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How to Pray When You are Hurting: 10 Healing Scriptures and Songs for the Weary and Brokenhearted

You’ve heard the old saying, “Life isn’t always fair.”

Perhaps you’ve found a lump, or an unexpected diagnosis has rocked your world. Maybe you’re like this woman, whose husband was the most faithful, Christ-like man a person could know, and still, he was tragically ripped from this heartbreaking earth for reasons we will never know on this side of Heaven. Wherever you’re at in your journey, the seemingly juvenile thought of “life isn’t fair” has surely crossed your mind.

And while that may be the case, as believers we have something that the rest of the world has yet to discover: The power of prayer.

More importantly, the HEALING power of prayer.

We have the power of prayer at our fingertips. But isn’t it funny that we find ourselves searching for how to pray when we’re hurting?

Think about a time in your life when your relationship with God was strengthened by an easy circumstance. Sure, your praise may have increased, or changed at the top of your mountain, but it’s in the valleys — our darkest, most difficult seasons — when our faith becomes the focus. That’s because we learn how to pray THROUGH the storm, not before or after it.

Knowing how to pray in your darkest seasons is not a one-size fits all thing. It’s totally different in every circumstance, which is why we essentially re-learn how to pray in every season.

God WILL, in fact, give you more than you could ever possibly handle on your own. Because we were never made to do this life without desperately needing Him.

Don’t get me wrong, an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving God, the Lord does not bring us through mountains and valleys for our suffering. He longs to be near to us. And that happens when we learn how to pray desperate, totally humbling, RAW, and authentic prayers.

His testing of our faith is with a treasured goal in mind. Not one that is our own, but ALWAYS a blessing beyond our wildest dreams. And in learning how to pray for healing and fresh hope, we grow not just closer TO God, but we grow IN Him.

Even more notable is that He doesn’t just deliver you through thick and thin, the Lord literally walks WITH you, right by your side through every season.

Still, we know our hearts will break. We know our hope will be shattered and we will need to heal in order to grow stronger.

It’s in those desperate times when healing scriptures hold more power than we could ever comprehend. The word of the Lord IS our strength, and God provides exactly the healing we need through healing scriptures.

Whether it’s your mother’s death weighing heavily on your soul, a miscarriageor seven, cancer that has robbed you of all energy and physical strength, or simply just a dark season where there doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel; you are not alone. You are never alone.

There’s no knowing how to pray when you are hurting, but these 10 healing scriptures and songs might just do the trick.

1. James 5:15-16

If you’re going through a trial, there’s no better place to start than the book of James. I mean the book itself starts by telling us to be joyful when we encounter trials of any kind, which is totally counterintuitive to the way our minds actually work. The deeper we get into the book of James, the more we learn about trials, healing, and how to pray when you are hurting.

“And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 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.” (James 5:15-15)

2. Isaiah 53:4-5

Another book to turn to during times of trial and persecution is Isaiah. Isaiah 53 is a prophecy, heavily focused on the injustices and hurting that Jesus Christ would face during His time on earth. Despite the oppression and anguish that he would face at the hands of his own broken people, Jesus “bore the sin of many,” and by his wounds, we are HEALED.

“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:4-5)

By His Wounds, by Mac Powell, Brian Littrell, Steven Curtis Chapman and Mark Hall

3. Psalm 147:3

It’s easier to know how to pray during times of trial and hurting, when you know the promises God has laid before you. More often than not, prayer is not about requesting from the Lord, but rather, finding comfort in the position He has you in. The best way to do that is by speaking Truth.

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)

This beautiful song reminds us that God is near the brokenhearted.

4. 2 Chronicles 7:14

If you want to know how to pray for healing, I would start first by repenting. We are sinners by nature, and there is always something (whether it be big or small) that we allow into our lives to take control. Repent of your sins, and place God at the forefront of that brokenness.

Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm
Bri is an outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure. She lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese in between capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras.

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