Prayer for the Weary

A prayer for those walking through hardship and spiritual warfare.

Heavenly Father, the warfare is huge, God. The warfare is big, God. The world is heavy, Lord. I ask that you fill us with your Holy Spirit, strengthen up your army, God. We're all walking through this battle right now in this world that is set up to make us feel like we wake up failing, God.

I ask that you keep our eyes on you. You told us that the pursuit of money was the root of all evil—not because money is evil, but because when we take our eyes off of you and your plan, we lose sight of what it is you want us to do. We start walking in the chaos and the darkness that is the world. And so I ask you God, again, fill us up with your Holy Spirit and remind us that you are in control.

Some of us are looking at bills higher than we've ever seen. Some of us are looking at bank accounts sitting at less money than we've ever seen before, Lord. Some of us are looking at fear, and I'm asking you right now, God, to strengthen your army. And we are that—we are the chosen, we are the small.

And you said it in your word, Lord. You said that the small would be great, Lord. You said it yourself, you sent your son down to remind us of the army that we can be for you. God, I'm asking you to strengthen us right now. Keep us on this path of righteousness for you, God. You cannot be defeated by the world. The world cannot have its hand over you, so it cannot have its hand over me.

I walk through this world just like I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I fear no evil, God. My eyes are on you. I'm asking you to strengthen your army, to show us what it is that you want, and then send us on our way. I thank you and I praise you in every circumstance, in Jesus' name, amen.