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A Prayer to God When His Plan Wrecks You

My life has been an absolute mess…

Jacob Daniel Handley
Oct 24, 2016
Missouri State University
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A Prayer to God When His Plan Wrecks You
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Dear God,

I know I’m not supposed to doubt you. I know I’m supposed to trust you no matter the circumstance. I know I’m supposed to love you with my whole heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Yet, here I am. I’m angry and confused and hurting. I know you are faithful and sovereign, but the only word I can say is, “Why?”

How in one day, one phone call, I can have my whole world flipped upside-down? It doesn’t make sense. Is this some sort of punishment? Or is this a test to see if I truly believe in you?

Whatever the case, my life has been an absolute mess. My motivation is dwindling away. My joy is being held captive by the fear that has taken over my heart. Every waking moment is spent thinking about worst-case-scenarios.

I feel like I am going crazy, but it is in that moment when truth rings out.

God, you have a plan for my family, for my life.

God, you never leave us or forsake us.

God, your steadfast love endures forever.

God, you are the Healer, Comforter, Redeemer.

God, right now, life sucks, but it is all orchestrated by you. You work all things together for your good, so as broken as I am, I understand that you are in control.

So, God, I pray for peace. Peace that surpasses all understanding and guards my heart and mind. Peace that comes from complete faith in you and gives me no reason to worry. Peace that knows everything on earth is for your glory.

I pray that I may be reminded of the hope I have in you that nothing in this world can take away. Hope that does not put me to shame. Hope that knows Jesus is coming soon, and everything on this earth is just temporary.

I pray for vulnerability. I am not good at opening up to others, but, God, I know I am going to explode if I try to pretend like everything is fine. Everything is not fine, and I need to be able to share what is going on.

But most of all, God, I pray that this situation brings me closer to you. Just like it says in Psalms 61:1-2,

“Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call out to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I,”

Use the mess in my life to draw me to your love and truth. God, I am lost without you. Thank you for your perfect plan that I know is going to work out in the end. Whether it makes me mourn or makes me rejoice, I know you are with me through it all.

In your precious, holy name I pray,

Amen.

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