A Caregiver's Prayer for Strength When You Have Nothing Left
A caregiver's prayer for strength, grounded in Scripture, for the days when you are worn thin and still have to keep going.
Life support from the Heavenly Father
You have a Father.
For the lonely night, the long grief, the worry that will not lie down, the dad who was not there, and the decision you cannot see past. Comfort here comes from Scripture, shaped around who God is as Father.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. Psalm 103:13
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A Scripture companion. Tell him what is on you tonight.
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Comfort for
Whatever you are carrying tonight, start here.
Six doors. Behind each one, a handful of plain articles written for someone in exactly your place.
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for loneliness
Loneliness
When the phone stays dark, the house goes quiet, or you are surrounded and still alone.
6 articles -
for grief
Grief
The first weeks, the years after, and what Scripture actually says about the ones you have lost.
21 articles -
for anxiety
Anxiety
What Jesus really said about worry, the 3 a.m. spiral, and when a doctor is part of the answer.
23 articles -
for fathers
Fathers and sons, daughters
Growing up without one, forgiving one, becoming one, or waiting for a child who has walked away.
15 articles -
for decisions
Decisions
Choosing with God when the way is unclear, when both roads look fine, and when you chose wrong.
21 articles -
for hard nights
Hard nights
For the night you cannot sleep, the night you do not want to be here, and the morning after.
14 articles
Who the Father is
Five things that are true of Him whether or not you feel them.
- 01
He was Father before He was ours.
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
John 17:24 - 02
He gives you the right to be His child.
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
John 1:12 - 03
He is near when you are broken.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 - 04
He sets the lonely in families.
God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Psalm 68:6 - 05
He will not leave you as an orphan.
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:18
A prayer for today
You do not need the right words. These will do.
Father,
I am tired and I do not have much to bring You.
Thank You that I do not have to.
Hold what I cannot hold today.
Be near the people I am worried about.
Give me what I need for the next hour,
and let me trust You for the one after that.
Through Jesus, who taught me to call You Father.
Amen.
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!Lamentations 3:22–23
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A hard night
If you do not want to be here anymore
There is an article written for exactly this moment. It starts with the phone numbers and then it stays with you.
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