Prayer for trusting God
Prayer for Trusting God
When the future is unclear and you want to lean on God instead of your own understanding, this is a prayer for trust.
The prayer
A prayer to pray now
Father, Your Word says to lean not on my own understanding, and I know I am always leaning on something. Even my doubts, I lean on them. You are asking me to put my full weight on You, not on my own thinking. I have not done that. I keep my own plans close by, just in case You cannot be trusted. That is not honest. Either You are in charge, or I am. I cannot keep both seats warm. Move me. The chair was always Yours. Sit me down in it and take away the spare seat I keep for an emergency. Trusting You is not blindness. It is the right thing to do because You have never failed me.
Amen.
How to pray it
- Read it slowly. Move through this trusting God prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
- Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
- Carry it with you. Keep one sentence with you — on your phone or in your pocket — and return to it when the day gets loud.
Verses to pray
Pray these slowly, one line at a time. Scripture quoted from a public-domain translation.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6"Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You."
Psalm 9:10"But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him."
Jeremiah 17:7"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord Himself, is the Rock eternal."
Isaiah 26:3-4"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me."
Psalm 28:7"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
Romans 15:13
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Common questions
What is a good prayer for trusting God?
The reviewed prayer on this page is a short, Scripture-shaped trusting God prayer you can pray right now. Read it slowly, make it personal, and carry one line with you through the day.
Which Bible verses go with prayers for trusting God?
The "Verses to pray" section quotes several Bible verses about trusting God in full so you can pray them line by line. You can find more on the Chosen Portion verse page for trusting God.
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