A prayer for trust during our hardest weeks by Chelsea Dimitias, read by Lea Martin.

He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will abide in the shadow of the Almighty,

Psalm 91.

Have you ever felt like some weeks seem like an entire season of life?

Recently I was given some of the most exciting news, laced with an unknown that had me

in despair.

It sounds odd trying to put what took place into words, but that's the best I can do.

This was a moment where joy was expounding and fear nearly shackled me.

I learned two things about myself in this very long week.

I have not overcome my desire for control, and I saw once again how important our prayer

warriors are.

Two weeks before this, I had spoken to a friend, sharing with her that I really felt

like I'd overcome this area of struggle in my life.

I believed I'd fully handed my desire to control over to the Lord.

Clearly, and obviously, I couldn't see what was coming.

This news made me drop to my knees.

I had not fully overcome this struggle for control, and the Lord used it to draw me

nearer to Himself.

Over the next few days, I reached out to other believers to pray for me.

I couldn't and shouldn't carry the weight of what I was feeling on my own.

Through my heart's cry of reaching out, I found myself feeling overwhelmed at the magnitude

of knowing so many believers were lifting up my name to the Lord Almighty.

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