Prayers and biblical verses to combat anxiety and stress

Nobody gets a free pass from stressful moments. Anxiety has reached epidemic levels in our society today and nobody is exempt, from children to the elderly. As Christians, prayer and the scriptures are our greatest weapons against this stress epidemic.

When life's concerns steal your inner peace, turn to God and his Word for relief. Ask the Lord to lift the weight off your shoulders as you pray these stress prayers and contemplate these Bible verses to deal with anxiety.

Prayers for stress and anxiety
Dear Heavenly Father,

I need you now, sir. I am full of stress and anxiety. I invite you to come into my turmoil and take off these heavy burdens. I have reached the end of myself with nowhere else to turn around.
One by one, I take each burden into consideration now and lay it at your feet. Please bring them to me so I don't have to. Father, replace the weight of these weights with your humble and kind yoke, so that today I will find rest for my soul.
Reading your Word brings so much comfort. As I focus on you and your truth, I receive your gift of peace for my mind and heart. This peace is a supernatural peace that I cannot understand. Thanks, I can lie down tonight and sleep. I know that you, dear Lord, will keep me safe. I am not afraid because you are always with me.

Holy Spirit, fill me to the end with a heavenly calm. Fill my soul with your presence. Let me rest in knowing that you, God, are here and in control. No danger can touch me. There's nowhere I can go that you're not already there. Teach me to trust you completely. Father, keep me every day in your perfect peace.

In the name of Jesus Christ, please, Amen.

Oh Lord, let me listen to you.
My soul is tired;
Fear, doubts and worries surround me on all sides.
Yet your sweet mercy cannot be held back
from those who shout at you.
Listen to my tears.
Let me trust your mercy.
Show me how. Set me free.
Free me from anxiety and stress,
so that I can find rest in your loving arms.
Amen.

Bible verses to combat anxiety and stress
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are tired and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and kind, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke it fits perfectly, and the weight I give you is light. "Matthew 11: 28-30, NLT
“I leave you with a gift - peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is not like the peace the world gives. So don't be upset or scared. " (John 14:27, NLT)
May the Lord of peace himself always give you peace in every way. (2 Thessalonians 3:16, ESV)
"I will lie down in peace and sleep, for only you, O Lord, will keep me safe." (Psalm 4: 8, NLT)
You keep it in perfect peace whose mind has remained on you, because it trusts in you. Trust in the Eternal forever, for the Eternal GOD is an eternal rock. (Isaiah 26: 3-4, ESV)