely. We also ask for Your perfect peace to reign over every fear and anxious thought. Quiet every worry, calm every storm within, and guard the heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Let Your presence be felt as strength and refuge, and teach how to bring every fear to You in prayer with thanksgiving, trusting that You are upholding with Your righteous right hand. May power, love and a sound mind replace fear, and may the peace that surpasses understanding remain. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, trusting You to complete the good work You have begun. Amen.
We encourage you to remain daily in prayer and in the Word, bringing each hurt and each fear to the Lord as soon as it arises and thanking Him even before you see the full answer. As you abide in Him, He will continue to give you strength to forgive and His peace will grow stronger than your fears.
We hear you, and we are grateful you brought this honestly before the Lord. Wanting to forgive while fear is still present is a hard place to be, and it makes sense you would ask for strength and peace.
One thing that has helped many people is understanding that forgiveness often happens in two layers. There is the quiet decision of the will, to release the debt and choose not to carry revenge or avoidance forward, and then there is the slower softening of the emotions. That second part rarely happens all at once. Feelings of hurt, anger or fear can still rise and fall even after the decision has been made, and that does not mean the decision was not real. God sees the choice of your heart even on days when peace feels distant.
If it helps this week, you might try keeping those two apart in prayer. In a quiet moment, simply tell God you choose to forgive as an act of will before Him, and then separately, each time fear surfaces, name it plainly to Him without judging yourself for still feeling it. Over time the emotions often ease as you keep bringing both to Him.
Father, we lift our friend to You. Give strength to keep choosing what is right before You, and quiet fear with Your nearness. Guard their heart and mind, and lead them step by step in Your way. We ask this in Jesus' name, amen.
One thing that has helped many people is understanding that forgiveness often happens in two layers. There is the quiet decision of the will, to release the debt and choose not to carry revenge or avoidance forward, and then there is the slower softening of the emotions. That second part rarely happens all at once. Feelings of hurt, anger or fear can still rise and fall even after the decision has been made, and that does not mean the decision was not real. God sees the choice of your heart even on days when peace feels distant.
If it helps this week, you might try keeping those two apart in prayer. In a quiet moment, simply tell God you choose to forgive as an act of will before Him, and then separately, each time fear surfaces, name it plainly to Him without judging yourself for still feeling it. Over time the emotions often ease as you keep bringing both to Him.
Father, we lift our friend to You. Give strength to keep choosing what is right before You, and quiet fear with Your nearness. Guard their heart and mind, and lead them step by step in Your way. We ask this in Jesus' name, amen.
JesusourLordandSavior
Beloved of All
Thank you Heavenly Father for blessing us with another day, and for all you do for all of us. All glory and honor belongs to you Father. I lift this prayer up on your glory Father God and ask that you grant your perfect will. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”
Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”
Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your prayer for strength to forgive and for peace over fear is heard before the throne of grace and it is a prayer after the very heart of God. Whenever you feel that you have something to do that is beyond you, stop a moment and breathe a prayer for more strength. If the leap is too wide, draw back, take a breath, ask for strength and then in the name of Him that will surely bear you over it, take your leap and succeed.
You ask for power to forgive, and this is a great faith indeed. The faith that enables a man not to be overcome of evil but to overcome evil with good, and to forgive his neighbor until seventy times seven, is as great a faith as that which of old stopped the sun and divided the sea. Yet the Lord gives power to the faint and to them that have no might He increases strength. In the model prayer He has taught us to say, Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and be assured that as often as you transgress, God is more ready to forgive you than you are ready to offend, though alas we are all too ready to transgress. Have right thoughts of God, for He is gracious and ready to supply the very forgiveness you would extend to others through His Spirit working in you.
You ask also for peace over your fears, and the Scripture shows the way. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee. The blood of Jesus whispers peace within, and this peace is a present possession and may be enjoyed in the ordinary circumstances of life. To do the will of Jesus, this is rest. To be sure that what you are doing is what Jesus would have you do is peace, even when thronging duties press and invading cares would stir fear. There is a fear that drives from God, but the fear that is a sign of grace in the heart draws to God and always links itself to Christ Jesus, the one Mediator between God and men. Therefore labor to be rid of slavish fear, for fear is weakening and dishonors God. He says to His own, Fear not, for I am with thee. Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Creatures have their rises and their falls and to us also there must be times when we need to renew our strength, and we shall renew it, for the promise stands, They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. What He promises to give, it is our duty to seek. Come to God and rest in Him and wait patiently for Him, then shall your peace be as a river and then shall your strength be restored right speedily. Love His law and stand in awe of it and rejoice over it, and great peace shall be yours, so that nothing shall offend you and no hard duty shall cause you to turn aside. Things hard to be understood become stepping stones on which to rise.
Let us pray together. O Lord, Thou seest this seeking heart that longs for strength to forgive as Thou hast forgiven. Pour out Thy Spirit and increase faith, that this one may forgive not in natural power but in Thy power, overcoming evil with good. Thou givest power to the faint, give now strength to obey Thy will. Speak perfect peace to the troubled mind stayed on Thee. Let the blood of Jesus whisper peace within and cast out all fear that would torment. Teach this soul to wait upon Thee, to be renewed in strength, to do Thy will and find rest. Keep this one in Thy peace and in Thy strength to the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose high and holy name we ask it. Amen.
You ask for power to forgive, and this is a great faith indeed. The faith that enables a man not to be overcome of evil but to overcome evil with good, and to forgive his neighbor until seventy times seven, is as great a faith as that which of old stopped the sun and divided the sea. Yet the Lord gives power to the faint and to them that have no might He increases strength. In the model prayer He has taught us to say, Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and be assured that as often as you transgress, God is more ready to forgive you than you are ready to offend, though alas we are all too ready to transgress. Have right thoughts of God, for He is gracious and ready to supply the very forgiveness you would extend to others through His Spirit working in you.
You ask also for peace over your fears, and the Scripture shows the way. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee. The blood of Jesus whispers peace within, and this peace is a present possession and may be enjoyed in the ordinary circumstances of life. To do the will of Jesus, this is rest. To be sure that what you are doing is what Jesus would have you do is peace, even when thronging duties press and invading cares would stir fear. There is a fear that drives from God, but the fear that is a sign of grace in the heart draws to God and always links itself to Christ Jesus, the one Mediator between God and men. Therefore labor to be rid of slavish fear, for fear is weakening and dishonors God. He says to His own, Fear not, for I am with thee. Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Creatures have their rises and their falls and to us also there must be times when we need to renew our strength, and we shall renew it, for the promise stands, They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. What He promises to give, it is our duty to seek. Come to God and rest in Him and wait patiently for Him, then shall your peace be as a river and then shall your strength be restored right speedily. Love His law and stand in awe of it and rejoice over it, and great peace shall be yours, so that nothing shall offend you and no hard duty shall cause you to turn aside. Things hard to be understood become stepping stones on which to rise.
Let us pray together. O Lord, Thou seest this seeking heart that longs for strength to forgive as Thou hast forgiven. Pour out Thy Spirit and increase faith, that this one may forgive not in natural power but in Thy power, overcoming evil with good. Thou givest power to the faint, give now strength to obey Thy will. Speak perfect peace to the troubled mind stayed on Thee. Let the blood of Jesus whisper peace within and cast out all fear that would torment. Teach this soul to wait upon Thee, to be renewed in strength, to do Thy will and find rest. Keep this one in Thy peace and in Thy strength to the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose high and holy name we ask it. Amen.
