A Prayer for When You’re Feeling Depressed

July 29, 2025•2 min read

Say this prayer when you feel overwhelmed by depression, when the weight is too heavy, and when you need God to pull you out of the darkness.

Dear God,

I call to you from the mud and the mire. I lift my voice up from the pit I’ve found myself in today.

I cannot get out on my own. I don’t have the strength or the wisdom to dig myself out and my heart can’t take the emptiness of “going it alone” any more.

Holy Spirit come fill me. Fill every hole that has been left from unhealed wounds.

Every void left behind from those who have forsaken me.

Come bring your lamp to the deepest parts of my soul. All the pain I have harboured there, I surrender to you, Abba.

My God, I know you are with me even when I am in the depths (Psalm 139:8) and that I won’t be here in this pain forever, for weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning (Psalm 50).

Bind up my broken heart (Psalm 147:3) and refresh my soul (Psalm 23:3). Be my strength and my shield today and always.

I thank you for your faithfulness and that my breakthrough is coming. You are my savior and I trust in you.

Thank you Jesus. Thank you for everything you have done for me and everything you will do.

I stand on your promises, Lord. Even when things look bleak, dark, empty and cold, I stand firm. I will not be shaken with my feet set firmly on the cornerstone.

Praise your holy name. Be glorified in this storm, O God and I will be grateful to share the testimony of your greatness to all who will listen.

Thank you for your light.

Thank you for your peace.

Thank you for fighting this battle for me God.

Guide my steps and let your will be done in my life, today and always.

In Jesus’s mighty, unmatchable name.

Amen

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Elle Angel

Hello! I’m Elle Angel. I’m an author, speaker, and podcaster, but at the core of it, I’m just a mom who cares deeply about what gets planted in people’s hearts, especially kids. I’ve spent years teaching in both formal and informal school settings, as well as serving in kids ministry. I honestly love the sweetness and honesty of kids, and yes, even the chaos that comes with it. There’s something about it. It’s loud and messy and full, but it’s real. What gets me every time is when something clicks for a child. You can literally see it on their face. The moment they understand something new, the moment it makes sense, the moment they feel it. It’s like a light turns on. And when that “click” is about who they are in God, or how much Jesus loves them… there’s nothing like it.

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