“If my people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)
This verse makes me think of the song, “Sinking Deep,” by Hillsong Worship. The lyrics are: “Your love so deep, it’s washing over me, your face is all I seek, you are my everything. Jesus Christ, you are my one desire, Lord hear my only cry, to know you all my life.”
What a beautiful visual of how to pray as we see in 2 Chronicles 7:14: He says seek my face, and you will be healed and forgiven.
5. Jeremiah 30:17
The book of Jeremiah is full of hope. You may know Jeremiah 29:11 — “For I know the plans I have for you”—declares the Lord—“plans for your well-being, not for disaster, but to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah is full of God’s promises, and when we know how to pray those promises, THAT is where healing begins!
“But I will bring you health and heal you of your wounds—this is the Lord’s declaration.” (Jeremiah 30:17)
6. Psalm 103:1-5
There is so much healing that can be found in praise. So often we go to God with desperate requests, and we fail to see the GOODNESS in what He is still doing — even in our suffering. Y’all the Lord is SO so good to us! He is Jehovah Rapha, The Lord that heals.
“Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.” (Psalm 103:1-5)
If you’re turning to this verse for comfort in healing, I also recommend checking out Matt Redman’s song: “1000 Reasons.”
7. Deuteronomy 32:39
God promises that He will heal. We see those promises over and over and over again. But there is comfort in every single one of those promises. Deuteronomy not only promises healing, but it emphasizes the POWER of the Lord, something that trumps everyone and everything in Heaven and on Earth.
“See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand.” (Deuteronomy 32:39)
8. Revelation 21:4
Knowing how to pray when you are hurting, is really just knowing God’s promises for healing. The Bible closes with the book of Revelation — a prophecy of the Lord and testimony of Jesus Christ. It tells of what is to come — in the days following His death, and beyond. Revelation is a warning but also a promise of the many ways God will always go before you.
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)
9. Proverbs 4:20-22
Hold tight to the words of the Lord and you will surely know how to pray for the healing, comfort and health that you need. He tells us this in Proverbs, and again, His promises prevail.
“My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.” (Proverbs 4:20-22)
10. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
In everything, there is a season. God confirms that in Ecclesiastes. So in life, it’s not about whether or not you’ll enter a certain season, it’s knowing how to pray WHEN you enter that season.
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
My prayer is that this list has provided you with resources and tools in knowing how to pray with God at your right hand. Turn to the Lord when your heart and spirit is broken, and He will lift you up.
And when all else fails, stand firm in the promise that you are already healed.
