5 Prayers for Physical Strength

Your physical strength can be drained by things like grief, exhaustion, worry, or illness. Here are 5 prayers for physical strength to help.

It’s hard to do things in life that we would like to do and the things that we have to do when we are lacking physical strength. We may feel that our strength is depleted for various reasons, but its result is often the same.

When you are at a loss for physical strength it affects so many areas of your life. You may be struggling with strength due to personal grief, physical or mental illness, or a demanding job, or schedule.

Whatever has stripped you of physical strength, has most likely also kept you from being able to participate in the parts of your life that you need to and that you desire to.

Jesus calls those who are weary and carry heavy burdens to Himself in Matthew 11:28-30, ”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.”

If you’re in need of strength today, and you have grown weak and weary, Jesus extends this offer of grace toward You. Come to Him in prayer and ask Him to lift the burdens that are weighing on You, and to fill You with His strength to take on the tasks ahead of you.

5 Prayers for Physical Strength

1. Prayer for Strength When Grieving

Father,

I feel at a loss for words, and at an utter lack of strength to carry on. The loss of someone I love has created a heavy burden in my heart that is weighing me down and taking every ounce of strength from me.

I wish that I could pause life, and find a moment to truly come to terms with this loss and gather the strength that I need to heal. But unfortunately, life does not work that way, and the world seems to go on despite the pain that we experience.

My responsibilities are waiting for me, but I feel as though I have no energy to fulfill them. Please help me to lean on You throughout this time, and to find healing and strength in Your presence.

Though my heart is broken, I know that this life is not the end and that there is hope beyond the pain of today. Help me to cling to the knowledge that You will one day wipe every tear and put an end to the pain of this world.

Please give me the strength that I need to take on each day, and to seek Your peace and comfort on days when it feels like too much to bear. Help me to place my burdens down before You, and take on Your yoke that is light.

I ask that You heal my heart, and strengthen it, so that I may be able to rise from the depths of this sorrow, and live knowing that death does not get the final say, Christ does. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

2. Prayer for Strength When Weary

Lord,

I am so weary and rundown. I don’t know how I am going to survive the demands and pressures of each day when I feel as though I don’t have an ounce of energy to locate anything.

You know the things in my life that are stripping me of my energy, or that have driven me into a hole of despair, and discouragement. Please help me to look to You for my strength, and for the purpose that I have lost along the way.

Please help me to find my feet again, and to be energized for the tasks that You have given me. I don’t want to take a single thing for granted, yet, even the good things in our lives can cause us to become weary and unmotivated.

Help me to not seek motivation or a feeling, but to seek Your strength and discipline even on days when I may feel nothing, or as if I am on my last leg. Help me to not rely on my own strength, but on Yours.

Please help me to use the time that I have to rest wisely, and to do things that will help me to recharge, and be energized. May I spend time with You, my loved ones, and in activities that fuel rather than sap me of my energy.

If there are things that are drawing my energy that I am not aware of, open my eyes to those things, and help me to replace them with things that are beneficial. In Jesus’ name, amen.

3. Prayer for Strength When You Face Trials

Gracious God,

I am in need of Your love and grace today. I have been between a rock and a hard place, and the issues of life have only seemed to pile in front of me. I don’t know how to deal with it, and I know that I cannot do so by myself.

I am desperate for Your help, Lord. I know that You are with me and that I am never alone. Please help me to hold onto this truth when it feels like everything has been stripped from me, remind me that when I have You, I have all that I need.

I confess, the fiery trials that I have experienced have tested my faith. There have been times when my heart has failed to trust, and I have tried to find a way out of it in my own wisdom, and understanding.

Yet, there are times that I have clung to You, knowing that You alone are my rescuer and the source of my strength. Today, and every day, I need Your strength, but especially now as I endure this hardship.

Please grant me the physical strength to get through this trial, and to get up and keep going. May this trial not only strengthen me, but may it refine my faith, and make it pure of gold.

Help me rely on You daily, and to find my strength, courage, peace and hope in You, and in Your holy word. In Jesus’ name, amen.

4. Prayer for Strength When You’re Overwhelmed

Lord,

My heart feels overwhelmed. There are so many things that demand my attention, my performance, my commitment and my energy in life, I don’t know how I am meant to keep up with all of it.

Instead of feeling energized and looking forward to things, I have become overwhelmed, and that has robbed me of my strength, and has weighed like a heavy burden on my heart and mind.

This feeling of overwhelm has left me paralyzed and frozen from action. I am desperately in need of Your peace to bring calm to my thoughts, and Your strength to help me accomplish those tasks.

I know that no one person can do it all, and that there are times when we need to take an honest look at what we are able to do, and what needs to take a backseat.

Please show me what to prioritize in my life, and help me to say no to the things that are not necessary. Help me to manage my time effectively, and to lean on Your strength as I go through the day.

When I am feeling overwhelmed, help me to seek Your help, and not turn to other means first. I know that Your peace and strength are able to energize me and to help me to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed. In Jesus’ name, amen.

5. Prayer for Strength in Sickness

Lord,

Thank You for a new day, and the gift of life that You have blessed me with. I know that life comes with many ups and downs, and I am currently in the trenches of one of those downs with this sickness.

I know that my sickness is nothing compared to Your strength, and that You are not only able to heal me from it, but that You are able to strengthen me through it, and use it for Your glory.

I admit, this sickness has stripped me of a lot of strength, and has made me feel weak, and fragile in some ways. Please help me not to look down with despair but look up to You, my help and the lifter of my head.

Your word says that when we are weak, You are strong. In my weakness, in my sickness, Your strength is seen, and Your power is made known, not only to myself but to those around me.

Please do a great work of healing in my health, and restore me to full strength. Whether in sickness or in health, remind me to always rely on You and to fall on Your support and strength.

Help me to overcome this sickness, and make a full recovery. Please give me the strength to do the things that are required of me, even while I am sick, and help me to entrust the other parts of my life to You that I cannot get to right now. In Jesus’ name, amen.