Letting go of control
Lord, I hold on tight to everything: my schedule, my family's choices, how other people see me.
Proverbs 16:9 · Proverbs 19:21 · Psalm 31:14-15 · Luke 22:42 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Jeremiah 10:23 · Matthew 6:27 · 1 Peter 5:6-7 · Psalm 37:5 · Isaiah 55:8-9 · Psalm 46:10
Obeying when it's hard
Lord, I know what you're asking, and I've been dragging my feet.
Luke 5:5 · John 14:15 · 1 Samuel 15:22 · James 1:22 · Hebrews 11:8 · Luke 6:46 · Philippians 2:12-13 · Hebrews 5:8 · Joshua 1:7 · John 15:10-11 · Psalm 119:60
When God's plans aren't mine
God, this isn't the life I planned.
Isaiah 55:8-9 · Proverbs 19:21 · Acts 16:6-7 · Psalm 138:8 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Romans 11:33 · Ephesians 3:20 · James 4:13-15 · Proverbs 16:9 · Isaiah 46:10 · Luke 22:42
Saying yes to what God is asking
Here I am, Lord.
Isaiah 6:8 · Luke 1:38 · Romans 12:1 · Matthew 4:19-20 · 1 Samuel 3:10 · Matthew 16:24 · Galatians 2:20 · Philippians 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 · John 12:26
The verses these prayers stand on
Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 19:21, Psalm 31:14-15, Luke 22:42, Proverbs 3:5-6, Jeremiah 10:23, Matthew 6:27, 1 Peter 5:6-7, Psalm 37:5, Isaiah 55:8-9, Psalm 46:10, Luke 5:5, John 14:15, 1 Samuel 15:22, James 1:22, Hebrews 11:8, Luke 6:46, Philippians 2:12-13, Hebrews 5:8, Joshua 1:7, John 15:10-11, Psalm 119:60, Acts 16:6-7, Psalm 138:8, Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 11:33, Ephesians 3:20, James 4:13-15, Isaiah 46:10, Isaiah 6:8, Luke 1:38, Romans 12:1, Matthew 4:19-20, 1 Samuel 3:10, Matthew 16:24, Galatians 2:20, Philippians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, John 12:26.