prayer for starting a new week

Dear Lord,

I pray for the strength and confidence to continue fighting my battle with cancer.

Lord, I’m weary. My energy is sagging, and my motivation is lagging. And I am so in need of you. I need your strength and your fresh touch to get back on track again. Your Word says the joy of the Lord is my strength. If that’s true, then I need your joy to replace all the bone-tired parts of my mind, body, and soul.

I have been struggling to find a new job since being laid off last year and it has been really hard, especially since I’m now dealing with this illness. Please help me to find a job soon so that I can provide for my family and keep up with my medical bills, as well as pay for the therapy sessions that are helping me deal with my anxiety and depression.

Thank you so much for listening to my prayers and taking care of us in our times of need!

The pressures of life sometimes push me into a corner, rendering me helpless to move forward. A hundred voices call my name, and I feel paralyzed at times to answer, not knowing where to turn. Lord, help me not to quit, to keep running the race faithfully, and to find strength in that safe, secret place of yours, under the shadow of the Almighty.

I need your strength to say no when I’m tempted to surrender to harmful things, or when selfishness clings to my clothes and won’t let go. I need your strength to say yes, when cowardice and fear nudge me to deny the convictions of my heart. I need your strength to reach out in love to those both close to me and all around me. When don’t I need your strength, God?

You are my rock, and I run to you today, believing that you will lift up my heavy arms, that you will fuel me for the tasks you’ve given me, and that your joy will completely consume the weakness of my life and make me strong again. I don’t want to stay grounded, crippled by limitations and failed attempts. I’m tired of feeble efforts. Lord, I want to mount up with wings like an eagle and not just fly. I want to soar.

A Prayer for Strength When You’re At Your Weakest

Lord Jesus, give me the strength to stick it out over the long haul—not the grim strength of gritting my teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes me strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for me. Jesus, give me strength in my weakness. Amen.
~ Wendy van Eyck

A Prayer for Strength and Encouragement

Lord, like David, I need your encouragement in a time of trial and anguish. Thank you that you are always on the throne, always my God, ready to save. Thank you for being the same God to me that you were to David. Thank you for always being near and always rescuing me from my fears and hurts. Lord, help me remember that daybreak might be just ahead, that this trial will not last forever. Fill me with hope that daybreak is coming and that your love will always prevail! In Jesus’ Name, Amen!
~ A Good Thing Devotional

A Prayer to Endure

Lord, I am weary and don’t know when this “race” will end in my life. I feel like I’ve been running forever, trying to outrun this trial. Help me to stop trying to outrun my pain but rather run with endurance the race you have set before me. I know that because of you I am ultimately a victor over the trials in my life. I know that nothing in this world can separate me from your steadfast love. Please give me a measure of your love today; give me the strength to endure this trial. Thank you for your love for me that never ends! And thank you for the crown of joy that awaits me forever in your Kingdom!
~ Adrian Rogers, Love Worth Findinghttps://3f839dc1c564652dfe19ec19faee7442.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

A Prayer for Wisdom and Strength Daily

You are a miracle-working God. Give me a vision for what freedom looks like for me. Give me faith to believe You for my miracle. Show me what makes me tired. Show me what masters me and slows me down. Help me to lose my taste for that which weakens me, and acquire a taste for that which strengthens me. Heal me from the inside out! Help me to make the necessary changes. I want to participate with You in my healing process. Awaken fresh life in me! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
~ Susie Larson

A Prayer for the Overwhelmed

Lord, when my heart is overwhelmed, overwhelm me with Your peace. Lead me to You, my rock. Guide me to Your Word which gives me strength and refuge. Help me not to run to lesser things. Draw me to run to You first. Help me get into the habit of taking my “overwhelmed” and placing it under your will. Thank You, Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
~ Jennifer Rothschild

A Prayer for a Breakthrough

Father, I ask You for a fresh vision for what breakthrough will look like in my life. Help me to pursue healing while I wait for my miracle. Show me how to rest right in the middle of the storm. Help me to enjoy the feast You prepare for me, right in the middle of the battlefield. I want my whole life to testify that there’s a God in heaven who knows my name and who will get me safely home. Fill me afresh with the wonder of Your love and power. I am determined to win this battle with anxiety. Help me to discern when to rest, when to feast, and how to actively engage my faith as I wait for You to breakthrough. May my life display Your power. Do the impossible in and through me, I pray. Amen.

Prayers From the Scriptures for Faith

Many Bible passages address the importance of faith, but which ones can we actually pray to God and receive as his living, active word to apply to our daily lives? To begin, I look to God’s promises. These are the things he promised to do and be in our lives, and since the Lord cannot lie, your faith will be strengthened as you pray these promises from the Bible and utter them in trust. If you feel like your faith might need some refreshing or strengthening, here are several promises from the Bible that you can pray into.

Because I, the Lord your God, have taken hold of your right hand and promised to help you, you need not be afraid. Proverbs 31:13

Give him control over your life, and he’ll help you avoid making any mistakes. In Proverbs 3:6

Isaiah 30:21 No matter which way you go, your ears will hear a voice calling out, “This is the way, walk in it.”

So, I say to you, have faith that you have already received what you pray for. Mark 11:24

I ask that, according to the riches of his grace, he would endue you with the power of his Holy Spirit to welcome Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour in your hearts by faith. And I hope you’re firmly planted in love. Scripture Reference: Ephesians 3:16-17

As for faith, it is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Proverbs 11:1

If you can?” Jesus declared. Mark 9:23 says, “To him who believes, all things are possible.”

If you have faith, God will grant your prayers. To paraphrase Matthew 21:22

~ Susie Larson