WEBVTT - A Prayer for the Weary-Hearted and Hurting

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer, a podcast

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<v Speaker 2>dedicated to helping you find the words you need to

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<v Speaker 2>connect with your Father in Heaven.

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<v Speaker 1>No matter what is going on in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Today, you can trust that God wants to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 2>Right after this short word from our sponsor, people pray

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<v Speaker 2>that today's prayer for the weary hearted and hurting together.

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<v Speaker 1>A Prayer for the Weary Hearted.

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<v Speaker 2>And Hurting written by Emily Rose Massey, read by Kirie Eichberger.

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<v Speaker 2>Seeing praise to the Lord you his godly ones, and

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<v Speaker 2>give thanks to his Holy name. For his anger is

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<v Speaker 2>but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime.

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<v Speaker 2>Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of

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<v Speaker 2>joy comes in the morning, Psalm thirty, verse four and five.

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<v Speaker 2>How have you been tired? I responded with a chuckle.

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<v Speaker 2>But on the inside, I know that I am struggling

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<v Speaker 2>deeply from what seems to be one very long season

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<v Speaker 2>of sleep deprivation. I am convinced that sleep deprivation from

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<v Speaker 2>the baby toddler phase is the mom version of fasting.

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<v Speaker 2>My flesh becomes so weakened and my reliance upon God

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<v Speaker 2>becomes absolutely everything. I cannot help, but rely on His

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<v Speaker 2>grace to do pretty much anything. You see, the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>has blessed me with four precious boys who simply do

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<v Speaker 2>not like sleep. For at least the first threach to

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<v Speaker 2>four years of life, when I had the difficulty of

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<v Speaker 2>sleeping and pregnancy and having children every two to three years,

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't had uninterrupted sleep in over ten years. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't share all of this to complain or receive sympathy

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<v Speaker 2>or ask for advice. I share to remind you and

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<v Speaker 2>myself that the Lord is near to those suffering and

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<v Speaker 2>walking through a difficult season that may have you feeling

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<v Speaker 2>so incredibly incapable and discouraged. What I was praying last

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<v Speaker 2>night in the midnight hours during the on and off wakings,

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<v Speaker 2>awakened every one to two hours because of my youngest

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<v Speaker 2>teething pain and what I can assume is another sleep regression,

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<v Speaker 2>I said, God, I know.

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<v Speaker 1>He is a gift. Please help me.

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<v Speaker 2>And this morning, as I reflect, I'm realizing the ways

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<v Speaker 2>my son is a gift from the Father. When my

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<v Speaker 2>flesh is weak and I am humbled to my knees,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm able to bear fruit and walk in the spirit

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<v Speaker 2>in a way that pleases the Lord Lord, so I

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<v Speaker 2>find myself thanking God through tears for his sleep deprivation.

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<v Speaker 2>Suffering is a gift, and with it comes joy and

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<v Speaker 2>praise to God for his faithfulness. These verses in Psalm

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<v Speaker 2>thirty command us to sing praises to the Lord, even

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<v Speaker 2>in the midst of our suffering and weeping. Sing praise

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<v Speaker 2>to the Lord you his godly ones, and give thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to His Holy name.

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<v Speaker 1>For his anger is but.

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<v Speaker 2>For a moment, his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping

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<v Speaker 2>may last for the night, but a shout of joy

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<v Speaker 2>comes in the morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Psalm thirty, verse four and five.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you currently in a season of great difficulty and trial?

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<v Speaker 2>Cry out to the Lord. His grace is sufficient in

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<v Speaker 2>your weakness. Lean upon him and He will strengthen you

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<v Speaker 2>and transform you in your suffering to look more like him.

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<v Speaker 2>He is faithful in every season. His ways may seem

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<v Speaker 2>confusing to you, but trust that He will turn your

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<v Speaker 2>weeping into great joy.

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<v Speaker 1>In his time.

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<v Speaker 2>There is purpose in the pain you may be experiencing,

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<v Speaker 2>and one of the purposes is to remind you that

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<v Speaker 2>your heavenly Father is near and is truly worthy of

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<v Speaker 2>our adoration and praise. He is working things out for

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<v Speaker 2>your good, which is to make you look more like Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it may be difficult to see your trial

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<v Speaker 2>as a gift or reason to praise God. It's hard

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<v Speaker 2>for our minds to fully comprehend how pain can be

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<v Speaker 2>called good. But we must trust that His ways are

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<v Speaker 2>higher than ours, and he uses everything for his plans

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<v Speaker 2>for our lives so that he would receive the most glory.

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<v Speaker 2>And then through us, do you remember to lift your

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<v Speaker 2>gaze and call out to him when life seems too much.

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<v Speaker 1>To bear and the hurt is too heavy.

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<v Speaker 2>He wants you to lean upon him in all things,

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<v Speaker 2>draw near to him, and he will draw near to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's pray heavenly Father. I am so weary and weighed

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<v Speaker 2>down by my current life circumstances.

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<v Speaker 1>It is difficult for.

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<v Speaker 2>Me to see the gift in this trial, but I

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<v Speaker 2>trust you are using it for my good and for

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<v Speaker 2>your glory. Help me to have eyes to see that

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<v Speaker 2>you are working in my life. My circumstances may not

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<v Speaker 2>change anytime soon, but please change me in my circumstances

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<v Speaker 2>to look more like Jesus. I ask you to strengthen

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<v Speaker 2>my faith so that I can left my voice and

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<v Speaker 2>praise to you, trusting.

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<v Speaker 1>That joy is coming in your perfect timing.

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<v Speaker 2>I may be weary, but I choose to worship you

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<v Speaker 2>because you are forever faithful to me, help me to

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<v Speaker 2>look to you and point others to you in this season.

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<v Speaker 2>You are good in Jesus' name.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen.

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