When Prayer Feels Unheard, Try This Meditation

When I look back over my life, I see there have been times of challenge, times of hardship, times when I felt I needed support, and there was no one around to provide that support. I had turned my mind in prayer, in worship, to God—the One they say helps everyone. But I also noticed that I received little help, or sometimes no help, and this led me to believe that perhaps God was not answering my prayers. Perhaps God was busy with others, and this caused me to lose my faith in God and also shook my faith in goodness itself.

But now I see that there is more to life, more to my relationship with God, than simply asking, praying, or even begging. I realize that, like a loving mother and a loving father, God is always the true support, the real protector. I am aware that the way to access God's help, the way to experience God's support in my life, is to always maintain courage. No matter how big the difficulty in front of me may be, I must never let go of my courage.

It is courage that draws God's help toward me. If I take one step, just one step, with courage, then God will take a thousand steps toward me. If I take even a micro-step of courage, God promises to send me a thousand steps of help. The help that God gives may not come in ways that I particularly expect, but something, someone, somewhere, somehow will come to my aid, support me, and offer me help.

I choose to experiment with this eternal spiritual principle: one step from me, the child, and a thousand steps of help from God, the Father. I want to apply this principle in my life today, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life. I want to experience the wonder, the joy, and the absolute pure, innocent happiness that comes from living as a child of God.

With the conviction and confidence that God's help and protection are always guaranteed, I make a pledge to myself. I will maintain courage in my heart. I will never allow any situation to seem bigger than me. I am bigger than any situation, any problem, any difficulty. And with this firm faith, I live as a child of God.