One-Minute Prayers to Unwind a Worried Mind

Hope Lyda

Description

What Do You Need to Release to God Today? When troubled thoughts refuse to cease. When all you long for is a sense of peace. When you get tangled up in your worries. When you don't even have the words to speak the weight you feel. The daily mediations in this book will give language to your heart's needs.As you consider Scripture and pause in prayer for provision, security, restoration, healing, and hope, you will find yourself leaning more wholly on God and gain rest for your weary mind. Discover peace of mind through prayer as yourecognize what is really bothering you and give it to Godexchange your fear and uncertainty for assurance and trustlearn how to lean into God's strength and care for youThe One who created you cares for youdeeply. As you turn your worries over to him and allow him to renew your strength, you will receive an abundance of His all-sufficient grace to carry you moment by moment.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Prayer in Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers
• Date de parution: 17 septembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736976824
• Langue: English

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Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kimberly Shumate for preparing the Scripture foundation. Your presence and talent are gifts to me. And thank you to Harvest House who believes in creating books like this. A shout out to my family and friends who understand the woes and the humor of the anxious heart. Last of all thank you, Quiet Jesus. You love and center me when the thoughts begin to tangle. -Hope

One-Minute Prayers to Unwind a Worried Mind
Copyright 2019 by Hope Lyda
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Contents

We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.

2 C HRONICLES 20:12
Unwind Your Worried Mind
Provision
Forgiveness
Regret
Family, Friends, and Others
Confidence
Joy
Want
Refreshment
Success
Hope
Security
Purpose
Faithfulness
Healing
Acceptance
Praise
Fear
Future
Guidance
Compassion
Anxiety
Authenticity
Gratitude
Powerlessness
Meaning
Restoration
Courage
Trust
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Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God.

P SALM 43:5
Unwind Your Worried Mind
How do our thoughts get so tangled? Some days our initially linear ideas and goals are sabotaged by worries and twisted by what-ifs. Forget the rabbit trail tangents of old; our contemporary woes now appear and tumble much faster than hops and leaps. They keep up with our frenetic pace. But our skill to be still lags. The worries become intertwined and nearly indistinguishable from one another.
God is waiting for us to pause in and pray through the worry. The spiritual practice of bringing our knotted thoughts to him is transforming. At first it feels like throwing an impossibly huge ball of yarn to our creator. (A ball of yarn after 20 cats have played with it and then tried to roll it back up with their claws activated, that is.) God is up for the challenge. He ll unwind our worried minds and create a strong thread of peace-giving communication with him no matter what our circumstances present.
Start a new habit of praying through those burdens you want to release, like fear and anxiety, as well as for the blessings you long to have, such as provision and hope. May this be a journey of releasing and receiving that leads you to trust in God s care.
You See Them Coming

You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.

P SALM 139:2
What do my worries look like, sound like, feel like to you, God? You see everything. By the time I hesitantly lift a worry to you, you ve already seen it, weighed it, shed some light on it. The muddled mass of troubles doesn t faze you. Your hands remain outstretched to receive because you want me to have peace.
Today I begin a practice that will become as ordinary as getting out of bed and selecting the strongest brew setting on the coffeemaker: I ll give you this day s worries. I ll entrust to you these humble pieces of me you ve seen coming and that you re already tending to in your mercy.
P ROVISION
May you lead me to your
care and abundance, Lord.
All I Need

Take nothing for the journey except a staff-no
bread, no bag, no money in your belts.

M ARK 6:8
P rovider. That s who you are, God, even when I don t initially see all that comes from your hand. You sent the disciples to share your word with nothing in their possession except a staff. The journey wouldn t be easy, but they would move forward unencumbered, and all they needed would be provided. Lord, let this ease my anxious thoughts. When I stress about not having enough, give me eyes to see all you ve given along the way: friends, family, belongings, a home, food, opportunities, work, connections, physical abilities, times of ministry. Everything comes from you.
Whatever I list right now as a thing I desperately want but don t yet have is also one less burden while I walk in faith and do the work you call me to.
Provision of Redemption

I know that through your prayers and God s provision
of the Spirit of Jesus Christ
what has happened to me will
turn out for my deliverance.

P HILIPPIANS 1:19
I am never left to perish in my circumstances, because of your grace, Lord. You don t exile me to the place where my weaknesses can never be transformed in your mercy and power. You have provided your children with the Spirit of Christ to guide and deliver us no matter what we face or what we try to create in our meager power.
When struggles come because the resources are few and the wants are many, you redeem my heart s hunger. When I mistakenly count my possessions instead of counting my blessings, you redeem my poor spirit. And when I suffer from the belief that I m not worthy of deliverance, you breathe your Spirit into my brokenness, and redemption is my story.
Soul Security

Better a little with the fear of the L ORD
than great wealth with turmoil.

P ROVERBS 15:16
L ord, give me wisdom to trust only you for my peace and security. My list of just-in-case hopes is filled with tangibles and provisions shaped by the unpredictable world. Life changes, and so does the dependability of jobs, income, savings, and all factors tied to limited human power.
You, Lord, are not limited. You are the source of my hope and my help. You are my sole and soul security. The reverence I have for you leads me to appreciate all that comes from you. I watch for the gifts you bring into my life through others and along the path you lead me. When the winds of change do blow, I m not worried about having or losing plenty. Even with little, I can stand securely on your foundation of faith, truth, grace, and love.
Speaking from Plenty

I am not saying this because I am in need,
for I have learned to be
content whatever the circumstances.

P HILIPPIANS 4:11
G od, the words and prayers looping through my mind are so often about discontentment and what s missing. Often, I want something other than what I have.
Yet I know you and love you as the well of resource and replenishment for every need in my spirit and life. Let this be the truth I walk in, talk from, and live out. Give me a strong sense of your expansive grace and abundance. I want to use language reflecting the wealth of hope I have in you. I trust you for each minute and detail. Shift the words of my heart toward assurance and peace so the words of my mouth speak from your plenty. May I live from this generously.
F ORGIVENESS
May I surrender to your grace
and live boldly from it.
Let It Be Known

All the prophets testify about him
that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name.

A CTS 10:43
J esus, your name transforms and redeems. When I hear it mentioned or speak it aloud, my heart softens and my tension eases. Your presence turns concerns to peace. When more troubles come, I can call on your name and stand on the foundation of who you are.
You alone forgive me, heal my spirit, and renew my mind. How great are your gifts. And these gifts are not for me alone but for all who believe in you. Lord, I will let it be known to friends and strangers that I walk through this life clothed in mercy. May I testify to your power by humbly revealing my dependence on you for everything.
Moved

In him we live and move and have our being.

A CTS 17:28
I made it from birth until now. I made it from last month to this month. I made it from the starting line of a trial to the finish line of relief. But, of course, I didn t really do any of that, because you are the force that guides me and the presence where I abide.
In hindsight, I clearly see those times when my preoccupation with worries has hindered the gift of being moved by you through an experience. Forgive me for times when I resist being redirected from sins, self-pity, or anger toward renewed life. I truly want to reside in your redemption. Today I place my trust in you and surrender to what will be and who I m becoming. Move me, Lord. I am yours.
Returning

I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,