August 3, 2020 Rick Warren Devotional :- When You Feel Hopeless, Pray Specifically
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“I called to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. From the depths of my watery grave I cried for help, and you heard my cry.”
Jonah 2:2 (GW)
What verses should you pray back to God?
- Pray the laments of God. When you’re angry, go back to one of the laments in Psalms or the book of Lamentations and pray those complaints back to God.
- Pray the truth about God. Pray what the Bible says about God—about his goodness, his fairness, and his justice. All of those topics are in the Bible.
- Pray the promises of God. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve prayed, “God, I need you to keep your word. I need you to do what you’ve promised.” Then I’ll pray one of the promises of God I’ve memorized.
Make a point to study God’s Word every single day so that, like Jonah, you can pray God’s Word back to him. And as you do, God will bring hope back into your life.