Recently, I was talking with some friends about some heavy things that some of their family members were going through. We were talking about how hard it is to be away and care deeply about what is going on, and not being about to “do anything” about it.

We came to the conclusion that for those particular situations, even the people who are near by can’t really do anything about it either, and sometimes we just have to be okay with the fact that there’s nothing that we can do.

I’ve been ruminating on this conversation and have been noticing that people say that a lot – “There’s nothing we can do.”, “What can you do?”, “Welp, there’s nothing you can do.”

While there may be many situations in our lives that are out of our control, there are no situations that are out of God’s control. And while we might not be able to change anything, He can.

BUT, there is something that we can do. Pray. Praying isn’t my natural first response – normally it is doing. But when you’ve felt like you’ve run out of options, and there’s nothing left – you can always pray.

It doesn’t matter what the situation – Our Heavenly Father longs to hear about it – and even if you don’t know how to pray, just call out His name, and he knows your heart, my friends.

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. — 1 John 5:14

Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. — Jeremiah 29:12

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. — Hebrews 4:16

He listens to us, and there is power in prayer. There IS something you can do about it. It’s never too late, or too soon to pray.