Enter my chaos, Lord, and rescue me from the vicious cycle of fear and unhappiness.

Fear and unhappiness chase each other round and round in a circle.  

~~Elizabeth Goudge  

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

You’ve seen the poor dog that just can’t catch his tail. The harder he chases it, the faster it moves away. It’s a dizzying cycle that continues round and round and round—unless someone steps in with a juicy bone, leaving both dog and tail happy with the outcome.

Fear and unhappiness are a lot like that. They can feed off each other in a vicious, unending spiral within your life. Your fear makes you unhappy; your unhappiness makes you fearful. But God can step in to obliterate both unhappiness and fear.

He has so much more for you than running in circles. He wants to rescue you by lifting you out of the chaos and into his still and comforting presence.

The cycle stops here if you let him step in.

Prayer for Meditation

Enter my chaos, Lord, and rescue me from the vicious cycle of fear and unhappiness.

Scripture for Meditation

For I hold you by your right hand—

I, the LORD your God.

And I say to you,

‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you. Isaiah 41:13 

Music for Meditation 

Healing Rain

 

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