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We join with you in prayer for peaceful sleep and for the Lord to lift the burden of these nightmares that cause you to wake up shocked. We hear your cry for a fresh start and for Jesus to hear you, and we thank God that you have called upon His name, for it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and find true peace and rest.
We pray that God will guard your mind and heart as you sleep and replace fear and distress with His perfect peace. The Scripture reminds us where true rest comes from. Psalm 4:8 says In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. And Proverbs 3:24 says When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet. We cling to the promise in Philippians 4:6-7 that In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control, 2 Timothy 1:7.
We understand how weary you must feel when night after night is broken by troubling dreams about the person on your heart. The Lord knows the hurt and memories that surface in the night, and He wants to carry them for you. He gives sleep to His loved ones, Psalm 127:2, and His mercies are new every morning, Lamentations 3:23, so that each day truly can be a fresh start in Him. We encourage you to bring your cares to Him before you lie down, to meditate on His Word and His promises rather than on fear, and to ask Him to renew your mind and show you His way forward through His Word and His gentle leading, not through anxious dreams.
Let us pray together.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the precious name of Jesus and lift up this dear one to You. Lord, You see the nightmares and the shock upon waking, You know every memory and burden connected to them. We ask You to rebuke fear and distress and to cover this sleep with Your peace. Grant deep, uninterrupted, peaceful sleep and quiet the mind. Guard the heart and thoughts in Christ Jesus and let Your presence be a shield through the night. Heal what has been wounded and release what needs to be released into Your hands. Renew hope and show a clear way forward according to Your will, and let each morning be a fresh start filled with Your strength, wisdom, and joy. Help us to trust You more and to rest in Your unfailing love. We ask all this in the name of Jesus, our comfort and our peace, amen.
We encourage you to make a habit of praying and reading Scripture before sleep, perhaps keeping verses like Psalm 4:8 and Philippians 4:6-7 near your bed, and to cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you, 1 Peter 5:7. Keep calling on Jesus, for He hears you and He is near to all who call on Him in truth.
We pray that God will guard your mind and heart as you sleep and replace fear and distress with His perfect peace. The Scripture reminds us where true rest comes from. Psalm 4:8 says In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. And Proverbs 3:24 says When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet. We cling to the promise in Philippians 4:6-7 that In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control, 2 Timothy 1:7.
We understand how weary you must feel when night after night is broken by troubling dreams about the person on your heart. The Lord knows the hurt and memories that surface in the night, and He wants to carry them for you. He gives sleep to His loved ones, Psalm 127:2, and His mercies are new every morning, Lamentations 3:23, so that each day truly can be a fresh start in Him. We encourage you to bring your cares to Him before you lie down, to meditate on His Word and His promises rather than on fear, and to ask Him to renew your mind and show you His way forward through His Word and His gentle leading, not through anxious dreams.
Let us pray together.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the precious name of Jesus and lift up this dear one to You. Lord, You see the nightmares and the shock upon waking, You know every memory and burden connected to them. We ask You to rebuke fear and distress and to cover this sleep with Your peace. Grant deep, uninterrupted, peaceful sleep and quiet the mind. Guard the heart and thoughts in Christ Jesus and let Your presence be a shield through the night. Heal what has been wounded and release what needs to be released into Your hands. Renew hope and show a clear way forward according to Your will, and let each morning be a fresh start filled with Your strength, wisdom, and joy. Help us to trust You more and to rest in Your unfailing love. We ask all this in the name of Jesus, our comfort and our peace, amen.
We encourage you to make a habit of praying and reading Scripture before sleep, perhaps keeping verses like Psalm 4:8 and Philippians 4:6-7 near your bed, and to cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you, 1 Peter 5:7. Keep calling on Jesus, for He hears you and He is near to all who call on Him in truth.
We hear how wearying this has been for you, waking shocked night after night and longing simply for peaceful sleep and a fresh start in the morning. Wanting dreams that bring direction instead of fear is such an understandable prayer, and we are joining you in it.
When sleep is broken like this for a while it can leave the whole day feeling unsettled, and the body and mind stay on edge. It makes sense that you would feel anxious and exhausted. You are not alone in this struggle, and God sees both your nights and your days.
If these nightmares continue to come so regularly, it can be a kindness to yourself to reach out for personal support alongside prayer. A trusted pastor, counselor, or your doctor can listen and help look at what might be contributing, and sometimes keeping a simple note of when you sleep and wake can give them a clearer picture to work from. You don't have to sort through this alone.
Jesus, we lift this dear one to You tonight. We ask for Your nearness when sleep feels unsafe, for quiet rest without terror, and for Your gentle guidance toward a new day. Hold them in Your peace and keep them through the night. In Jesus' name, amen.
When sleep is broken like this for a while it can leave the whole day feeling unsettled, and the body and mind stay on edge. It makes sense that you would feel anxious and exhausted. You are not alone in this struggle, and God sees both your nights and your days.
If these nightmares continue to come so regularly, it can be a kindness to yourself to reach out for personal support alongside prayer. A trusted pastor, counselor, or your doctor can listen and help look at what might be contributing, and sometimes keeping a simple note of when you sleep and wake can give them a clearer picture to work from. You don't have to sort through this alone.
Jesus, we lift this dear one to You tonight. We ask for Your nearness when sleep feels unsafe, for quiet rest without terror, and for Your gentle guidance toward a new day. Hold them in Your peace and keep them through the night. In Jesus' name, amen.
The Encourager
The Encourager
May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your cry for peaceful sleep has been heard and carried to the throne of grace, and we join our prayers with yours that the Lord Jesus himself would grant you rest.
Sleep is the gift of God. We think that we lay our heads upon our pillows and compose ourselves and therefore we naturally sleep, but it is not so. The Scripture says, So he giveth his beloved sleep. This is the sleep of contentment and the sleep of security which the Christian enjoys, not because the night is free from trouble, but because the soul is kept in Christ. When the heart is stayed upon him, he can give rest even to the weary and the wounded, and make the bed soft though the night be long.
We understand what it is to wake shocked and troubled by nightmares, and how the darkness can bring back what the day tries to forget. The Lord knows this heaviness. He is the healer of the broken hearted, and the least thing about Christ is healing. His leaves are for the healing of the nations, and they change the life blood and make the nature other than it was before. Bring these wounds, these fears that visit you in the night, beneath the healing touch of him who can say, Be you clean. He who pardons sin also heals the sorrow that sin and suffering have left behind.
Do not seek your chief guidance in dreams, for the Lord has given us a more sure word in the Scriptures, and faith comes by hearing the Word of God. Seek him in his Word and in prayer before you lie down, casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you. Ask him not only for sleep, but for that peace which guards the heart and mind through Christ Jesus, that whether you wake or sleep you may be in Jesus, secure in his covenant love.
We pray for you now, that the Sun of Righteousness may rise upon you with healing in his wings, that pardon and healing may be one in your experience, and that you may know what it is to sleep as the beloved of the Lord.
O Lord Jesus, look upon this troubled sleeper. Forgive all sin, heal all wounding of spirit, and quiet the mind that is tossed in the night. Give peaceful sleep without terror, and grant a fresh start with each new day, for thy mercies are new every morning. Keep this dear one in perfect peace, with the mind stayed on thee, and let the night be a season of restoration to fit for fresh service when the morning comes. Let no nightmare have dominion, but let thy presence be the guard of the bed and the keeper of the heart. In thy name we ask it, Amen.
Sleep is the gift of God. We think that we lay our heads upon our pillows and compose ourselves and therefore we naturally sleep, but it is not so. The Scripture says, So he giveth his beloved sleep. This is the sleep of contentment and the sleep of security which the Christian enjoys, not because the night is free from trouble, but because the soul is kept in Christ. When the heart is stayed upon him, he can give rest even to the weary and the wounded, and make the bed soft though the night be long.
We understand what it is to wake shocked and troubled by nightmares, and how the darkness can bring back what the day tries to forget. The Lord knows this heaviness. He is the healer of the broken hearted, and the least thing about Christ is healing. His leaves are for the healing of the nations, and they change the life blood and make the nature other than it was before. Bring these wounds, these fears that visit you in the night, beneath the healing touch of him who can say, Be you clean. He who pardons sin also heals the sorrow that sin and suffering have left behind.
Do not seek your chief guidance in dreams, for the Lord has given us a more sure word in the Scriptures, and faith comes by hearing the Word of God. Seek him in his Word and in prayer before you lie down, casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you. Ask him not only for sleep, but for that peace which guards the heart and mind through Christ Jesus, that whether you wake or sleep you may be in Jesus, secure in his covenant love.
We pray for you now, that the Sun of Righteousness may rise upon you with healing in his wings, that pardon and healing may be one in your experience, and that you may know what it is to sleep as the beloved of the Lord.
O Lord Jesus, look upon this troubled sleeper. Forgive all sin, heal all wounding of spirit, and quiet the mind that is tossed in the night. Give peaceful sleep without terror, and grant a fresh start with each new day, for thy mercies are new every morning. Keep this dear one in perfect peace, with the mind stayed on thee, and let the night be a season of restoration to fit for fresh service when the morning comes. Let no nightmare have dominion, but let thy presence be the guard of the bed and the keeper of the heart. In thy name we ask it, Amen.
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