31 Days of Comforting Guarantees for Widowers Straight from Scripture
When my spouse, Amy, handed away after a 13-month, no-holds-barred battle with most cancers, I believed I used to be prepared.
I wasn’t prepared. Actually, I’m nonetheless not prepared, however I’ve discovered consolation every day in God’s guarantees of previous. Could I share a number of of these with you now?
Listed below are 31 days of God’s ironclad guarantees for widowers; I pray they assist your soul as they’ve strengthened mine.
Day 1
God’s Promise:
“I do know the Lord is at all times with me. I can’t be shaken, for he’s proper beside me.”—Psalm 16:8 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Lord Jesus, my thoughts is aware of you’re with me in the present day. Please assist my coronary heart to know it as effectively. (I battle with that typically.) Amen.
Day 2
God’s Promise:
“I might have despaired until I had believed that I might see the goodness of the Lord Within the land of the dwelling. Look ahead to the Lord; Be robust and let your coronary heart take braveness; Sure, anticipate the Lord.”—Psalm 27:13-14 NASB
Praying God’s Promise:
Oh, Father! I will despair until your goodness visits me right here within the land of the dwelling. Please be good to me in the present day—all day. Amen.
Day 3
God’s Promise:
“Have mercy on me, Lord, for I’m in misery. Tears blur my eyes. My physique and soul are withering away. I’m dying from grief; my years are shortened by unhappiness. Sin has drained my power; I’m losing away from inside.”—Psalm 31:9-10 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Have mercy, Jesus. Have mercy on my soul in the present day. Please have mercy. Amen.
Day 4
God’s Promise:
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he rescues these whose spirits are crushed. The righteous individual faces many troubles, however the Lord involves the rescue every time.”—Psalm 34:18-19 NET Bible
Praying God’s Promise:
Holy Spirit, it should be apparent to you that I’m brokenhearted. It’s not so apparent to me that you just’ll come to my rescue. Will you present me that in the present day, please? Amen.
Day 5
God’s Promise:
“Create in me a clear coronary heart, O God, and renew a proper spirit inside me. Solid me not away out of your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the enjoyment of your salvation, and uphold me with a keen spirit.”—Psalm 51:10-12 ESV
Praying God’s Promise:
O God! As we speak, in me, please: Create. Renew. Hold. Restore. Uphold. I belief in you, Amen.
Day 6
God’s Promise:
“Each time I’m afraid, I’ll belief in You. In God I’ll reward His phrase, In God I’ve put my belief; I can’t worry. What can flesh do to me?”—Psalm 56:3-4 NKJV
Praying God’s Promise:
Jesus, I didn’t anticipate that dropping my spouse would make me really feel afraid, however I’m so scared. Assist me to belief in you and to not worry in the present day. Please. Amen.
Day 7
God’s Promise:
“You quantity my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your guide?”—Psalm 56:8 NKJV
Praying God’s Promise:
How humorous, Father, that you just’d gather my tears in your bottle! But in addition very sort. Thanks for remembering my sorrow in the present day. Amen.
Day 8
God’s Promise:
“Oh, I need to discover relaxation in God solely, as a result of my hope comes from him! Solely God is my rock and my salvation—my stronghold!—I can’t be shaken. My deliverance and glory rely upon God. God is my robust rock. My refuge is in God.”—Psalm 62:5-7 CEB
Praying God’s Promise:
Expensive God, my soul struggles to relaxation; my coronary heart longs to hope once more. As we speak, in some small approach, would you present me easy methods to hope and relaxation? Amen.
Day 9
God’s Promise:
“He’ll shelter you together with his wings; you’ll find security beneath his wings. His faithfulness is sort of a protect or a protecting wall. You needn’t worry the terrors of the night time…”—Psalm 91:4-5 NET Bible
Praying God’s Promise:
Holy Spirit, it’s so laborious to face the night time with out her close to me anymore. So laborious. Once I shut my eyes tonight, please let me really feel the shelter of your wings. Amen.
Day 10
God’s Promise:
“I really like the Lord as a result of he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. As a result of he bends all the way down to hear, I’ll pray so long as I’ve breath!”—Psalm 116:1-2
Praying God’s Promise:
Expensive Jesus, expensive, expensive Jesus. So long as I have breath, remind me that you just bend all the way down to hear! I want you in the present day, so thanks for being close to. Amen.
Day 11
God’s Promise:
“Valuable within the sight of the Lord is the loss of life of his trustworthy servants.”—Psalm 116:15 NIV
Praying God’s Promise:
Ah, Father. Her loss of life was treasured to me, too. Thanks for sharing that with me in the present day. Amen.
Day 12
God’s Promise:
“My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me in keeping with Your phrase.”—Psalm 119:28 NKJV
Praying God’s Promise:
What else can I say, in the present day, Lord? My soul additionally melts from heaviness. Please strengthen me in keeping with your guarantees. Amen.
Day 13
God’s Promise:
“Those that sow in tears, Shall reap in pleasure. He who regularly goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall likely come once more with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.”—Psalm 126:5-6 NKJV
Praying God’s Promise:
Nicely, God, listed here are my tears! Now it’s as much as you. How about we reap pleasure—at the very least a bit of bit—someday in the present day? Amen.
Day 14
God’s Promise:
“Let me hear of your unfailing love every morning, for I am trusting you. Present me the place to stroll, for I give myself to you.”—Psalm 143:8 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Valuable Jesus, I am trusting you in the present day. Oh, Lord Jesus, I give myself to you in the present day. Amen. Amen.
Day 15
God’s Promise:
“The Lord helps the fallen and lifts these bent beneath their masses…The Lord is near all who name on him, sure, to all who name on him in fact.”—Psalm 145:14, 18 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Lord of all, I’m calling on you now; I really feel so bent beneath this sorrow. Will you assist and carry it? Will you be shut in the present day? I can’t wait to search out out. Amen.
Day 16
God’s Promise:
“Watch out what you suppose, as a result of your ideas run your life.”—Proverbs 4:23 NCV
Praying God’s Promise:
All proper, God, I get it. This is an efficient reminder as a result of my ideas so usually go to anger and despair. As we speak, assist me flip my ideas to you and to hope as an alternative. Amen.
Day 17
God’s Promise:
“He offers energy to the weak, And to those that haven’t any may He will increase power.”—Isaiah 40:29 NKJV
Praying God’s Promise:
Energy to the weak? Oh, how I want that, Holy Spirit! I’m so weak. So weak. In case you’re giving energy in the present day, I’ll take as a lot as you need to hand out. Thanks. Amen.
Day 18
God’s Promise:
“He was despised and rejected—a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and appeared the opposite approach. He was despised, and we didn’t care. But it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down…”—Isaiah 53:3-4 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Jesus, I achieve this shortly overlook that you realize—intimately—what I’m going by means of. Sigh. Lord, I’m sorry to your sorrow. But, I’m additionally grateful you realize it and me so effectively. Amen.
Day 19
God’s Promise:
“Good individuals move away; the godly usually die earlier than their time. However nobody appears to care or marvel why. Nobody appears to know that God is defending them from the evil to come back. For individuals who comply with godly paths will relaxation in peace once they die.”—Isaiah 57:1-2 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Father, I don’t know why my spouse handed away earlier than I did, however I belief that you’re giving her peace to relaxation. Please give me a measure of that peace in the present day, too. Amen.
Day 20
God’s Promise:
“For nobody is deserted by the Lord endlessly. Although he brings grief, he additionally reveals compassion due to the greatness of his unfailing love. For he doesn’t get pleasure from hurting individuals or inflicting them sorrow.”—Lamentations 3:31-33 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Lord, I battle with the concept that you may’ve introduced me this grief. It’s heartbreaking! However I nonetheless lengthy to your compassion and unfailing love in the present day. Assist me to see that, please. Amen.
Day 21
God’s Promise:
“The Lord is nice, a refuge in occasions of bother. He cares for many who belief in him”—Nahum 1:7 NIV
Praying God’s Promise:
Lord God, you are good. Even misplaced in grief, I nonetheless know that’s true. As we speak, will you be my refuge? Assist me expertise your care, for I belief in you. Amen.
Day 22
God’s Promise:
“Blessed are those that mourn, for they are going to be comforted.”—Matthew 5:4 NET Bible
Praying God’s Promise:
Jesus, so usually currently, this promise feels unfaithful for me. How about for those who and I work collectively in the present day, so I can testify that it is true—no matter how I really feel proper now? Amen.
Day 23
God’s Promise:
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I offers you relaxation. Take My yoke upon you and study from Me, for I’m mild and lowly in coronary heart, and you’ll find relaxation to your souls.”—Matthew 11:28-29 NKJV
Praying God’s Promise:
Ah, Jesus. Right here I’m. I’ve come to you, palms open to obtain. Give relaxation to my soul in the present day, please. I’ve been ready for that. Amen.
Day 24
God’s Promise:
“In the identical approach the Spirit additionally joins to assist in our weak point, as a result of we have no idea what to hope for as we must always, however the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unstated groanings.”—Romans 8:26 HCSB
Praying God’s Promise:
Holy Spirit, I’ve no phrases in the present day, so I’m simply going to cry for some time. Please intercede for me now. Amen.
Day 25
God’s Promise:
“For I am persuaded that not even loss of life or life, angels or rulers, issues current or issues to come back, hostile powers, peak or depth, or some other created factor could have the ability to separate us from the love of God that’s in Christ Jesus our Lord!”—Romans 8:38-39 HCSB
Praying God’s Promise:
Wow. Not even loss of life? You might be spectacular, Christ Jesus. Please grant my coronary heart nearness to your love in the present day after I really feel so, so alone. Amen.
Day 26
God’s Promise:
“However he stated to me, ‘My grace is enough for you, for my energy is made good in weak point.’ Subsequently I’ll boast all of the extra gladly about my weaknesses, in order that Christ’s energy might relaxation on me.”—2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Praying God’s Promise:
Lord, we each understand how weak I’m, misplaced on this half-life of sorrow. So now, will you make your energy relaxation on me? I might use that in the present day. Thanks. Amen.
Day 27
God’s Promise:
“Christ himself is our peace.”—Ephesians 2:14 NCV
Praying God’s Promise:
Ah, Jesus. Draw my soul close to to your presence in the present day. I really like that you are my peace. Thanks. Amen.
Day 28
God’s Promise:
“I pray that from his superb, limitless assets he’ll empower you with interior power by means of his Spirit. Then Christ will make his dwelling in your hearts as you belief in him. Your roots will develop down into God’s love and preserve you robust.”—Ephesians 3:16-17 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Limitless Father, in the present day I ask this from you: Interior power by means of your Spirit. Christ at dwelling in my coronary heart. My soul rooted in your like to preserve me robust. Amen.
Day 29
God’s Promise:
“And now, expensive brothers and sisters, we would like you to know what’s going to occur to the believers who’ve died so you’ll not grieve like individuals who haven’t any hope. For since we consider that Jesus died and was raised to life once more, we additionally consider that when Jesus returns, God will deliver again with him the believers who’ve died…So encourage one another with these phrases.”—1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 18 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Thanks, Lord, for this encouragement. Please assist me in the present day. I don’t need to grieve with out hope! Thanks for caring. Amen.
Day 30
God’s Promise:
“God has stated, ’By no means will I depart you; by no means will I forsake you.’”—Hebrews 13:5
Praying God’s Promise:
God, I do know that I’m not nice firm sometimes- particularly currently. Thanks for sticking round in the present day, anyway. Love you. Amen.
Day 31
God’s Promise:
“He’ll wipe each tear from their eyes, and there will likely be no extra loss of life or sorrow or crying or ache. All this stuff are gone endlessly…Write this down, for what I inform you is reliable and true.”—Revelation 21:4-5 NLT
Praying God’s Promise:
Lord, it struck me in the present day that you just’ve in all probability already wiped the tears from my spouse’s eyes. Thanks for that. Would you inform her I really like her—and I’m trying ahead to the day after we each get to expertise no extra loss of life…or sorrow…or crying…or ache? Amen!
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