Your Nightly Prayer: Evening Prayers for Christians

Forgiveness isn’t easy. In our nightly prayer and devotional, Clarence Haynes Jr. recounts how his struggle to forgive lasted over two decades. He knew all the right verses, even encouraged others to forgive, but inside he wrestled with bitterness toward one person who had wounded him deeply. What he learned—and what Scripture makes clear—is that forgiveness is not a suggestion but a command. And it’s not rooted in the offender’s apology or worthiness, but in the fact that God forgave us first. Unforgiveness feels powerful, but in reality, it imprisons us. The longer we cling to it, the more bitter and bound we become. True freedom begins when we release our right to hold on to the offense and entrust the outcome to God. Forgiveness doesn’t mean excusing sin or pretending nothing happened. It means letting go and allowing the Lord to heal us. The real question is not can you forgive, but do you want to? Even a hesitant “yes” is enough for God to begin His work in your heart. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture: Colossians 3:13 "Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Lord,I confess that I have resisted forgiveness. I’ve made excuses and told myself I couldn’t forgive, when the truth is, I didn’t want to. Tonight, I surrender that hardness to You. Your Word commands me to forgive, and I long to walk in obedience. Change my heart. Give me the strength to release this hurt and let You handle the outcome. Help me walk in the same grace You’ve given me.In Jesus’ name,Amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon Forgiveness begins not with ability, but with desire. Are you willing to take that first step? The unforgiveness you hold often reveals more about your own heart than about the other person’s actions. Forgiveness is the path to freedom—freeing you from the weight of your past hurts. 📣 Calls to Action ✍️ Write down the name of the person you’re struggling to forgive and bring it before God in prayer tonight. 🙌 Subscribe here to receive Your Nightly Prayer directly in your inbox. 💌 Share this prayer with someone else who may be struggling to forgive and needs encouragement. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Like the Israelites at the Red Sea (Exodus 14), sometimes God’s call isn’t to fight or run—but to be still. That command feels counterintuitive when fear and striving push us to do more. In tonight's prayer and devotional, we are reminded that spiritual stillness isn’t defeat—it’s trust. Amber Ginter reflects on how many of us live out a performative faith, one that feels like we must continually prove ourselves to God and others. But salvation doesn’t come from our effort; it comes by grace through faith. When we rest in Him, we move from striving to surrender. Being still is one of the deepest acts of obedience. It reorients our hearts from performance to presence. It’s not passive—it’s an active declaration that God is in control and His grace is enough. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture: Psalm 46:10 (NIV) “Be still, and know that I am God.”🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Dear Jesus,Resting in a world that demands constant striving isn’t easy. Please help me let go of a performative faith and surrender to Your grace. Teach me what it means to be still and know that You are God. Fill me with Your peace that surpasses all understanding, and quiet my spirit with Your presence. I trust and thank You, Lord.Amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon Where do you struggle most with resting in God’s grace instead of striving? How does the story of the Israelites in Exodus 14 speak into your current season? Memorize Psalm 46:10. Write it somewhere visible so you’re reminded daily to let go and be still. 📣 Calls to Action 📝 Journal about where you may be trying to “perform” in your faith instead of resting in grace. 🙌 Subscribe here to receive Your Nightly Prayer devotionals directly in your inbox. 💌 Share this prayer with a friend who may also need the reminder to release striving and embrace stillness. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Starting over isn’t easy. Whether it’s a new job, a relationship, or an unexpected life change, new beginnings can feel overwhelming. In this evening's prayer and devotional, Scripture reminds us that God treasures even the smallest steps forward. Britt Mooney reflects on Abraham, who was called to begin anew at eighty years old. What looked like uncertainty became the foundation of God’s promises to His people. In the same way, our fresh starts, however small or stressful, are never insignificant when placed in God’s hands. God often works through humble beginnings so that His glory shines through. Just as He multiplied loaves and fish, He can take your new season—no matter how fragile—and grow something beautiful and eternal. Don’t despise the small starts. Trust Him to be faithful with them. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture: Zechariah 4:10 “Do not despise these small beginnings.”🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Heavenly Father,Thank You for the gift of new beginnings, even when they feel uncertain or difficult. You remain faithful through every season of change. Give me courage to trust You with what feels small and unfinished. Like Abraham, help me to step forward in obedience, believing that You will bring great things from humble starts. In Jesus’ name, amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon Recall a time when starting over felt joyful—and a time when it was difficult. How did God meet you in both? Think about the many biblical figures called into new beginnings. What did God accomplish through them? What new season are you in right now, and what might God be calling you to trust Him with? 📣 Calls to Action ✍️ Journal about the “new beginning” you’re currently facing and invite God into it. 💌 Subscribe here to receive Your Nightly Prayer devotionals in your inbox. 🌱 Share this prayer with a friend who is in a season of starting over. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Sometimes life’s failures and hardships make us wonder if God still loves us. In tonight's evening prayer and devotional, Clarence Haynes reminds us that nothing—not our struggles, doubts, or brokenness—can separate us from His love. He shares the unforgettable story of sprinter Derek Redmond at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, who tore his hamstring mid-race. Limping toward the finish line, he was joined by his father, Jim, who pushed past security to carry him forward. That father’s love gives us a glimpse of God’s love for us. God doesn’t wait at the finish line. He runs to us in the middle of our brokenness, carrying us when we can’t take another step. His love isn’t dependent on performance or circumstances—it is constant, eternal, and unstoppable. So when you feel like you’ve blown it, remember: the cross, not your circumstances, is the proof of God’s love. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture: Romans 8:39 "Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Lord,Remind me of Your great love when I forget. When I stumble or fail, help me rest in the truth that nothing can separate me from You. Teach me to embrace Your love, not as something earned, but as a gift rooted in Your character. Tonight, I lay down my doubts and unfinished race, trusting that You will walk with me every step of the way.In Jesus’ name, amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon The circumstances of life are not evidence of God’s love; the cross is. God’s love does not guarantee an easy life, but it promises His presence in every trial. His love does not abandon you in difficult moments—it carries you through them. 📣 Calls to Action 💌 Receive nightly prayers in your inbox: Sign up here to get Your Nightly Prayer. 🙏 Take five minutes tonight to reflect on Romans 8:39—write down one moment when you felt God carry you. 📖 Share this devotional with a friend who needs reassurance of God’s unshakable love. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Do you ever feel paralyzed by decision-making, afraid of choosing the wrong path? Sometimes, in our desire to please God, we wait for unmistakable signs before moving forward. But God’s guidance isn’t always loud or obvious. Often, He leads us quietly, step by step, reminding us that His ability to lead is far greater than our ability to hear. Scripture assures us God has already written every day of our lives (Psalm 139:16). He isn’t waiting for us to “mess up” so He can scold us. Instead, He is a patient Father who repeats His nudges as often as necessary. He is more concerned with our hearts than our flawless performance. When we draw near to Him—through prayer, Scripture, and godly counsel—He sharpens our spiritual sensitivity and teaches us to hear His voice. Even if we stumble, He promises to weave our steps into His good and sovereign purposes (Proverbs 19:21). You don’t need to fear missing His will—He delights in leading you. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture: Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Father,Thank You for faithfully caring for me. You see every decision I face and know the weight each one carries. Thank You for promising to never leave me in confusion or abandon me to faulty thinking. Bring clarity to my doubts, peace to my inner questions, and truth to my heart. Close my ears to the enemy’s lies and help me trust Your steady hand, even when You seem silent. Teach me to rely not on my limited understanding, but on Your eternal wisdom.In Jesus’ name, amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon God has good plans for you—plans rooted in His love, not in your performance. He shows no favorites; the same God who guided biblical heroes will guide you too. His grace is abundant, equipping you to live freely and confidently in Him. 📣 Calls to Action 💌 Receive nightly encouragement in your inbox: Sign up here for Your Nightly Prayer. 🕊️ Pause tonight before making decisions—pray Proverbs 3:5 aloud and invite God to quiet your overthinking. 🙏 Share this devotional with a friend who wrestles with decision-making and remind them they’re not alone. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

It’s easy to measure our worth by how much we accomplish in a day. But In tonight's prayer and devotional, we study Psalm 127, which reminds us that all our labor is meaningless unless it is rooted in God’s presence and purpose. True fruitfulness is not about squeezing more tasks into an already overfull schedule, but about aligning our lives with God’s will. When we surrender our goals, calendars, and plans to Him, we trade the stress of hustling for the peace of His guiding hand. Productivity reframed through grace prioritizes presence with God and others, rather than striving for perfection. Tonight's Scripture: Psalm 127:1 “Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Father,I thank You that Your grace is sufficient for me. I ask for Your covering over this next season of life. Remind me that my true purpose is not to achieve more, but to build my home and my life in partnership with You. Teach me to say “yes” to the right things and “no” when necessary. Help me choose peace and presence over performance and productivity. I invite You into my schedule and trust that Your strength will provide everything I need.Amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon Take time to pray over your calendar, goals, and commitments. Which ones bring eternal value, and which ones may need to be released? How can you practice prioritizing peace and presence with God and your loved ones over “doing more”? Reflect on the ways constant hustling may be draining your spirit or family. How might God be calling you to rest in His grace? 📣 Calls to Action 💌 Receive nightly encouragement in your inbox: Sign up here for Your Nightly Prayer. 📖 Pause before planning tomorrow—pray over your to-do list and ask God to help you focus on what matters most. 🙏 Share this devotional with a friend who may also feel overwhelmed by the pressure to perform. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Not every summer turns out the way we hoped. Maybe you prayed for slower rhythms, deeper connection, or lighter days with your family—yet instead you find yourself weary, frustrated, and whispering desperate prayers like, “Lord, just get me through this day.” In this evening's nightly prayer, we turn to Psalm 147:3, God promises that He heals the brokenhearted and binds up wounds. This truth reminds us that He sees our pain, even in the everyday moments when patience runs out, doors slam, and prayers come out as sighs more than words. He is not only near in the big heartbreaks, but also in the quiet tears behind closed doors and the unspoken longings of our hearts. When connection feels distant or hopes for healing seem unanswered, God is still at work. He doesn’t expect us to hold everything together. Instead, He invites us to let Him hold us in the messy middle—offering comfort, presence, and hope that redemption is unfolding in ways we may not yet see. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture: Psalm 147:3 "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Heavenly Father,My children are a gift from You, and You have called me to walk with them in this season. Yet tonight, I feel weary, broken, and in need of Your healing presence. Please bring renewal, restoration, and hope into my home. Remind me that You are near, that You bind up wounds both big and small, and that nothing is too complicated for You to redeem. Help me not to give up but to rest in the assurance that You are always at work.In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon How can you allow yourself to grieve unmet expectations without letting go of hope? Are there ways you may have overlooked God’s nearness because you expected Him to show up differently? What small signs of redemption or renewal might you be missing in your home and heart right now? 📣 Calls to Action 💌 Receive peace-filled encouragement every evening: Sign up here to get Your Nightly Prayer straight to your inbox. 📖 Reflect on Psalm 147 this week, focusing on God’s role as the healer of your broken places. 🙏 Share tonight’s prayer with a friend who may also be carrying grief or disappointment this season. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

The start of a school year brings excitement—and anxiety. As parents, we prepare with school supplies, schedules, and packed lunches, yet the real challenge often lies in what we can’t control: friendships, social pressures, learning struggles, or transitions between grades. In tonight's prayer and devotional, Rachel Wojo, host of Untangling Prayer, shares from her own experience as a mother of five—navigating four different school buildings at once—that true peace comes not from perfect planning, but from surrendering the school year to God. Proverbs 16:3 promises that when we commit our plans to the Lord, He establishes them. This doesn’t mean every detail will unfold as we imagined, but that God secures the year within His good purposes for our children. When we pray over backpacks, entrust friendships, and release anxieties, we remind ourselves that God loves our children even more than we do. He goes before them into classrooms, cafeterias, and playgrounds—already preparing teachers, peers, and moments of growth that we cannot foresee. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Heavenly Father,As a new school year approaches, I bring all my hopes and fears to You. You know my children better than I do—their strengths, struggles, and dreams. I commit this entire school year into Your hands. Please give me wisdom as a parent, and help me trust You when I’m tempted to worry. Establish my children’s steps, surround them with Your love, and let this be a year where they grow in both knowledge and faith.In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon God’s Presence in the Classroom – Picture your child in class and remember that God is right there with them. Teachers as God’s Gift – Reflect on how God has used teachers in the past to encourage, guide, and shape your child. Small Victories of Growth – Recall a moment when your child overcame a challenge, and remember that God is still writing those growth stories this year. 📣 Calls to Action 💌 Pray with intention this school year: Sign up here to receive Your Nightly Prayer by email. 🎒 Pray over your child’s backpack or school supplies tonight, asking God to cover their days with His peace and protection. 🙏 Explore Rachel Wojo’s 31 Prayers for a Mom’s Heart prayer cards for practical, Scripture-based ways to pray over your kids. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

We live in an age of constant connection—news alerts, texts, emails, social media updates—yet all this information comes at a cost. The endless stream of tragedies, opinions, and events can overstimulate our hearts and minds, leaving us drained. But we were never designed to carry the weight of the world. That’s God’s job. In this evening's prayer and devotional, we remember that He calls us to turn to Him, our Good Shepherd, who restores our souls and leads us to peace. Just as Psalm 23 reminds us, He invites us beside still waters, where His voice calms the noise of everything else. It’s not wrong to care about what’s happening in the world, but when the flood of information begins to steal our peace, that’s our cue to step back. The Shepherd’s voice must be louder than the media. In His presence, we find the refreshment our overstimulated souls so desperately need. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture: Psalm 23:2-3 "He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake."🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Lord,There are moments when the flood of news and social media leaves me anxious and weary. The weight of the world feels too heavy to carry. Tonight, remind me that You are my Shepherd and in You, I lack nothing. Help me to quiet the voices around me so that I can rest in Your presence. Refresh my soul and teach me to be discerning with my attention, trusting that You are always at work.In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon Recall a place or image that conveys peace—perhaps a park, a childhood memory, or a picture in a book. How can you turn to this as a reminder of God’s “green pastures”? Imagine God’s Word as a lighthouse guiding you through the storm of information. What verse anchors you when you feel overwhelmed? Brainstorm daily ways to unplug from devices—like prayer, time in nature, or simply sitting quietly in His presence. 📣 Calls to Action 💌 Stay nourished nightly: Sign up here to receive Your Nightly Prayer by email. 📲 Share this devotional with a friend who feels weighed down by the constant noise of life. 🌿 Tonight, choose one way to unplug and rest in God’s quiet presence. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Many of us enter life with carefully crafted plans—timelines for career, marriage, and milestones. But often those plans unravel, and we’re left realizing just how little control we actually have. Amber Ginter shares her story of learning to release her type-A, control-driven tendencies into God’s hands. As Proverbs 16:9 reminds us: “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.” Even when our dreams don’t play out the way we thought, God’s purposes never fail. The detours and delays are not wasted. They are preparing us for what’s ahead. The invitation of Proverbs 3:5-6 is to surrender—not just in theory, but in practice. To give God our whole hearts, trusting His wisdom over our own. And in that trust, we find freedom. Because the pressure isn’t on us to make everything happen—it’s on Him to lead us faithfully, right on time. 📖 Tonight’s Scripture: Proverbs 3:5, NIV “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”🔗 Read more on BibleStudyTools.com 🙏 Your Nightly Prayer Dear Jesus,Finding peace in the unknown is hard. When seasons shift and my heart longs for control, root me in Your truth. Help me to trust Your timing and Your plans above my own. Teach me to release my grip and find peace in Your faithful presence. Prepare me for what’s ahead, even when I cannot see the path clearly. I know You will get me where I need to be, right on time.Amen. 🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon Where do you find it hardest to trust God’s plan? Write these areas down in prayer. Try this prayer posture: open one hand to receive, and lay the other down to release—symbolizing surrender. Share your dreams and struggles with a trusted friend. Pray together for God’s direction and preparation for what’s ahead. 📣 Calls to Action 💌 Get encouragement nightly: Sign up here to receive Your Nightly Prayer in your inbox. 📲 Share this devotion with someone navigating an uncertain season. 🙌 Tonight, ask yourself: What dream or plan do I need to release into God’s hands? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.