Prayers for Spiritual Protection, Healing & Strength

Prayers for healing and spiritual protection are a powerful way to connect with God and invite His blessings into our lives. They can open the door to God's divine intervention to help with illness, fear, or challenging problems.

Prayers for healing and spiritual protection are essential for individuals facing various challenges, including those experiencing physical/health-related challenges; emotional distress, including depression and grief; daily stresses and loss of hope; and spiritual warfare/protection from the enemy (Satan) and demonic influences - those feeling attacked by negative forces or are facing spiritual attacks, and needing divine intervention and protection.

Prayers for healing are a testimony of faith, trust, and reliance on God's love and compassion. They are deeply ingrained in the Christian spiritual life, offering hope, support, and comfort in times of pain or distress.

"Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise." (Jeremiah 17:14)

God tells us that through prayer, He can speak to and use us to work miracles for His glory. When you say a prayer for healing, you are coming to God completely surrendered and expectant to let His Holy Spirit work in and through you. I pray that you will find miraculous healing as you seek God's plan for your life - His plan to prosper you and to give you hope and a future!

Focusing on God's promises and the hope of recovery can be a source of solace in difficult times. Whether you're reciting these healing prayers for yourself, a family member, or a friend, speaking them aloud can help you claim God's promises.

What Prayer Does

Prayer invites God's presence, renews emotional strength, activates supernatural healing, comfort the sick and weary soul, and it builds a supernatural shield of faith, activating God's Holy protection.

How to Begin Your Prayers

Pray to God the Father, through the Lord Jesus Christ through the power and grace of the Holy Spirit

Jesus Christ, being the Son of God, is our intercessor - He advocates on our behalf before God. It is because of Jesus' act of ultimate love and sacrifice on the cross that we are able to have access to God, as it is due to this power and His resurrection that the veil was torn, symbolizing the veil in God's Tabernacle (Old Testament) and Temple (New Testament) that, before Jesus, was a physical barrier between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies), where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. This separation emphasized God's holiness and the need for reverence, due to human sinfulness. Jesus' death and resurrection tore the veil the moment He was resurrected, paying for our sins and forever redeeming us and sanctifying those who believe in Him and The Gospel.

The prayers shown below are examples to get you started.

Remember that the best prayers are those that come straight from your heart to your Heavenly Father ~ He's listening...

Prayers for Spiritual Protection

Come to God by thanking Him for those things you're grateful for, through the Lord Jesus Christ, through the grace and power of the Holy Spirit. Thank Him for answering your prayer and proclaiming it as though He's already answered it, having faith knowing He will, in His timing. Remember to ensure you've forgiven others (even yourself) before making your petition before God (prayer), as unforgiveness can be a stumbling block to breakthrough prayer.

The Bible never once teaches us to be afraid. Instead, it wants us to be alert and aware. (1 Peter 5:8-9 & 2 Corinthians 2:11). Those in Christ have been removed from under the authority of darkness (Colossians 1:13). 1 John 5:18 tells us that the child of God is held securely by Jesus, and "the evil one cannot touch them." As believers, we are safe in Christ. Yet, there is still clearly a mindful awareness we are to embrace as we humble ourselves, submit to God, and resist the devil. The promised result? The enemy will run from Christ in us (James 4:7)! The following are 8 prayers reminding us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and off these lesser powers. Jesus and His Kingdom are the highest existing authority, and as we are submitted to Him, there's nothing to fear.

Prayers for Protection

A Prayer for Protection: Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of Jesus, acknowledging your power and sovereignty. I pray for your divine protection over me and my loved ones. Surround us with your angels and create a hedge of safety around us. Guard us from harm, both seen and unseen, and keep us secure in your loving care. I trust in your promise that no weapon formed against us shall prosper. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

Prayer for Protection in Times of Fear

Gracious God, in moments of fear and uncertainty, I turn to you for refuge. Replace my anxiety with your peace and my fear with trust in your providence. Help me to remember that you are with me always, and no challenge is too great for your strength. I declare that I am under your protection, and I find my security in your unfailing love. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

Prayer for Protection in Spiritual Warfare

Heavenly Father, I put on the full armor of God to stand against the schemes of the enemy. I cover myself with the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is your Word. I trust in your strength and protection as I navigate the spiritual battles around me. In Jesus' mighty name, I pray. Amen.

More Spiritual Protection Prayers

Now He is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made Him head over all things for the benefit of the church. – Ephesians 1:21–22 NLT

Jesus, I believe there is no ruler, authority, power, leader, or anything else that equals the weight of the authority of Your name. In Your name Jesus, I am safe and secure from every spiritual attack. Help me to rest in this truth and exercise Your authority as I submit to Your Lordship over my life. Amen.

Because God's children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could He die, and only by dying could He break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. – Hebrews 2:14 NLT

Lord Jesus, I approach You in my human weakness, fears, worries, and anxieties. You know what it's like to be human and have faced the power of death bravely. Your death broke the power of Satan over me, and every other power is subject to Your name. Therefore, I will not fear evil, as You are with me. You are victorious and have purchased me with Your blood. Amen.

He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by His victory over them on the cross. – Colossians 2:14-15 NLT

Lord Jesus, I am so grateful for Your sacrifice. The enemy has nothing on me because he has nothing on You, and You have me completely. No spiritual power or entity has power or authority over me because of Your death on the cross and resurrection. Thank You for the decisive victory that is ours in Christ Jesus, amen.

So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. – James 4:7-8 NLT

God, my Father, I humble myself before Your great and powerful throne. In the name of Jesus, I submit all of me to You. Here I am. I resist the enemy by calling on Your name, Jesus, to save and help me. Draw me close to Your heart, where I am safe and secure in Your protection. You will not fail or let me go, amen.

If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go. – Psalm 91:9–11 NLT

LORD Jesus, You are the highest authority, and there is no spiritual power above You. Therefore, I hide in You, as You are my safe shelter. I'm confident that in submitting to You, no evil will ever be able to conquer me. Therefore, in Your name, I trust You to send Your messengers and protect me wherever I go. Amen.

So that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. – 2 Corinthians 2:11 NLT

Father, You see everything, and there is nothing that misses Your eyes. You see the schemes of darkness and reveal them with Your light. Make me fully aware of these schemes and keep me protected in Your love. You have designed me to win, so use my life for Your glory, as You have come to destroy the works of the devil. Amen.

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. – Romans 16:20 NLT

God of peace, come and crush the enemy underneath my feet. I run to Your feet for protection as You are my shepherd. You are faithful to watch over me, and You care for me. May Your grace be with me, LORD Jesus, keeping me near Your heart, where I will never be shaken but secured now and always, amen.

Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. – Ephesians 6:10–11 NLT

Jesus, thank You that Your Word tells me that in You, I will be able to stand and win against all the strategies of our spiritual enemy. Empower me to be strong in You and in the power of Your might as I put on Christ as armor, protecting my soul as I trust in You. Amen.

Prayers for Healing & Strength

Come to God by thanking Him for those things you're grateful for, through the Lord Jesus Christ, through the grace and power of the Holy Spirit. Thank Him for answering your prayer and proclaiming it as though He's already answered it, having faith knowing He will, in His timing. Remember to ensure you've forgiven others (even yourself) before making your petition before God (prayer), as unforgiveness can be a stumbling block to breakthrough prayer.