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THE POWER OF PRAYING THROUGH FEAR BOOK OF PRAYERS
Copyright 2017 by Stormie Omartian
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Contents
W e all need to pray whenever we find ourselves fearful about anything. But sometimes fear can come suddenly and be so overwhelming that we dont know the most powerful way to pray at the time. Thats why I have written this little Book of Prayers , compiled mostly from my book The Power of Praying Through Fear. Also included are prayers I have specifically written for this small book that were inspired by the topics in the big book. I want this Book of Prayers to give you a quick and convenient tool to help you combat fear in a big way.
I know from personal experience how upsetting and tormenting fear can be, and God doesnt want us to live that way. He wants us to draw close to Him so we can understand how much He loves us. He wants us to trust Him to lead us to a place of peace, both within ourselves and also in our physical life. We must have that in order to live the life of purpose He has for us.
Keep this book close at hand so you can pray these powerful prayers based on Gods Word whenever you need them to help you find the guidance, comfort, and peace He has for you.
Stormie Omartian
There is no fear in love;
but perfect love casts out fear,
because fear involves torment.
But he who fears has not been
made perfect in love.
1 J OHN 4:18
Lord, I ask You to reveal any fear I have that is affecting my life negatively so I can be free of it. The only fear I accept is that which You allow to wake me up to what You want me to understand. If I have given a place in my heart to fear, I confess it to You as sin because it reveals my lack of faith in You and Your Word to protect me. Forgive me and help me to stand strong against fear so I can be set completely free. Thank You that You have given me Your unconditional and perfect love that casts out all fear (1 John 4:18).
In Jesus name I pray.
The L ORD is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The L ORD is the strength of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
P SALM 27:1
What Can Fear Do to Us?
Lord, Thank You that You have given me access to Your power through Your Holy Spirit, which enables me to live the life You have for me. Teach me to claim the clear and sound mind You have given me so I can stand strong against any error of thinking or instability in my mind.
Help me to never give place to irrational fear or allow it to occupy my mind or my life in any way. Show me where fear in me has brought about illness or infirmity of any kind so I can be healed. Keep my heart strong so that it never fails because of fear. Thank You that You are far greater than anything I fear.
In Jesus name I pray.
Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him
for the help of His countenance.
P SALM 42:5
What Can Fear Do to Us?
Lord, I pray You will show me if I have allowed the negative results of fear to overtake my life and make me mentally, emotionally, or physically weakened. I dont want to lose my joy, energy, strength, and hope. I dont want fear to incapacitate me with anxiety and the inability to think clearly. I want You to control my life and not my own fear. Thank You that a spirit of fear is never from You. Thank You that, instead, You have given me Your love, Your power, and nothing less than the sound mind You have for me. I invite Your transforming love and power to work in and through me to help me rise above all fear every day.
In Jesus name I pray.
Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God;
He will come and save you.
I SAIAH 35:4
What Can Fear Do to Us?
Lord, I pray You will set me free from any What if? thoughts that come to my mind. They incapacitate me, make my life feel out of control, and rob me of the peace You have for me. Teach me how to take every thought captive and bring my concerns before You so that they will not have power to cause doubt in me. I ask You to be in control of my life so I am free of the stranglehold of fear. I dont want the fear in me to ever come close to being greater than my faith in You and in Your ability to do a miracle in my life. Give me the strength and power I need to live unafraid because I live for You.
In Jesus name I pray.
Wait on the L ORD ; be of good courage,
and He shall strengthen your heart;
wait, I say, on the L ORD !
P SALM 27:14
What Can Fear Do to Us?
Lord, thank You that the truth of Your Word sets me free. In this world where bad news travels fast, I pray my knowledge of Your Word is far greater than my awareness of the frightening things happening around me. Your Word speaks of peoples hearts failing because of fear (Luke 21:26). I pray that will never happen to me. I pray that my health and strength will never be weakened because of fear. Help me to walk through my life on the solid foundation of Your Word. Grow my faith in Your Word to be far greater than my fear. Help me to read and understand Your Word so I can quickly speak it out loud in the face of any fear.
In Jesus name I pray.
If you abide in My word,
you are My disciples indeed.
And you shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free.
J OHN 8:31-32
What Can Fear Do to Us?
Lord, help me to see where fear is affecting my life in a negative way, such as my sleep, health, work, relationships, decisions, and ability to do what I need to do. Show me how to get free of fear so I can move into all You have for me. Help me to remember that I am Your child, and a life of fear is not what You have for me. I reject anything in my past that has made me fearful now. Help me to focus entirely on You and not on the source of my fear. Keep me from ever becoming so rigid that I cant let go of past fears and learn to live in the freedom and wholeness You have for me.
