Daily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper

John 16:33 - When Life Feels Heavy and I Need Strength to Keep Going - @2100 - Daily Devotional Podcast

Reverend Ben Cooper

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Evening Prayer — When Life Feels Heavy and I Need Strength to Keep Going John 16:33 Live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope  New York • Nairobi • Sydney • Manila RESILIENCE • OVERCOMING • STRENGTH  evening prayer when life feels heavy • prayer to keep going when I feel tired • Christian prayer for strength in difficult times • prayer when I feel under pressure • prayer for peace and resilience John 16:33 (NIV)  “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” This is your evening prayer for resilience, for steady strength, and for the courage to keep going. If the day has felt heavier than expected, or you are carrying more than you intended, this moment is for you. This is a prayer to help you stand firm and move forward with quiet strength.Father, as this day begins to slow, we come to You honestly. You see what has weighed on us. You know what has stretched us. And You understand what has felt difficult to carry. Your Word does not deny that life can be hard. But it speaks something deeper— to take heart. Because You have already overcome. So we pause here. We take a breath. We allow ourselves to stop pushing for a moment. We do not need to force strength. We receive it from You. So I bring the heaviness of this day to You. I bring the pressure that has built up within me. I bring the moments that have drained my energy. I place them in Your hands. And I do not need to carry them any further. I release the weight of today. I release the tension I have been holding. I release the feeling that I must keep pushing through on my own. I release it. And now, I receive. I receive strength that steadies me. I receive resilience to continue. I receive peace that settles my heart. I receive. And now I stand again. Not in my own strength. Not in my own effort. But in the strength that comes from You. God is with you now. You are not alone this evening. Across the world, wherever we are listening, You are strengthening hearts. From New York to Nairobi, from Sydney to Manila, Your Spirit is restoring strength and bringing peace. Jesús, dame fuerza para seguir adelante y no rendirme. Jesus Cristo, dá-me força para continuar e não desistir. Jesus, binibigyan Mo ako ng lakas upang magpatuloy. Father, we trust You. We stand in You. We continue with You. In Jesus’ name. Amen. evening prayer, daily prayer, John 16:33, strength prayer, resilience prayer, overcoming prayer, Christian prayer, peace prayer, keep going evening prayer when life feels heavy, prayer to keep going when I feel tired, Christian prayer for strength in difficult times, prayer when I feel under pressure, Bible verse for overcoming and strength, how to keep going when life is hard

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Welcome And Evening Devotion

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Welcome to Daily Prayer with myself, Reverend Ben Cooper, wherever you are across the world. Thank you for making daily prayer part of your life and part of the rhythm of your day. It is the early evening devotional prayer time. We're praying out of the great book of John, 16, verse 33. This is the title. Lord, we're not going to allow the world, dear God, to gravitate and to pull us down. Lord, we are going to lift ourselves in the name of Jesus. Lord, we're going to do exactly what you told David to do. Strengthen yourself in the Lord. Father, when David cried out to you, when David was crying out, Father, he said, What shall I do? He said, Strengthen yourself in the Lord. Father, the only way that we can strengthen ourselves at this early evening devotional time, Father, is through the power of the Word of God. And Lord, I pray that we will open up the fabric of the word. Lord, I am asking you that you will place John 16, 33 on our heart right now. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart. I have overcome the world. Father, I want these words to rest in our spirit. Lord, I want these words to lift us out of the ashes of life. But right now, Lord, when this evening feels heavy, when life feels very treacherous and very scary, Lord, we don't want to feel afraid. Lord, we want to feel the goodness of God. We want to hear the Lion of Judah. We want to feel the presence of the anointing of God. Lord, I pray for resilience. I pray that we will be overcomers. I pray, dear God, that we will find that steady strength in Jesus' name. And Lord, I'm asking you that we will find this evening stability right now. Lord, wherever we are, from the four corners of this amazing world, we come to you live from London, England, where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. Father, we pray out from London to New York, from New York to Sydney, from Sydney to Asia, from Asia to Singapore, from Singapore to East Ambul. Father, we are praying right now for the love of God over every heart, every mind, every area of life, every nation, every rhythm. Lord, every area of our lives, Lord, we're calling on the name of Jesus. But Lord, even our voices are getting weary. Lord, our bodies are tired. Lord, we are feeling very heavy. The atmosphere across the UK is very strong at this moment. Lord, the political temperature is very high at this moment. Lord, we are looking, dear God, and we are calling on the name of Jesus. Lord, help us to take our eyes off the political agenda. Help us to take our eyes off of social media. Help us to take our eyes, dear God, on the way of the world. And Lord, we lock our eyes on Jesus. Lord, we're tired and we're weary. But right now we believe in the power of God. Lord, we're gonna rise up on wings as of eagles. Lord, you tell us very clearly through the great book of John 16. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart. Father, right now we are taking heart. Lord, we are not gonna allow this heaviness to expand. We're not gonna allow the doubt to expand. Lord, we're gonna walk in courage. We're gonna keep going. We're never ever gonna give up. Because Lord, we are gonna do a Jacob on the God of Israel. Lord, we're gonna hold on to God. We're gonna hold on to the scripture. We're not gonna let you go until you bless us. So, Father, we pray that we will feel the love of God like the latter-day rain, like the spring, the summer rain. Lord, whatever season each and every one of us is in. Lord, if we're in the winter, hallelujah. If we're in the summer, hallelujah. If we're in the autumn, hallelujah. Father, the spring, hallelujah. Whatever season we are in, we are blessed and highly favored, wonderfully and fearfully made. Lord, we thank you. Lord, that you are pouring out your love and your grace over each and every one of us. Lord, we hand everything over to you right now. Lord, we're not gonna worry anymore. Lord, that's a big thing to say through prayer. I'm not gonna worry anymore. I'm gonna hand it over to Jesus. Lord, I'm not gonna carry the weight, dear God. I'm not gonna carry the fear. But Lord, through this early evening devotional time, I release the weight of this day. I release the tension that I've been holding on to. I release the feeling. And Lord, I'm gonna push it and give it to Jesus Christ because I want freedom. Wherever you are, whatever tribe, whatever language, whatever battle, whatever scenario, the inner battles, the inner storms, the external storms, the noise of life, I pray that the love of God will be like rain over your life. I want to tell you right now something that's really important. God is with you right now. You are not alone in this evening. Wherever you are across the world, wherever you are listening to the sound of my voice, your heart is being strengthened by the love of God. You are not left as orphans. God loves you. May the Spirit of the Lord carry you through this beautiful evening. Have a wonderful evening in the greatest name, in the name of Jesus. Join me for the late night prayer.