Prayer

Our students face a multitude of challenges daily, and they need our encouragement and prayers more than ever. Friends, faith, and schoolwork consume a large portion of their time and concerns. If your child is a student or you know others who are, here are some prayers that you can lift up to God for them often.

Without our nurses, we would be lost. They’re a crucial part of our medical team. They get us information when we’re confused, hold our hands when we cry, give us hope when we’re hopeless, and never hesitate to jump into the deepest trenches when our world falls apart.

But sometimes, our feelings get out of control, and more weight begins to bring that scale off-balance. That’s when we often experience “faulty thinking,” expecting the worst, making assumptions, unfairly blaming ourselves, and more. When this happens, it can be helpful to ask God to take away these negative and irrational thoughts and counter them with His mighty and perfect truth.

Instead of scrolling for inspiration, we can seek the face of the One who knows our hearts completely. Nehemiah wrote, “the joy of the Lord is my strength.” The origin of our strength is rooted in the Lord. Prayer makes us strong!

It can be difficult to pray when you are feeling distraught, lost, or flattened by fear. If you are experiencing severe or crippling anxiety, you might feel like you don’t have the words to utter about your feelings of overwhelm or chaos, or you don’t know where to begin. Here, then, are six prayers you can pray when you are feeling anxious:

Are you longing for something different this year? If you want to move ahead, start over, and experience a year of victory, not defeat, then maybe this prayer will help to inspire you.