Prayers for strength and perseverance
Faith through trials: a prayer
You still believe, but the hard time has worn your faith thin, and this prayer meets you there.
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A prayer
Original writing, not a quotation of Scripture.
Lord, this trial is refining something in me that I would not have chosen for myself, and it is hard to see the purpose while I am still inside it. I trust that when this is over, I will be able to look back and see your hand at work, even if I can’t see it clearly now. Carry me through the parts I can’t carry myself.
Let this season produce something in my character that outlasts the difficulty itself. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
More prayers for faith through trials
In the middle of it
I can't see the point of this yet. I'll keep trusting you in the dark, God, and tell you that it is dark. Hold on to me when my grip slips.
When people ask how I am
People keep asking how I am and I keep saying fine. Give me one friend I can tell the truth, even if it comes out messy, Father. Help me receive their prayers without a tidy testimony ready.
When it goes on too long
Jesus, this has lasted much longer than I planned, and I'm tired of hearing that it will make me stronger. Be with me anyway. Show me one small way today that you are still faithful.
A prayer of thanks
Thank you for the people who are carrying me and for strength I didn't know I had. I don't feel thankful, Lord, but I'm choosing to say it. Be patient while I learn to see what you are building.
Bible verses for faith through trials
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope: and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory, while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.