Read John 16:33
Pray:
Thank the Lord for this promise. There is help learning that what we experience isn't uncommon or unexpected.
Express your troubles to the Lord. What disturbs you right now, big and small? Cast those anxieties on the Lord because He cares for you.
Ask God for help in entrusting those to him.
Thank God for Jesus, who experienced trouble. We can take heart because He has gone before us.
Thank God that Jesus has overcome the world and that, in Christ, we too will overcome the world.
Pray
Ask the Lord to make you aware of His continual presence with you.
Ask the Lord to increase your desire for hospitality and community.
Ask the Lord to bring two people to mind who you can reach out to today through a phone call or text message.
Thank the Lord that He has given us the Holy Spirit, through which He has poured out His love on us (Romans 5:5).
Thank the Lord that He has given us the local church, specifically The Church at Greer Station, where we get to be in relationship with followers of Jesus.
Additional Reading
Psalm 25:16-21
Psalm 68:5-6
Romans 12:10-13
1 Peter 2:9-10
Pray
Ask the Lord for grace to trust Him today.
Bring any uncertainties before the Lord. Ask for help in entrusting those to Him.
Thank God for His loving providence, from which we can never be separated.
Ask God to settle your soul in His good purposes for you.
Additional Reading
Psalm 46
Matthew 6:25-34
Pray
Praise God for how He is the Creator of the all the universe and every star and planet.
Praise God that He loves us so much that He would take it upon Himself, in Christ, to redeem lost humanity.
Thank Jesus that, upon His return, He will wipe away every tear and end death, mourning, crying, and pain (Revelation 21:4).
Ask God for the help of the Holy Spirit to remind you of truths of Scripture in moments and seasons of sadness.
Pray, “Come, Lord Jesus. Amen” (Revelation 22:20).
Additional Reading
Mark 5:21-43
Psalm 34:17-19
Pray
Thank Jesus that He is bigger than the biggest storm, earthquake, hurricane, landslide, or tsunami.
Thank Jesus that He is willing and able to demonstrate Himself more powerful than these things.
Thank Jesus that He is big enough to sovereignly use these things for our growth into His image.
Spend a few moments casting your anxieties on Him because He cares for you. What is causing fear in your heart? Take that to Jesus.
Additional Reading
Psalm 22
Pray
Ask the Lord to help you trust Him even in the midst of disappointment.
Bring any disappointments you have experienced or are experiencing to the Lord. Pray as Jesus does as He is preparing for His crucifixion, “Not my will, but yours, be done” (Luke 22:42).
Thank God that He is working to sanctify and grow us in the midst of our personal disappointment.
Additional Reading/Watching
Isaiah 55:8-9
Romans 8:18-38
Joe Sharing at Perrin’s Funeral - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siAlk7KPFzE
Perrin’s Article About Cancer and God’s Goodness https://www.mdjonline.com/news/lifestyle/young-woman-battles-cancer-relies-on-faith/article_b01579f8-feed-5465-b138-475e4547edbf.html