Insecurity is something I’ve dealt with for quite a while. I don’t always feel confident to accomplish tasks or be brave. I get scared and I need help.
This is a part of what prayer is for. When we’re scared, need help, and not confident in our abilities to do something, we pray for help. God hears our prayers and is faithful to answer.
Maybe this is something you struggle with and you’d like to figure out how to be more confident. The first step to gaining confidence is through prayer because ultimately, I believe our confidence should come from the Lord.
This article is all about prayers for confidence.
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Sample Prayers for Confidence
You’d like to pray for confidence but you’re unsure what to say. Here are 10 sample prayers for confidence.
Prayer for Confidence and Strength
Bible verse about confidence and strength: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint,” (Isaiah 40:31).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. I hope in you and trust that you’ll renew my strength daily. Give me the confidence and strength I need to conquer this day. I trust that you’ll do this for me because it’s in your word.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Confidence and Courage
Bible verse about confidence and courage: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go,” (Joshua 1:9).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. Sometimes, I’m afraid and discouraged by my circumstances. I allow my circumstances to dictate my mindset when I should be trusting you. You have told me to be strong, courageous, and confident. I know that you’re with me so I’m choosing to trust and hold onto this truth. If you’re with me, there’s nothing to fear. I can be courageous because you’re with me. Help me believe this truth.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Confidence in Myself
Bible verse about having confidence in yourself: “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus,” (Philippians 1:6).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. I’m not always confident in myself. Actually, this is in an area in my life where I’m lacking. I put myself down and don’t abide in the truth of who you say I am. You say that I’m loved, cherished, adored, beautifully and wonderfully made, a child of God. My identity is in you so I should be confident in this. I trust that you will continue to work in me and complete this work. Thank you again.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Self Worth
Bible verse about self-worth: “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me,” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. I have low self-worth and would like to improve in this area of my life. I know I’m not worthy of your love but you bestow it upon me anyway. Because of what Jesus has done on my behalf, I’m seen as clean and worthy now. I’m no longer a slave to sin. I’m set free. I need to rest in these promises and believe them. Please help me with my unbelief.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Confidence in God
Bible verse about having confidence in God: “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him,” (Jeremiah 17:7).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. I don’t always trust you or have confidence in what you’re doing. It’s scary to trust you. It’s scary to release control to you. Please help me learn to trust you more. Please show me that you can be trusted. Build my confidence in you.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Confidence in Presentation
Bible verse about having confidence for your presentation: Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 1:8).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. Thank you for always being with me, even if I don’t always feel it. I’m going to give a presentation soon and I feel anxious. Please help the anxiety I feel. Help calm my nerves. Be with me and comfort me as I present. Help me believe that you’re with me so I can calm down.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Confidence at Work
Bible verse for having confidence at work: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,” (Jeremiah 29:11).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. I want to be confident and do well at work. I know you have good plans for me. Help me trust in those plans when it relates to work. Please help me as I go into work. Give me the confidence I need to do my job well.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Confidence and Success
Bible verse for confidence and success: “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed,” (Proverbs 16:3).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. I’d like to be successful in the tasks I’ve set out to do. I know that life is about success. It’s about honoring and doing your will. Make my desires line up with yours. If this isn’t your will, don’t allow it to happen. If it is your will, help me accomplish it. Help me remain consistent with working hard and working toward this success.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Confidence and Peace
Bible verse for confidence and peace: “The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever,” (Isaiah 32:17).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. I feel unsettled. I need your peace that surpasses understanding. Please give me this peace and help me be confident in the decisions that I make. I understand that sometimes you don’t give peace about circumstances because it’s not your will. If that’s the case, I pray you wouldn’t allow it to happen. Protect me from unnecessary hurt.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
Prayer for Self Acceptance
Bible verse for confidence and peace: “See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1).
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your promises. I pray that I’d see myself the way you see me. You see me as loved, precious, unique, beautifully and wonderfully made, a child of God. Help me see myself the way you see me. Help me accept myself and my identity in you.
I pray this in your name, Amen.
When in doubt, pray and trust God.
These prayers aren’t meant to be taken as ritualistic prayers that you say whenever you want to pray about these things. They’re simply a guideline to knowing how to pray about confidence. If you’d like to use them, you most certainly can. However, I challenge you to take your prayer life deeper and just talk to God.
Prayers don’t have to be elaborate or eloquent, they just have to come from the heart. When you’re in doubt about anything, bring it to God and trust in him. You won’t regret it.
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