“Jesus, I need help!”

We have all been at a place where we needed help ASAP. Life can be 'life-ing' and we find ourselves needing immediate help. Looking around, we are unsure about who may come to our rescue, unless God Himself heeded our cry for help and did something about that situation. 

Our needs may vary. Maybe it's a quick financial provision you need in order to sort out that bill. Another one may need emotional support because everything appears to be crumbling down emotionally. Sometimes, it's direction that you need–you don't know where to go from where you are or how to reach where God would want you to be. Sometimes, it is a need for healing touch, a need for restoration in a relationship or a connection.

Our needs vary.

The first step towards seeking for His provision is understanding that you are seeking it from a Father who is able and willing to help.

According to His Word, He is able to provide according to His riches in glory. His joy, as a Good Father, is to see you having sufficiency of everything you need, so much more that you have enough to also give back to those in need.

He is already aware of your worry, anxiety and need for help–even before you pray. He deeply understands your struggles and is ready to help. You only need to activate your faith and reach out to Him through prayer as a child would to his parent.

"So why do I really need faith to connect to God's provision?"

Role of faith in prayer for God's provision

The way you would receive something from someone is by extending your hand with an open palm as a gesture to pick or receive the item from them.  

I like to think of faith as the spiritual gesture of receiving from God.

God is willing and ready to supply our needs, but we’ve got to have faith to receive from Him.

Now, unlike hope, faith is NOW, present tense. Hope is looking forward to what you’re believing for as something to happen in future, while faith is believing that you’ve already received it, even before its physical manifestation.

The Bible says that whatsoever things we pray for, we should believe that we have already received them, like it’s done. When you pray for God’s provision, believe that it is already done, as long as what you are hoping for is in line with His will and in sync with His nature and character.

Supply of your needs is important to Him as your Heavenly Father. We know if what we are praying for is in line with His will and character through His Word. God will certainly provide for what you need, as long as it is good for you. No loving parent will want to give their child something that would be harmful to them, right?

But if you request something He sees will not be good for you at the moment, He will always have something better for you as the answer to your prayer. So you have actually nothing to lose by releasing your faith through this prayer.

His ultimate will for you is your well-being and prosperity. We can trust His genuine intentions towards us, His love for us, and that He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows what is good for us.

After praying for provision, what I have learned to do is to surrender the request and the need into His hands. It is no longer in my hands, and so I do not have to worry about it anymore. This usually helps fight the thoughts of anxiety or worry, especially when I have not yet seen the physical manifestation of the answer.

I will then envision the provision manifesting. How would I feel? What would it be like? By faith, I then thank God because I believe in His Word that His promises to me are a Yes (granted) and already fulfilled. 

According to His Word, His divine power has given us all that we need for life and godliness in Christ Jesus. Father knows that we have daily needs to be met, everything we need for sustenance in life.

This assures us that our prayer of provision is already answered when we pray. Therefore, what’s left is to release our faith and receive the answer.

Now let’s pray.

The prayer for God's provision

Heavenly Father, I come before your presence this day through your Son Jesus Christ. I thank you for your faithfulness and for keeping me. You have always met all my needs, whether I knew it or not. It is your divine power in me that has given me all that I need for life, according to your riches in glory. (2 Peter 1:3)

Forgive me, Lord, for the times I have not been grateful for what you have given me. I ask for your mercies and forgiveness for the times I have failed to recognize or appreciate your blessings. Forgive me, Father, for the moments I have shown unbelief, worry, and doubts about what tomorrow holds.

Forgive me for questioning your ability to provide for me.

I now know and believe that You really care for me. You know all my needs even before I mention them. You are working for my good, even in ways I may not see.

Dear Father, I now commit this need in your hands. I stand in your Word that whatsoever things we ask for in prayer, we shall believe that we’ve received them, and we shall have them (Mark 11:24).

I declare that you have already provided for this need. The plans you have for me are those of prosperity but not disaster, plans to give me good hope and a good future (Jeremiah 29:11). I trust in your love for me, in your divine power that is at work in me giving me everything that I need for life and godliness in Christ Jesus.

I am not alone, Lord. You are with me. Your Word says that you are my Good Shepherd, so I have all that I need (Psalm 23:1). I believe that this need is already met, and so I don’t have to worry about it anymore. It is now in Your able hands, Father.

I will keep thanking you and praising you because I believe that you have already made the way for me. You make ways in the wilderness and make rivers in the desert. There is nothing impossible with you. You did not spare Your Son but freely gave Him up to die for me, and so through Him, you have provided for all my needs. 

Help me to wait patiently for Your provision. I receive the strength to be content in all circumstances as I wait on you, knowing well that Your grace is always sufficient. Help me to use every blessing and every resource You will provide through this to bring glory to Your name and to serve others as a reflection of Your love.

May Your peace which surpasses all understanding guard my heart and my mind as I rest on You, as this matter is fully committed to Your hands.

Thank you for your faithfulness and your love. I lift your name above this circumstance believing that you are already glorified.

In the precious name of Jesus Christ, I pray.

Amen.