Jesus teachings resonate with modern living today as much it had in ancient times.
Praying through Christian struggles is holding on to Jesus and asking His divine presence and words of wisdom to heal our days of struggles.
Understanding Christian Struggles
The modern times reflect digital devices, the gadgets and its noise, all characteristics of the cyber age that we live in.
We may have advanced to call the present times as modern and tech driven with the amenities and progress as a way of life and beneficial but also are the modern times laced with Christian struggles if faithful in Christ.
Modern Lifestyles
For a life lived in modern times will have its share of struggles.
Life to live has become fast-paced in the present day when compared to a generation from the past.
Struggles seed from the pressures that come to succeed in career and financially. The digital overloads only add to the burden.
There’s a fine line that separates work-life balance as the working hours extend to answering work calls and follow ups even when office hours are done.
Health in pink is become the colour red.
Long working hours with unhealthy poor diet, rich in saturated and trans-fats and sugar and a diet that lacks vitamins and nutrients but is highly magnetic to potential health risks like diabetes, heart and all health issues.
All the above will affect mentally thus the peace of mind of the living being. There is a sense of urgency and a strained thought always racing to reach somewhere with multiple directions and destinations.
There is a lack of true fulfillment and contentment, no inner peace and meaningful connections.
A life seemed lived with a void, and there is always an inner search for restfulness, mind, body and soul.
Family Struggles
The Christian struggles are being lived by us each day in our families as we are living our lives in contrast to the teachings of an ideal family as Christians.
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
(Colossians 3:13)
With rising costs of living and job instability, many families struggle to make ends meet.
Financial pressure can lead to anxiety, conflicts, and even broken relationships. Parents working multiple jobs and late working hours may find little time to bond with their children, weakening family ties.
Further technology has disconnected family members at home as personal phones, devices for each family member and the excessive screen time has replaced meaningful family conversations and also social media has exposed children to harmful content and unrealistic expectations, leading to identity struggles.
The Modern Christian families have less emotional and spiritual support running between them making each feel disconnected and isolated.
The consequences being that there is anxiety, depression, loneliness and stress amongst family members.
Loneliness and Disconnect
Christian struggles is reflected in the way we live our lives.
In an age of instant messaging, social media, and video calls, we are more connected than ever before.
It’s the Ai age and all the advancements is only at the externals and the progress in techs has had an effect wherein further jobs have become insecure wherever the Ai has its part to play. There is a sense of real worry and insecurity with the future.
Yet, the modern living is filled within with many people feeling profoundly lonely and disconnected.
Technology has erased the distance of communication yet the heart to heart conversation between beings still seem miles away.
Studies and reports show that people today, even in bustling cities, feel more isolated than were people of the previous generation.
As Christians, God never wanted us to live a life in isolation and loneliness.
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)
“The Power of Praying: Essential Strength for Christian Struggles and Living”
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Life struggles can seem daunting. But holding on to Christ and praying through Christian struggles can be an act of finding that realm of peace and protection.
Prayers has always been in the past and even today in modern times remains a gift from God, a lifeline to reclaim peace, clarity, and courage thus we need to be often praying.
What is praying?
Praying is coming into the presence and companionship with God.
And what do you do when in His presence?
You converse, you talk, and you chat with God.
And what will you gain by praying?
Resetting a machine in our modern age would mean restoring it to its original state thereby helping resolve software issues or performance problems.
Prayer is a resetting of mind and soul.
Praying through Christian struggles is resetting our lives, when helpless in resolving issues of life that have hurt us and disrupted our peace, we should pray asking Jesus to reset our state of mind to the peace and calmness that He, God has willed for us.
Praying is filling the void created by aloneness and an injured spirit caused when encountering other beings.
It will build muscles of endurance to face life struggles.
Praying reveals to you that your presence is not in solitary but there was God in the form of Jesus always walking besides you, it’s just that your being uninterested had never made you feel the presence of Jesus besides you.
Praying is a process of healing. It’s a process of refreshing the spirit and soul.
Prayer is holding on to the original giver of life to repair things gone wrong in their life, which He has gifted.
Love, care, relations, happiness are all virtues that were from time ancient and they remain important virtues even today in the modern era.
Our times are modern but these virtues remain evergreen, as a test against time.
So as was in the past, even today remains the same healing, hope, forgiveness and more.
Nothing is old fashion about this.
Praying through Christian struggles is seeking Jesus and His presence, His intervening in our moments of life.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
(Matthew 11:28)
There’s no call that is more direct then the above words from our Lord Jesus.
He is inviting us to lay all our burdens of anxieties, troubles, and sufferings at His shoulders.
He can hear the soft sobbing of our soul. He can hear our sigh of pain. He can see the trembling of our feet when encountered with troubles.
He knows it all thus He is asking us to put it all on Him.
He loves us more than anybody can love us each.
It’s His love for us each that makes Him bear it all, our burdens on Himself.
Praying is reaching towards God, building that connect, embracing and holding in communion the original relation between God and Man.
Praying can seem a simple act but its impact can be magnanimous and divine.
In our Christian struggles when we pray, we will find that companionship, the comfort of care we seek in our lives.
The fellowship, friendship and the protective shield is a promise by the divine to the man when he prays.
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“Pray for the Love of God”
Praying through Christian struggles for us should also be much deeper. It should be much profound.
It’s good and natural if we believe in Jesus as our Savior and God and pray to Him as He promises to us…
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
(Matthew 7:7)
Jesus Himself advocates us the same in His own words above,
Miracles happen but pray not just for gains of the material kind.
But there is something deeper, we as humans need to search that connect between Man and God that was once meant forever and was snapped cut by our sin and later by our choice and vices when living.
As persons of faith and devotions praying through Christian struggles should not be conditional alone, pray for the love of Christ.
Pray for all the sacrifices and pain Jesus underwent for you.
He died so we could live, live in eternity.
Give Jesus reverence, He is God.
Be grateful to Him.
What You Gain Through Seeking God when in Christian Struggles?
Not much but just the following…
- Strength in Weakness – Prayer connects us to God, thus empowering us with a profound resilient.
- Envelopes us in Peace – “Know God, Know Peace” goes the saying, talking to God when in prayers aids us with the same.
- Guidance in Decision Making – When we place it at the feet of the Lord, all our anxieties and worries, He in His divinity will guide and make wise our decisions that holds the best for us.
- Hope in Hardships – Jesus is the anchor in our tides of troubles when we are praying through our Christian struggles.
- Healing of the Heart and Spirit – Prayers brings comfort, emotional healing and strength.
- Protection and Safety – Psalm 91 is a prayer of protection, a promise that God is your shield of protection when we pray with faith.
- Restoration in Relationships – Praying will bring that calmness and a nature of Jesus within us that of forgiveness and understanding as we live through relations with people in our lives.
- Deepens Faith – Praying will only bring us closer to God, the more we spend time with God in prayers, and the more will it strengthen our trust in God’s plan for our lives.
- Daily Renewal – “Give us this day our daily bread”, the words from the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ that Jesus thought us, is also asking God each day to renew our faith and hope in God, refreshing our soul and keeping us spiritually strong.
- Opens Doors for Miracles – Many a problems in our lives can be tough to be resolved and we certainly need miracles to wash them away. Praying to God is the key, asking Him to intervene in our moments of life.
“In a world filled with struggles, stress, isolation, depressions, and uncertainty…
Prayers remain a timeless watch tower offering us peace, hope, perspective and a divine connection. Whether through whispered biblical words, silent reflection or digital devotions, turning to prayers helps us navigate life’s challenges with faith and resilience.
By integrating prayer into our daily lives, we not only find solace and hope but also strength to overcome our Christian struggles.
Praying through these struggles of faith remind us that even in the darkest moments, we are never alone.
Jesus is always there for us…”