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God, Guide My Next Step | A Prayer for Peace and Direction · The Power of Prayer

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  Before you try to solve everything today, take
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  one quiet breath. You do not need to have every
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  answer before you come to God. Bring in the question
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  you cannot solve, the worry you cannot silence,
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  and the hope you are afraid to lose. Let us pray.
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  Heavenly Father, I come before you just as I
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  am. Some parts of my heart are grateful, other
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  parts are tired. There are things I can explain.
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  and things I have carried so quietly that I no
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  longer know how to put them into words. You know
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  them all. Help me speak honestly, in your presence.
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  Thank you for the gift of this moment. Thank
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  you for the breath in my lungs, for the people
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  who care about me, and for the small mercies
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  I sometimes overlook, even while I wait for answers.
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  Teach me to notice what is good. Father, my thoughts
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  often run ahead of me. I imagine tomorrow's problems.
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  before I have finished today's responsibilities.
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  I rehearse conversations that have not happened.
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  I search for certainty where I need patience.
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  Bring my attention back to the life you have
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  placed before me. Help me recognize the next
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  faithful step. Give me wisdom to make a difficult
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  decision. Humility. I ask for advice and courage
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  to admit when I need help. When the way forward
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  is unclear, Keep me from rushing simply because
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  waiting feels uncomfortable Lord Jesus Teach
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  me to follow your example. You made time to pray
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  You notice people others ignored you met suffering
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  with compassion shape my heart through those
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  same habits Let my faith become visible in the
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  way the promises I keep and care I give Where
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  I have spoken harshly Help me make amends where
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  I've been patient Teach me gentleness, where
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  pride has kept me from apologizing. Give me the
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  strength to take responsibility. Let forgiveness
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  begin to change the conversations in my home.
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  I place my family and the people I love before
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  you. You know their needs more fully than I do.
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  Be near to those who are grieving. Comfort those
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  who feel alone. Give strength to caregivers.
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  Wisdom to those providing treatment. And support
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  to those who are struggling to ask for it. For
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  the person worried about work, provide guidance.
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  and meaningful opportunities for the person overwhelmed
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  by responsibility help them find rest practical
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  support for the person facing a long season of
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  uncertainty place trustworthy people so help
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  me care for others without pretending I can care
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  show me when to offer a listen to give practical
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  help when to seek someone better equipped to
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  respond discourage me returns