Be Encouraged 🦋

If you’ve been feeling tired… overwhelmed… or like healing is heavier than you expected…

This prayer is for you 🤍

God sees you.

God hears you.

God is strengthening you—even now.

You’re not behind. You’re not broken beyond repair. You’re in the process. And He is walking with you through every step of it.

Pray this with me.

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Transcript

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Heavenly Father, we come before you today just as we are. Some of us come strong, some of us come tired. Some of us come holding things we don't even have words for. But we all come because we know you are here. And before we ask you for anything, Daddy, we pause to honor who you are. You are holy. You are faithful. You are kind. You are near. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good at all times. And today we say, Daddy, you have been good to us. Even in seasons we didn't understand, you were good. Even in moments we felt broken, you were still present. Even when we didn't have the strength to pray, Daddy, you carried us. Hallelujah. And so today, Daddy, we thank you. We thank you for life. We thank you for breath. Thank you for your rock that is in our lungs. Thank you for waking us up this morning. Thank you for sustaining us through things we thought would break us. Your word says, because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. Hallelujah. They are new every morning. And today we stand in that truth. We are still here, God, because of your grace and mercy. The song says, Your grace and mercy brought me through. I'm living this moment because of you. I want to thank you and praise you too for your grace and mercy has certainly brought us through. And so, God, we adore you. Not just for what you do, but for who you are. You are our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. You are our bomb in Gideon, our healer, you are our doctor, you are restorer, you are friend, you are author, you are finisher. Hallelujah. You are our restorer. Thank you, Jesus. Your word says, I am the Lord who heals you. And so today we call you healer. And we invite you, oh God, even in this moment, in the places and the spaces, oh God, of our entire being that needs healing, mighty God. Heal our minds, heal our hearts, heal our souls, heal our spirits. God, heal our sons and our daughters. Heal, oh God, our grandparents and our great-grandparents. Heal, oh God, our friends and our our relatives, cousins, aunts, God, heal our land. Hallelujah. God heal every hidden place. Heal every silent struggle. Heal every part of us that still aches. And Father, today I lift up every person listening who feels tired. Your word says in Matthew 11, verse 28, Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. So today we come for the one who feels overwhelmed. I pray God that you will give them rest. For the one who feels like giving up, Daddy, give them strength. For the one who feels stuck, Abba, remind them they are still moving forward. Your word says that you give strength to the weary and increase the power of the weak. And so, right here, right now, receive strength in the name of the Lord. Hallelujah. And today, God, we declare that we are not alone in this process. You are with us every single moment of the way. You never leave us nor forsake us. You are with us when it feels heavy. We will not give up. We will not turn back. We will not allow discouragement to stop our healing. Because your word says that he who began a good work in us will see it unto completion. Hallelujah. And so today, God, we stand on that promise. Because if you say it, you will do it. And we believe, God, that you are not finished with us yet. God, we surrender today. We surrender this moment. We surrender our thoughts. We surrender our emotions. We surrender our expectations. And we ask you today, Daddy, that you will meet us right where we are. Hallelujah. Speak to us. Heal us. Strengthen us. And remind us that even in the struggle, you are there. Father, we give you thanks. We give you all the honor. We give you all the glory. In Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. And amen. Good morning, family. I was going to do a podcast recording. But I woke up and I felt so exhausted, so tired. Physically and otherwise. You know, last night I went to bed, and just as I was about to just pray, cover my home, cover my son, and just thank God for bringing us throughout the day, for giving us the courage and renewing our strength as we go throughout the day. There's so much that is happening in our lives. So much is happening internally as well as externally. And I laid there and I I was there and I was like, God, I feel like I'm not doing enough. I'm not praying enough. I'm not seeking you enough. I'm not studying your word enough. I'm I'm not worshiping enough. I I just feel like I'm not doing enough to get closer to you. And sometimes we get into that space where we feel like we are not doing enough, and we may even feel like we are not enough, but yet we feel so overwhelmed and so exhausted. And I don't know about you, but sometimes when I wake up in the mornings, I feel so I feel like my I feel like my limbs, my limbs are not working at all. I just feel so weary, and you know, God the Holy Spirit reminds me that it is not even that I'm not doing enough, or that I'm not enough, it's just that there is so much that is happening in the world, it may not be happening in our country or our community, but it is still out there and it still has an impact on every single one of us. And so, as I woke up this morning just feeling very tired, and I did get some sleep, and I sat to do the recording, I was just prompted by the Holy Spirit to just pray, to just pray for anyone today whose heart may be heavy, just for anyone today who you're struggling, you may feel crushed, but may I remind you that the Bible tells us that we're crushed but not destroyed. So, even in the struggle and even in the confusion, even in the moments like today, like right now, that may feel overwhelming, God is near. He is near to the brokenhearted, and the song, oh my god, the song as I woke up um this morning and I I searched for the song He is here, and it says, He is here to break the yoke and to it. I don't even remember who sang the song, but the song says he is here, God is here, and I just want you to know that he is right there with you in whatever it is that you're going through. If you're grieving the loss of a loved one, he is there with you. If you're grieving the loss of a relationship, you might be grieving hope. He is there. If you are worrying, you wake up in worry mode and you're wondering where am I gonna get food from? Where am I going to get school fee? Where am I going to get lunch money? I just want you to know that God will provide, He will provide, and He's going to show up right on time. Listen, I have testimonies upon testimonies upon testimonies of how God just showed up and show out. I always said Daddy Love Gwan with yourself, you know. He will show up for you. Just trust him. Ask and it shall be given unto you. I think it's the book of James that says, We have not, because we ask not. Ask and it shall be given unto you. Seek and he shall find. Knock and the door shall be opened unto you. The Bible continues to say that for everyone who knocks, he opens up the door. For everyone who asks, they receive. That even in the moments when you feel like your strength is lost, God is holding you together. You don't have to hold yourself together. He is a keeper, and he is keeping you, he is sustaining you in seasons that you didn't even think that you were survive. And those moments when you felt like giving up, but you didn't. That is God who was right there in the process with you. He never abandoned you in the process. And today He wants to say to you, do not fear. For I am with you, I will strengthen you and help you. So right now, receive strength. For the one who is listening, who is tired, receive strength right now in the name of Jesus. For the one who is listening, who feels overwhelmed, receive strength in the name of Jesus. If you feel like giving up, don't give up. Don't give up on God because He won't give up on you. He is right here in the fire with you. Whatever your fiery furnace represents this morning, he is right there in the fire with you. He is the fourth man in the fire. Whatever your Daniel, whatever your lion's den situation represents this morning, just remember that Daniel came out of the lion's den in town. He is right there with you. The Bible says that when you go through the waters, the waters will not overtake you. Whatever the situation is that you're going through this morning, and it feels like it is overtaking you, you know? Like you're you're you're in the water and the waves are crashing in and you cannot swim. And it's like you're fighting, you're struggling for your life, but it seems as if when you try to pull up your head just to breathe, the wave or the the the heaviness of the water just pull you back under. The Lord is saying today that even though that is how what you're going through may feel like this morning, the water will not overtake you. Hallelujah. For He is with you, He is a present help in times of trouble. So I pray today that you are encouraged. Just know that you are not alone, you are not forgotten, you're not too broken to be healed, you're not too far gone. Again, God is close to the brokenhearted, and he binds up their wounds, he is with you in this moment, even here, even now, and he is giving you strength to keep going. God bless you. I love you, but God loves you even more. Have a good day.