Proverbs of a 43 yr old man

When you kneel down to pray, please don’t forget my name. Lift my name before the Father. Tell Him my heart is heavy and weary, and I cannot make it on my own.

Some are fighting battles silently. Some are crying in the night. Some are carrying heavy burdens, trying hard to make it through. You might see me smile on Sunday and never know I sat in my car trying to find the strength to walk through the doors. So before you judge my journey, before you turn away, remember I am still your brother, and I need your prayers today.

Pray over the bills I don’t know how to pay, the loved one I’m afraid to lose, and the empty chair I still look toward out of habit. And when you bring those needs before the Father, pray for my heart too.

Pray that I don’t lose my faith. Pray that I don’t give up in the valley. Pray that this pain will not change my heart. Pray that I’ll still worship through the tears, even if all I can say is, “Jesus, help me.”

Ask the Father to refresh my weary soul like a stream running through the valley. I need His peace right here, while the bills are still on the table and I’m still waiting for the phone to ring.

And if you’re the one in the valley today, tell someone you trust, “I need you to pray for me.” You can ask them to sit with you and pray right there. Sometimes hearing your own name spoken in prayer is what gives you the courage to open your hands again.

And when I have nothing left to say, ask God to carry me the rest of the way.

Oh, please pray for me.