A Short Prayer To Seek Joy That Only God Can Give

Trusting God’s plan for our lives helps us find a joy that actually lasts, a focus of Karin Hadadan’s prayer. Along with this, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day explains how to stay aware of His guidance throughout a busy day. Let’s lift our hearts together in this prayer.

When we walk through life unsure of the next step, it’s so tempting to reach for things that offer a quick fix of happiness but don’t really last. Just take a breath and remember that God is already guiding you toward a much deeper, steadier joy. Join me in this prayer.

Dear God,

Thank you for faithfully guiding me on my unique life’s path. I ask for your help to walk more confidently in the way you’ve revealed. Heighten my awareness of your presence, so that I seek joy through you rather than in places that offer only temporary satisfaction. Strengthen my faith, especially in moments when I don’t understand the path before me. Thank you for making known to me the path of life and for the fullness of joy found only in your presence.

Amen.

You’ve reached the end of this reflection by Rebecca Simon, author of the daily devotional Finding God Every Day: 111 Devotionals For Women Healing Through Faith and the best-selling Let Go, Trust God. If these words resonated with you, picking up one of her books is the most direct way to support her writing and the work we do here at Thought Catalog.