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PRAYERS OF HOPE FOR THE BROKENHEARTEDCopyright © 2010 by Jill KellyPublished by Harvest House PublishersEugene, Oregon 97402www.harvesthousepublishers.com

ISBN 978-0-7369-2933-2

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Contents

My Heart to Yours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Surrender All1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11In Your Hands2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Trusting You Alone3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Peace in the Midst of the Storm4. . . . . . . . . . . 17Set Apart5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Set Apart5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Set Apart5. 19Healing6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Healing6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Healing6. 23Out of Control7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Everything Is Yours8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Fix My Focus9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Because You Know10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31In Need of Your Comfort11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Whatever Is True12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Fear Not13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fear Not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fear Not 37What Only You Can Do14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39My Purpose15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Brokenness Made Whole16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Be Near17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Be Near17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Be Near17. 45When I Don’t Understand18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47It’s Okay to Cry19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .It’s Okay to Cry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .It’s Okay to Cry 49

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Thank You, Lord20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thank You, Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thank You, Lord 51Joy No Matter What21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Nothing Compares22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55One More Day23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .One More Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .One More Day 57Too Much24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Where Are You?25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61In My Struggles26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Change Us27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Come to My Rescue28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Will You Fight for Me?29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73My Strength and My Song30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75I Am Yours31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77You Are Life to Me32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79When I Question and Doubt33. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81I Feel Empty34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I Feel Empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I Feel Empty 83I Need You35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87You Left Your Heart with Me36. . . . . . . . . . . . . 89The Cross37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91In Repentance and Returning38. . . . . . . . . . . .In Repentance and Returning . . . . . . . . . . .In Repentance and Returning 93Scars39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95At All Times40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97To Know You More41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Proved Genuine42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105When Prayers Aren’t Answered43. . . . . . . . . . . 109In Your Grip44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Daddy45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daddy45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daddy45. 113



Before I Knew You46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Until You Call Me Home47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Greater Love48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121The Present49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Present 123Safe50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Unseen51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127A Life Worthy52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A Life Worthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A Life Worthy 129Standing Firm53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131My First Love54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Treasure of My Heart55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Guard My Mind and Heart56. . . . . . . . . . . . . 139When I Call57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Joy Will Come58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145When I Look at You59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Who Is Like You?60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149I Don’t Want to Hurt Anymore61. . . . . . . . . . . 151What More Can I Do?62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Louder Than Words63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Pray64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161You Are My Rescue65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Letting Go66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Everything Beautiful67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167In You I Am Home68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Rejoice in the Suffering69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rejoice in the Suffering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rejoice in the Suffering 171Enduring Love70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Victory Will Come71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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Help Me to Persevere72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179As I Am73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Waiting74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Waiting74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Waiting74. 183Beyond This75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Longing to Be with You76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187A New Song77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189



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My Heart to Yours

W W W hile I sat doing my quiet time one very cold Jan- uary morning, an overwhelming sense of urgency W uary morning, an overwhelming sense of urgency W

came over me that ultimately led to this book of prayers.Life is hard.Riddled with disappointment and heartbreak, life’s

pilgrimage often brings us face-to-face with trials and sorrowful times. Tragedy can immobilize and weaken us, catching us completely off guard as it threatens to suck the joy of life right out of us.

And if we are honest, giving up appears more attrac-tive every day.

Yet when we are at our weakest, there is a God who is strong and mighty to save.

I have had the very diffi cult yet incredible privilege of getting to know many families with critically ill chil-dren. My heart hurts for them as they struggle to endure. And while the gift of taking care of a special-needs child is immeasurable, the brokenness it brings is very real. I know. I’ve been there.



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All too often, while taking care of my precious son, Hunter, I found myself speechless before God. I didn’t know what to pray or how to pray. I wanted to express the frustration and fears in my heart in a way that would bring healing and hope. What I have come to know is this—God is listening, and even unspoken cries are heard.

It is my hope that these prayers will help you to ex-press what you cannot seem to put into words. Ultimately, I pray that God will inspire and encourage you to pour out your heart before Him in a way that will bring deep healing and freedom.

Prayers of Hope for the Brokenhearted is an opportuPrayers of Hope for the Brokenhearted is an opportuPrayers of Hope for the Brokenhearted -nity to spend time with the God who sees and hears…and loves you more than you can fathom.

He’s listening.From my broken heart filled with great hope,

Jill

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:5 (nkjv)

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Creator and Keeper of all that exists, the world is Yours and everything in it.

You have created all that we see and all that we don’t.You take care of everything.Lord, You formed each of us in our mother’s womb and

have created us for a purpose.We are created in Your image.You have fashioned us to bring You glory.

What does that all mean, God? Please show me.How can I glorify You when I am hurting?Do my tears honor You?Is there purpose in my pain?Help me to know You.Help me to trust You and the everlasting promises You

have made.Help me to believe You are good.Please, Lord, help me to trust You with all that burdens

my heart right now.

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I need Your help.I need You.I can’t do this in my own strength.

Teach me and help me to remember that when I am weak, You are strong!

You will provide all I need to press on.You will take care of everything that concerns me.You are all that I need!Help me to surrender.My life is in Your hands.

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for

I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.Psalm 42:11

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