This post provides prayers for endurance when you need encouragement in difficult times.
If you’re feeling weary, you’re not alone. Life happens in seasons and some seasons are especially overwhelming. Maybe you’ve heard the saying before, “When it rains, it pours.” Whether you’re in the middle of a home renovation, navigating difficult circumstances, or can’t seem to catch a break from life’s challenges, you’re in the right place—below you will find prayers for endurance.
Life is a journey full of ups and downs. There are others who are walking beside you through their own struggles. The good news is this: you don’t have to do this alone. There’s a God who loves you, who created you, and who treasures your tears. He knows this world is broken, and he chooses to walk with you. Maybe you know his Son, Jesus, or maybe you’ve never heard of him until today.
The Best Is Yet to Come
Jesus Christ is the Son of God who was born into this world as a baby, lived as an example of how to honor God, died on a cross for the sins of all people, and then rose from the grave in victory. He defeated death so we can have life! When we confess that he is Lord and that God raised him from the dead, we are saved and reconciled to our Creator (see Romans 10:9; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19). We not only receive eternal life in heaven, but we are given purpose, joy, and new life today!
God promises us that if we call on him, he will answer us (see Jeremiah 33:3). Prayer is powerful, and he has given us the Holy Spirit to comfort, counsel, and carry us. Below are 30 encouraging Bible verses and simple prayers to encourage your life today.
At the bottom of this post are FREE printable verse cards you can tape on the walls, mirrors, and doors within your home!
30 Powerful Prayers for Endurance and Strength
1. God Is Faithful to You
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV
Dear God, thank you for being faithful to me. I trust your perfect plan. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
2. God Will Never Leave You
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified . . . for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV
Dear Heavenly Father, I ask for strength and courage to keep going, knowing you are always with me and will never leave me.
3. God Hears Your Cry
“Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:2-3 NIV
O Lord, you are the miracle-working God. I ask that you work through the difficult situations I’m facing today. I trust your perfect plan.
4. God Will Deliver You
“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.” Psalm 34:17 NIV
Dear God, thank you for divine intervention. I ask that you lead me in your healing process so I can be healthy and whole to serve you.
5. God’s Love Is Beyond Measure
“Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.” Psalm 36:5 NIV
Dear God, thank you for your loving care. Even in hard times, I know you’re still working. Help me to pour out a greater measure of your love today.
6. God Is With You
“How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.” Psalm 36:7 NIV
Dear God, your steadfast love surrounds me. Thank you that under your wing there is protection and comfort.
7. God Alone Satisfies
“By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.” Psalm 42:8 NIV
Dear God, your presence is all I ever want. Guide me with your steadfast love and fill me with your peace.
8. God Holds Your Tears
“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” Psalm 56:8 NLT
O God, you are so kind. When I feel like you’ve forgotten, I’m reminded that you care deeply. Thank you for being near.
9. God Is Gracious to You
“But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.” Psalm 86:15 NIV
Dear God, where would I be without you? Thank you for being patient with me.
10. God Is Worthy of All Your Praise
“Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.” Psalm 115:1 NIV
Dear God, when life is heavy, I’m reminded to turn my eyes toward you. Realign my priorities so that you’re first in my life. May everything I do be for your glory.
11. God Protects You
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10 NKJV
Lord God, thank you for being my protector, my refuge. When it feels like the walls are closing in, it’s you that holds me.
12. God Forgives You
“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV
Dear God, forgive me for the ways I have sinned against you. Thank you for your great love.
13. God Gives You Rest
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
Dear God, sometimes I take on things you never told me to do. Help me lay down my burdens and trust that your way is better.
14. God Never Abandons You
“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 NIV
Dear Jesus, you are the best example of perseverance. You never give up on us. Thank you.
15. God Gives You Hope
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Romans 5:1-5 NIV
Living God, thank you for giving purpose to my pain. Sometimes life requires great endurance, but endurance produces character, and character produces hope, giving me reason to celebrate!
16. God Gives You Life
“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Romans 6:4 NIV
Dear Jesus, thank you for the new life you’ve given me. Help me use it for your glory.
17. God Redeems You
“And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.” Romans 8:11 NIV
Dear God, only you can redeem my life from the pit. I ask for your Spirit to come alive in me.
18. God Renews Your Mind
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV
Dear God, renew my mind with your truth. I want the will of God to lead my life.
19. God Upholds You
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NIV
Dear God, you alone are all powerful. There is nothing you can’t do!
20. God Strengthens You
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Dear God, your strength shines through my weakness. Help me boast only in you.
21. God Empowers You
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.” Ephesians 3:16 NIV
Dear God, strengthen my inner being. I am weary and tired. I need you.
22. God Will See You Through
“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6 NIV
Dear God, I trust that despite how I feel, you are doing a good thing in me.
23. God’s Kingdom Reigns Forever
“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11 NIV
Dear Jesus, I lift my eyes to you. I find rest and hope in your name.
24. God Holds All Power
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 NIV
Dear Jesus, thank you that I don’t have to do anything in my own strength—your strength is all I ever need.
25. God Will Provide for You
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 NIV
Dear God, please supply my needs for today. I have nothing without you.
26. God Always Wants to Hear From You
“Pray continually.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NIV
Dear God, when I’m complaining to others, remind me that I can talk with you. Turn my heart and mind toward you.
27. God Helps You Overcome
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
Dear God, thank you for caring for me as your beloved child. Even on hard days, I know that I have access to your power to overcome every defeating thought. You are a good father.
28. God Welcomes You
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Dear God, sometimes in times of need, I look to other things for help—but only you can give me the mercy and grace I truly need.
29. God Guides You
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV
Dear Lord, you are the god of endurance. Thank you for showing us what is worth living for—a life serving Jesus. Continue to guide me to live the very best way.
30. God Gives You Joy
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2-3 NIV
Dear Jesus, fill me with joy despite what surrounds me. Thank you for giving me the ability to choose how I respond!
Final Remarks: Don’t Give Up
Sometimes we come up against a solid wall, quickly realizing the limits of our power. But that’s exactly when God’s Word and encouragement from the Apostle Paul in the New Testament reminds us that we don’t have to face things alone. Through the power of prayer, God’s faithfulness, and community, we can find new strength and fresh life. The easy way is tempting, but real growth often comes in the perseverance—and it’s all worth it for the sake of Jesus Christ.
Paul’s heart shows in Paul’s prayer for others, such as in Ephesians 3:14-21, and it’s a great reminder that starting a new daily prayer can shift our mindset toward what is good, true, and beautiful. When we pray in the name of God and the name of Jesus Christ, we’re not just going through motions—we’re calling on the only One who has all power.
Prayer helps us make the necessary changes, and building a steady, strong prayer life, instead of relying on our own grim strength, prepares us for whatever lies ahead.
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