A Prayer for People Who Don’t Know Who They Are (Struggling with Gender Identity)

Dear God,

I come to You with a heavy heart for people who don’t know who they are. Some people feel confused about how You made them. Some men feel like they want to be women. Some women feel like they want to be men. They are hurting inside. They don’t feel peace. They are searching for answers.

Lord, You are the One who made each person. The Bible says in Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV):
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

God, You made every person special. You do not make mistakes. You know each person by name. You love them with an everlasting love. You have a good plan for them.

Some people feel like they are in the wrong body. They feel sad, confused, or angry. But God, You are not the author of confusion. Your Word says in 1 Corinthians 14:33 (NIV):
"For God is not a God of disorder but of peace."

Please, Lord, bring peace to their hearts. Let them know You are near. Help them hear Your voice. Remind them that they are loved as they are.

Jesus, You came to heal broken hearts. In Isaiah 61:1 (NIV) it says:
"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me... He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted."

Many people struggling with identity are brokenhearted. They are fighting inside. They think changing their body will fix the pain, but only You can heal deep wounds. Only You can fill the emptiness.

Lord, please show them that true identity is found in You. Help them see that they are a child of God. In 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) it says:
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"

When they give their heart to Jesus, they become a new person inside. Their value does not come from looks or feelings. Their value comes from You.

Help them not listen to lies from the world. The world says, “Change yourself to feel happy.” But true joy comes from knowing You.

Father, send people into their lives who will love them with truth and kindness. Let them meet Christians who care about them and point them to Jesus.

Please help them not make fast decisions that could hurt their body. Give them time to hear Your truth and Your love.

Let them feel Your arms holding them close. Let them know You made them with a purpose. In Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) it says:
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Thank You, God, for hearing this prayer. Thank You for loving all people. Thank You for offering hope and healing to everyone who calls on You.

In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.