Monday Morning Prayer: Absolutely Discouraged

A Thought

Life sometimes has a way of knocking you down so hard that you forget to breathe on the way down. It’s only when your head hits the ground that you remember to breathe.

I recently had a week that felt like that for me—a combination of madness on madness. This is what it looked like - I was broke then, my car brakes gave out, I scraped around to make it to work that morning by 9 am, the car was fixed and moving. Later the same day, not even joking, the car broke down, and deeper scraping needed to be done so that I could get it fixed. That is not the only thing that happened that week, but that was one day that week.

I told someone that my week felt like one little **it after another (forgive my French) . Each one chipped away at my soul. And then, in the middle of all that, I was told by my own self to hope. Honestly, it felt like too much to ask even of myself.

So what do we do with a heart that feels beaten down and discouraged? We take it to God. So in n tears, I prayed:

"Lord, fix this because I can’t."

A Scripture “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”  – Psalm 34:18

A Prayer Lord, fix this because I can’t.

...a Closing Word of Hope... Discouragement may visit, but it does not get the final say. Even when it feels like everything is falling apart, God is still holding the pieces of our lives together. Hope doesn’t always roar—sometimes it whispers, ...“You’re not alone, keep going.”

So if you feel like you’re gasping for air, remember: even in the hardest week, month, season, year, you are still breathing. That breath is proof that God has more for you.

See you next week, Monday… Until then, be KIND.

By NEOM