Praising God helps you believe that he will protect you. You can use the Psalms or the seven prayers below to help you get started. If you want to pray a prayer of protection and you don’t know what to say, you can try praying someone else’s words first. How to Pray Protection over Yourself and Your Family (or Friends) Perhaps this is difficult to remember because so often, our understanding of God’s protection is limited to what we expect out of the Christian life: health, comfort, and safety. It’s God’s nature to protect and cherish. While we often pray for safe travel, relationships, and influences over our family members, God has already promised us his protection in Scripture. We can’t manipulate God into protecting us-in fact, we don’t have to because we are always in the palm of his hand, if we are his children ( John 10:28-29). Your heart will ask for what God wants to give you.Ī prayer of protection is merely a request for God’s sovereignty in your life. So as long as your prayer requests are acts of worship, faith, and trust, you can’t ever pray too much or ask for the wrong thing. That’s the point of prayer in the first place: worship. When I ask God for something only he can do, I am transferring my control to him. In fact, it’s critical to our faith because praying for protection (or anything else) is a practical application and execution of our faith. What Is a Prayer of Protection?Īsking for God’s protection doesn’t annoy him. You feel overwhelmed because even when you pray, you wonder….ĭo my prayers for protection make any difference? Are my prayers powerful enough to change the present or the future? Does God want to hear them? You worry about someone you love contracting a disease or being influenced by the wrong people. If you’re like me, you worry about your family’s health and safety.
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