Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means and I know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learrned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. ~Philippians 4:11-13
Oh Lord, I didn't know it would be this hard. I have nothing, O Lord. Nothing, but you. I am at the end of myself. All of my resources. Lord, I am in want. I need your provision. Oh Lord, as I study this text, I see that the apostle Paul lived in the same circumstance as I now find myself. Oh God, help me to find contentment. Help me to be content despite this momentary trial. Lord, this momentary trial seems like an eternity. As the Psalmist often asks, "Oh Lord, How Long?" How Long will it last Oh God? How Long until I am not suffering. God, I need your gracious provision, but Lord, give me a supernatural contentment that only comes from you.
Lord, it is Christ who gives me strength to continue to move forward. God, give me strength. I feel that I can't go on. I can't bear it anymore. Oh God, but you bore it on the cross. Your Son bore my suffering on the cross at Calvary. Give me His strength. Strengthen me through Christ Oh Lord.
Lord, even in the trials, Lord I trust in you. Even through the tears, I look to you, Oh God. Even through the momentary suffering, I have confidence in You Alone, Oh God. Hear your servant, and answer my supplication.
