Little Laurel Baptist Church

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. Let GO & Let GOD

06/22/2026

Hey girl, let’s pray. 🤍 Heavenly Father, this morning I want to pray for the woman who is carrying more than anyone realizes. The woman who looks fine on the outside but feels like she’s barely holding herself together on the inside. The woman who is tired. Not just physically tired, but mentally tired. Emotionally tired. Spiritually tired.
The woman who has been carrying stress for so long that she can’t even remember what it feels like to fully relax. Lord, I pray for the woman who feels like she has to control everything because life has taught her that if she doesn’t, things fall apart. The woman who double-checks everything. Plans for every possible outcome. Tries to solve problems before they happen. Carries responsibilities that don’t even belong to her because she is afraid of what might happen if she lets go.

Father, she isn’t trying to control everything because she’s difficult. She’s trying to control everything because she’s scared. Scared of being hurt again. Scared of being disappointed again. Scared of losing something she loves. Scared of failing. Scared of trusting and ending up broken. Lord, help her understand that carrying the weight of the world is not the same thing as being safe.
Help her release the things she was never meant to carry. Help her trust that You are still God even when she doesn’t have all the answers.

Father, I pray for the woman battling anxiety. The woman whose mind never seems to turn off. The one who lies awake at night replaying conversations. The one who worries about things that haven’t happened. The one who checks her phone over and over. The one who assumes the worst when someone doesn’t respond. The one who feels her chest tighten, her stomach drop, and her heart race from thoughts alone. The one who is exhausted from constantly living in “what if.” Lord, anxiety has convinced her that if she worries enough, she can somehow prevent pain. But all it’s doing is stealing today’s peace. Please quiet the noise in her mind. Slow down the racing thoughts. Help her breathe again. Help her remember that not every thought deserves her attention.
Father, I pray for the woman silently fighting depression. The woman who gets out of bed but feels empty. The woman who smiles for pictures but cries when she’s alone. The woman who keeps showing up for work, her family, her children, and everyone around her while secretly feeling numb inside. The woman who is losing interest in things she once loved. The woman who feels stuck. The woman who feels hopeless. The woman who wonders if she’ll ever feel like herself again. Lord, sit with her in the darkness. Remind her that just because she feels lost doesn’t mean she is lost. Remind her that this season is not her permanent address. Remind her that healing is still happening even when she cannot see it.

Father, I pray for the woman carrying heartbreak. The woman who trusted someone who let her down. The woman who gave chance after chance. The woman who poured from a cup that was already empty. The woman who is grieving someone who is still alive. The woman who misses the person she thought somebody was. The woman who keeps asking herself what she could have done differently. Lord, help her stop blaming herself for things she did not break. Help her release the guilt. Help her release the regret. Help her release the version of the future she thought she was going to have. Mend the places in her heart that still ache.

Father, I pray for the woman who feels like giving up. The woman who is tired of being strong. The woman who is tired of fighting battles nobody sees. The woman who feels like every time she gets back up, life knocks her down again. The woman who is wondering if all her effort is even worth it anymore. Lord, wrap Your arms around her today. Remind her that surviving this far was not an accident. Remind her that she has made it through every hard day she thought she couldn’t survive. Remind her that she is stronger than she feels right now.

Father, replace her stress with peace. Replace her fear with courage. Replace her anxiety with trust. Replace her depression with hope. Replace her heartbreak with healing. And replace her desire to give up with the strength to keep taking one more step forward. Because even when she can’t see it, You are still working. Even when she can’t feel it, You are still present. Even when she wants to quit, You are still writing her story. Today, help her let go of what she cannot control and hold tightly to the One who controls all things. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🤍

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05/28/2026

There are times in life when things simply aren’t going our way.

Things feel unfair.

We find ourselves in a place of asking God, over and over, to please heal the issues in our life.

“God, heal my relationship..fix this issue in my career..help me feel better..tell me what decision to make..provide for me financially.”
etc.

I know God wants us to bring these prayers to Him. He cares about the details of our life- the big and the small. There is no part of us that He doesn’t care about.

So, of course we should ask God to help heal and fix the broken things in our life.

But I can’t help but wonder how many times it’s not our circumstances He is wanting us to pay attention to, but our hearts.

I wonder if He looks at us and our situation and thinks, its not an external change that’s needed, but an internal one.

Instead of just healing our relationships, maybe He wants us to work on being more gracious and kind.

Instead of fixing the work conflict, maybe He wants us to learn to have the hard conversations.

Instead of just making us feel happy, maybe He wants us to actively seek the joy we find only in Him.

Instead of just giving us more money, maybe He wants us to learn to be wise and steward what we already do have well.

Instead of making everything easy, maybe He wants us to stand on His word and His promises even when things are really hard.

Think about it…

God’s love and care for us goes way deeper than our circumstances. He is very much interested in our soul.

If He just fixes our circumstances, we don’t necessarily need to work on the deeper parts of us.

We don’t need to acknowledge the parts of us on the inside that He wants to breathe His life into.

He loves us too much to just put a band aid over these things.

So, sometimes He doesn’t change our circumstances because He knows what we need is much deeper.

He knows what we need most.

If you find yourself praying for your circumstances, that’s great. Keep praying.

But don’t forget to ask God if there is something deeper than needs to be addressed.

In His gentle kindness He will show you.

Because He loves you too much not to help you heal the right way.

~Kelli Bachara

03/08/2026

It is not popular to say, but God will do things we don’t like or understand.

In Luke 6, Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath and the religious leaders were filled with rage.

Rage. Not awe and adoration that a miracle had been performed right before their eyes.

Not celebration for the man whose withered hand was restored.

But rage.

Rage. Because Jesus didn’t act in the way they expected Him to act.

And, the truth is, if I’m really honest, I’ve been upset too when God didn’t do things in the way I thought He should do them.

Have you?

What do we do with that? What do we do when things happen that we don’t like or understand?

What about when we think God should have acted in a certain way and He did not?

How about when entire families die in tornadoes; when the friend, you love so much, dies of cancer; when your dad struggles with dementia; when the marriage fails, when that adult child is still running fast the wrong way?

What then?

Do we get mad, then? Are we entitled to be filled with rage, then, like those religious leaders were when Jesus doesn’t act like we expect? (Luke 6:11)

Or do we pray to see God in the midst of what we don’t like or understand?

Do we beg God to help us hold tight to Him and ask Him to remind us of truth about Who He is, and that He is with us even when our circumstances scream that He is not? (Matt 28:20)

On the hardest of days, when we want to walk away, when we long for God to simply act in ways we expect; but He does not, let’s beg Him to let us see His presence.

Let’s ask Him to help us trust Him more than we trust our own understanding. (Prov 3:5-6)

Let’s hold tight to Him and remember, He alone can bring good from hard things. (Rom 8:28)

He is still the Miracle Maker. (Jer 32:27)

And this life, it’s not our home. It’s just a breath. (Psalm 39:5)

One day, every tear will be wiped from our eyes. (Rev 21:4).

Every.
Tear.

But until then, may He give us eyes to see Him, arms to hold tight to Him, and feet to follow Him...even on the hardest of roads.

One day at a time. Let’s ask God to help us trust Him more than we trust us or what our eyes see or our hearts understand.

He is still faithful. He is still good. Let’s help each other remember that.

Daily Seeking Him

02/02/2026

If we follow Christ, we will suffer persecution. Sometimes, this persecution comes from the blood shedding hands of those fighting against Christianity. Sometimes, this persecution comes from those living in our same house, under the same roof. In both cases, our allegiance to God is under attack because it is bringing Holy Spirit conviction to those around us. Good and evil cannot co-exist. Make no mistake about it, we are in the midst of a spiritual battle. As we shine God's light, Satan tries his hardest to s***f it out. Thank God, greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. Greater is our God who is for us than those who are warring against us.

In the midst of the battle, may God be seen in us.
May the humility of Christ shine through us.
May the selfless servant heart of Christ minister through us.
May the merciful, forgiving, grace-filled love of Christ flow out of us. Through the power of the Holy Spirit working in us and through us, may those fighting against us
come to know The One we are fighting for
and surrender themselves to the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, our precious Jesus.~♥

~Heartprints of God~