Lord, Teach me to obey without being affirmed, and to follow without being understood. Free me from the need to explain what You have not asked me to defend. Where misunderstanding lingers, give me patience instead of correction. Where judgment settles, give me steadiness instead of response. Let my faith
Lord, I am learning that faith is not proven by how quickly I speak, but by how long I remain when there is nothing to say. Keep me from mistaking silence for rejection, or delay for denial. Teach me to wait without withdrawing, to hope without demanding, and to trust
Lord, Trust often asks more of me than understanding ever did. Teach me to release what I keep trying to secure— outcomes, explanations, and timing. Where I have confused holding on with faithfulness, loosen my grip. Where I have mistaken control for wisdom, restore my dependence. I release the need
Lord, Waiting exposes what I reach for when there is nothing to do. It reveals where I rush for certainty and where I resist remaining still. Teach me to wait without demanding progress, and to trust without setting conditions. Where time feels heavy, steady my heart. Where answers are delayed,
Lord, I am learning that silence is not absence, and waiting is not abandonment. Teach me to trust the work You do when there are no words to lean on and no answers to hold. Guard my heart from bitterness and my mouth from striving. Where I am tempted to
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