A longing heart, a prayer for divine intervention,
when you can no longer carry yourself. God, I
long for you. My soul thirsts for you. My heart
longs for you. And even my body feels the weight
of this wilderness. God, I have waited. I have
prayed. I have believed. I have hoped. I have
told myself again and again that you are faithful.
that you have not forgotten me, that you are
still working, even when I cannot see what you
are doing. But today, God, I come before you
without pretending. I am tired. My body is tired.
My mind is tired. My heart is tired. Emotionally,
I am exhausted. The waiting has become heavy.
The humiliation has become heavy. The uncertainty
has become heavy. has lasted longer than I ever
imagined it would. Only you know, God, how deeply
this has affected me. People may see me standing.
They may see me functioning. They may hear me
speaking. They may think I am strong, but you
know what it costs me to keep standing. You know
the tears nobody sees. You know the thoughts
I carry when I am alone. You know the nights.
You know the questions. You know the disappointment.
You know how many times I have wondered how much
longer I can carry this. So today, like David
in the wilderness, I cry out to you, oh God,
you are my God. My soul thirsts for you. My whole
being longs for you in this dry and weary land.
God, I don't only need an explanation. I need
you. I don't only need encouragement. I need
you. I don't only need another word, telling
me to wait. God, I need your hand. I need divine
intervention. How long, oh Lord? When will my
deliverance come? When will you bring me out
of this valley? When will you silence the voices?
that have risen against me. When will you shut
the mouths of the lions? When will you remove
the power of the fire? When will these chains
fall? When will Pharaoh finally release what
you have commanded him to release? When God,
when? I ask you, because I still believe. If
I had stopped believing, I would have stopped
crying out to you. But I am still here, wounded.
but still here. Tired, but still here. Confused,
but still here. Longing for you, but still here.
And God, I think I have reached that place in
the journey where I no longer have the strength
to make another footprint. So God, if there's
only one set of footprints from here, carry me.
Carry me, God. Because I cannot carry myself
anymore Carry my mind When my thoughts become
too heavy Carry my heart When disappointment
overwhelms me Carry my body When the weight of
this season takes away my strength Carry my faith
When I cannot understand your timing Carry me
through the part of this valley That my own strength
cannot cross And while you carry me, God Fight
for me Go where I cannot go Speak where I cannot
speak Enter rooms where I cannot enter Touch
hearts I cannot touch Move decisions I cannot
move Bring truth into the light Correct what
I cannot correct Defend what I cannot defend
Open what I cannot open And what I cannot move
God Move it yourself. You heard Israel when their
bondage became unbearable. Hear me. You remember
Joseph when he could not open his own prison.
Remember me. You shut the mouths of Daniel's
lions. Shut the mouths of my lions. You remove
the power of the fire from Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abednego. God, take the power. out of this
fire. You shook the prison until the chains of
Paul and Silas fell. Shake what must be shaken
until these chains fall. And you confronted Pharaoh
until your people were released. God, confront
every resistance, standing against your purpose
for my life, not according to my anger, not according
to my emotions, but according to your righteousness.
according to your justice, according to your
will, move whoever must move, awaken whoever
must awaken, touch every person whose decision
is connected to what you have ordained, activate
everything heaven has appointed for my deliverance,
every divine connection, every necessary conversation,
every opportunity, every resource. every person,
every circumstance that you have already ordained
to participate in my restoration. God, let all
things begin to work together. What I cannot
coordinate, coordinate. What I cannot repair,
repair. What I cannot recover, restore. What
I cannot reveal, bring into the light. What I
cannot change, change. and what I cannot move,
move it yourself. But God, even while I am asking
you to change my situation, do not allow my desperation
for deliverance to become greater than my longing
for you. Because this wilderness has taught me
something. I need you more than I ever knew.
So before I seek your hand, I seek your face.
Before I seek the open door, I seek the one who
opens doors. Before I seek vindication, I seek
the righteous judge. Before I seek restoration,
I seek the restorer. And before I ask you to
bring me out, hold me while I am still here.
God, hold me. I long for you. My soul thirsts
for you. My heart cries for you. My whole being
reaches for you. And from this exhausted place,
I declare, this valley will not bury me. This
waiting will not destroy me. This humiliation
will not define me. This fire will not consume
me. These lions will not devour me. These chains
will not remain forever. And my exhaustion will
not cancel what you have spoken over my life.
I may have reached the end of my strength, but
I have not reached the end of your strength.
I may not be able to walk anymore, but you can
carry me. I may not understand how this story
will change, but you are still writing it. I
may not know when deliverance will come, but
I know where my help comes from. So God, I surrender
to you the weight I can no longer carry. Carry
me through this valley. Carry me through this
night. Carry me through this waiting. Carry me
until my strength returns. Carry me until the
door opens. Carry me until the chains fall. Carry
me until the lions are silent. Carry me until
the fire loses its power. carry me until this
valley is behind me. And one day, God, when I
look back at this road and wonder how I survived
the part where I had no strength left, let me
understand why there was only one set of footprints.
You carried me. You carried me. And I believe
the God who carries me through the valley will
also bring me Out of the valley, my morning will
come. My strength will return. My voice will
rise again. My testimony will speak. My season
will change. And what I cannot accomplish through
my exhausted human strength, your divine intervention
will accomplish for me. God, I long for you.
I cry out to you. I surrender myself to you.
Carry me, fight for me, remember me, restore
me, and God, deliver me. In the mighty name of
Jesus Christ, amen. Always remember, you are
not alone.