A Prayer for Anxiety About Money

Lord, the numbers do not add up and the worry is keeping me awake. Bills are stacked, the account is thin, and I keep doing the math over and over hoping it will come out different. There is a tightness in my chest every time I open my banking app.

I confess I have let money become the thing I trust and the thing I fear. I have measured my safety by a balance instead of by Your faithfulness, and the smaller it gets the more frightened I become.

So I bring this pile of bills and this knot of dread to You. You know exactly what I need before I ask. You have fed me before through doors I did not see coming.

Give me wisdom with what I have, courage to make the hard calls, and humility to ask for help where I need it. Quiet the panic enough for me to think clearly and act, one step at a time.

You said to look at the birds, who do not store up in barns, and yet You feed them, and that I am worth far more than they are. Let that loosen the grip of fear on my chest.

I place my finances and my fear in Your hands. You are my provider, not my paycheck. Help me trust You for today's bread today, and rest tonight knowing I am not carrying this alone. Amen.