For Times When You Feel Unseen, Unappreciated, and Uncelebrated
Elizabeth Laing Thompson
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters ...” Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?” Matthew 6:25 (NIV)
“[Jesus] said to his disciples, ‘Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?’” Mark 4:40 (NIV)
“You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.” Psalm 145:16 (NIV)
Lord Jesus, I bring You my quiet disappointments. When my prayers feel unanswered and my hope slips into the past tense, please walk with me. Open my eyes to Your presence, and turn my focus from changing circumstances to Your unchanging heart. Fan my weary faith into flame, and restore to me a present-tense trust in You. I believe You are alive, You are near, and You are still making a way. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” Luke 24:21a (ESV)
“rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.” Philippians 2:7 (NIV)
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)
“Jesus wept.” John 11:35 (ESV)
“My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.” Psalm 119:25 (NASB)
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters ...” Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
“And Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the LORD your God, with which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over...
Heavenly Father, thank You for the truths in Your Word that help me walk through situations in my everyday life. As I navigate different struggles I’m walking through today — relationships, health,...
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)