Prayer For The Suicidal
Lord God, be with all those who have struggled with suicidal thinking, who have lost a loved one to suicide, and those who need support. Be with them. Help them to know that they are not alone, that they are loved, and that they have places to turn when they're in need. Lord in your mercyhear our prayer.
Dear heavenly father, I pray for the community of Brooklyn and surrounding areas that you would wrap your loving arms around each person who struggles with thoughts of suicide or who may be survivors of suicide. Help our community to be more aware of one another's needs and to show more empathy towards others. Please help the community to make others feel welcome and loved so no one feels alone. Thank you God for giving me much discernment and for seeing things in people that others don't see. Thank you for putting me where you want me at any given time. It is in your name I pray. Amen.
Lord, I come before You with a heavy heart for my friend. He/She is struggling so much right now with the things happening in his/her life. I know You can be his/her greatest comfort. I know You can step in and make a difference. Show me how I can best help him/her. Give me the words and actions that will keep him/her from taking that ultimate step of suicide, Lord. Let him/her see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that suicide is not the route to take. Lord, let Your presence be felt in his/her life and let your comfort be what he/she needs. Amen.
Lord, I come before You with a heavy heart. I feel so much and yet sometimes I feel nothing at all. I don't know where to turn, who to talk to, or how to deal with the things going on in my life. You see everything, Lord. You know everything, Lord. Yet when I seek you it is so hard to feel You here with me. Lord, help me through this. I don't see any other way to get out of this. There is no light at the end of my tunnel, yet everyone says You can show it to me. Lord, help me find that light. Let it be Your light. Give me someone to help. Let me feel You with me. Lord, let me see what You provide and see an alternative to taking my life. Let me feel Your blessings and comfort. Amen.
Father, I pray that my loved one puts his/her trust in You because You are the firm foundation! I pray that they cast their cares on You because You will sustain them, You will never let the righteous be shaken. So Lord, I thank You for being the rock that they can lean on. I pray that they turn to You in the darkest moments because You are the only one who can bring them out of it and build them up so that they are stronger than the suicidal thoughts they battle with; thank You Lord, Amen.
Glory be to Your Name! we know that whatever we ask in prayer, we will receive, if we have faith. We place our trust in You regarding the life of my loved one. Lord we pray against the suicidal thoughts that seek to destroy his/her life! We pray that You will have Your divine way in his/her life so that he/she will not be destroyed by the thoughts of the devil. Let Your love surround them at all times. We know that Your love will keep them forever, Amen.
Eternal God, hear my cries right now for my suicidal loved one. Father, I cry out to You with a heart longing for peace for my loved one! I thank You because I know You hear my cry and are already in motion to make a change in my loved one's life. Lord, You hear me because I have not cherished iniquity in my heart, I have continued to praise You therefore You have listened and attended to the voice of my prayer, Amen.
Oh Precious Lord, Your Word states that I can have confidence in You, so that if I ask anything according to Your will, You hear me and if I know that You hear me in whatever I ask, I know that I have the requests I have asked of You. I am crying out to You right now in hopes that You will change the mindset of my loved one, I pray against suicidal thoughts in Jesus' Name, Amen.
Father God,
The darkness has taken hold me and I can't find my way back to the light. In this moment, ending it all seems like the best option, the only option, the only way to escape. Yet, there is something in me that wants your light to snuff out the darkness. So I ask, Lord, that you would do just that. You are the only light that can shine in the darkness.
I know when I'm consumed with thoughts of death I'm believing lies from the enemy. I ask Lord that you would remind me of these truths: when I feel alone, you are with me; when I feel invisible, you see me; when I feel worthless, my value is knowing you and being known by you.
Lord, help me to understand that you are enough, because you are everything I need and more. Remind me that when I feel hopeless, you have hope in me and for me. Remind me that when I don't have the words to cry out to you, your son Jesus is praying for me, and your Spirit intercedes for me with groanings too deep for words. Let this remind me that I am seen, heard and deeply loved.
I often feel out of place in this world. I don't fit in and I'm not sure I want to. Remind me that this world is not my home and while, as your child, I will never fit in here, my time here isn't over. Not yet. Please, give me the desire to live.
When I feel like I don't matter, remind me that I was created with purpose. When I don't know or understand why I feel the way I feel - remind me that you know the depth of pain in my heart, in my body and in my being. You know me better than I know myself and yet you still love me.
When I feel like my death would go unnoticed because my life seems to go by uncelebrated, remind me that you celebrate me and that you hurt for me when I'm in this dark place. Remind me that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and I am worth more than I know. Remind me that this life is not mine to take. Remind me that suicide is not the only option. Remind me to love you and to love myself.
As I say these words I know in my heart that you love me and I feel incredible guilt for wanting to take the life you gave me. I feel embarrassed to admit these thoughts to you. I feel overwhelmed that you know these thoughts without my even saying them, and yet you still love me. Remind me that Jesus did not come to earth and die for me so that I could live a defeated life. Help me to desire life and to live fully in you.
In Jesus precious name, Amen.