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Have you ever prayed for something with all your heart, believed God could do it, and watched as nothing changed? There's a painful space between what we ask God for and what actually happens. Today we're going to talk about what it means when God calls Himself our strength, yet the very thing we're asking Him to fix keeps breaking. This prayer matters because most of us will face a time when God's power feels absent, and we need to know how to hold onto Him when our expectations crumble.
Short Devotional
Asaph, the writer of today’s verse, spent most of his psalm angry and confused. He watched people who didn't follow God live healthy, easy lives while he suffered. He almost gave up on his faith entirely. But something changed when he stopped looking at what others had and started looking at who God is. He realized that having God was better than having anything else—even the things he desperately wanted.
Here's the hard question we all face: What happens when God doesn't give us what we think we need? When we pray for relief and it doesn't come? When others seem to receive miracles while we're still waiting? Asaph discovered that God being "our portion" means He's enough even when nothing else makes sense. That doesn't mean the pain goes away or that we stop wishing things were different. It means we learn to find God Himself in the middle of our disappointment.
This takes us to a place of honest prayer. We don't have to pretend everything is fine or that our faith isn't shaking. God can handle our questions, our anger, and our confusion. Let's bring all of it to Him now.
Let's Pray
Heavenly Father,
I come to You right now feeling torn in two. I believe You can do anything, yet I'm staring at something in my life that hasn't changed no matter how many times I've asked.
My flesh and my heart are failing, and I don't understand why You haven't stepped in. I've watched You work miracles for others, and I'm happy for them, but I'm also hurting.
Why not me? I need You to know that this is hard and that my faith feels shaky.
But even as I say these words, I'm choosing to come back to You. You promise that even when my flesh and heart fail, You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
I don't fully understand what that means yet, but I'm asking You to show me. Help me find You in this place where nothing is going the way I planned.
I'm tired of trying to be strong on my own. I'm tired of pretending I have this figured out. So I'm asking You to be my strength when I have none left.
Teach me what it means to have You as my portion—not just as the God who gives me what I want, but as the God who is enough even when He doesn't.
Thank You for not turning away from my honest prayers. Thank You for staying close even when I'm angry or confused.
I trust that You're working in ways I can't see yet.
In the powerful name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Journaling Prompts
What have you been praying for that God hasn't given you yet? How has this unanswered prayer affected the way you see God?
The verse says "God is the strength of my heart." What would it look like for you to rely on God's strength instead of your own this week?
Imagine God asked you: "Am I enough for you, even if I never give you what you're asking for?" How would you honestly answer?
Wrestling with God isn't a sign of weak faith—it's a sign of real faith. We serve a God who is big enough to handle our questions and strong enough to hold us when we feel like giving up. Keep talking to Him, keep being honest, and keep showing up even when it's hard.
Until next time,
May the Lord bless you and keep you;
May He make His face shine upon you;
And be gracious to you and give you peace.
God Bless!
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