Prayers

Prayers for contentment and comparison

For the pull to measure your life against someone else's.

  1. Comparing my life to everyone else's

    Lord, I keep looking sideways.

    Galatians 6:4-5 · John 21:21-22 · Philippians 4:11-12 · Hebrews 13:5 · Psalm 16:5-6 · 2 Corinthians 10:12 · Psalm 73:2-3 · Psalm 73:25-26 · 1 Timothy 6:6 · Proverbs 14:30 · 1 Corinthians 12:18

  2. Jealous of someone close to me

    God, I am ashamed to admit it, but I am jealous of someone I love.

    Proverbs 14:30 · James 3:16 · 1 Corinthians 13:4 · Romans 12:15 · Galatians 5:26 · Philippians 2:3-4 · 1 Peter 2:1 · Psalm 37:1-4 · Galatians 5:22-23 · Psalm 51:10

  3. Never satisfied with what I have

    Lord, I get the thing I wanted and within a week I'm looking for the next one.

    Ecclesiastes 5:10 · Philippians 4:11-13 · Hebrews 13:5 · 1 Timothy 6:6-8 · Psalm 23:1 · Luke 12:15 · Isaiah 55:2 · John 6:35 · Psalm 107:9 · Matthew 6:19-21 · Psalm 16:11 · Proverbs 30:8-9

  4. Scrolling leaves me feeling worse

    Lord, I pick up my phone to rest and put it down feeling smaller.

    Philippians 4:8 · Psalm 119:37 · Psalm 101:3 · Romans 12:2 · Proverbs 4:23 · Galatians 1:10 · Colossians 3:2 · Ephesians 5:15-16 · 2 Corinthians 10:12 · 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · Psalm 46:10

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Galatians 6:4-5, John 21:21-22, Philippians 4:11-12, Hebrews 13:5, Psalm 16:5-6, 2 Corinthians 10:12, Psalm 73:2-3, Psalm 73:25-26, 1 Timothy 6:6, Proverbs 14:30, 1 Corinthians 12:18, James 3:16, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Romans 12:15, Galatians 5:26, Philippians 2:3-4, 1 Peter 2:1, Psalm 37:1-4, Galatians 5:22-23, Psalm 51:10, Ecclesiastes 5:10, Philippians 4:11-13, 1 Timothy 6:6-8, Psalm 23:1, Luke 12:15, Isaiah 55:2, John 6:35, Psalm 107:9, Matthew 6:19-21, Psalm 16:11, Proverbs 30:8-9, Philippians 4:8, Psalm 119:37, Psalm 101:3, Romans 12:2, Proverbs 4:23, Galatians 1:10, Colossians 3:2, Ephesians 5:15-16, 1 Thessalonians 4:11, Psalm 46:10.