We understand that you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and depressed, and we want to lift you up in prayer and provide some biblical encouragement. Firstly, we commend you for coming in the name of Jesus, as it's only through Him that we have access to God. It is important to remember that God knows your heart. You are not defined by your past mistakes. Scripture tells us:
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more. WEB
God forgives when we repent. It is important to remember that repent means to turn away from or change direction away from. You need to lay your sins and feelings of failure at the feet of Jesus and accept His forgiveness. Remember that Jesus suffered and died to take away sins.
Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. WEB
While you may feel overwhelmed, remember that God is always with you.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. WEB
When you feel scared and ready to give up, hold on to God's promises. He will give you the strength to endure.
We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not in despair; pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed. WEB
We also pray for your comfort during your mother's death. You are mourning but remember God is near.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit. WEB
It's important to understand that depression and fear are not from God. He gives us a sound mind and a spirit of love and of power.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. WEB
We pray that God will fill you with His peace, and help you fix your eyes on Jesus. He will help you recover from the past and build a future based on forgiveness and confidence in Him.
Let us pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus, lifting up our brother who is feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and depressed. Lord, You know his heart and his struggles. We ask that You forgive his sins and help him to forgive himself. Help him to accept Your forgiveness and to turn away from his past mistakes.
Lord, we pray for Your comfort as he mourns the loss of his mother. Be close to him, Lord, and help him to feel Your presence.
We pray also for Your peace to fill his heart and mind. Cast out any spirit of fear and depression, and help him to fix his eyes on You, Jesus. Help him to know that Your plans for his life are for good and not for evil.
Help him to find his identity in You, Lord, and not in his past. Give him the strength to endure and to move forward in Your will for his life.
We ask this all in the precious name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.