When You Don’t Have The Words, Pray This
Sometimes prayer doesn’t come wrapped in perfect sentences, where you simply just feel like a tired heart trying to find its way towards God. That’s the gift of these simple prayers. They don’t ask for eloquence. They don’t demand strength you don’t have. They are just small invitations for God to step into the places you can’t carry alone. When your thoughts feel scattered or your emotions feel loud, these quiet one-line prayers become a lifeline — a way of saying, “God, I still trust you, even here.”
God hears them all. He doesn’t measure your faith by the length of your prayer, but by the intensity of it. Every whispered “please help me,” every “stay near,” every breath-sized prayer is enough to pull heaven into your day. So if you’re overwhelmed, or exhausted, or simply unsure where to begin, start small. Let these short prayers be your starting point. God knows your heart — he just wants to walk with you through it.
So if you can’t find the words, consider these very simple prayers:
- God, guide me toward what is right, not what is easy.
- God, calm what’s doubtful in me and strengthen what is tired.
- God, hold my heart steady when my thoughts start to spiral.
- God, protect the peace I am trying so hard to rebuild.
- God, take what I can’t change and show me how to release it.
- God, stay close when I start to wander into fear.
- God, quiet the lies and remind me of what’s true.
- God, make me brave in the places I’ve been avoiding.
- God, cover my day with your grace before it even begins.
If this was helpful, consider reading 111 Devotionals or Let Go, Trust God.
