Finding Faith today means confessing you’re still hurting from broken friendships. How do we face this pain? We travel to Psalm 6:6-9.
I have a friend who started a business. At first, the people around him seemed like good people to help with the business. Later on it would be revealed they were not the best of people to have engaging in his dream. Months later, he’s turned the company around and it’s making some income. Praise God! However, he is still hurt. I do not feel he can get over it. They hurt him so bad. They talked about them as they were let go, they attacked him on social media. Everything he does now is a slight to them. He is constantly trying to show them how they were wrong and “look at me now.” Maybe you’re still hurting like he is.
You’re Hurting Because It’s Human, And That’s Ok
Lots of times we suppress our pain and decide there’s no time to address it. But when you’re still hurting from broken friendships, lost opportunities in life that can lead to other issues like overeating, bad attitudes, stress and depression. Even worse, you begin to not trust no one around you. Furthermore you want your pain justified in time where people may have gone on with their lives, leaving you still waiting for validation. That hurts too doesn’t it? You can build everything back with God and it will be better.
There’s a lot of thoughts going through your mind: “They need to apologize! They need to admit what they did!” Here’s the truth: You might be waiting for a long time. I’ve learned to do this: Forgive, move on. God saw it too. He will deal with it. Until then you get into your Word. That’s why I’m suggesting Psalm 6:6-9 which reads:
“I am worn out from my groaning.
All night long I flood my bed with weeping
and drench my couch with tears.
My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes.
Away from me, all you who do evil,
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;
the Lord accepts my prayer.”
This Is My Prayer For You If You’re Hurting Still
Lord Jesus, time is a funny thing. We live this story of ups and downs and talk about the scars along the way but they still hurt. I look back at memories from 20 years ago and it still hurts, still makes me mad. I crave justice but I know you’ve but me in a better place. Help me forgive and move on even if I feel it’s not fair to the memory. Let me take my pain and turn it into praise today as I finish this week and start another weekend you’ve blessed me to see. Amen.
Each day, Get Prayer Today offers a prayer to center our hearts and lift up the needs of the world around us. Finding Faith gives these simple offerings to support your rhythm of reflection, healing, and community care.
Pastor Rick Penn is an ordained pastor, writer, and the founder of Get-Prayer.com, a resource built to help believers develop a consistent, grounded prayer life.
With more than 20 years of preaching the Gospel, Pastor Rick brings deep theological training and lived pastoral experience to everything he writes. He holds a Master of Divinity from Virginia University of Lynchburg, an M.A. with a concentration in New Testament Studies from Baptist Bible Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Averett University.
His writing reflects a personal commitment to making prayer accessible to everyday Christians. Whether he is writing a prayer for someone in a hospital waiting room, walking through fear about the future, or sitting down with a blank prayer journal for the first time, Pastor Rick writes from a place of both theological grounding and pastoral care.
Pastor Rick hosts In The Moment, a Christian television program airing on Roku through AIM Christian Television. Viewers can watch the show at aimchristian.com/yourmoment and listen as a podcast on Spotify.
Before founding Get-Prayer.com, he served in the U.S. Navy, where he built his communication skills as a writer, editor, and public affairs professional. He now applies those disciplines directly to ministry and teaching.
Every article on this site reflects his core conviction: Prayer is not a performance of faith. It is the daily practice that holds everything else together.
Pastor Rick Penn is the author of all content on Get-Prayer.com.
Rick currently resides in Pennsylvania, where he continues to teach, write, and encourage believers to deepen their walk with God through prayer and the study of Scripture.
Discover more from Free Prayer Journal Templates & Daily Prayers | Get-Prayer.com
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.