When you want to seek out God’s will, pray Psalm 143:10. “Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, so that I take part in wicked deeds.”Īsk God to guard your heart, just as David did. When you face temptation, pray Psalm 141:4. As we plead with God through prayers and requests, we can also give Him credit for great things He’s done. Praise helps us to remember who God is and what He has done for us and others. “But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you may those who long for your saving help always say, ‘The Lord is great!’”Įven in a moment of panic, David did not forget to praise God. When you simply want to praise God, pray Psalm 70:4. God will never abandon us His all-surpassing strength is always with us and all we truly need. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.” “From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint lead me to the rock that is higher than I. When you need to feel God’s protection, pray Psalm 61:2-3. “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”Īsking God to cleanse our hearts provides us with a new desire to please Him. When you need to refocus, pray Psalm 51:10. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.” “Have mercy on me O God, according to your unfailing love according to your great compassion blot out all my transgressions. When you need to repent of sin, pray Psalm 51:1-2. Whether it be a pain from grief, loss, sorrow or failure, God promises to be close. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” “The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them he delivers them from all their troubles. When you are sad or brokenhearted, pray Psalm 34:17-18. The first step to receiving guidance from God is to want it. Thankfully we serve an amazing God who turns the darkness of fear into a light of salvation. Whether it be a fear of rejection, making a wrong decision, being hurt emotionally or physically, death, or something else, we have all been a victim of fear at some point in our lives. “The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life-of whom shall I be afraid?”įear is a bondage that can hold us captive within ourselves. When we pray this prayer and seek guidance through God’s Word, we can learn the wisdom of God’s direction for our lives instead of demanding our own answers. God’s guidance comes through the Bible and from the Holy Spirit. “Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.” When you need guidance from God, pray Psalm 25:4. Would God be pleased with your thoughts and your words if He first examined them? Like David, ask God to approve your thoughts and words before you express them. “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” When you need help with negative thinking and speaking, pray Psalm 19:14. Pour out your heart to God and rest peacefully with assurance that He is in control. His peaceful sleep in a time of distress came from his cry to God. For David, he could have had many while his son gathered an army to kill him, but instead, he slept peacefully. There are many reasons to have sleepless nights. “I lie down and sleep, I wake again because the Lord sustains me.” Here is a brief list of prayers from the book of Psalms you can save for when you just don’t know the words to say: 1. The struggle is surfacing, but you just don’t know the words to pray as you cry out to God for help. You can feel a battle brewing within you. But take heart! I have overcome the world.Ģ Corinthians 4:8-9-We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed perplexed, but not in despair persecuted, but not abandoned struck down, but not destroyed.Have you ever been at a loss for words? What about when you talk with God? John 16:33-I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. Isaiah 41:10-So do not fear, for I am with you do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Psalm 145:18-The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 23:4-Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Prisoners can find encouragement and strength as they study these verses.ĭeuteronomy 31:8-The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you he will never leave you nor forsake you. The following verses reveal the incredible promises that God has made to men and women. Resources for Friends and Family of Prisoners.Support for Friends and Family of Prisoners.Register your church or group for Angel Tree.
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