A Scripture and a Prayer: “We’ll Not Drown”

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.” (Isaiah 43:2a)

Prayer:

Lord, so often we feel like we’re over our heads, just treading water in this life You’ve given us. While we want to stay on shore, where it’s relatively safe, You’ve called us by faith to venture farther. Therefore, let us not fear the water’s depth, but instead give ourselves fully to Your call and venture deeper still, because You’ll never let us drown. Instead, You will carry us through. Yes, in this world we will experience tribulation, but we should not let it dictate our lives or calling, because You have overcome the world, making us overcomers. Therefore, we humbly ask that You give us the courage to follow You wholly and completely. And this I ask in Jesus’s name. AMEN