Paul prayed for discouraged friends that God would “encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.” Encouragement in Scripture is not a pep talk. It is courage put back into you from outside.
These prayers are for the week that won’t end, the project that keeps failing, and the moment you are tempted to stop trying.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Lord Jesus Christ, and God my Father, You have loved me by grace and given me eternal comfort and good hope. Today I feel worn down and discouraged. Encourage my heart. Strengthen me for the next good word I need to say and the next good thing I need to do. Remind me that I am loved, and let Your hope lift my head again. Amen.
Pray along with the voice →2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Lord, I am tired, and this season is hard. My body and my strength are wearing thin, but You can renew my inner self day by day. Give me strength for today, not all of tomorrow. Help me not to lose heart. Lift my eyes from what I see to what is unseen and eternal, and let me trust that this trouble is not the end of my story. Amen.
Pray along with the voice →Galatians 6:9
Pray with me, when you're tempted to quit. Lord, I am weary. The road is long. Let me not grow weary in doing good. For in due season — if I do not give up — I will reap. Steady my feet. Strengthen my heart. One more step, with You. Amen.
Pray along with the voice →Philippians 1:6
Lord, I leave the unfinished list on Your desk. You began this work in me and You will complete it. Let me sleep like someone whose story is in good hands. Amen.
Pray along with the voice →Isaiah 41:10
Lord God, You say to me, “Do not fear, for I am with you.” I am afraid today, and I need to hear it again. You are my God. Strengthen me where I am weak. Help me where I cannot help myself. Hold me up with Your righteous right hand, so that even when I cannot stand, I am still held by You. Amen.
Pray along with the voice →Romans 12:12
Lord, make me joyful in hope, even while I wait. Make me patient in affliction, even when this hard season drags on. And keep me persistent in prayer, coming back to You again and again when I am tired of asking. I cannot do any of this by trying harder. Hold me up by Your Spirit, and keep my heart turned toward You. Amen.
Pray along with the voice →“Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.”
— 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 · Pray this verse →
“Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.””
— Joshua 1:9 · Pray this verse →
“Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
— Galatians 6:9 · Pray this verse →
“Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.””
— Deuteronomy 31:6
“But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.”
— Isaiah 40:31 · Pray this verse →
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
— 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 · Pray this verse →
“being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
— Philippians 1:6 · Pray this verse →
“For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.”
— Romans 15:4
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