Prayers

Prayers for singleness and relationships

For dating, breakups, and waiting well.

  1. Single and wondering why

    Lord, I don't understand why this season of being single has lasted so long, and some days it's hard not to feel forgotten in this one area of my life.

    Psalm 37:4 · 1 Corinthians 7:7 · Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 · Psalm 27:14 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Philippians 4:11-13 · Psalm 84:11 · Isaiah 41:10 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Matthew 6:33 · Psalm 62:5 · Genesis 2:18

  2. Navigating a breakup

    Lord, this breakup hurts more than I expected, and I don't know what to do with all these leftover feelings.

    Psalm 34:18 · Psalm 147:3 · Isaiah 43:18-19 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Philippians 4:6-7 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Romans 8:28 · Psalm 30:5 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Psalm 73:26 · Matthew 11:28

  3. Is this relationship right for me?

    Lord, I care about this person, but I'm not sure if this relationship is leading somewhere healthy or somewhere I shouldn't go.

    Proverbs 3:5-6 · James 1:5 · Psalm 32:8 · 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 · Philippians 1:9-10 · Proverbs 11:14 · Psalm 37:4 · 2 Corinthians 6:14 · Ephesians 5:25 · Colossians 3:14 · Psalm 25:4-5 · Isaiah 30:21

  4. Content while waiting for marriage

    Lord, teach me to be content in this waiting instead of always looking past today toward the day I'm married.

    Philippians 4:11-13 · 1 Timothy 6:6 · Psalm 37:4 · Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 · 1 Corinthians 7:7 · Hebrews 13:5 · Psalm 84:11 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Psalm 27:14 · Philippians 1:6 · Matthew 6:33

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Psalm 37:4, 1 Corinthians 7:7, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, Psalm 27:14, Proverbs 3:5-6, Philippians 4:11-13, Psalm 84:11, Isaiah 41:10, Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 6:33, Psalm 62:5, Genesis 2:18, Psalm 34:18, Psalm 147:3, Isaiah 43:18-19, Philippians 4:6-7, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:28, Psalm 30:5, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 73:26, Matthew 11:28, James 1:5, Psalm 32:8, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Philippians 1:9-10, Proverbs 11:14, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Ephesians 5:25, Colossians 3:14, Psalm 25:4-5, Isaiah 30:21, 1 Timothy 6:6, Hebrews 13:5, Philippians 1:6.