Pray This When You’ve Got Nothing
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“I’ve got nothing.” It’s a popular phrase to describe a lot of situations. Sometimes it’s said as a joke. But honestly, there are times when we’ve all “got nothing”–and I feel like this is such a time spiritually in the Body of Christ.
I believe God is bringing His people, as individuals, to a new level of brokenness before Him and total dependence ON Him.
He is doing a work in our hearts that will ultimately bring us much closer to Him. However, we definitely have to go through a burning and refining process first, on our way to that place.
In this new level of brokenness, I am seeing the Lord do these things in His people:
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- He is removing any dependence on idols. (Idols are things we have set up, even accidentally, for ourselves to rely on, instead of God.)
- Things that used to work are no longer working.
- Fleshly talents that used to help you are no longer helping you.
- Solutions that used to work every time no longer work.
- The knowledge, inspiration, and creative ideas you used to have are no longer helping you much.
The Lord is bringing each of His people to a new place of total dependence upon Him.
In this place, we each become more aware of our nothingness than ever. We become more cognizant of our total, fleshly inability to do anything that needs to be done, such as:
- Providing for our own needs;
- Taking care of those around us;
- Standing firm in faith; etc.
However, in this place of brokenness, the Lord is actually strengthening us if we will have eyes to see it.
See, we actually have no fleshly ability to do anything in and of ourselves. As Jesus said in John 15:5:
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5 NKJV).
But sometimes we forget that we are totally dependent on the Lord. So, the Lord has to correct us.
Other times, Holy Spirit, in His sovereign wisdom, simply knows that now is the right time to peel back another layer of the “onion”–removing more things from us that don’t look just like Jesus. He does this to change us from glory to glory, faith to faith, and strength to strength; to conform us a little more into the image of Christ.
So how should you respond when you’ve got nothing?
When you’ve got nothing, you have to come to the Lord in all His fullness and let the mere fact that He exists fill you up.
See, God is the Great I Am. When Moses first encountered God at the burning bush, he asked the Lord who He was. Their conversation went like this:
“Then Moses said to God, ‘Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?’
And God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And He said, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you'” (Exodus 3:13-14 NKJV).
God identifies Himself as “I AM WHO I AM.” That is His name.
And by revealing that name to us, the Lord is telling us that He is who He is; He is not defined by another, and He cannot be compared to another.
God is wholly self-sufficient and not dependent on anyone else for His identity. And by telling us His name “I Am Who I Am,” also “I Am” elsewhere in the Bible, He is telling us this:
The mere fact that God exists–that He is–is the entirety of the solution we need.
I will say that again:
The mere fact that God IS is our total answer to every one of life’s dilemmas.
See, you don’t have to have anything except faith when you come to God.
Let’s face it: All of our fleshly attempts at anything will accomplish nothing. We can do nothing without Jesus. And all the wisdom of the world is foolishness to God.
We cannot even hold our own cells together; Hebrews 1:3 tells us that Jesus Christ is “upholding all things by the word of His power.”
We are completely and utterly dependent on God for everything:
- for our next breath;
- for the protons and neutrons and nuclei in every cell in our bodies to stay together;
- for our next meal;
- for the wisdom, knowledge, and instruction we need;
- for provision;
- for clothing;
- for comfort;
- for provision;
- for salvation and forgiveness from sin through the blood of His Son Jesus Christ, which also gives us eternal life; and the list goes on.
Without Him we can do nothing.
All that said, beloved, consider this:
If the Lord is bringing you to a place where you’ve got nothing …
When you know He’s with you, but that’s literally all you know and all you have …
When you cannot see how or when or why or the way forward, but all you know is that He is the Way forward …
Embrace it.
Yes, you read that right. I know it’s a really hard place to be in when the Lord brings you into brokenness like that; I’m there with you right now too. But when you’ve got nothing, embrace it–so you can embrace Him at a deeper level.
Right now, I’m coming to God every day and confessing that I’ve got nothing but a need for Him.
I see nothing but Him and His faithfulness. Many of the solutions and miracles I’ve been praying for haven’t been manifest yet (although some have; praise God for that!), but I only hear the Lord telling me to “wait,” and that they are coming.
But even with that promise, I still have nothing except Him. And I tell Him so.
Nevertheless, this place of “I’ve got nothing” is the sweetest spot of intimacy with Jesus.
When you’ve got nothing, you become aware that He is your Everything. When you see no way forward, you become aware only of the fact that He is the Way, and that He will lead you.
And when you have no wisdom of your own; no solutions; no easy fixes; no skills that can get you out of this place …
All you can see is Jesus.
And you know that He is enough.
So if you’ve got nothing today, are you ready to pray?
Pray this with me if you’ve got nothing right now, and you just need Jesus and only Jesus:
“Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You in Jesus’ name.
Abba Father, thank You for Your faithfulness. Thank You for hearing and answering my prayers. Thank You that You are God all by Yourself, and You need nothing. You are everything I need, though, and I gaze at You and praise You right now for who You are.
Father God, I have nothing to bring You except my heart. I feel like I have nothing at all right now except You. But Father, thank You for bringing me into this place of total dependence on You.
Lord, I’ve been asking You to discipline me and correct me, so I thank You for Your work in my heart. Thank You for helping me to cast down the idols of things I have depended on, when I should have depended on You all along.
Father, I’ve got nothing in and of myself–but You are Everything.
So I come to You humbly today, Father, in the name of Your Holy Son Jesus. I bow before You, and I give You my nothingness. I drink from Your fullness, Lord; I receive from Your Everything.
You and You alone are everything I need, Lord Jesus, Father, and Holy Spirit. You are the One who sustains me and gives me life. You provide all my needs. You comfort me and keep me alive. And You have always been faithful.
So Father God, I ask today in Jesus’ name:
- That Your Holy Spirit would comfort me today.
- Give me wisdom.
- Instruct me and teach me in the way I should go. Guide me with Your eye upon me.
- Order my steps in Your Word.
- Hear the cry of my heart, and show me the answers to my prayers every day.
- Make me perfect in love today, and cast out all fear.
- Fill me with Your Holy Spirit afresh and anew, Father, for You are all I have.
Abba Father, I thank You that Your grace is sufficient for me, for Your strength is made perfect in weakness.
Make Your strength perfect in me today. Surprise me with happy surprises and good news from every side. Help me to stay aware of my total dependence on You, for You are faithful and will never leave me without support.
Thank You, Abba Father. Please help me remember that You are enough for me in every way. The mere fact that You exist, and that I am in the palm of Your hand and hidden in Christ Jesus, means that all shall be well in my life.
I trust You, Father. Thank You. Thank You, Jesus, and Holy Spirit. I love You.
In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.”
Beloved friend, are you in the place in which the cry of your heart is “I’ve got nothing”? Did you pray this prayer today? If so, leave a comment below and we will pray for you!
And remember, God is MORE THAN ENOUGH!
This word is for me this morning. ❤️ Thank you, Jamie. And, thank you Abba Father for the stripping away and for bringing me to the place where I HAVE to embrace full dependence on You. I’ve got nothing. But, if in the losing everything, I gain You, I have Everything.
Thank You Jamie this word is for me today… I Surrender my all to you Father God, because I have nothing but all in all I have you! I thank You for everything and I’m so grateful for everything. I receive everything that You have for me! I say yes and Amen to all your promises for me! Glory be to You God! Hallelujah
Thank you! I definitely need EVERYTHING ‼️ u send…I can not stay consistent on ANYTHING ‼️ I’m in need of a Miracle I need a place to stay and my finances is not good and my family salvation Thank you inadvance
A brother in Christ often reminds me, ” when your down to nothing, God is up to something.
Start giving thanks your emptied so he can not only fill you, but overflow you and Glorify Him.”
I don’t have nothing I quit my job on the 1st of December and know I’m so financially unstable I can’t make ends meet I’m so behind on all my bills I work a assisted living job but it doesn’t pay any money I work two of them by the way just to make ends meet it feels like my faith is being tested everyday and I know it’s nobody but the devil I keep praying and asking good what I’m supposed to be doing g and how long am I going to have to go through this but I can’t get a clear answer from him PLEASE pray for me!! I just want a good paying job so I can make my ends meet and pay my bills thank you
I start with the first person who replied .. I’m a senior enduring breast cancer journey the chemo leaves you feeling very tired so many ministries email me an attempt for me to do things to augment my income .. it’s very frustrating cause I unable to respond back so it appears I’m doing nothing not true I’m doing all I can with this health battle believing psalms 103 over my life
Sandra,
My name is Pamela. I had Stage 3 breast cancer and have survived 7 yrs now. I have put you on my prayer list. If there is any other way I can help you please let me know. Going through cancer is very tough but I leaned on God cause He was only one who understood me.
God be with you,
Pamela
I am in the place of I have nothing but You Lord. Surprise me Lord with good news today in Jesus Name.
Thank you for the Word. I needed it. God bless. It has taken me out of my pit of self pity. Lord I have nothing but I have You Lord. I shall remain expectant because nothing is impossible for you Father. This to shall pass
I have prayed this prayer and confirm that I have and am nothing without our Lord Jesus.
Please Lord take my hand and guide me from emptiness into the fullness of you.
Amen Father Son and Holy Ghost are all I need this is a good place to be to depend fully on our Father in Heaven hallelujah praise God thankful for this message ministry and the woman of God being obedient thank you Jesus
I’ve been in a state of anxiousness lately. Trying to sell our house, planning to move and so many unknown variables has had me in a state of fear. I know I have no power over any of this and I need to let go and trust God for every step of the way. God has never not taken care of me and he won’t start now. I will rest in the love and grace and provision that he has always shown me. Thank you for this reminder.
I am in a place of Nothingness right now in my life. Every idol I had in place of God, are of no use to me now. I’m behind in all my bills. I am trusting God this very second to see me thru this. I know He will! Thank you so much Jamie for this prayer. 🙏🏾
Sister in Christ,
I know where your at because I am too exactly at the same place. I too am behind on bills and I feel like I get further and further behind. I know 100% our Father God will come through for you, me and everyone else. Keep praising, prayin, keep being faithful in tithing and keep thanking Him for all the times He has come through for you in the past. Praying for all of us in this boat of nothingness and waiting.
Xoxo, Stephanie
Please pray for me I have got nothing but God.
Help me and my family where we have nothing but Thee O Lord. Thank You for Your love, grace, guidance and provision.
Dear Lord Jesus,
I come to you today, I don’t have much but what I do have I give to you. Forgive my ungrateful attitude help me to be thankful for my blessings and realize that EVERYTHING is a gift from you. Thank you you take really good care of me; thank You for the morning of worship with Jamie and her team—it was beautiful and inspiring. Lord thank you for you know I’m not fond of waiting but wait I will. I don’t deserve anything but you give me everything. I love you give me a greater portion of patience and a positive attitude. Help me to be the best version of me today.
Thank You Lord For The Word I Needed It
Amen Amen and Amen – all glory be to God and to God Alone!!!
I prayed this prayer today in faith and fully believing that the Lord will make a way out of no way. I trust His leading. Amen!
Dear sister, I’m Italian and I lost my job and my home. I have nothing. Please, pray for me and my family! God bless you!
I prayed this powerful prayer because I am experiencing having no income right now. I trust that the Lord will provide for me and my family. Thank you for this powerful prayer. God bless you , your ministry and your family. 😊🙏❤️
Back to a new beginning.. the nothing, the void. Holy Spirit hover over my life and bless, favor and replenish my mind, body spirit and soul with the light of your salvation and Kingdom manifestation of the Promise of new life in my turnaround days. INJC I pray. Amen 🙏
“The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”
Genesis 1:2 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/gen.1.2.NKJV
Thank you for your encouragement. I’m in this place of refining, and trusting God no matter what. This word and prayer are encouraging 🙏🏼.
This is indeed a NOW word for me. I have nothing but God! Thank you Lord that You’ve got my back. Thank you Jamie for your faithfulness, prayers and love. God bless you.
Glory to you Abba Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit.
You are ny everything
Thanks Jamie,
Am Judith,am grateful that I have this small job but it’s so stressfully and has got no job security that the boss any time can fire you without areason.
Pray for me I get abetter and abiger job that can clear all my bills in Jesus name.
.the prayer is good may God bless you abundantly
I am in this place
I am so glad I came across this message . I am aware that I have nothing and there is a vacuum only him( God) can feel. I am completely empty and helpless with him and I need him everyday and all of his good works in my life. I have exams ahead and a lot more, I absolutely need his help.
I have prayed the prayer, it’s my current situation now, pls pray for me. Everything you captured in there. I am also asking God the trinity to pray for me. Amen
Thank you Jamie
I recieve this word and this prayer….YHWH has stripped everything I had placed as an idol…so I have nothing right now except God…I have no strength, no ability to move forward alone…I am truly walking by faith….but every time I spend time with My Maker ELOIM…that is all I need. I’m trusting God to get me through….I’m letting go and climbing this mountain with both hands open. ADONAI THANK YOU FOR YOUR NEW MERCIES VERY MORNING!!!
Thank you for your word and reminding me that You are more than enough.
I am trusting God to provide what I need to keep my husband in long term care for I cannot continue to care for his needs , only You can Father God. I am trusting You God that You will work out all things for my good and my husband’s good, for Your Glory..
Hello Jamie
Yes, my name is Pauline. I was put in touch with you through my psychiatrist I was seeing in 206/2017 in which case I had lived on the antidepressant for 9 years by then. I fully received the Lord Jesus Christ then and was able to let go off the medicine I was dependant on for 9 years. I also left employment then and thus us my 7th year now living without medicine but wholly dependant on the word of God and prayer. I am also in this place of nothing and in this place my dependence on the Great I am has increased because my situation too is dire. No money, no food is a place where the only way you are looking at is up. I thank God so much for your ministry. Praise the Lord for all these emails, they are invaluable to me.
WOW, Pauline, thank you so much for letting me know. I will pray for you! I am proud of you for giving your life to Jesus and depending on Him with all your heart!
Love in Jesus,
Jamie Rohrbaugh
I needed this. I am at the ‘nothing’ point. I need for the Lord to work miracles in my life. He is the only one who can fix things. Thank you for sharing this prayer.
hi Jamie,thank you for the prayers that you send to me.sincerely from Annett Hamilton
Amen I Thank YOu Lord that Your grace is sufficient for me Your power is made perfect in my weakness,In Jesus Christ Name thank You Baba that You will never leave me nor forsake me.
Hi Jamie,
Thank you for being in tune with our Lord to be there with truth for all of us.
I have nothing. But I thank God I have Him and when we have Him we have everything.
I can’t live with my husband anymore. He has gotten to the point where I feel He doesn’t care about me anymore and he is so hung up on money. He torchures me about money. I got two jobs in the passed month and haven’t taken them. I want to move away from his but I am afraid I won’t have enough money to make it. So I try to get a job all I want is to be by my self, but I am afraid. Afraid to be alone. Mom and Dad passed, I miss them so. My daughter is busy as nurse and more. My son is 32 and very overweight and lost a job so he is going to school for cyber security. He has been down and out. His unemployment check hasn’t stared yet. I don’t know why. My only sister lives in Michigan by her daughter.
She has a beautiful nice house. Her husband is a vet and he gets benefits for housing and builds things to keep where ever they move to nice and always buy nice houses. They are in love.
I just need a miracle. I don’t know if I should just find a cheap place and try to make it with little ss check. Or what to do. My husband puts me down and calls my crafts junk and makes me feel I make him miserable
Lor help me. Jamie please pray for me.
God bless everyone!
Wow this is so profound for us right now we are down to nothing, we don’t have an income are Newly engaged lost our home and job and are staying at an air b n b we rely on his for food provisions daily and have n our starved yet but we are truly down to nothing. He has shown and been showing us total dependence on him literally without his hand we would sleep outside ( we did for a night) and so this is very timely for us praise the father that we are not the only ones facing such a time of breaking. May we be broken and placed into a time of deep restoration. In Jesus name amen 🙏🏼
This Word is speaking directly to me. I have absolutely nothing but Jesus. I’m depending on Jesus for everything even though it feels like HE is silent in my situation. No matter what though, I will keep my eyes focused on HIM, and I know that HE will answer me at the appointed time. Thank you Jesus for restoration of my career and my finances.
Thanks alot Jamie. These words were really comforting. And I did the prayer and felt an unusual peace. Knowing I have God as my everything, I’m confident he heard me. I can boldly say the lord himself is my helper. Fear has no place in me anymore.
Dear Jamie,
Only God knows how grateful I am for you. Every email is richly infused with God’s love and goodness. Like, I actually hear his voice through your pen. Thank you for being so obedient. May the Lord God Almighty bless you with all of your needs and wants.
Dear God,
I thank you in advance because I know for sure that you are working out a way and river for me in this desert in Jesus name.
Amen
Thank you Jamie for this timely word. I claim this word in my life. In Jesus mighty and matchless name. Amen
in Jesus name amen. Thank you for this devotional and prayer. It helps put things back in perspective and it is a big reminder of what to keep my gaze upon. I’m in a tough season of transition right now as I am a single parent of two teenagers. I pray for wisdom, discernment, and the bandwidth to be able to navigate this tough season and doing it by myself. Praying that God would provide male mentors, males within our church, family, and males for mentorship groups, and School, to support and surround my Tucson to help us during this season. Praying that God will make the finances be available, and allow us to be protected and the boys be protected from the culture that tries to suck them in to dysfunction and self-hate. In Jesus name, amen.