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Looking for a quick Saturday morning prayer to help you reflect on this past week. You\u2019ve come to the right place! <\/p>\n
Saturdays are a gift to the soul, like an exhale after a long week. They\u2019re a chance to slow down and remember the wins, the God-winks, and the weird things that made you laugh. <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s your quick Saturday morning prayer, as you take a few moments to remind yourself of God\u2019s faithfulness during the past week. <\/p>\n
Hi God. It\u2019s me, [insert your name].<\/p>\n
Thank You for the sky over my head, the richness of outside air, and the steadiness of the ground under my feet.<\/p>\n
Lord, You are exactly <\/em>like that: steady, reliable, faithful.<\/p>\n As I look back over my week, I see how You were present.<\/p>\n Your peace held me as I made that hard decision.<\/p>\n Your wisdom led me when I didn\u2019t know what to do next.<\/p>\n Your kindness met me when I looked in the mirror.<\/p>\n Your joy filled me with strength when I was weary.<\/p>\n Your grace made space for fresh starts and forgiveness.<\/p>\n Thank You for ____________ [name a small win that made your week]. I couldn\u2019t have done that without You.<\/p>\n Thank You for ____________ [name something you\u2019re sure made God wink]. I felt loved in that moment.<\/p>\n Thank You for ____________ [something that made you laugh]. It made my heart feel lighter.<\/p>\n I give You the rest of this Saturday. Keep my eyes open to see You in it.<\/p>\n In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/p>\n Whenever I\u2019m outside \u2014 whether it\u2019s a hot summer day or a chilly winter morning \u2014 I like to tip my head back and take in the sky for a moment. It reminds me that God is bigger than what I can see.\u00a0<\/p>\n Because sometimes in the busyness of the week, I confess, He starts to feel smaller than the problems I\u2019m facing. I know that isn\u2019t actually true at all, but at times, in the chaos of life, I can believe the lie.\u00a0<\/p>\n Maybe it goes like that for you as well.<\/p>\n You wake up in the middle of the night, fists tight around your worries.<\/p>\n You wander through your day with low-level anxiety.<\/p>\n You release your burdens to God, then take them back, over and over again.<\/p>\n You try to figure it all out yourself instead of inviting help.<\/p>\n Feeling my smallness under a vast expanse of sky puts it into perspective. I don\u2019t have to know, control, decide, or fix everything. That\u2019s God\u2019s job.<\/p>\n God is infinitely more powerful, knowledgeable, and capable than me:<\/p>\n \u201cFor my thoughts are not your thoughts,<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0neither are your ways my ways,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n declares the Lord.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAs the heavens are higher than the earth,<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0so are my ways higher than your ways<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and my thoughts than your thoughts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u2013 Isaiah 55:8-9, NIV<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Sometimes I need to preach those verses to myself, to remind myself who to trust. And maybe, under today\u2019s blue sky or gray sky or brush-stroked sky, you need to do the same.<\/p>\n Not me, but You, God.<\/em><\/p>\n Not my plans, but Yours.<\/em><\/p>\n Not my wisdom, my timing, or my goals. Only Yours, Lord!<\/p>\n A weekend prayer puts my focus back on God, who is both magnificent and present. Taking a moment to tell Him thanks fills me with peace. I slow my breathing, and when I do, the tension I\u2019m still carrying from the week begins to lift.<\/p>\n Gratitude wells up inside me, like tears I can\u2019t stop, but the very good kind. Once I start paying attention to the gifts that filled my week, I think of more God-winks: a sunset over the fields, wind in my hair, a song at just the right time, an unexpected phone call from a daughter, and long walks down these country roads.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what I\u2019m learning: I can\u2019t be grateful and ungrateful at the exact same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Telling God \u201cthank you\u201d is the best decision I can make at the close of a week that was filled with a lot of good, but plenty of hard too. It helps me see the little wins I miss in the midst of unmet goals, disappointment, and things I wish I could fix. Wonder is here at my fingertips if only I\u2019ll reach for it by pausing to say thanks.<\/p>\n At times, thanks is effortless. Other times, gratitude requires the diligence it would take to find a cell phone lost in a corn field.<\/p>\n I want to be the sort of woman who praises God no matter what. When my heart is full and when joy is hard to find. When mornings feel like a gift and when they don\u2019t. When I can spy a miracle and when I\u2019ve prayed a long, long time, but nothing has changed. When I feel grateful and especially when I don\u2019t yet.<\/p>\n On the days gratitude simply feels impossible, I think of Paul and Silas, praying and praising from their jail cell. Do you know the story?<\/p>\n We meet these two early church missionaries in the book of Acts. They\u2019re headed to a prayer meeting but run into trouble along the way \u2014 serious trouble that lands them in jail on false charges.<\/p>\n But what do Paul and Silas do? They pray anyway. They lift their voices in worship. They bring that prayer meeting right into the dank, dark prison in the dead of night (Acts 16:25<\/a>).<\/p>\n And it changes things.<\/p>\n God intervenes. Literally shakes the place with an earthquake and sets them free.<\/p>\n But here\u2019s the thing. Paul and Silas didn\u2019t know God would answer in this way. They chose to praise, not because God had to prove Himself worthy, but because they knew He already was.<\/em> Even if tomorrow didn\u2019t end well.<\/p>\n I\u2019m holding onto this: If I wait for everything to get better before I praise God, I\u2019ll miss the peace that fills a heart that trusts Him.<\/p>\n So for both of us, here are some ways we can tell God \u201cthank you\u201d right now, in the middle of all that\u2019s still being worked out in our lives.<\/p>\n Was this Saturday prayer helpful? Share it with a friend who also needs a chance to exhale at the end of her week.<\/p>\n If you want to level-up your mornings, order your copy of my book<\/strong>\u2060\u00a0How to Love Your Morning<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and my companion morning Bible study,\u00a0<\/strong>How to Love Your Morning Bible Study<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Be sure to also\u00a0check out my free morning resources,\u00a0<\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I have lots of other prayers, blessings, and articles for you! Here are a few I think you\u2019d enjoy:<\/p>\n 50 Morning Quotes to Make Your Day Better<\/a><\/p>\n 8 Beautiful Prayers to Start Your Day and Grow Your Faith<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday Morning Prayer<\/a><\/p>\n Monday Morning Prayer<\/a><\/p>\n Tuesday Morning Prayer<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday Morning Prayer<\/a><\/p>\n Thursday Morning Prayer<\/a><\/p>\n Friday Morning Prayer<\/a><\/p>\n Article by Jennifer Dukes Lee with <\/em>Twyla Franz<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhen God Feels Smaller Than The Problems<\/h2>\n
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A Decision to Be More Grateful<\/h2>\n
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How to Love Your Morning<\/h2>\n
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