Trusting in the Midst of It

by Joyce Crowe

Lord, sometimes I just don’t understand
why You do the things You do.
Often, I become so frustrated
because my prayers do not get answered,
at least the way I think they should.

I look around as others receive the gift
That I so earnestly seek for myself.
The hardest thing of all to accept
Is that they don’t intentionally pursue it.
And I am jealous, I must admit.

Then I remember that You are my Father
And You do know what is best
For me and You know the plans
That You have for me and for them.
Your intent is to prosper, not to harm.

Forgive me Father when I lose my patience
Or become jealous. Help me to remember
That there is a plan greater than mine
And that Your word will not return to You,
Empty or void, but fulfill Your higher purpose.

Help me to trust You with all of my heart
And lean not to my own understanding,
But to acknowledge You in all my ways.
Then you will direct me in the way I should go,
Even in my darkest and saddest hours.

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This is a heartfelt prayer for those times when I long for something so bad, but don't receive it, like getting pregnant

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A chapter in the book Sparks of Faith Ignited

Trusting in the Midst of It

by Joyce Crowe

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