“Sometimes your world is gray. Dark gray. Sometimes you know why, but other times you don’t. Whatever its source, that gray can weigh you down and deplete your energy and enthusiasm for life. It can cause you to isolate yourself, and it can make doubts grow to daunting proportions. But the truth in God’s Word can shine light into the gray. So, however gray your world is right now, choose to believe God’s promise that-even if you don’t feel hope and even if you can’t imagine how it could happen-He brings beauty out of ashes. Your almighty Savior does that because He dearly loves you. And because you are His and because He is God, no one can take away His love for you.”
– Jack Countryman
Scriptures for Prayers
In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For You will answer me.
– Psalm 86:7
– Deuteronomy 31:8
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
– Isaiah 41:10
18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
– Psalm 34:18-19
A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench;
-Isaiah 42:3
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
– Matthew 11:28-30
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
– 1 Peter 1:6-8
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
7 The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore
– Psalm 121:2-4, 7-8
29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
– Isaiah 40:29-31
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
– Romans 8:38-39
Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.
– Psalm 42:11
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
– 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
3 You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength
– Isaiah 26:3-4