Prayers

Prayers For Hope During Difficulties And Afflictions

Are you tired of giving up? Do you feel like there is no hope for your life? Do you want to find a way out but don’t know where to start? Well, before we continue, let me ask: have you prayed yet today? If not, I recommend starting with prayer. It’s the one thing that will never let us down. Prayer has been proven time and time again as a source of healing and restoration for those who are lost in their lives. And it doesn’t matter how serious the situation may be, it   can never be too difficult for God   to handle if you put your hope in   Him through prayers.

As the Bible depicted in the book of Isaiah 40:31, “But they that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.”It is essential to hope in the Lord as He would uphold and strengthen you through the challenges of life. That’s why you have the opportunity to hope and hope for the best.

Also, Romans 12:12 says that“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”In this Bible verse, Paul vividly explains the three crucial ingredients for life transformation. 

Scripture Based Prayers For Hope 

Joyful in hope

This means to have an unwavering assurance that God is the author of our life and the finisher of our lives, and our hope should continually rest in Him at all times, and we should rest assured that our hope to attain glory in all of our tribulations.

Patient in affliction

 Patience is a virtue that we should all possess, especially when it comes to life difficulties.

A patient person may have less stress and worry about their turbulence situation as they are able to remain calm in the face of adversity because they know there’s always a better tomorrow for them.

A patient person will not be quickly bothered but hopefully wait for a better time, having the assurance that God who cannot lie will make true one day no matter how long everything He has written about their lives.

When affliction arises, keep your hope alive, complain less and pray more.

Read: Scriptural verses to support that God answers prayers

Faithful in prayer

It is important to be faithful in prayer. Prayer can help you find your way through the ups and downs that life may bring, as well as to provide spiritual support for others when they need it most

Healing comes from within, but sometimes this means acknowledging what’s wrong with us before God, so he fixes those things too!

Now that we have known the basics of hope, we have listed some prayers of hope that you can gain inspiration from.

Prayer 1

Dear God; Thank you for the extraordinary hope that is found in Jesus. Heavenly Father, in any event, when the conditions and preliminaries of my life appear to be highly hopeless, I have trust and hope because Your Word says that You have total authority over the world. I’m reminded in Your Word that those that hope in You shall enjoy bountiful strength—the strength to do your works and abide in your Word.  Help me, by Your Spirit, to be thankful about every circumstance of my life. Please help me not surrender or give in when life gets hard but rather make daring decisions to push ahead when I’m tempted to settle for less.

Prayer 2

God, please give me the courage and strength to keep going.

I know this difficult time in my life might be too much for me, but You’re always there with Your grace- Thankful that despite everything negative happening around us every day, we have blessings like food on our table or friends who care about us.

Prayer 3

“Lord, I want you to give me hope in my life. Help me see the light at the end of this tunnel and know that everything will be okay.”

Prayer 4

The Father in Heaven, I ask that You help me to find the way and make decisions with confidence, so I am able for whatever life throws my way-whether good or bad!

Prayer 5

Heavenly Father, I am asking for Your help. I need all the hope that You can give me to reassure my heart of Your wondrous thoughts for my life so that my faith can be daily renewed through the faithfulness of Your word.

Prayer 5

In this time of uncertainty, I am asking for the courage to hope.

Prayer 6

Lord, I’m beginning to feel a little bit discouraged. Please help me find hope again so that life doesn’t seem hopeless for myself or those around here who need your comfort more than ever right now

Bolarinwa Olajire

A tutor with a demonstrated history of working in the education industry. Skilled in analytical skills. Strong education professional with a M. SC focused in condensed matter. You can follow me on Twitter by clicking on the icon below to ask questions.

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