Praying to Overcome Abandonment

Father, I have confessed Jesus as my Lord and believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead (Romans 10:10).  Your Word says that if I belong to Jesus Christ, I too can be an heir of His promises (Galatians 3:29). So, I come to You and pray these promises.

Now I am Your child.  I know that even if my father and mother forsake me, You, O Lord receive me with open arms (Psalm 27:10). When other people leave me and I feel unloved, I am thankful that You will never, ever leave me alone nor reject me (Hebrews 13:5).  Jesus gave His life for me and called me His friend (John 15:14).  He lives in my heart and I am on my way to heaven.  That is plenty to be thankful for (Colossians 3:15). 

O God, help me always to be thankful that I am loved by You, because from the beginning You chose me to be saved, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth and in Your Son (2 Thessalonians 2:13). May Your unfailing love be my comfort, according to Your promise to Your servant (Psalm 119:76).

Father God, I thank You that I have been given a spirit of power and of love and of a calm and well-balanced mind (2 Timothy 1:7). I ask for the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome the resentment I feel towards those who abandoned me (Ephesians 3:16).

Lord Jesus, You have come into the world as a Light, so that no one who believes in You should stay in darkness (John 12:46). I believe in You and — with Your guiding hand and Your strength — I am abandoning the darkness that surrounds me. Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Lord God (Psalm 9:9-10). Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You, O Lord, preserve my life. Your Love, O Lord, endures forever — You will not abandon the work of Your hands (Psalm 138:7-8).

Heavenly Father, You have assigned angels who will accompany, defend, and preserve me in all my ways of obedience and service (Psalm 91:1).  I am not alone.  Your Word says there is nothing that can separate me from the love of Christ – not pain nor stress, nor persecution (Romans 8:39).  You are concerned with the smallest detail that concerns me (1 Peter 5:7), and You are my help (Psalm 46:1).  I ask You for friends who will admonish and encourage me.  Teach me how to trust others and be a friend who sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24).  Teach me to walk in Your love and show myself to be Your disciple.

The Lord will cover me with His feathers. He will shelter me with His wings. His faithful promises are my armor and protection. His truth and faithfulness are my shield and buckler (Psalm 91:4). Why are you cast down, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? I choose to put my hope in my God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God (Psalm 42:5-6). When my soul is downcast within me, I will remember Your kindnesses, O gracious Lord.