Prayer for the heart that is weary & in need of rest

Selena Parks
Apr 19, 2020
3 min read

This is a prayer I wrote two days ago as I came to God with a very overwhelmed heart and mind, terrified and so afraid of the future. In a time of so much uncertainty, our hearts search for a place they can run to find rest. And even though at times I wander & search this earth to find the security and comfort my heart craves, I have found that He truly is the only shelter and safe place for our souls to find the rest they desperately search for in this dark & broken world. So today, I pray this prayer will meet you where you are, that you will take a moment and surrender whatever you carried into this new day, whatever worries occupy your mind right now, and let your soul find rest in the one who is greater.

April 17, 2020:

Oh God,

You are so much greater. so so much greater. Greater than any fear, greater than any unknown, greater than anything of the past, and greater than anything the future may hold.

I need not fear, for You are greater Lord.

You stand up against any of my adversaries & they tremble at Your name.

Your name is greater.

My human heart struggles with uncertainty, yet Lord, when my heart is overwhelmed You lead me to the Rock that is higher than i. You do not fear the future, so why should i?

You will never leave me or forsake me, instead You will journey with me, hand-in-hand into the wilderness and vast expanse of the unknown. I will face nothing without You by my side. When the lion comes in the night to attack me, You will fight on my behalf, You will fight to the death for me, and even death You do not fear. For you are greater than that too.

My mortality ends where Your immortality begins.

In my frailty, You are my rock & fortress, my ever-present help in the shadows of darkness and uncertainty.

For this reason, I will not fear.

Though I've been stripped of all things my heart once clung to for security, though I am in a season I never imagined I would walk through, and though at times thoughts of the future overwhelm me and leave me feeling hopeless and afraid,

I will not fear.

I know You are greater. My God, My Jesus, My Lord.

You were not just my Savior when You rescued me from the marsh of my iniquities.

My Savior.

It is who You are, ever present, constant saving.

Oh how my soul & entire being cry out to You.

Nothing on this earth compares to You. I am desperate for You Lord, every moment of every hour my soul cries out to You. For I was never meant to endure the hurt and pain and brokenness and tragedy and devastation of this world on my own.

Ever-present.

You were not just my Savior on that cross.

You are my Savior today and forever.

So today Lord, I cling to You

My God, My Savior

I relinquish my burdens to You, the restlessness of my mind & soul

and I will rest in the refuge of Your ever-loving embrace,

that pulls me in and saves me,

and puts my soul to rest.

I Love you Lord,

My Savior My King

-Love,