Holy Spirit fill me with the serene peace and joy of the Lord. Father, please lead me to refreshing Scriptures when I feel anxiety approaching. Remind me please to take deep breaths and trust that you can make a way even when the path is not visible to me. I lay at your feet the things I’m struggling with and I implore you Lord to free my mind of concerns. It makes people around me miserable and keeps me living in a perpetual state of chaos instead of calmness, which I crave.įather, you tell me in your Word to cast all my anxiety on you and so I’m doing that in this prayer. It’s not good for my physical or mental health. I know you don’t want me living in a constant state of turmoil. My stomach churns, my heart races, and I can’t take my mind off the issue. Instead of expecting the best, I worry and wonder. Lord, you know how irrational I can become when I’m anxious. God knows common sense can flee when we’re under stress, so he gave us a remedy when we experience mind hijackers: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” ( 1 Peter 5:7). Charles Spurgeon advised that, “Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” Satan did to rob us of our joy, peace, and sleep. God didn’t create doubt, anxiety, or worry. ![]() Jeremiah 29:11 Prayer for Serenity 2: When Anxiety Overtakes Rationality I do believe! Amenįor I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ![]() Remind me that you hold the whole world in your hands and all things work for good to those who believe in you. Envelope me with your peaceful balm to soothe my questioning mind. ![]() Father, restore my faith as I trust that you’re omniscient and I’m not. Lord, I want to understand and discern the plans you have for me. Many people try to comfort me by saying that you’re in control, but it doesn’t bring me comfort. I wanted a better answer, things to change, but my hopes are dashed. I know good things are happening too but the stress is overshadowing them. God wants to help you put the situation into perspective and remember that he is always in control of every situation-even those you so desperately want to control.ĭear Lord, It feels like everything is out of control in my life right now. ![]() Maybe you accept the outcome or maybe you’re frustrated. You did everything you could to assure a positive outcome, but it didn’t turn out the way you wanted or expected. Prayer for Serenity 1: When Things Seem Out of Control Here are five prayers to calm your racing heart and still your raging mind when the inevitable stressful times besiege you. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Peace I leave with you my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. God wants us to call on him when we feel our anxiety meter rising and he promises to envelop us in a peace that passes all understanding. Psalm 42:1 depicts a serene scene, “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard-things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity.
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