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Psalm 46:1 — God Is Your Refuge When Life Feels Heavy Live from our studios in London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. Adelaide • Queenstown • Singapore • Charlotte • Córdoba REFUGE • STRENGTH • SECURITY Good evening, and welcome to DailyPrayer.uk. I’m Reverend Ben Cooper. Come in for five minutes, let’s open God’s Word together, and let’s pray. Some days leave us feeling fuller than we expected—not with peace, but with responsibilities, disappointments and unanswered questions. If today has felt heavier than you imagined, if you’re carrying concerns for your family, your health, your work or your future, let’s pause together and bring those burdens into the presence of God. We were never meant to carry them alone. Psalm 46:1 (NIV) “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” Those words have strengthened God’s people for generations. They remind us that our refuge is not found in having every answer or controlling every circumstance. Our refuge is found in the living God, who remains close when life feels uncertain and whose strength never runs dry. When we cannot hold everything together, He faithfully holds us. Father, thank You for being our refuge throughout this day. Thank You for every unseen way You have protected us, sustained us and remained faithful even when we have been unaware of Your quiet work. Lord Jesus, we place every burden into Your loving hands. Bring healing to those who are unwell, comfort to those who are grieving, strength to those who feel exhausted and renewed hope to everyone facing tomorrow with uncertainty. Teach us to leave our worries with You and to rest in the confidence of Your unfailing care. Holy Spirit, settle every anxious heart, renew our minds and help us finish this day trusting that Your presence is greater than every problem we have faced. Across the world, from Adelaide to Queenstown, from Singapore to Charlotte and Córdoba, may every listener discover fresh strength this evening, knowing that God remains their refuge, their strength and their ever-present help. Jesús, gracias porque Tú eres mi refugio y mi fuerza. Jesus, obrigado porque Tu és o meu refúgio e a minha força. Jesus, salamat dahil Ikaw ang aking kanlungan at kalakasan. Amen. Psalm 46 prayer, evening prayer, God is our refuge, Christian encouragement, prayer for strength, daily devotional prayer, hope in Christ, trusting God Christian evening prayer for strength, God is my refuge prayer, prayer after a difficult day, trusting Jesus with today’s burdens.

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Welcome And Settle In

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Welcome to Daily Prayer. I'm Reverend Ben Cooper coming to you live from our studios in London, England. Let's open God's word together and let's pray together. God bless you wherever you are. I invite you to lock in just for these four or five minutes. We've got to this hour. Come on, let's never ever give up. There is power in the name

Psalm 46 God Our Refuge

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of Jesus. We're going to cross through to the great prayers of David. We're in Psalms 46, verse 1. This is the title of the prayer. God is your refuge when life feels heavy. Spirit of the Living God, I pray that you will lead us.

Releasing Weight And Choosing Faith

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Lord, we are carrying many responsibilities. Lord, we may be walking in many disappointments and many unanswered questions. But Lord, we're not going to walk according to the rhythm of the world. Lord, we believe that we are healed. We believe that disappointments are gone. We believe that the weight of responsibilities are leaving us in the name of Jesus Christ. And we are going to live our lives by faith. Because Lord, we remind ourselves right now that you are our refuge, you are our strength, and you are our security. So God, I thank you that you are that refuge, that you are that strength, that you are that security.

A Wave Of God’s Presence

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Lord, and I pray right now that the Spirit of the living God will come down like a wave. Lord, like an ocean wave and just crash down over us. Lord, cover us from the crown of our head to the sole of our feet. Lord, we want to walk in the beauty of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. But Lord, we declare that we are healed.

Every Season The Battle Is God’s

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Lord, if there's any physical ailments on our lives, Lord, when we are worried, when there's a heavy feeling about sickness, disease, fear, money, life, mental health, Lord, we declare that these heavy feelings are lifting at the name of Jesus Christ. And we walk in freedom. Lord, I declare over every listener right now, there is freedom from tiredness, from being scared, from panic attacks. Lord, I believe that we are well in the name of Jesus Christ. Lord, we are not going to listen to the rhythm of the world. Lord, we're going to pray through Psalms 46, verse 1. I declare that God

Prayer Across Places And Pressures

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is our refuge and strength and ever-present help in trouble. Lord, as we walk through winter, Lord, I thank you that the battle belongs to the Lord. As we walk through summer, the battle belongs to the Lord. Autumn and spring, the battle belongs to the Lord. Well, Lord, whatever the physical season is, whatever the spiritual season is, Lord, whatever the sun is doing, whatever the moon is doing, Lord, whatever the wind and the rain is doing, you are the same yesterday, today, and forevermore. And Lord, I thank you that when life feels heavy, all is well. Because when I am weak, then you are strong. And I come to you right now in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and our heart cries out. Lord, our heart cries out, Lord, help us through these responsibilities. Carry us in the power. Lord, we thank you that our health is good in the name of Jesus. Lord, I thank you that life is well in the name of Jesus. Our work and our future is in the hands of the beholder. And Lord, there are plans over each and every one of our lives, and you are our refuge. Lord, we are living through Christ Jesus. You are the way, the truth, and the life. And no one come to the Father except through thee. So Lord, as we stretch out live from London, England, we realize that God is our refuge when life is heavy. So Lord, right now, live from this studio in London, England, Lord, we stretch out to Adelaide, Queenstown, Singapore, Charlotte, Coralado. Lord, we pray right now that the love and the fire of God will be over each and every one of us. Lord, that we will find that refuge, that we will find that

New Song New Strength Final Blessing

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strength, and we will walk in that security. Lord, wherever we are, from the battlefield to the boardroom, from the responsibilities to the disappointments. Lord, we're going to walk by faith. We're going to call the things that are not as though they are. Lord, there is no discouragement around us. There is no fear around us. Lord, when life feels heavy, we're going to look up to the hills and we're going to say, Yes, Lord. All things are possible to those who believe. Lord, put a new song in our heart. Put a new spirit within us right now. Lord, let us rise on wings as of eagles. Lord, whatever the world is expecting, Lord, we thank you that we are not living by what the world expects. We are living by faith. We are healed. We are blessed. We are rich in Christ Jesus. No weapon formed against us shall prosper. You are our refuge. You are our strength. You are our security. May the love of God be over you from the battlefield to the boardroom, to the field of life. The Spirit of the Lord is carrying you at this early evening devotional prayer time together. Don't ever give up. And let's remind ourselves fear will never win. Have a beautiful evening. God bless you in the greatest name in heaven and earth and at the name of Jesus. And I invite you to lock in with me later on, just a few hours down the track. Join me for late night prayers. God bless.