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God, Give Me Courage to Begin Again | Prayer for a New Beginning · The Power of Prayer

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  You may wish you could begin again. Perhaps a
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  plan fell apart. A mistake still troubles you.
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  Or life has changed in a way you did not choose.
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  Bring that unfinished toastery. You can ask for
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  courage. To take the next step. Even in uncertainty.
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  Let us pray. Heavenly Father, I come to you with
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  the place where I need a new beginning. I cannot
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  change what has already happened. But I ask for
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  wisdom about what I can do now. Help me look
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  at my life with honesty without surrendering
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  to the belief that nothing can become different.
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  You know the disappointment behind this prayer.
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  You know what I hope last. What I tried to build
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  and what I am still struggling to understand.
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  Help me speak about it truthfully. Give me room
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  to grieve what has ended while remaining open
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  what can still grow. Forgive me for the choices
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  through which I have hurt others or neglected
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  my responsibilities. Help me take ownership without
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  hiding behind circular standards. Show me where
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  an apology, a repayment, a conversation, or a
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  change in behaviors need. Give me courage to
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  follow through. Father, help me accept that forgiveness
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  does not remove every consequence. Teach me to
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  face what needs repair with patience. Let the
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  work of rebuilding come an expression of sincerity,
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  rather, an intent demand. Everyone trust me.
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  When I keep replaying the past, help me recognize
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  what I can no longer hold. Give me foods to carry
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  the lesson without carrying every accusation
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  into today. Let my next choice reflect the person
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  I'm learned to be. Lord Jesus, meet the person
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  who feels embarrassed to try again. They may
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  fear another disappointment or the judgment of
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  people who remember their last attempt. Give
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  them trustworthy encouragement and a practical
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  place to begin. Help them choose progress. to
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  appear impressive. I pray for those beginning
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  in it. After losing work, help them recognize
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  their abilities. Prepare carefully, and seek
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  opportunity at these pages. Connect them with
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  helpful people. Give them courage to ask questions,
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  and strength to keep life. For those adjusting,
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  after solutions change lives in, I ask for comfort
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  and determent. Help them respect boundaries,
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  and seek support from people who care about their
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  well -being. Let loneliness never persuade them
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  to accept harm. I bring you anyone rebuilding
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  after them. Loss. or a long season of care for
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  someone else. Help them monitor the pace of their
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  circumstances. Let them notice small. Let them
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  notice small. Show me what can be made simpler.
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  Perhaps, I've been trying to change too many
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  things at once. Help me choose one responsibility
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  later. Teach me to value a modest plan. When
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  enthusiasm fades, give me patience with ordinary
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  effort. Help me remember that useful work does
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  not always feel exciting. Let me return to the
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  task with care. Make adjustments when needed.
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  And ask for help. Lord, guard me against promises
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  that... to escape from every problem. Help me
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  look for evidence, understand the rules, and
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  listen to soundly best. Give me the courage to
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  choose this slower. On a shortcut, ask me to
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  ignore the numbers. I pray for the relationships.
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  Help me tell the truth about my life. Make me
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  willing to receive encouragement and agree. Father,
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  keep comparison from deciding the value of matter.
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  Someone else's timeline conditions my life. Focus
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  on the choices available to me. Give me wisdom
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  to rest. And wisdom from the rest. As I rebuild,
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  I do not want fear of falling behind to the somebody
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  I know. Help me care for my body. Help me avoid
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  calling it.