Prayer Tag: Temptation

Prayer for Protection

Dear God,

I come to You today seeking Your protection and guidance. I know that You are always with me and that You are my rock and my fortress. I trust in Your love and Your grace, and I know that You are able to keep me safe from all harm.

Please watch over me and my loved ones, and keep us safe from all danger. Protect us from physical harm, from temptation and sin, and from the attacks of the enemy. May Your angels surround us and keep us in Your care.

I pray that You would give me the strength and the wisdom to follow Your will, and that You would guide me in the paths of righteousness. Help me to trust in You and to rely on Your protection at all times.

Thank You for Your loving care and protection. I pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Psalm 18:2 ESV

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
    my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
    my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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Psalm 91:11 ESV

For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways.

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Psalm 4:8 ESV

In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
    for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

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Psalm 9:9 ESV

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed,
    a stronghold in times of trouble.

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Prayer for My Husband

Dear Lord,

I come before You today to lift up my husband. Lord, I pray that You would bless him and keep him safe. I pray that You would give him wisdom and discernment in all areas of his life.

I pray that You would help him to grow in his faith and to trust in You. I pray that You would give him strength when he is facing challenges and that You would be with him in times of temptation.

I pray that You would use him to be a light in the world and to be a blessing to those around him. I pray that You would give him joy and peace in all circumstances.

Lord, I also pray for our marriage. I pray that You would help us to grow closer to each other and to You. I pray that You would give us the strength and courage to face the challenges that come our way and to always put each other and our relationship with You first.

I pray that You would bless our home with love, joy, and peace. Lord, I trust in You and Your plan for our lives.

I pray all of these things in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Ephesians 5:25 ESV

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

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Colossians 3:19 ESV

Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

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1 Peter 3:7 ESV

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

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Proverbs 18:22 ESV

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
    and obtains favor from the Lord.

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Ephesians 5:33 ESV

However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

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Prayer for Safety Travel

Heavenly Father,

I come to You today seeking Your divine protection and guidance as I embark on this journey. I ask that You would surround me with Your loving arms and keep me safe from all harm and danger.

I pray that You would give me the strength and courage to face any challenges that may come my way, and the wisdom to make good decisions. Help me to stay focused on You and Your Word, and to resist temptation.

I also pray for the safety of my loved ones, asking that You would watch over them and keep them protected as well. May Your love and grace surround us all, and bring us back together in Your perfect timing.

I trust in Your goodness and faithfulness, and I know that You are always with me, even in the midst of uncertainty. Thank You for Your constant presence and care.

I pray all of these things in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Psalm 91:1-2 ESV

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

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Psalm 121:7-8 ESV

The Lord will keep you from all evil;
    he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
    your going out and your coming in
    from this time forth and forevermore.

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Proverbs 3:23-26 ESV

Then you will walk on your way securely,
    and your foot will not stumble.
If you lie down, you will not be afraid;
    when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Do not be afraid of sudden terror
    or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes,
for the Lord will be your confidence
    and will keep your foot from being caught.

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A Prayer for a Woman

Dear Lord,

I come before You today as a woman in need of Your love, guidance, and strength. I pray for Your grace and mercy to cover me, and for Your wisdom to guide my thoughts and actions.

I ask for Your protection over my mind, body, and spirit, and for the power to resist temptation and walk in righteousness. I pray for Your hand of blessing to be upon my life, and for Your favor to surround me.

I pray for Your strength to carry me through difficult times, and for Your peace to calm my troubled thoughts. I pray for Your joy to fill my heart, and for Your love to overflow in my relationships.

Thank You for the unique gifts and talents You have given me as a woman, and for the opportunity to serve You with my whole being. I pray for Your guidance as I seek to honor You in all that I do.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Proverbs 31:30 ESV

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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Proverbs 31:22 ESV

She makes bed coverings for herself;
    her clothing is fine linen and purple.

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Proverbs 31:10 ESV

An excellent wife who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.

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Psalm 139:13-14 ESV

For you formed my inward parts;
    you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
    my soul knows it very well.

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Prayer for Spiritual Warfare

Dear Lord,

I come to You today asking for Your protection and guidance as I enter into spiritual warfare. I know that there are forces at work that seek to harm me and to tear me away from Your love. But I trust in Your power and Your strength to guide me through any trial or temptation.

I ask that You would fill me with Your Holy Spirit, that I may have the courage and the wisdom to stand firm against the schemes of the enemy. Give me the discernment to recognize the attacks of the enemy, and the strength to resist them.

I pray that You would give me the armor of God, that I may be able to withstand the fiery darts of the enemy. May Your truth be a shield to me, and may Your righteousness be my breastplate. Let Your peace be my helmet, and may Your word be the sword that I wield.

I pray that You would give me the strength to fight this spiritual warfare with faith and with perseverance, knowing that You are with me every step of the way. And I pray that through this struggle, I may grow in my faith and in my relationship with You.

In Your holy and powerful name I pray, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Ephesians 6:12 ESV

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

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2 Corinthians 10:3-4 ESV

For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.

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James 4:7 ESV

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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1 Peter 5:8-9 ESV

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.

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2 Timothy 2:3-4 ESV

Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

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Prayer for Sin

Almighty God,

We come before You today confessing our sins and asking for Your forgiveness. We acknowledge that we have failed to live up to Your standards and have strayed from Your path. We have allowed evil to take root in our hearts and minds, and have acted in ways that do not glorify Your Name.

But, Lord, we know that You are merciful and loving, and that You are eager to forgive us when we turn to You in repentance. We ask that You would wash us clean of our sins and make us pure in Your sight. We renounce our old ways and commit to following You and Your commands from this day forward.

Lord, we also ask that You would protect us from the influence of evil and give us the strength to resist temptation. Help us to recognize the lies of the devil and to stand firm in the truth of Your Word. Grant us the wisdom to make right decisions and the courage to stand up for what is right, even in the face of opposition.

We trust in Your promises, Lord, that “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”.

We give You our whole heart, our whole mind, our whole soul and our whole strength, now and forever. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

1 John 1:9 ESV

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Proverbs 28:13 ESV

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
    but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

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Isaiah 43:25 ESV

“I, I am he
    who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,
    and I will not remember your sins.

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Ephesians 4:32 ESV

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

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Matthew 6:14-15 ESV

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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James 5:16 ESV

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

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Romans 6:23 ESV

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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The Good Morning Prayer

Heavenly Father,

I come to You this morning with a grateful heart, giving thanks for the gift of a new day and the blessings that come with it.

I humbly ask that You would guide and protect me throughout this day and that Your presence would be with me in every step I take.

I pray for Your wisdom and discernment as I make decisions and face challenges, and I ask that You would empower me to love and serve others as You have called me to do.

I confess my sins and ask for Your forgiveness, and I seek Your strength to resist temptation. I pray for Your provision and blessings on my loved ones and all those around me.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Psalm 119:105 ESV

Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.

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Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make straight your paths.

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Philippians 4:19 ESV

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

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Prayer in Spiritual Warfare

Heavenly Father,

I come before You today in the name of Jesus, fully aware of the spiritual battle that rages around me. I put on the full armor of God, and I take my stand against the devil’s schemes, as described in Ephesians 6.

I put on the helmet of salvation, knowing that I am saved by Your grace through faith in Jesus Christ. I take up the sword of the Spirit, which is Your word, Lord, knowing that it is powerful and able to defeat the enemy. I also take up the shield of faith, and I pray that You would increase my faith so that I can quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

I put on the belt of truth, knowing that Your word is truth and that it will guide me in all things. I put on the breastplate of righteousness, covered by the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

I pray for discernment and wisdom to recognize the enemy’s lies and to speak the truth in love.

I trust in Your power, Lord, and I know that You are able to deliver me from every temptation and every trap of the enemy. I thank You for the victory that has already been won through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

James 4:7 ESV

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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1 Peter 5:8 ESV

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ESV

For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

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Isaiah 54:17 ESV

    no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
    and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
    and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

1 John 4:4 ESV

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

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Hebrews 4:12 ESV

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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Forgiveness for Sins Prayer

Heavenly Father,

I come before You in humility and repentance, acknowledging my sins and the ways in which I have fallen short of Your glory. I confess that I have not always lived according to Your will and have failed to honor You in my thoughts, words, and actions.

I ask for Your forgiveness and the cleansing of my heart through the blood of Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for my sins and rose again to give me new life. I believe that He is Lord and that His death and resurrection have made a way for me to be reconciled to You.

I turn away from my sins and ask for Your help in living a life that is pleasing to You. I ask for Your Holy Spirit to guide me and empower me to resist temptation and to walk in obedience to Your Word. I pray that my thoughts, words and actions would be a reflection of Your love and grace.

I ask this in the name of Jesus, my savior and Lord, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

1 John 1:9 ESV

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Isaiah 1:18 ESV

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.

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2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

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Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins

Heavenly Father,

I come before You with a humble heart, fully aware of my own brokenness and the many ways that I have failed to live up to Your standards. I confess my sins to You and ask for Your forgiveness through the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

I repent of my wrongdoing, and I ask for Your help in turning away from my wicked ways. I know that I can do nothing on my own, but with Your power and guidance, I am determined to live a life that is pleasing to You.

I ask that You grant me the renewing of the Holy Spirit and that You would empower me to walk in obedience to Your will and to put on the mind of Christ. By the power of Your Spirit, grant me the strength and grace to resist temptation, and to stand firm in the faith.

Thank You, Heavenly Father, for Your grace and forgiveness.

I pray this in the name of Jesus, my Lord and Savior, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Isaiah 1:18 ESV

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.

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Psalm 103:12 ESV

As far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

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1 John 1:9 ESV

Ephesians 1:7 ESV

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

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Isaiah 55:7 ESV

Let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
    and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Mark 11:25 ESV

And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

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2 Corinthians 5:19 ESV

that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

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