Father,
My heart is heavy.
The burdens have piled to great heights, as if great towers of heartache have been placed upon my soul.
O great God, do not misunderstand,
service to You has surely been my life's pleasure.
But there has been much difficulty in the ministry of Your children.
Why do we receive opposition from your professing people?
Fellow brothers have deceived us.
Some have avoided us.
Others have caused us to stumble.
Can this truly be?
How long, O Lord, will they not listen to understanding?
Why do they not take heed when wisdom calls?
When shall they change and not act ignorantly?
Lord, they do not listen.
Give them hearts of discernment.
Open their eyes, that they may see with clear understanding.
Lord, there are lies that are hurting your children,
I pray that You remove them.
Good Shepherd, your sheep are confused.
Have we not preached from Your Word?
Have we not been faithful to Your Truth?
Have we not proclaimed Your Gospel?
The Gospel in which we center our entire lives upon?
Have we not done these things?
If we have done wrong, O Lord, reveal our wrongdoings.
Help us to look into the mirror of Your Word.
Mold us to be people never ignorant to sin.
We need Your Holy Spirit to take control.
O God, have mercy on us.
Lord, there is change ahead.
Yes, we are perplexed,
perplexed yet not despairing.
Our desire has always been to shepherd Your people.
We labor for the sanctification of Your children,
that they may be conformed to the image of Your Son.
And love Him ever so more.
Never have we wished division amongst the brothers. Never.
But we know that Your truth divides,
it divides Your true sheep from the illegitimate goats.
Lord, hear me!
No, I do not charge you with injustice.
Nor do I charge you with unfairness.
Father in heaven, my plea is for strength.
Strength to keep faith in Your Sovereign hand.
Indeed, I do believe, help my unbelief.
There is change ahead.
Yes, we are perplexed,
perplexed yet not despairing.
To leave this as a question unanswered, would be a great sin.
Lord I am confused yet am not in deep anguish.
There is understanding, yet no full comprehension.
How can a I grasp the mind of God?
For it is beyond all understanding.
His thoughts are more numerous than the grains of sand,
So vast, beyond all measure,
Transcendent beyond all time and space.
Our thoughts are not Your thoughts.
I understand my place, Lord, I am no one.
In these present difficulties,
to be without understanding would be truly dangerous.
Who am i to question Your purposes?
What is man, that he would question Your will?
The foolish man says, "God, I am entitled to an explanation."
Yet the wise man knows he deserves nothing.
Sovereign, you do as you please without the permission of man.
Grant us strength to follow You wherever You lead.
Give us peace to trust in You, regardless of the circumstance.
For you have called us to contend and suffer for Your name's sake.
Remind us that love for You means love for Your people.
Difficulties lie ahead.
But our eyes are on eternity.
We glory in the cross and the salvation that is ours forever.
Help us to serve with joy, and abstain from bitterness.
Lord, our delight is in the mercy that You have shown us.
We are in debt to You, gracious God.
Our thanks and praise be unto You,
for not leaving us in our sin.
Amen.
The burdens have piled to great heights, as if great towers of heartache have been placed upon my soul.
O great God, do not misunderstand,
service to You has surely been my life's pleasure.
But there has been much difficulty in the ministry of Your children.
Why do we receive opposition from your professing people?
Fellow brothers have deceived us.
Some have avoided us.
Others have caused us to stumble.
Can this truly be?
How long, O Lord, will they not listen to understanding?
Why do they not take heed when wisdom calls?
When shall they change and not act ignorantly?
Lord, they do not listen.
Give them hearts of discernment.
Open their eyes, that they may see with clear understanding.
Lord, there are lies that are hurting your children,
I pray that You remove them.
Good Shepherd, your sheep are confused.
Have we not preached from Your Word?
Have we not been faithful to Your Truth?
Have we not proclaimed Your Gospel?
The Gospel in which we center our entire lives upon?
Have we not done these things?
If we have done wrong, O Lord, reveal our wrongdoings.
Help us to look into the mirror of Your Word.
Mold us to be people never ignorant to sin.
We need Your Holy Spirit to take control.
O God, have mercy on us.
Lord, there is change ahead.
Yes, we are perplexed,
perplexed yet not despairing.
Our desire has always been to shepherd Your people.
We labor for the sanctification of Your children,
that they may be conformed to the image of Your Son.
And love Him ever so more.
Never have we wished division amongst the brothers. Never.
But we know that Your truth divides,
it divides Your true sheep from the illegitimate goats.
Lord, hear me!
No, I do not charge you with injustice.
Nor do I charge you with unfairness.
Father in heaven, my plea is for strength.
Strength to keep faith in Your Sovereign hand.
Indeed, I do believe, help my unbelief.
There is change ahead.
Yes, we are perplexed,
perplexed yet not despairing.
To leave this as a question unanswered, would be a great sin.
Lord I am confused yet am not in deep anguish.
There is understanding, yet no full comprehension.
How can a I grasp the mind of God?
For it is beyond all understanding.
His thoughts are more numerous than the grains of sand,
So vast, beyond all measure,
Transcendent beyond all time and space.
Our thoughts are not Your thoughts.
I understand my place, Lord, I am no one.
In these present difficulties,
to be without understanding would be truly dangerous.
Who am i to question Your purposes?
What is man, that he would question Your will?
The foolish man says, "God, I am entitled to an explanation."
Yet the wise man knows he deserves nothing.
Sovereign, you do as you please without the permission of man.
Grant us strength to follow You wherever You lead.
Give us peace to trust in You, regardless of the circumstance.
For you have called us to contend and suffer for Your name's sake.
Remind us that love for You means love for Your people.
Difficulties lie ahead.
But our eyes are on eternity.
We glory in the cross and the salvation that is ours forever.
Help us to serve with joy, and abstain from bitterness.
Lord, our delight is in the mercy that You have shown us.
We are in debt to You, gracious God.
Our thanks and praise be unto You,
for not leaving us in our sin.
Amen.
"Trust and obey, for there's no other way,
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey."
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