Prayer to overcome panic attacks

Prayer to Overcome Panic Attacks: Have you ever had a panic attack? Fear rises in your chest without warning. Your heart starts beating fast and your pupils dilate. Terror and shame weigh you down quickly and in no time you can catch your breath. It's like an elephant is sitting on your chest. You may pass out, feel nauseous. You might sweat.

The Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and bring me safe and sound to his celestial kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. - 2 Timothy 4:18 It is a dark and scary place, the kind of place you never hope to find yourself. It's definitely the kind of place I never wanted to be. Yet despite every ounce of faith and conviction within me, I've been in the panic pit more than a couple of times. In fact, too many times to count.

Overcoming panic attacks with prayer

But God is a chain breaker. And he's been so kind to me that, through my ongoing struggle with panic attacks, he's shown me that I don't need to be ashamed - I need to talk. Because I know there are many out there who could go through something like this. And they need hope, light and encouragement as much as I do, every single day. If you are struggling or have struggled with anxiety, remember these two truths: you are not alone. And you will get over it.

There is a prayer that I pray the morning after an intense panic attack, and I want to share this prayer with you today, as an example of how you could trust God to be your strength and help you overcome.

Devotion to Jesus to receive a grace

We pray to overcome anxiety

Prayer: Lord, I come to you and I thank you for approaching me when I approach you. To think you remember me overwhelms my soul. But Lord, today my spirit is heavy and my body is weak. I can no longer bear the weight of this anxiety and panic. I recognize that I cannot do it alone, and I pray against the very active enemy who is trying to shake my faith and tear us apart. Help me stay strong in you. Fortify these tired bones and remind me the truth that this pain and panic will not last forever. It will pass. Fill me with your joy, peace and endurance, father. Restore my soul and break the chains of anxiety and panic that bind me. I trust you with my panic and know you have the power to take it all away. But even if you don't, I know I don't have to be a slave to my fear. I can rest in the shadow of your wings and I will rise and overcome by your unwavering strength. In the name of Jesus, amen.

And with that, I raise my hands to heaven, feeling the weight lift as I surrender to Him. I breathe new hope and a new strength arises within me. I imagine God saving me from the troubled waters of my anxiety, carrying me into the air on a cloud of perfect peace. If I let Him carry me, in Him I can overcome panic whenever it comes.