{"id":24196,"date":"2026-03-11T15:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-jesus-prayed-when-he-was-overwhelmed\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:47","slug":"how-jesus-prayed-when-he-was-overwhelmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-jesus-prayed-when-he-was-overwhelmed\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jesus Prayed When He Was Overwhelmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Life can be overwhelming. There are so many things to remember, choices to make, challenges to overcome. Sometimes it\u2019s as if we\u2019re just one phone call or email away from complete disaster. It\u2019s a horrible way to feel and an unsustainable way to live. When we\u2019re on emotional overload, it can be hard to pray\u2014though at such times we need to more than ever. <\/p>\n<p>How do we do it? How do we pray when we\u2019re overwhelmed? For the answer, we might look to Jesus when He was overwhelmed with His coming path to Calvary and found <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-resources\/deepen-your-faith\/kneeling-in-gethsemane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strength in the Garden of Gethsemane<\/a>. In fact, His example might show us seven ways to pray when it feels impossible:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)  Get Away to Rest and Focus<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/travel\/8-holy-week-sites-from-the-last-supper-to-easter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His last meal with His closest friends<\/a> in the upper room, the Gospel account tells us, \u201cThen Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane\u201d (Matthew 26:36 NIV). <\/p>\n<p>Even when we have only a few moments to spare, it can be helpful to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/stories-of-faith-faith-prayer-devotions\/what-jesus-said-about-the-importance-of-solitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get away for a time of rest, focus, solitude<\/a>\u2014even a temporary collapse! <\/p>\n<p><strong>2)  Enlist Prayer Support<\/strong><br \/>\nOn entering the place called Gethsemane, Jesus \u201ctook Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with Him, and He began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then He said to them, \u2018My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me\u2019\u201d (Matthew 26:37-38 NIV). <\/p>\n<p>Jesus didn\u2019t have to share His feelings with His followers; He chose to invite their support. Sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/how-a-faith-community-can-support-us-through-grief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing our feelings of being \u201coverwhelmed with sorrow\u201d <\/a>relieves some of the burden, and asking others for prayer can make a difference.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>3)  Tell God What You Want<\/strong><br \/>\nIf anyone could\u2019ve expected the Father to know His thoughts and understand His needs, Jesus could; He and the Father were one (see John 10:30). But He expressed Himself to His Father, falling with His face to the ground and praying, \u201cMy Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from Me\u201d (Matthew 26:39a NIV). <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a good example to follow. Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/the-big-question-if-god-knows-all-why-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God knows what you need,<\/a> but the very act of praying and your Father\u2019s readiness to answer can ease your pain and lighten your load.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)  Find a Place of Surrender<\/strong><br \/>\nThough Jesus made His desires known to the Father, He also managed to make the Garden of Gethsemane a place of surrender, saying, \u201cYet not as I will, but as You will\u201d (Matthew 26:39b NIV). <\/p>\n<p>Often the heaviest burdens we carry are the result of insisting on having things our way; when we <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/addiction-and-recovery\/surrender-the-key-to-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find a place of surrender,<\/a> we may experience a new sense of freedom in the awareness that we are in God\u2019s wise and loving will. <\/p>\n<p><strong>5)  Stay in Touch with Your Prayer Partners<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter His first prayer session in Gethsemane, Jesus returned to Peter, James and John, though He found them sleeping (Matthew 26:40-41 NIV). <\/p>\n<p>Still, He checked in with them and renewed His plea for prayer. It\u2019s a good practice\u2014and often of great encouragement both to you and your friends\u2014to keep them informed <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-to-find-the-time-to-pray-for-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after asking them to pray<\/a> and offering whatever updates or revisions are warranted. <\/p>\n<p><strong>6)  Renew Your Prayers Often<\/strong><br \/>\nJesus\u2019 prayers weren\u2019t just a \u201cone-and-done\u201d situation. \u201cHe went away a second time and prayed, \u2018My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may Your will be done.\u2019 When He came back, He again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. So He left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing\u201d (Matthew 26:42-44 NIV). <\/p>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 example reminds us not to stop praying, whether we see results from our prayers or not. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/7-ways-to-pray-without-ceasing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renew your prayers as often as you can.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7)  Put One Foot in Front of the Other<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Gethsemane account concludes, \u201cThen He returned to the disciples and said to them, \u2018Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Rise! Let us go! Here comes My betrayer!\u2019\u201d (Matthew 26:45 NIV). <\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the Father didn\u2019t take the cup from Jesus, but Jesus\u2019 resolute words to His followers suggest a fresh supply of strength and courage to keep going\u2014a resource that sustained Him the rest of the way. So it may be with us <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-to-pray-like-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">if we pray like Jesus<\/a>. We may know deliverance from the things that overwhelm us. But even if we don\u2019t, we can find the strength and courage to put one foot in front of the other and persevere until a change comes in our outward circumstances.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life can be overwhelming. There are so many things to remember, choices to make, challenges to overcome. Sometimes it\u2019s as if we\u2019re just one phone call or email away from complete disaster. It\u2019s a horrible way to feel and an unsustainable way to live. 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