My two children were preschoolers when my wife and I began teaching them a weekly memory verse. The first Bible verse they memorized (and no, it wasn\u2019t \u201cJesus wept\u201d) can also function as a suggestive and helpful prayer for every occasion and every emotion. <\/p>\n
It differs only a little from one Bible version to another. At the time, the Bible we used for our family devotions rendered it, \u201cWhen I am afraid, I will trust in You\u201d (Psalm 56:3, NIV 1984). <\/p>\n
Since then, I have prayed countless versions of that verse. It adapts easily and succinctly to any and every situation I encounter and every emotion I feel. Here are some examples that you can incorporate into your prayers: <\/p>\n
Someone or something upsets you: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I am angry, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n Your schedule (or life) seems to spin out of control: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I am stressed, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n Someone offends or hurts you: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I am hurt, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n Your physical, mental or emotional resources run out: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I am exhausted, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n Comparisons with others assail you: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I feel insecure, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n You lose someone or something: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I am grieving, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n Loneliness strikes: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I am lonely, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n You\u2019re having trouble waiting for someone or something: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I am impatient, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n Someone lashes out: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I am under attack, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n You\u2019re confused: <\/strong>\u201cWhen I don\u2019t know what to do, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n See how well it works? And those are just a start. This Psalm 56:3 prayer can be adapted to practically any emotion or situation. Try it, and adapt it to your need-of-the-moment, in every moment.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My two children were preschoolers when my wife and I began teaching them a weekly memory verse. The first Bible verse they memorized (and no, it wasn\u2019t \u201cJesus wept\u201d) can also function as a suggestive and helpful prayer for every occasion and every emotion. It differs only a little from one Bible version to another. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":30464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[272,211],"tags":[230,159,15,52,16,37,166,390,26,30,248,32,78,59],"ppma_author":[465],"class_list":["post-23647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-resources","category-prayers-for-stronger-faith","tag-anxiety","tag-bible","tag-faith","tag-fear","tag-god","tag-grace","tag-grief","tag-guilt","tag-hope","tag-prayer","tag-scripture","tag-strength","tag-stress","tag-worry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n