Praying for Mental Healing

Father God, the righteousness that comes from You comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference in us humans, for all have sinned and fall short of Your glory, God; and yet we are justified freely by Your grace through the redemption that came by Your Son, Jesus (Romans 3:22-23). Please help me to accept that Your gift of grace has never and will never be relegated by my ability to be good and righteous.

Father, forgive me for my attempts to hurt and dominate others.  I realize I am responsible for my own behavior, and I am accountable to You for my thoughts, my idle words, and my selfish actions (Matthew 12:36). I confess this as the sin it is, and ask for Your forgiveness, knowing You are faithful and just to forgive my sin and cleanse me from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). Please save me in Your unfailing love (Psalm 31:16).

Jesus, You came into the world to save sinners (1 Timothy 1:15). You did not come to judge but to save (John 12:47) – to save Your people from their sins (Matthew 1:21). Save me from this sin, for I am Yours (Psalm 119:94). For if You teach me how to keep my mind set on what the Spirit desires (Romans 8:6), I will no longer conform to patterns of this world, and I will be transformed by the renewing of my mind (Romans 12:2).

Father, I realize my helplessness in saving myself, and I glorify You for what Christ Jesus has done for me.  I put aside all past sources of confidence, counting them worth less than nothing so I may experience Christ and become one with Him (Philippians 3:8-9 TLB). 

O Jesus, how I praise You that everyone who believes in You receives forgiveness of sins through Your name (Acts 10:43). There is no exception. Blessed am I, because my transgressions have been forgiven; my sins are covered (Romans 4:7). Blessed am I because You, Lord God, will never count my sins against me no matter how many times I fall prey to it (Romans 4:8). Even if I sin seven times in a day, and as long as I ask for forgiveness and ask for deliverance from it, You forgive me (Luke 17:4). Amazing grace!

I am still not all I should be, but I am bringing all my energies to bear on this one thing (Philippians 3:13): I have been crucified with Christ, and I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  And the real life I now have within this body is a result of my trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me (Galatians 2:20).  My old sin-loving nature was buried with Him, and His wonderful new life was given to me (Romans 6:4). Now I must give up everything else – I know it to be the only way to really know Christ Jesus and to experience the mighty power that brought Him back to life again, and to find out what it means to suffer and to die with Him. So, whatever it takes, I will be one who lives in the fresh newness of life of those who are now alive from the dead (Philippians 3:10-11). 

Father, I draw my strength from You (Ephesians 6:10).  Your strength causes me to be steadfast and trustworthy (1 Peter 5:10), for it enables me to be tolerant, and to resist hypersensitivity, irritability, and touchiness.  I desire to be well-balanced – temperate, sober of mind, vigilant, and cautious at all times, for I recognize my enemy – the devil –roams round like a roaring lion, seeking someone to seize upon and devour.  In the mighty name of Jesus, I withstand him; I stand firm in faith against his onset – rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined (1 Peter 5:8-9).  I purpose to walk in love (1 John 1:6) toward all those around me with the help of the Holy Spirit. 

Thank You for the Holy Spirit who leads me into reality and truth (John 14:16-17) – the truth that sets me free (John 8:32).  You have sent Your Word and healed me and delivered me from all my destructions (Psalm 107:20). Heavenly Father, in Christ Jesus, You have provided a way for me to be completely made whole (Isaiah 53:5) – this includes freedom from all depression, anxiety, guilt, worry, and every mental disorder.  You have not given me a spirit of fear, but one of power, and of love, and of a sound and healthy mind (2 Timothy 1:7).  Father, I believe You are healing my mind, and binding up my wounds (Psalm 147:3).   Through faith in You and Your Word I will joyously proclaimed that I have the mind of Christ Jesus (1 Corinthians 2:16).