Battling War-Weariness of the Soul

War fatigue, or war-weariness, is a well-documented reality for people who live through a conflict that drags on for years. Some of the effects include cynicism, loss of enthusiasm, compassion fatigue, and escapism entertainment.

Christians feel this too. It’s not bullets and armies, but against temptation, conflict, waiting with unanswered questions, and spiritual opposition. And ours lasts a lifetime. How can we stay hopeful and see it through? Praying scriptural truth is a great help for the war-weary soul.

Please pray these short prayers (applied from 2 Chronicles 20) for the church, for our team, and for your own soul:

• Father, remind me that the battle overwhelming me is still under Your authority. You are not shaken by what shakes me. “…are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might…” (v. 6)
• Lord, I confess I can’t fix this on my own. I lay down my attempts to handle everything. Be my strength where I am weak. “For we are powerless against this great horde…” (v. 12)
• God, I’m coming to You—not with strength, but with need. Hear me again. Help me again. We “cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.” (v. 9)
  
• “Lord, I don’t know what to do, but my eyes are on You.” (v. 12)

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