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365 Days of Prayer for Depression & Anxiety
2020 by BroadStreet Publishing
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Prayers composed by Sara Perry and Michelle Winger.
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Contents
The LORD your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.
ZEPHANIAH 3:17 NLT
Whether youve read prayer books for many years or this is your first prayer devotional, inspiration is waiting for you in the daily prayers written here. The circumstances of life may have you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, discouraged, or even depressed. Isnt it encouraging to know that Gods love is not dependent on your situation? Because his love for you is unchanging and his promises are true, you can choose to believe that today will be a good day.
Ultimately, prayer is a conversation with God. You dont need to use fancy words or recite long passages of Scripture. Just talk to God. Open your heart. He adores you, and hes listening.
Some days your prayers may be filled with gratitude, some days with repentance, and some with need. Just lay your prayers at the feet of God and wait for his powerful response. Rest in the compassion of your good Father. He listens to every word you utter, and he fully understands your heart.
As you develop a habit of prayer, think about this:
PRAISE
Begin by telling God how wonderful he is. Focus on which of his many attributes you are grateful for.
REPENTANCE
Before you present your needs to God, pause. Take a moment to examine your heart. If God reveals any unconfessed sin, bring it before him and ask for forgiveness.
ASK
What do you need from your Father in heaven today? Ask him boldly; he is waiting to grant you the desires of your heart.
YIELD
Ask as if it will be done and yield to his will. Acknowledge he may know something you dont or have something even better in mind for you. Trust and accept whatever answer you receive.
The earnest prayer
of a righteous person
has great power and produces
wonderful results.
JAMES 5:16 NLT
The LORD himself will go before you.
He will be with you;
he will not leave you or forget you.
Dont be afraid and dont worry.
DEUTERONOMY 31:8 NCV
God, nowhere in the Bible does it say that I should strive to do things on my own. Your Word repeatedly reminds me that you partner with the weak and willing and give them strength. You meet me where I feel the most vulnerable.
Thank you for being with me in the middle of my greatest triumphs and struggles. You have not forgotten about me. You pull me out of my confusion and angst. I choose to let go of my worry today and trust that you are at work in every single detail of my life.
Holy Spirit, I invite you into my weakness today. Give me eyes to see what you are doing as I cling to you. Thank you that I am not alone in any situation. Help me to remember today, above all else, that you are with me.
Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,
the help of my countenance and my God.
PSALM 42:11 NASB
God, I am not immune to feeling discouragement and despair. You are the lifter of my head and the source of all the help I need in every season. When anxiety fills my body and worries overshadow the goodness in my life, I turn to you, my good Father, because you never change.
When I feel overwhelmed, help me to take a moment to breathe and direct my souls gaze to you because you see all and you are over all. Though I cannot control what will happen in this world, I can focus my heart on who you are, who you always have been, and who you will continue to be.
God, my help, fill me today with your Spirit. Breathe new life into my weary soul, causing hope to rise once again. I fix the eyes of my heart on your goodness and faithfulness for you never fail!
Every time they cried out to you in their despair,
you were faithful to deliver them;
you didnt disappoint them.
PSALM 22:5 TPT
Father, you didnt promise me a pain-free life. No such thing exists! When I face trials and circumstances that oppose my hope and expectations, I come to you in desperation with everything I feel, including my fears, anxieties, and doubts.
There is no human experience that is outside of your understanding and no situation that is out of your reach. Help me to cry out to you in honesty. I dont want to hold back. I know that in your faithfulness you will not disappoint me.
Faithful One, I come to you with an open heart today. Let your light shine on the places I have kept hidden from you; I cry out from the depths of my soul for you to rescue me. Meet me in the middle of my mess, bringing order to the chaos. I trust you.
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