![]() ![]() ![]() And of course, you can also pray the Bible verse as a condolence prayer. * All the prayers below are based on and accompanied by an appropriate Scripture passage. Can I read this verse, and then pray for you?” Simply say, “God’s Word has a lot of comfort to offer. Ask the Lord to care for him or her regarding those things.Ĭonsider reading a Scripture* to your friend before praying. Your grieving friend is weighed down with grief, sadness, sorrow, and an untethered feeling of loss. He has told us to “cast our cares upon him,” so it is good to do just that. Scriptures quoted are from the English Standard Version (ESV) unless otherwise indicated. Healthy, Biblical ways you can express your grief and anguish to the Lord Comforting words you can pray that honor and remember a loved one What to pray in your own devotional time for someone who is grieving Prayers for someone who is grieving, when they are present Prayers for Loss of a Loved Oneīroadly speaking, we’ve organized these prayers into four categories. Whether you want to find the words to express what’s in your heart, or you want to offer a sensitive, Scriptural, and comforting sympathy prayer for a friend, we’ve put together a beautiful collection of grief prayers for you below. The Bible is filled with God’s words of comfort, all of which you can pray when reeling from the death of someone you love. Rejecting yourself because you’re afraid someone might reject you doesn’t honor you or the other person.What should you say in prayer for the death of a loved one? What can you pray for yourself (if you’re the one who is grieving) or for someone you care about who is mourning the loss of a loved one? Imagine what would happen if we concentrated on whatever is good, and when we walk into a room, we think about what is honorable. Our minds naturally run along negative tracks, but we can retrain our thoughts. Guarding our hearts promotes peace within ourselves and our relationships, but we must work at it. The Apostle Paul encouraged the Philippians to guard their hearts. Romans 12:2 tells us to “be transformed by the renewal” of our minds, and pre-rejecting ourselves on behalf of someone else assumes the worst possible outcome. I’ve learned the secret to overcoming this tendency lies in my thoughts. This is not who I am, but when I’m ruled by fear, it’s what I display. If I’m closed off and self-protecting, it makes me seem cold and unfriendly. When I start from a place of assuming rejection, it impacts potential new relationships. It’s amazing how I feed rejection when I assume I’ve been rejected. Pre-rejection steals our peace and promotes anxious thoughts, influencing our actions and attitudes. ![]() Our mind is one of the greatest places of battle, where external battles are won or lost. While many of us have external struggles with home, family, work, and finances, we also deal with internal battles. It takes us down a path of assumptions, leading to misunderstandings and broken relationships. It interferes with compassion toward others. This rejected lens prevents us from seeing someone else’s struggles and worries. Our focus drills inward until we see ourselves through a rejected lens. We assume the worst about ourselves and others. Yet, when we get stuck in patterns of pre-rejection, we wrestle with these. ![]() He wants us to know who we are in Christ, which is chosen, approved, desired, and discipled. God longs for us to grow in kindness and mercy. I became aware of this tendency when the Lord revealed how the fear of rejection prevented me from walking in the ways he had for me. I assume I’m already rejected to protect myself, but this behavior leads me into a cycle of being rejected and rejecting other people. I interpret the squint of the eyes as disapproval and the purse of the lips as annoyance toward me. I’m a genius at pre-rejecting myself on someone else’s behalf. Perceived rejection is assuming rejection before it has happened. I struggled to bring my attention to the purpose of the meeting because I felt rejected. I thought I wasn’t good enough, likable, or worthy of acknowledgment. It spiraled me into a series of negative thoughts. Frowns and furrowed brows graced their faces. Have you ever walked into a room and felt you didn’t belong? I entered a meeting the other day, and I felt nobody wanted me there. “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” - Philippians 4:8 ![]()
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