We all face moments of despair, sadness, and loneliness. In these moments of darkness, prayer can be a powerful source of light and hope. Prayers for happiness and joy can help us find the strength to keep going, even when it feels like all is lost.
Whether you are struggling to find joy in your life, need some extra motivation to keep going, or just need a reminder that things will get better, these 35 motivational prayers for happiness and joy can provide the comfort and support you need.
35 motivational prayers for happiness and joy
Shine in Darkness Prayer
Heavenly Father, my world is put over in the darkness. A cloud follows me every day of my life so that I stumble and fall in blindness. I am overrun with fear and sadness. Send Your spirit to shine in the darkness. Be as a beacon in my life and draw me unto Yourself. Conform us to Your image that we might also become lights in the darkness. In Your son Jesus’ name, Amen.
Prayer For Upliftment
God of Mercy, I look around and find sadness all around. Life is difficult for so many. The wicked prosper, and the righteous suffer. I search for answers, but alas, nothing makes sense of all the sorrow. Comfort my soul, O Lord. Send Your Spirit to impart peace and understanding. Kindle the flame of Your love in my heart, that I might be able to ease the pain of my neighbor and bring glory to Your name. In Your dear Son’s name, Amen.
Prayer To Ease My Sadness
Dear Lord, I want so bad to be happy. I am heartbroken, and my wick has burned out. There is nothing in my cup, and life feels so empty. My soul is beaten down and I am always tired, not wanting to face the day. Yet, through Your bloodshed on the cross, I know You have won my salvation. Bring gladness and joy to my heart, and restore to me the hope of salvation. In Your name alone, Amen.
Prayer When in Pain or Suffering
Merciful Father, There are times, O Lord when I feel a deep sense of unrest. Trials and tribulations beset me, and I do not know where to turn. I cannot see the reason why suffering must exist, but I trust in your plan. I pray that you will guide me in all ways and help me to make the best of the situation. Help me to find happiness in small things. I pray that you bring me the peace and joy that I seek in life. Amen.
Prayer for Happiness and Peace in Life
Dear Lord, I pray that you bless me with true happiness and peace in life. Lead me away from hate and anger toward love. From restless mind and anxiety, give me peace. Lead me from fear of death to eternal life.
Dear Lord when I suffer despair and lack of confidence, lead me to hope, faith, and trust. Lead me away from dishonesty and deceit toward eternal truth. Allow eternal peace and tranquility to fill my heart, my mind, my life, and my world. Amen.
Ease My Sadness Prayer
Holy Lord, I want so badly to be happy. I am heartbroken, and my wick has burned out. There is nothing in my cup, and life feels so empty. My soul is beaten down and I am always tired, not wanting to face the day. Yet, through Your bloodshed on the cross, I know You have won my salvation. Bring gladness and joy to my heart, and restore to me the hope of salvation. In Your name alone, Amen.
I Surrender Everything to You Prayer
O Lord, you are my hope when times are rough. When I encounter heavy burdens, you lift me up and give me a reason to hope for the future. Through you, my heart becomes filled with joy. I have faith that everything that happens is a part of your plan. While I struggle under my burden, I know that you are there to support me and guide me through everything that happens. No matter what happens during this day, I know that your everlasting joy will await me. Even when I struggle and face obstacles, I will feel happy knowing that I am doing your bidding. Please bless me and help me to grow in my knowledge of you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Prayer for Happiness in Every Moment of Life
O God, please help me to find rest and happiness within your plan. Make my lips smile longer as I think of moving to an amazing sunlit place. Let me awaken each morning with hope for everything that the world has to offer.
Help me so that I can discover peace, prosperity, and happiness in life. Guide me to find joy in each day and appreciate the beauty of your creation. Teach me how to touch each soul I meet and be thankful for every person in my life.
Teach me how to see a happy life in all of its infinite varieties. Help me to find happiness in every moment as I go through each day. Amen.
The Happiness Prayer
Grant to us, O Lord, the royalty of inward happiness, and the serenity which comes from living close to thee. Daily renew in us the sense of joy, and let the eternal spirit of the Father dwell in our souls and bodies, filling every corner of our hearts with light and grace; so that, bearing about with us the infection of good courage, we may be diffusers of life, and may meet all ills and cross accidents with gallant and high-hearted happiness, giving thee thanks always for all things.
Send Your Spirit Prayer
Dear God, how I long for the joy of Your Spirit. I have sought happiness according to the world. I have chased what they promised would bring me joy and happiness. I have purchased fine things and traveled to far-away places. But all of this is vanity. All of this will perish, but You alone are eternal. Only You can fill the void in our hearts. Help us to rest in Your arms. Amen.
Prayer for Love, Peace, and Happiness
Lord, I ask that you lead me to peace and happiness. Lead me away from hate and toward love. From war, give me peace. Lead me from death to eternal life. When I suffer despair and fear, leads me to hope and trust. Lead me away from falsehood and toward your truth. Allow peace to fill my heart, my life, and my world. Amen.
A Prayer for Joy
Lord Jesus, every good gift is given to us by Your hand. Though we are filled with vanity, You alone can take credit for the good that happens in the world. Therefore, magnify Yourself in our lives. Bring to silence those who condemn us for our sins, and turn our eyes upon Your holy cross. Give us the joy only You can grant, O God, and give us a willing spirit to pursue truth and goodness in our lives. Hear my prayer, O Jesus. Amen.
Prayer for Peace of Mind and Spirit
O Father in heaven, I ask that you gladden and refresh my spirit. Purify my heart and mind so that I may be at one with you. Even when I am beset by troubles and despair, guide me toward your light and be my refuge. Through you, I no longer feel sorrow or grief. In your love, I can rejoice in everlasting happiness and joy. I will place my anxieties at your feet in the knowledge that you gave me each struggle so that I may triumph and learn. You are more of a friend to me than I am to myself.
Deliver Me from Heartbreak Prayer
Heavenly Father, my heart has been shattered to pieces. Each day seems impossible to get through. Sunrise to sunset is simply going through the motions. Some days, I don’t see the point of it all. You alone, my Lord, are where I find peace. Yet, today You seem so far. Mend my heart, O God. Let me be a branch on Your vine, that I might bring forth fruit in the joy of Your Spirit. Amen.
Prayer for Happiness and Energy
O Heavenly Father, I pray that you cheer up and refresh my spirit. Gladden my heart and mind so that I may sing your glory. Even when I am overwhelmed by despair and difficulties, guide me toward your light and be my refuge. With Your upon me, I no longer feel sorrow or grief.
In your mercy, I can rejoice in everlasting happiness and joy. I place my anxieties and worries at your feet in the faith that you gave me each challenge so that I may win over and learn. You are a better friend to me than I am to myself.
Dear Father, I pray to you to guide me and strengthen me as I carry a heavy load on my weakened shoulders. The heavy burden weighs down my heart, and sometimes I doubt if at all I can bear it. When I am stressed or anxious, bring me strength and peace. I feel comforted in the strength of your love. Please O Lord, bring me peace in my time of need and help me to find happiness every day. Amen.
Gratitude Prayer for Happiness
Thank you, Lord, for all of your blessings in my life. Thank you for surrounding me with wonderful friends, family members, and neighbors. Thank you for giving us the gift of your beautiful world and all the skies, mountains, and lakes. Thank you for the thrill of celebrations and the enrichment of music. Thank you for all of the animals and creatures that you made. Thank you for giving us the promise of eternity and everlasting life. When I am down or depressed, please remind me of all of the many reasons why I should be thankful and guide my spirit toward your happiness.
Celtic Blessing (An ancient prayer for happiness and joy)
May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that’s always blue. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
The Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time. Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace. Taking, as he did, the sinful world as it is, not as I would have it.
Trusting that he will make all things right if I surrender to His will; that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him forever.”
Morning Prayer for Happiness
O Father, please help me to find rest within your happiness. Make my smile linger upon my lips as I think back to an amazing memory of a sunlit place. Help me to awaken each morning with hope for everything that the world has to offer. Guide me so that I can discover life in all of its infinite varieties. Help me to discover the joy in each day and the beauty of your creation. As I go through each day, help me to touch each soul I encounter, and be thankful for every person in my life. Amen.
Send Your Spirit Prayer
Dear God, how I long for the joy of Your Spirit. I have sought happiness according to the world. I have chased what they promised would bring me joy and happiness. I have purchased fine things and traveled to far-away places. But all of this is vanity. All of this will perish, but You alone are eternal. Only You can fill the void in our hearts. Help us to rest in Your arms. Amen.
Wipe Away Tears Prayer
Most merciful God, we are by our very nature sinners. We walk in calamity all the days of our lives. Day in and day out, I shed tears. I cannot love or trust anyone as You have called me to do, as I am so upset. Yet with You alone, there is forgiveness for our sins. You have promised to wipe away our tears and make all things new. Help me, O Lord, to love as You have loved, that I too might know the joy of Your Spirit. In Your name, I pray. Amen.
A Prayer for Joy
Lord Jesus, every good gift is given to us by Your hand. Though we are filled with vanity, You alone can take credit for the good that happens in the world. Therefore, magnify Yourself in our lives. Bring to silence those who condemn us for our sins, and turn our eyes upon Your holy cross. Give us the joy only You can grant, O God, and give us a willing spirit to pursue truth and goodness in our lives. Hear my prayer, O Jesus. Amen.
A Prayer for Faith
that by the death of Your Son on the cross You have destroyed sin and death. Yet, I am weak in my faith. I want to know the joy You have won for us, but sin weighs me down and I cannot believe in the truth of Your words. Grant me faith by Your mighty power that I might rejoice in the salvation won by Your blood. Let Your good news reverberate in my life and shatter the grip of the Devil. Amen.
A Prayer for Relief
Lord Jesus Christ, You teach us in Your word to ask and it will be given. I come to You as a gazelle flees from the lion. My enemies pursue me and calamity follows me everywhere. No matter where I hide, they come and find me. All news seems to be bad news, and I have been broken. Be as a fortress for me, good Lord. Hide me behind Your watchful towers, and deliver me from misery. In Your name. Amen.
Prayer to Know Your Love
God of grace, You came to give life in abundance. All of creation knows Your love. The birds of the air are fed by Your hand. You make the skies bring forth water for the fields. You adorn the lilies of the field. Lord, teach me to know this love of Yours. Cast away darkness and vanity from my heart and fill me with Your love. Teach me to walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
Prayer for the Right Attitude
Everlasting God, I have noticed that life has taken a toll on my outlook on life. Those who hound and oppress me have embittered me. I have not loved You with the fullness of my heart, nor have I loved my neighbor as You have commanded me. I am all-around miserable person, lashing out at others. Soften my heart, Lord. Help me to rest in Your finished work, that united to You by faith I might be conformed to Your image. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Deliver Me from Heartbreak Prayer
Heavenly Father, my heart has been shattered to pieces. Each day seems impossible to get through. Sunrise to sunset is simply going through the motions. Some days, I don’t see the point of it all. You alone, my Lord, are where I find peace. Yet, today You seem so far. Mend my heart, O God. Let me be a branch on Your vine, that I might bring forth fruit in the joy of Your Spirit. Amen.
Prayer to Fill My Heart
Dear God, despite my best efforts, I am unable to be happy. I search the depths and valleys of my heart, but there is nothing there. You feel so far away from me. I search You out in my life, but I cannot find You anywhere. I long for Your loving embrace. I long to see Your face. Break into my life, Lord. Seek out my heart and fill it with Your presence. Fill my soul as You filled the Holy of Holies. Amen.
Comforting Prayer For Joy
Heavenly Father, my life is full of difficulties. I am anxious about everything and I am consumed with worry. Even though I know that You always provide, I struggle to apply this to my life. Lord Jesus, in Your earthly ministry You promised to send Your Holy Spirit to bring us comfort and joy. Let Your comforting spirit descend upon me. Let it wash through me so that I might know this comfort and learn to trust in You. Amen.
Lend Me Your Hand Prayer
Lord Jesus, it only takes one false step and I become lost. I am like a blind person being led by a blind person, and I have fallen into the pit where there is no light. I am sad and alone and I feel that nobody cares. Everyone walks past me and they show no pity. But You, O Lord, are with me always, even in the depths of the pit. Lend down Your divine hand and pull me out, O Lord. Hear my prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Prayer for Contentment
Dear Lord, I am constantly tempted by the material things of this world. Everywhere I am encouraged to covet. It has made me envious and jealous of my neighbor and has left me feeling sad and worthless. Yet, I know what You have said. You have marked me by Your blood and claimed me as Your own. Help me to rest in this identity, and take away my covetousness. Amen.
Prayer for Resisting the Devil
God, you said in Your word that if we will seek you, you will transform us and renew our minds, so that we will know Your will for us. Lord, today I humbly submit myself to Your will and Word.
Take me and mold me. Lead me away from darkness and into Your marvelous light. Guide my steps each and every day and bless my life with happiness.
God, I pray that all those who are seeking will find You. Old things will pass away and all things will become new.
I pray that our thoughts will be focused on You and every good thing will come to us as we wait patiently on You. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Prayer to Overcome Envy
Dear Heavenly Father, sometimes we are jealous of what others have. While we know that they may be achieving great things in ways not pleasing to You, we allow ourselves to be envious of what they have.
Lord, let us not envy the lifestyle and successes of others, but let us turn to You always as our guide and mentor. Let our light shine, Father, so people may see our good works which will glorify You.
You said, what a man sows, so shall he reap. So help us to sow seeds of righteousness and love.
May we be generous at all times to those in need. May our happiness come from You and not from earthy things. Bless us, oh mighty Lord, Amen.
Prayer for a Cheerful Heart
Oh Lord, sometimes it seems so difficult to be cheerful when we are overwhelmed by the challenges of life. Bills pile up, friends deceive us, conflicts arise, life happens.
But Oh Lord, in all things, let us seek Your face and bask in You, to find the joy we need. Let us keep our eyes fixed on You always and may we remember to praise You, even more, when happiness is lacking in our lives.
You promised You will never leave us or forsake us and we trust that You will grant us the desires of our heart.
Strengthen our faith as we learn to depend on You more and more each day and as You continue to walk with us. In the name of Jesus, we pray, Amen.
Prayer for Happiness in Marriage
Almighty Father, I surrender my marriage to You. Bless it, Oh Lord, and guide us as we walk in union with You. I pray that what You have joined together, no one can separate.
Give us hearts of love and compassion, wisdom and understanding. Let Your everlasting Love be our guide and example.
Lord, I know the plans You have for me and my MARRIAGE and I can rest assured that they are plans to prosper me, my marriage, my children, my home.
Father, I lift up my spouse and myself to You and pray that You will heal any damage and brokenness, and bind us together with cords that cannot be broken. In Jesus’ name, Amen!
Prayer of Joy For The Giving
Almighty Father, I ask that you open my heart to give to others. Teach me the joy of giving, as a blessing to those in need.
Heavenly Father, I pray for my brothers and sisters around the world who are in need.
I pray that You will send representatives of Jesus to teach them about their own personal storehouse in Your kingdom and how to access it, through new faith and belief, in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
You said Father God that You are our Shepherd and we shall not want. That is a promise we stand on, believing in You to supply our needs according to Your riches in glory through Jesus Christ.
Pull us away from lack into a great, abundant overflow in every area of our lives. In the name of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords we pray, Jesus! Amen.
Final words:
We serve a prayer-answering and caring Father who is always around to help us anytime we face challenges that threaten our Joy and Happiness.
God still cares, these selections of prayers for happiness and joy is here to help you communicate with him always.
