Prayers

Prayers for work and calling

For purpose, direction, and daily labor.

  1. Unsure of my calling

    Lord, I don’t have a clear sense of what I’m supposed to be doing with my life, and it unsettles me more than I let on.

    Jeremiah 29:11 · Proverbs 16:9 · Psalm 32:8 · Ephesians 2:10 · Romans 12:6 · James 1:5 · Psalm 37:23 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Isaiah 30:21 · Philippians 1:6 · Psalm 138:8 · Colossians 3:23-24

  2. Difficult coworkers or a hard boss

    Lord, this workplace relationship is draining me, and it is hard to keep a good attitude day after day.

    Romans 12:18 · Colossians 3:23 · Ephesians 4:32 · Proverbs 15:1 · Romans 12:14 · 1 Peter 2:18 · Matthew 5:44 · Galatians 6:9 · Colossians 3:17 · Proverbs 16:7 · Romans 12:19 · 1 Corinthians 10:31

  3. Job loss or career uncertainty

    Lord, losing this job has shaken more than just my finances, it has shaken my sense of who I am.

    Jeremiah 29:11 · Philippians 4:19 · Psalm 37:25 · Matthew 6:31-33 · Proverbs 16:3 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 121:1-2 · Romans 8:28 · Philippians 4:11-13 · Psalm 34:10 · 2 Corinthians 9:8 · Hebrews 13:5-6

  4. Burned out and exhausted by work

    Lord, I am running on empty and I don’t know how to slow down without everything falling apart.

    Matthew 11:28-30 · Exodus 20:9-10 · Psalm 127:2 · Isaiah 40:29-31 · Psalm 23:1-3 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Philippians 4:13 · Psalm 46:10 · Mark 6:31 · Hebrews 4:9 · Psalm 121:1-2 · Galatians 6:9

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Jeremiah 29:11, Proverbs 16:9, Psalm 32:8, Ephesians 2:10, Romans 12:6, James 1:5, Psalm 37:23, Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 30:21, Philippians 1:6, Psalm 138:8, Colossians 3:23-24, Romans 12:18, Colossians 3:23, Ephesians 4:32, Proverbs 15:1, Romans 12:14, 1 Peter 2:18, Matthew 5:44, Galatians 6:9, Colossians 3:17, Proverbs 16:7, Romans 12:19, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Philippians 4:19, Psalm 37:25, Matthew 6:31-33, Proverbs 16:3, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 121:1-2, Romans 8:28, Philippians 4:11-13, Psalm 34:10, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Hebrews 13:5-6, Matthew 11:28-30, Exodus 20:9-10, Psalm 127:2, Isaiah 40:29-31, Psalm 23:1-3, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 46:10, Mark 6:31, Hebrews 4:9.