{"id":1173251,"date":"2025-12-21T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/?p=1173251"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:44:39","slug":"a-short-prayer-to-ask-god-to-silence-the-fear-that-hes-left-you-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/marisa-donnelly\/2025\/12\/a-short-prayer-to-ask-god-to-silence-the-fear-that-hes-left-you-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short Prayer To Ask God To Silence The Fear That He&#8217;s Left You Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-introduction\">When you\u2019re overwhelmed, God can start to feel quiet\u2014not because He left, but because life got loud. If you\u2019ve been craving that deep, settling reminder that you\u2019re held and not abandoned, this prayer will gently bring you back to His nearness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dear God, remind me of your presence, every day, every step.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wherever I go, wherever I wander, please remind me that you are not just with me, you are within me. Show me that no matter where I wander or what I do that pulls me away from you, you aren\u2019t leaving. Hold me in the palm of your hand; guide my steps, my thoughts, my every day. In the midst of my darkness, please bring me light. In the moments where I am hopeless, show me that you are forever here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pjx5WM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rebecca_Simon_Book_Meme_Let_Go_TrustGod_GAM11.jpg?w=850\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1163751\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8003884237939;width:460px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rebecca_Simon_Book_Meme_Let_Go_TrustGod_GAM11.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rebecca_Simon_Book_Meme_Let_Go_TrustGod_GAM11.jpg?resize=384,480 384w, https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rebecca_Simon_Book_Meme_Let_Go_TrustGod_GAM11.jpg?resize=640,800 640w, https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rebecca_Simon_Book_Meme_Let_Go_TrustGod_GAM11.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rebecca_Simon_Book_Meme_Let_Go_TrustGod_GAM11.jpg?resize=1024,1280 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For more godly guidance, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pjx5WM\">check out works by Rebecca Simon.<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And even when I am exhausted, even when I\u2019ve given up, show me that you will never abandon me. And if I give you my burdens, you will set me free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Amen.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re overwhelmed, God can start to feel quiet\u2014not because He left, but because life got loud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52923609,"featured_media":1173252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"thoughtcatalog_call_to_action":"","tc_post_redirect":"","thoughtcatalog_is_sponsored_content":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[603229949],"tags":[],"anchortext":[],"posttemplate":[],"adcampaign":[],"coauthors":[313988948],"class_list":["post-1173251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sadgal.jpg","author_meta":null,"photo_credit":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52923609"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1173251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1173253,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173251\/revisions\/1173253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1173252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1173251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1173251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1173251"},{"taxonomy":"anchortext","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/anchortext?post=1173251"},{"taxonomy":"posttemplate","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posttemplate?post=1173251"},{"taxonomy":"adcampaign","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adcampaign?post=1173251"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1173251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}