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God Is My Refuge

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Prayer Guides

Week: April 13–17, 2026

Key Scripture: Psalm 46:1

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Focus Point:

Even in the hardest moments, God is always present—not distant. He is our refuge, our covering, and our strength.

Monday, April 13

Your Refuge Is Personal 

(Jason Jackson)

Safety and Stability Are Found in Him Alone

Scriptures

Psalm 91:2

“He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.”

Psalm 62:7–8

“In God is my salvation and my glory… trust in Him at all times.”

Prayer Points

• Thank You, Lord, for being our refuge—our safe place and constant help.

• Protect us in our homes and in our daily lives.

• Help us surrender every worry to You, trusting that You are our security.

• Teach us to rest confidently in Your protection and peace.

• We declare that You are our fortress—You will never fail us.

Tuesday, April 14

When Life Presses You, God Covers You 

(Cassandra Cash-Garrett)

Scriptures

Psalm 9:9

“The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.”

Nahum 1:7

“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble…”

Prayer Points

• Father, give us strength and courage in times of opposition.

• Help us not rely on our own power, but to seek You first in every challenge.

• Thank You for Your constant presence—remind us You will never leave us.

• Lead us into quiet places where we can find rest and peace in You.

• Cover us in Your presence when life feels overwhelming.

Wednesday, April 15

God Shields Us in Overwhelming Situations 

(Pastor Cash)

Scriptures

Isaiah 25:4

“You have been a refuge… a shelter from the storm.”

Psalm 34:8

“Taste and see that the Lord is good…”

Prayer Points

• Lord, we run to You as our refuge—calm every storm in our lives (emotional, physical, and spiritual).

• Every storm sent by the enemy is canceled—You are our covering.

• Strengthen our trust in Your faithfulness as You walk with us daily.

• Help us experience Your goodness even in the middle of difficulty.

• Remind us that we are safe because we are in You.

Thursday, April 16

We Can Cry Out Honestly to Our Refuge 

(Janice Daniel)

Held by His Everlasting Arms

Scriptures

Psalm 142:5

“You are my refuge and my portion…”

Deuteronomy 33:27

“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms…”

Prayer Points

• Thank You that Your everlasting arms uphold us and never let us fall.

• Father, drive out every enemy and every obstacle before us.

• When we feel tired or overwhelmed, lift us up by Your strength.

• Teach us to cry out to You honestly, knowing You hear us.

• We choose to trust You fully—you are unchanging, faithful, and eternal.

Friday, April 17

Healing: Jesus Already Paid the Price 

(Elder Carrie Howell)

Scriptures

Isaiah 53:5

“By His stripes we are healed.”

James 5:15

“The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up.”

Prayer Points

• Father, thank You that faith-filled prayer releases healing.

• We command every area of sickness, pain, and weakness to align with Your Word—healing belongs to us.

• We receive the finished work of the cross over every part of our lives.

• Let Your healing power flow through our bodies, minds, and spirits.

• We declare that we are healed, restored, and made whole in Jesus’ name.

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Protect Your Season

August 18, 2024 - by Rev. Brian A. Cash, Pastor

Exodus 1:6-22

6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, 7 but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

8 Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. 9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”

11 So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites 13 and worked them ruthlessly. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.

15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.” 17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. 18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”

20 So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.