9.7 Breaking Free from Despair

09/11/23 • 11 min

Do you ever feel desperate? Depressed?
A few weeks ago, I reached this point of desperation saying, "God, is this area of my life ever going to change? Am I ever going to see growth and maturity?"
I've been praying about this for years, and maybe there's an area in your life where you feel that despair as well?
If so, today's prayer is for you.
This fall on the Prayers of REST Podcast we are getting honest with God about our temptations and struggles so that, by the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, we can break free from the spiritual strongholds in our lives. Join us each week as we:

R - Recite God's Goodness
E - Express Your Neediness
S - Seek His Stillness
T - Trust His Faithfulness

If we want to break free from the sins and temptations holding us captive, it is so important that we pray proactively and repeatedly. That’s why my team created a special resource just for you!

If you want to continue bringing your struggles to Jesus throughout the week—even if you don't have your earbuds on hand!—get the Handling Hard Emotions Scripture Cards!

Each of these beautiful cards features a Scripture verse and a prayer that you can memorize, meditate on, and pray through. Included with this card set, you’ll get:

A curated collection of 20 powerful Bible verses that address our most common hard emotions
Instant access to 20 Scriptural prayer-starters to help you springboard your own prayers and stay focused while you pray
A 5-Day devotional that guides you deeper into God’s way of handling hard emotions in our daily life
Convenient-sized cards that are easy to carry around and post around your house so you’re always prepared to pray
A versatile digital copy that can be printed multiple times for personal use, in a printer-friendly format that minimizes ink use

I hope these cards remind you to turn your face toward Jesus no matter what hard emotion you’re facing each day. Print them out, cut them apart, and post them above your kitchen sink, next to the washing machine, or on the front of your fridge. Click here to purchase yours today.

Fill your mind with God’s Word, and you will grow to become aware of His loving presence with you, surrounding you, and filling you with His own Spirit. Even on the hard days.

Until we meet again, may you find rest in God's loving presence...

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R - Recite God's Goodness
E - Express Your Neediness
S - Seek His Stillness
T - Trust His Faithfulness

If we want to break free from the sins and temptations holding us captive, it is so important that we pray proactively and repeatedly. That’s why my team created a special resource just for you!

If you want to continue bringing your struggles to Jesus throughout the week—even if you don't have your earbuds on hand!—get the Handling Hard Emotions Scripture Cards!

Each of these beautiful cards features a Scripture verse and a prayer that you can memorize, meditate on, and pray through. Included with this card set, you’ll get:

A curated collection of 20 powerful Bible verses that address our most common hard emotions
Instant access to 20 Scriptural prayer-starters to help you springboard your own prayers and stay focused while you pray
A 5-Day devotional that guides you deeper into God’s way of handling hard emotions in our daily life
Convenient-sized cards that are easy to carry around and post around your house so you’re always prepared to pray
A versatile digital copy that can be printed multiple times for personal use, in a printer-friendly format that minimizes ink use

Fill your mind with God’s Word, and you will grow to become aware of His loving presence with you, surrounding you, and filling you with His own Spirit. Even on the hard days.

Until we meet again, may you find rest in God's loving presence...

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9.6 Breaking Free from Pride

We've all heard the adage pride comes before a fall...
And none of us really want to be prideful, but are we actively bringing our pride before the Lord? It's one of those insidious sins that is so sneaky that we don't even really know we're struggling with pride until we find ourselves in the middle of the fall.
And that's a painful place to be.
This fall on the Prayers of REST Podcast we are getting honest with God about our temptations and struggles so that, by the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, we can break free from the spiritual strongholds in our lives. Join us each week as we:

R - Recite God's Goodness
E - Express Your Neediness
S - Seek His Stillness
T - Trust His Faithfulness

If we want to break free from the sins and temptations holding us captive, it is so important that we pray proactively and repeatedly. That’s why my team created a special resource just for you!

If you want to continue bringing your struggles to Jesus throughout the week—even if you don't have your earbuds on hand!—get the Handling Hard Emotions Scripture Cards!

Each of these beautiful cards features a Scripture verse and a prayer that you can memorize, meditate on, and pray through. Included with this card set, you’ll get:

A curated collection of 20 powerful Bible verses that address our most common hard emotions
Instant access to 20 Scriptural prayer-starters to help you springboard your own prayers and stay focused while you pray
A 5-Day devotional that guides you deeper into God’s way of handling hard emotions in our daily life
Convenient-sized cards that are easy to carry around and post around your house so you’re always prepared to pray
A versatile digital copy that can be printed multiple times for personal use, in a printer-friendly format that minimizes ink use

Fill your mind with God’s Word, and you will grow to become aware of His loving presence with you, surrounding you, and filling you with His own Spirit. Even on the hard days.

Until we meet again, may you find rest in God's loving presence...

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9.8 Breaking Free from Fear

When you look at the world around you, do you feel fearful of the future?
My kids are quite young... they're 9, 7, and 5. Fear is kind of a big thing with them, whether it's being afraid of the dark or a new social interaction.
One of the things that I will say to them is this psalm set to song: "When I am afraid, I will trust in you." (Psalm 56:3)
We sing it together at bedtime or before a scary encounter and I wonder... Maybe sometimes as adults, we need that same reminder. And God wants to set us free from fear!
This fall on the Prayers of REST Podcast we are getting honest with God about our temptations and struggles so that, by the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, we can break free from the spiritual strongholds in our lives. Join us each week as we:

R - Recite God's Goodness
E - Express Your Neediness
S - Seek His Stillness
T - Trust His Faithfulness

If we want to break free from the sins and temptations holding us captive, it is so important that we pray proactively and repeatedly. That’s why my team created a special resource just for you!

If you want to continue bringing your struggles to Jesus throughout the week—even if you don't have your earbuds on hand!—get the Handling Hard Emotions Scripture Cards!

Each of these beautiful cards features a Scripture verse and a prayer that you can memorize, meditate on, and pray through. Included with this card set, you’ll get:

A curated collection of 20 powerful Bible verses that address our most common hard emotions
Instant access to 20 Scriptural prayer-starters to help you springboard your own prayers and stay focused while you pray
A 5-Day devotional that guides you deeper into God’s way of handling hard emotions in our daily life
Convenient-sized cards that are easy to carry around and post around your house so you’re always prepared to pray
A versatile digital copy that can be printed multiple times for personal use, in a printer-friendly format that minimizes ink use

Fill your mind with God’s Word, and you will grow to become aware of His loving presence with you, surrounding you, and filling you with His own Spirit. Even on the hard days.

Until we meet again, may you find rest in God's loving presence...

Support the show