When Everything Seems Like It’s Working Against Me

Have you ever set out on a journey and it seemed like everything was working against you? What I mean by journey is a project, a goal, a big prayer request, something costly. It happens to us. Then you do what most do, you pray and it feels like God has no interest in what you’re trying to accomplish. It seems as if He is helping the devil work against your efforts. 

But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves. – bible.com/bible/116/NEH.4.9.NLT

Maybe you never figured that you can’t just drop off a prayer request to God and walk away. Look at what this verse says. “we prayed to God and…” What follows the “and” is interesting; it’s an action. They prayed and they acted. That’s what we must learn to do.

[Pray This]
Our Father, forgive me for praying and walking away. Like Nehemiah and his people, I understand that my prayer must be accomplished by my action. Help me to know what action I must take to accompany the prayers I pray in Jesus’ name.

Your Action (What action based on your prayer can you take?):
When I pray from now on, I also ask for the next action step I can take and I take it.

For more on this topic, see “Dealing With Opposition As You Pick-up Momentum.” 

Prayer Disclaimer Notice: prayer is not a miracle, it’s our conversation with God which gives us insight on how to respond to our situations and the world around us. For more detail, please review our prayer disclaimer notice in its entirety, available at nolongercommon.com/nlc-prayer-disclaimer.