If you are looking for guidance during difficult times, it could be hard to see the path that’s right in front of you. You could be so busy and so caught up looking for the answers that you can’t see it when the answer is right in front of your face.
If you get into the habit of saying daily prayers for whatever it is that you need, you can really reduce your stress and give your anxiety over to the Holy Spirit.
These prayers to the Holy Spirit for guidance are a great way to start to get your life in order. It doesn’t matter if you need just a little help or a whole world of guidance, daily prayer will help lift that burden.
Let us pray.
Prayers
Prayers
Prayer to the Holy Spirit for Help
O Holy Spirit, I ask that you fill my heart with the fire of your love. O God, you who have renewed the face of the earth, with the power of the Holy Spirit, you fill the hearts of every one of your faithful sheep.
The light of the Holy Spirit can help us rejoice in your wise council. We ask for help to relish and rejoice in your holy wisdom. I humbly listen to your word O God and seek the answers to my questions.
I ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Prayer for Blessings from the Holy Spirit
O Lord, Heavenly Father, we ask that the comforting power of the Holy Spirit be with us always. We ask that it keep us safe from all harm. We ask that it purifies our hearts from all anxiety. We ask this of the Holy Spirit, who will watch over and protect us.
Dear Jesus Christ, you open our minds to what is righteous and you guide us to the truth. Through our thoughts and in our words we try to do your will. We live this life as best as we can so that we may be with you in Eternal Glory. Help us to do your will and sing your praise, so that we may be open to receiving the Holy Spirit. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
You could combine this with a prayer to receive the Holy Spirit.
Prayer for Gifts from the Holy Spirit
Heavenly Father, I ask that you grant me the power of the Holy Spirit so that I may walk in your grace and in your love. Grant me the wisdom to let go of my material things and to focus on Eternal Life with you in Heaven.
Grant me the strength to love my neighbor and treat them as I would want to be treated. Grant me the discipline to reject evil and to walk by your side. Grant me peace in my heart so that I may not stray from your will.
I ask that you give me the gifts of the Holy Spirit so that I may bear the cross of any stress or discomfort that might come my way, and do so willingly and without complaint. Teach me what you can so that I may teach others to sing your praise. I ask this in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
We also have a collection of prayers to the Holy Spirit for favor.
Prayer to Open Your Heart to the Holy Spirit
Dear God, I thank you for filling me with the Holy Spirit so that I may know your path for me. Though I was once lost, you have found me and set me right. You lead me and comfort me so that I am filled with your presence and can do your will.
Heavenly Father, thank you for letting me see the work of the Holy Spirit in me, that I am now an extension of Jesus here on earth. Thank you for your knowledge and wisdom so that I may find my own way back to you. I ask that you keep me forever in your grace.
I ask this in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Prayer for the Holy Spirit to Keep You from Sin
Heavenly Lord, I pray that you would bring the Holy Spirit closer to me. I ask that you fill me with the Holy Spirit more this day. I have found that I have been easily swayed by evil lately.
I need your help in protecting me from sin and temptation. I pray that I know to pick you over material things. I ask that I am shown the way to the fruit of the Holy Spirit so that I may follow your guidance. I ask that I feel more of the Holy Spirit’s presence in my life, so that I may know right from wrong.
I ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Prayer for Guidance Today
Lord, Almighty God and Father, we thank you for your great glory. We ask that you continue to guide us even when we do not take the path set before us. I ask for your forgiveness when I doubt your plan for me.
Forgive me when I want to listen to your wisdom but still don’t. You know what will happen and what is going to happen. I need to put my faith and trust in you, always. Please fill me with the Holy Spirit so that I may have the wisdom and strength to do your will.
We ask this in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Prayer for Guidance When Life is Rough
Lord our God, I come to you, a sheep in your flock, with an open heart and ready hands. I come to you to ask that you help see me get through this day.
I ask for your strength and protection. I ask that as I am faced with tough situations I know that you are here with me. I know I will have hard choices ahead of me and that I can face them as long as I know you are with me. Hear my thoughts and my prayers and help me to make the right decisions to get to a better tomorrow.
I ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Have Your Prayer Submitted
Have your prayer to the holy spirit for guidance submitted all over the world:
