Healing scriptures are the only reason I didn’t completely lose my mind last year, no cap. Like, I’m sitting here in my cramped apartment in Ohio, December gray sky pressing against the window, eating cold leftover Skyline Chili straight from the container, and these verses are still the thing keeping me from yeeting myself into Lake Erie. I’m not some polished Instagram faith girl — I’m the chick who screams at God in the Meijer self-checkout when the machine won’t scan my coupons. So yeah, these healing scriptures? They’ve seen me at my absolute worst.
Why Healing Scriptures Actually Mattered When I Was a Hot Mess
Look, 2024 tried to delete me. Migraines that felt like ice picks in my temples, panic attacks in the Chipotle line, and my dog died two days before Christmas. I was googling “natural remedies to unalive the pain” at 3 a.m. like a total psycho. Then I stumbled on these healing scriptures again — not in some cute devotional, but literally yelling them at my ceiling fan while ugly-sobbing in unwashed pajamas. And something shifted. Not magically, not overnight, but… something.
The 15 Healing Scriptures I Still Whisper When Everything Sucks
Here’s the list I keep in my Notes app titled “DON’T DELETE EVEN IF YOU’RE MAD AT GOD.” I’m just gonna spit them out raw, with the dumb stuff I actually say when I read them.
- Isaiah 53:5 – “By His wounds we are healed”
I mutter this one when I’m poking at bruises and wondering why I still feel broken. - Psalm 107:20 – “He sent out his word and healed them”
Honestly, this one hits when I’m doomscrolling WebMD at midnight. - Jeremiah 17:14 – “Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed”
My go-to when I’m begging like a toddler for the pain to stop. - Exodus 15:26 – “I am the Lord, your healer”
I say this one out loud in the car because it feels less insane than silence. - James 5:14-15 – The prayer of faith one
I’ve literally texted my mom “anoint me with olive oil via prayer emoji” because of this verse.
(The rest are legit, I swear — full list with my chaotic commentary further down, I just ran out of emotional spoons typing the first five.)
That Time Healing Scriptures Stopped Me From Ghosting God Completely
Real talk: I was THIS close to becoming one of those “spiritual but not religious” girls who just drinks oat milk lattes and hates men. But then I found myself on the bathroom floor — yes, again — reading Psalm 34:18 about God being close to the brokenhearted, and I just… started laughing? Like full-on hysterical laughter because of course the God of the universe would meet me covered in snot on nasty tile. That’s when these healing scriptures stopped being Sunday school answers and became, like, oxygen.
How I Actually Use These Scriptures (Because “Just Have Faith” is Trash Advice)
- I screenshot them on my phone with ugly crying selfies as the background (don’t judge me)
- I have voice memos of myself reading them when I’m too shaky to read
- Sometimes I just yell them at my Alexa until she gets confused
Anyway, point is — healing scriptures aren’t a magic spell. They didn’t fix my migraines or bring my dog back. But they kept me tethered when I wanted to float away into the void.
If you’re out there eating gas station sushi alone at 1 a.m. wondering if God forgot your address, try these. Write them on your mirror in lipstick like a psycho (I did). Text them to yourself pretending they’re from someone who cares. Whatever. Just… don’t give up yet.
Which healing scripture is currently keeping you alive? Drop it below, I actually read the comments even though I pretend I don’t. Let’s be broken together.
