12 Prayers for Things We Exchange with God

Have you ever made an exchange and received the best end of the deal?

In elementary school, I exchanged notebooks with a girl in my class. Her pink and glitter cover dazzled and captured my attention. But my notebook paled in comparison. 

So, I wondered why she ever agreed to such an uneven exchange.

Then I realized exchanges with God are the same, my meager for His ample.

So I begin praying prayers of exchange.

Here are 12 prayers for powerful exchanges using scriptures.

Exchange Our Measly

1.) Our lack for His bounty.

“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance” Psalm 65:11, NIV.

Father, You are abundant and bountiful. Exchange the areas where I lack spiritually, with Your wonderful bounty. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

2.) Our shame for God’s mercy.

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved” Ephesians 2:4-5, ESV.

Lord, thank You for Your great mercy. Help me to keep exchanging shame for mercy. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

3.) Our sorrow for the Lord’s joy. 

“And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away” Isaiah 35:10, ESV.

Lord, exchange my sorrow in this life for Your everlasting joy. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

4.) Our darkness for His light.

“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all” 1 John 1:5, ESV.

God, I long for Your light in a dark world, thank You for giving me the light of Christ. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

God exchanges our lack for His bounty, our shame for His mercy, our sorrow for His joy, and our darkness for His light. Share on X

5.) Our weakness for His strength.

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ ” 2 Corinthians 12:9a, ESV.

Father, Give me Your strength in every weak area so that I walk in Your power. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Amazing Exchange

6.) Our fear for God’s courage.

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go” Joshua 1:9, NIV.

Lord, courage comes from You, fear comes from the enemy. You make me brave. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

7.) Our burden for the Lord’s rest.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28, NIV.

Lord, help me lay down my burdens to find true rest in You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

8.) Our affliction for His healing.

“But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall” Malachi 4:2, ESV.

Father, exchange my afflictions for Your healing as I fear Your holy and matchless name. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Trading With God

9.) Our lies for God’s truth.

“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free’” John 8:31-32, ESV.

God, I’m so grateful for Your truth that dispels the enemy’s lies. Help me abide in Your word to discern the difference. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

God, I'm so grateful for Your truth that dispels the enemy's lies. Help me abide in Your word to discern the difference. In Jesus' name. Amen. Share on X

10.) Our trouble for the Lord’s peace.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” John 16:33, NIV.

God, Your peace surpasses all human understanding. When trouble surrounds me, Your peace is there to comfort me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

11.) Our sin for His grace.

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” Romans 3:23-24, NIV.

Lord, I will never get over how You replace my sin with Your grace, and You continue to extend grace upon grace to me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

12.) Our death for His life.

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 6:23, NIV.

Father, I praise You, the giver of life. Thank You for exchanging my spiritual death for eternal life in Christ, Your Son. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Father, I praise You, the giver of life. Thank You for exchanging my spiritual death for eternal life in Christ, Your Son. In Jesus' name. Amen. Share on X

Which exchange resonates the most with you?

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