5 Powerful Prayers to Help Stop Negative Thoughts In Their Tracks

Having negative thoughts is human and with all the chaos going on in the world right now, it’s no wonder we are all having a more difficult time combating them. But please know this…those negative thoughts are not your fault. Satan uses fear, chaos, confusion, and many other tactics you might not even realize to keep us from being close to the Lord. Don’t fall for it! Recognize those tactics as they appear in your life and use prayer and your love for the Lord to counteract them.

Here are five prayers you can use to help stop any negative thoughts you might have as they occur. Use these prayers as a shield against Satan’s power. The moment you discover a negative thought, say a prayer, and shield yourself from its effects. This will help you live a happier, God-filled life as you continue your walk with the Lord from now on through to eternity.

Five Powerful Prayers to Help Stop Negative Thoughts In Their Tracks

1. Prayer of Thanks for a Positive Mind

Lord, thank you for helping to free me from toxic, negative thoughts. Thank you for helping to take these negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones. When negative thoughts come, help me realize where they come from and immediately replace those thoughts with happy ones. Help me focus on happy things and positive thoughts of how I want things to be and not how those toxic negative thoughts would lead me to believe them to be. Thank you for helping me shield my mind from negative thoughts today and every day. In Jesus Name I Pray. Amen.

2. Prayer of Expectancy

Lord, I know you are the most-high God and the ruler of the universe, and that all things are possible to those who believe. Thank you for hearing my cries for help in replacing my negative thoughts with positive ones. Now I move forward with expectancy and a positive frame of mind, knowing I have the power of your love that is taking control of my mind and shielding it from toxic negative thoughts. And I thank you for being with me when the next negative thought comes. Thank you for reminding me that you are the great, I Am and are taking what was meant for my harm and using it to my advantage. In Jesus Name I Pray. Amen.

3. Prayer for God’s Protection Over Your Mind

Lord, I thank you for loving me and I pray for your protection over my mind. Please help me take these negative thoughts and turn them into positive ones. I pray your shield blocks other negative thoughts that may come and deflect them before they begin. Thank you for protecting my mind from chaos and confusion because I am only flesh and cannot do it by myself. I am here to serve you and do your will. I pray that everyone I meet can see your light in me. Please let my behavior reflect your love when those around me are being unkind. And please use me as a shining example of your love, so everyone will know you are the Lord and Savior. In Jesus Name I Pray. Amen.

4. Prayer for Gratitude and Happy Thoughts

Lord, I come to you with gratitude for helping me control my mind and for taking negative thoughts and turning them into happy thoughts. I’m so grateful for you helping me take back the control of my mind by refusing to let those negative thoughts win. I am now redirecting my mind to thinking only about those happy thoughts you have given me to help me at times like these. I am so grateful for you filling my mind with thoughts of peace and love, not just for me, but for everyone. And thank you for always being with me and giving me comfort knowing that I will never walk alone. In Jesus Name I Pray. Amen.

5. Catch and Release Prayer

Lord, I noticed some negative thoughts trying to steal my joy. Please help me to recognize them for what they are. I am acknowledging these toxic negative thoughts and releasing them now. I know you are with me and will take what was meant for my harm and use it to my advantage so everyone will know that you are Lord. Thank you for always providing me with the strength I need to serve you now and forever. In Jesus Name I Pray. Amen.

Closing Thoughts and Blessings

Call out to God and he will be there. These prayers were written and prayed over, asking God to bless, keep, and make whole everyone who reads and uses them. So please say these prayers with expectancy and you will live a happier, faith-filled life of peace and love for yourself and everyone around you.

Peace Be With You!