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Heaven knows, life has enough burdens without the burden of praying correctly.
Sin becomes a showcase of his grace. Sickness becomes a demonstration of God’s ability to heal.
If you are still waiting for healing, trust him. Your suffering is your sermon.
God will do the same with you. He will use your struggle to change others.
Guilt leaves a tattooed heart.
This grace is a gift. We don’t earn it. We can’t lose it. But we can forget it.
Guilt alerts us to the discrepancies between what we are and what God desires. It stirs repentance and renewal. In appropriate doses guilt is a blessing. In unmonitored dosages, however, guilt is an unbearable burden. We cannot carry it.
Confession, you see, is not a punishment for sin; it is an isolation of sin so it can be exposed and extracted.
We do not change God’s intention, but we can influence his actions.
You can also grow in the Trust Strength by asking God to address your ongoing needs, perhaps focusing on healing a specific physical or spiritual issue.
Scriptures for Worship in Prayer Psalms 34:1, 50:23, 95:1–3, 150:6; Isaiah 43:2; 1 Peter 2:9; and John 4:23–24
Growing in the Gratitude Strength comes by thanking God for answering your prayers. This might include keeping a journal to record the answers to prayers that you’ve trusted to God.
You know that your life is not a mistake. You likely have a deep appreciation for God’s attentiveness to the little things. You see him moving in small ways that others miss, and when you do, you know how to give thanks to God.
