Three honest prayers to get through a trial by giving God your weariness, your questions and your fears, and to receive his peace.
Pick a categoryThis page is for anyone going through a painful season: grief, illness, trouble at work, loneliness or discouragement. In a trial, you can be honest with God. Tell him what you feel, without a mask, and ask for his presence rather than an immediate explanation.
Lord, I am tired and I do not have many words left. I come to you as I am. You see what I am going through, and nothing escapes you. Give me your peace, the peace the world cannot give. Stay close to me in this difficult moment. Guard my heart from bitterness and fear. I do not understand everything, but I know that you are good. Carry me step by step today. I lean on you, because you are my refuge and my help. In Jesus' name, amen.
Philippians 4:6-7
Father, I lay before you this situation that weighs on me. I give you my questions, my tears and my fears about tomorrow. I do not know how this will end, and I am not asking you to do it my way. I ask for your wisdom in every decision, your strength to endure, and brothers and sisters to walk with me. Grow perseverance and trust in me. I place everything in your hands, because you care for me. Amen.
1 Peter 5:7
Lord, thank you that you never abandon me, even when I cannot feel your presence. You promised to be with me when I pass through deep waters, and I hold on to that promise. Help me keep my eyes fixed on you rather than on the waves. Even in pain, I want to stay faithful to you and believe that you are at work. Thank you for those around me and for your grace that is enough for me. I praise you, because you are my refuge. Amen.
Isaiah 43:2
« And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. »
Romans 5:3-4
I proclaim that my tribulations produce perseverance, and perseverance produces character. Every trial draws me closer to the hope of God.
« Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation. »
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
I declare that the God of all comfort comforts me in all my troubles. His fatherly tenderness wraps around me in every trial.
« My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. »
James 1:2-3
I proclaim that the trials of my life are a cause for joy, because the testing of my faith produces patience. God is completing his work in me.
« And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose. »
Romans 8:28
I declare that all things work together for my good, because I love God and am called according to his purpose. Nothing is wasted in his hands.
« But may the God of all grace, who called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. »
1 Peter 5:10
I proclaim that the God of all grace will perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle me after I have suffered for a little while.
A simple, honest prayer is enough. Tell God what you are living through, and ask for his peace, strength and presence. The Psalms show that we can weep, question and hope before God all at once. You do not need beautiful sentences, only a sincere heart turned toward him.
The Bible does not always give the precise reason for a trial. It says that God stays with us, that he can use hardship to strengthen our faith and that his grace is enough for us. Jesus himself suffered. You can bring your questions to God, and he hears them with kindness.
Yes, you can bring your situation to God and ask him for wisdom and an open door. This is not a formula that forces a result, but trust placed in the one who knows what is good. Pray, then act wisely, and accept that God may answer in his own way.