Dear Heavenly Father,
There are times when I feel lost, abandoned, cheated, lied to, and underestimated. I feel sometimes You don’t hear my heart crying from confusion. I know that’s not the case, but in that moment of sadness and depression, my emotions feel more real than the reality that You’re always with me. We want so badly to feel Your loving arms around us, holding us so tenderly. We want to kneel at the feet of Jesus and be able to kiss them. We want to reach out and touch the hem of his garment. We long for these moments in the physical realm, not recognizing in that same moment that the spiritual is more real than the physical, because the physical is only temporary.
Our precious Lord and Savior told us in John 4:24(NLT), “For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” You are Spirit, and You have placed Your Spirit within Your chosen ones. Communing and fellowshipping with You in the Spirit is a much deeper connection than the physical. We must be confident in Your gift of Holy Spirit that indwells us, and not place our confidence in fleshly, physical things.
Help me, Dear Father, to never underestimate your power in my weakness, and to never second guess Your love for me. I’m sorry that in times of sadness, I lose grip on just how powerful You are. Please help me to open my eyes wide, so that I can understand it with greater depth. Proverbs 3:5-6 tells me to trust You with all my heart, and if I just lean on You, everything will fall into place. Please remind us to have patience, because patience is a fruit of the Spirit. And through Your precious Holy Spirit, You are teaching us to walk in this fruit, so it will yield greater blessings in our futures.
The loneliness I sometimes feel isn’t about craving for my heart to be filled by the love of another human being; I’ve tried that, and it has been an epic fail. I’m talking about a kind of loneliness where everywhere I go, it feels so cold. I feel an overwhelming feeling of sadness and just want to feel Your presence so strongly that it takes me away from that dark place. Please help me to remember Romans 5:5(NLT). You tell us, “And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.” No person can fill our hearts with love, only Your Holy Spirit can do this. So, when we feel lonely because of the coldness and darkness of the world, we must ask You to do a work within us through Your Holy Spirit, because he will comfort us.
Your powerful Son, Jesus Christ, said in John 12:46(NLT), “I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.” We live in a dark world, Heavenly Father, but Your desire is that we come out of darkness so that we can shine bright like Christ. Through the Apostle Paul, You have told us in 1Thessalonians 5:5(NLT), “For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night.” Part of our call as ambassadors for Christ is to study Your Word and walk in the Spirit, so we can go into dark places and not be afraid. Yes, it is going to be cold. Yes, many people will not like us because we represent Christ. This makes us feel alone, but we must not walk by fear, but walk by faith! You send us into dark places so that Your light will shine through us.
Dear Father, sometimes I feel like the same person I was when I had all those insecurities and doubts, but the reality is that I am not the same. I am growing and abounding in Christ. It isn’t me that is doing the transformative work. It is You, and You never make a mistake. Please help me to not sink in my mind and heart, but to be reminded that I belong to You, and my life is not my own. You are my strength, and all I need to do is lean on You and let the light of Christ shine through me, as I walk in Your love. Thank You for working with, through, in, and by us through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit. Thank You for the finished work of Jesus Christ. It is in his holy and precious name that we pray all things. Amen.
Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
“A Light in Dark Places”, written by K. Lizzie, edited by Reverend Fran Mack for Sundie Morning Sistas ©2019. All rights reserved. All done to the glory of God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! SMS is dedicated to inspiring and encouraging Christian Women through the Word of God.