When I Feel Forgotten
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Heavenly Father,
I come before You
with a heart that is tired
from feeling unimportant.
You know the pain
behind the words
I cannot always say.
You know how many times
I have wondered
whether I cross someone's mind
when they wake up
in the morning.
You know how it feels
to wonder whether
I am truly considered family,
or whether I have slowly
become an obligation.
Lord,
I am tired of feeling
like I am at the bottom
of someone's To-Do List.
I am burned out
from waiting,
from hoping,
from understanding,
from making excuses
for the silence,
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and from trying not to ask
for something
that should come naturally.
I can't beg anymore.
So Father,
I place this relationship
into Your hands.
If I have become
an inconvenience,
give me the strength
not to hold on
out of fear.
If the calls have become
an obligation,
help me release
the expectation.
If I am holding on
because I am afraid
of being forgotten,
remind me
that You have never
forgotten me.
And Lord,
as painful as it is,
I want to set them free.
Not because I do not care.
Not because the relationship
does not matter.
But because I cannot
force someone's heart
to make room for me.
Take away the pressure
I have placed upon myself
to remain important
in someone else's life.
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Help me love
without begging.
Help me care
without losing myself.
Help me release
without becoming bitter.
And when I think about
the future—
when work begins,
when new friendships appear,
when new people
capture their attention,
and I begin asking,
“Where will I be?”
Father, remind me
that wherever life takes them,
You still know where I am.
When I feel forgotten,
remind me that I am remembered.
When I feel unwanted,
remind me that I am loved.
When I feel displaced,
remind me that I have
a place with You.
And if this season
is teaching me
to stop searching
for my worth
in someone else's attention,
then give me the courage
to learn the lesson.
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I surrender
the unanswered questions.
I surrender
the fear of being replaced.
I surrender
the pain of feeling
unimportant.
And most of all,
I surrender
the question,
“Where will I be?”
Because wherever
I may stand
in another person's life,
I pray that I will always
remember where I stand
with You.
Amen.
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“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
— 1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)