5 Days of Heart-Calming PrayerSample

God wants us to rely on Him at all times: every time we receive bad news, every time things look uncertain, and every time we’re this close to a meltdown. This is how trusting Him becomes a holy instinct, our automatic response to adversity and hardships. It means we learn to rely on Him more than our spouse, and more than our closest friend. It means we habitually turn to Him first. The Lord invites us to pour out our hearts to Him, and we must take advantage of this invitation. One of the ways we do this is through honest prayers. Raw prayers. Tear-filled prayers that hold nothing back. David, the author of the Psalm below (and many others), prayed this way. He understood that our good heavenly Father is a safe place—the fortress and high tower we can go to vent all that has piled up deep inside. God understands us and wants us to feel confident in His love for us. Those anxious feelings that threaten to overwhelm us? They’re no match for the Lord. He is our awesome high tower, and our hearts are secure, protected, and filled with His peace when we run to Him. Trust in, lean on, rely on, and have confidence in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is a refuge for us (a fortress and a high tower). (Psalm 62:8 AMPC) Lord, please teach me to be consistent in running to You when I need to vent. May trusting and relying on You become a holy instinct for me. Help me to be honest and regularly pour out my heart to You, knowing that You are my safe place. You completely understand me and I can feel confident in Your love for me. Help me to trust You, lean on You, and rely on You, since You are my fortress, faithful and utterly trustworthy. Thank you for loving me, soothing my heart, and for being the secure place of refuge my heart so desperately needs. In Jesus’s name, amen.