Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up (Luke 18:1)
What Do You Mean By The Spirit Of Prayerlessness?
The Spirit of Prayerlessness is a spirit that makes a believer to become lazy, and even resistant toward prayer and any other spiritual communication with God. Prayerlessness is not the absence of words, but the absence of God in our daily decisions
When you stop praying, your faith becomes powerless, your vision becomes clouded, and your strength fades away. Hence as a result you stop partnering with God in the miracles He wants to perform in your life. Brethren always remember that the distance between you and God is measured by the distance between your knees and the floor. Every day you neglect prayer, you empower the enemy and weaken your defences, so PRAY like Daniel (Daniel6:10) and PRAISE like David (Psalm 119:164)!
Signs That You Under Attack By The Spirit of Prayerlessness:
- Lack of Desire to Pray: It saps the passion and hunger for prayer, making a person feel bored, distracted, or disinterested whenever they try to pray leading to prayerlessness.
- Spiritual Fatigue or Laziness: It promotes spiritual lethargy, causing one to neglect their prayer life.
- Disruption of Prayer Habits: It interrupts or sabotages prayer time through distractions, negative thoughts, or sudden tiredness leading to prayerlessness.
- Weakening of Spiritual Power: Because prayer is a key channel for divine power, the spirit of prayerlessness weakens a believer’s connection to God’s strength and guidance.
- Opposition to Intimacy with God: This spirit aims to keep believers distant from God’s presence, making them vulnerable to other attacks like fear, doubt, or depression and this leads to prayerlessness.
- Often linked to Complacency and Routine: Sometimes prayerlessness is disguised as busyness, routine, or thinking prayer is not important.
How to Combat the Spirit of Prayerlessness:
- Repent and renounce any attitudes or habits of prayerlessness.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to renew your passion and discipline for prayer.
- Use scripture and spiritual warfare prayers to break the hold of this spirit.
- Develop consistent prayer habits, even when you don’t feel like it.
- Seek fellowship with others who pray regularly to encourage your own prayer life.
Prayers To Help You Overcome It:
1.O Lord, I confess and repent of every attitude and habit that has caused me to neglect prayer. I renounce every spirit that robs me of my prayer time and intercession. Fill me afresh with Your Spirit that I may pray without ceasing, in Jesus name.
2.Heavenly Father, forgive me for the time I have wasted neglecting prayer. I ask for grace to make up for the days I have been prayerless. Restore my relationship with You, and let me never again be separated from the power of prayer, in Jesus name.
3.Heavenly Father, I repent of every sin, hidden or known, that is choking my prayer life. Purge me with the blood of Jesus. Let nothing stand between me and the throne of grace, in Jesus name.
4.O Lord, I reject every distraction, busyness, and worldly engagement that pulls me away from spending time in prayer. Help me to prioritize prayer and fellowship with You above all else. In Jesus’ name
5.Heavenly Father, I come against every spirit of prayerlessness operating in my life. I break its power and influence now. I reject the spirit of laziness, distraction, and spiritual dryness. I receive a fresh hunger and passion for prayer, in Jesus name.
6. In the mighty name of Jesus, I command every spirit of silence, deafness, and blindness toward prayer to be removed from my life. I declare that my ears are open to hear from Heaven, and my lips speak prayers that move the hand of God, in Jesus name.
7.By the power in the blood of Jesus, I receive fresh living water to flow through my spirit, renewing my passion to pray continually and fervently, in Jesus name.
8. Heavenly Spirit, Remove every spirit of hardness, deafness, or rebellion that resists prayer. Give me a tender and obedient heart that delights to communicate with You, in Jesus name.
9.Heavenly Father, I come against every spirit of doubt and unbelief that weakens my prayer life. I stand on Your Word that says, “Ask and you shall receive.” I receive breakthrough now, in Jesus name.
10.Heavenly Father, pour out a fresh fire upon my heart. Ignite a holy passion and zeal for prayer. Renew my strength like the eagle’s, so I can pray without fainting or giving up. Let prayer become my delight and my strength, in Jesus name.
11.In the mighty name of Jesus, I cancel every witchcraft assignment and demonic plan designed to stop me from praying or to dull my spiritual sensitivity. Let the power of the blood of Jesus set me free to pray unhindered.
12.Holy Spirit, release upon me the spirit of intercession. Let me stand in the gap for others with power and compassion. Teach me how to pray according to the burdens You place on my heart, in Jesus name.
13.Heavenly Father, I repent of every prideful attitude and self-sufficiency that has caused me to rely on myself instead of coming to You in prayer. Help me to humble myself and seek Your face daily with a teachable heart, in Jesus name
14. Heavenly Father, I reject every form of prayer fatigue, discouragement, and hopelessness. I declare that Your strength is made perfect in my weakness. I receive fresh strength to pray until breakthrough comes, in Jesus name.
15. O Lord, I bind and cast out every spirit that causes my mind to wander and drift during prayer. I receive the mind of Christ, full concentration, and heavenly focus in my prayer life, in Jesus name.
16.Heavenly Father, I come against every spirit of spiritual slumber and dullness that causes me to be indifferent to prayer. Let me rise as a watchman on the wall, vigilant and persistent in prayer. In Jesus’ name,
17.Holy Spirit, restore the joy of prayer in my life. Let me run to the place of prayer with excitement and hunger. Replace heaviness with gladness and dullness with deligh, in Jesus name.
18.Heavenly Father, I reject the lukewarm spirit that makes me passive in prayer. I declare that my heart will burn with the fire of the Holy Spirit to serve You full-heartedly; my prayers will be fervent, passionate, and persistent from today, in Jesus name.
19. In the mighty name of Jesus, I break the power of prayerlessness that has affected my family and ancestors. I declare a new heritage of prayer warriors and spiritual intercessors born in my lineage.
20.In the mighty name of Jesus, I break every spirit of disobedience and rebellion against the call to pray. Let Your Spirit empower me to be faithful and diligent in prayer.
21.Holy Spirit, activate in me the spirit of prayer. Let me be a constant intercessor, standing in the gap for the lost, the church, and my community, in Jesus name.
22. O Lord, I dismantle every spiritual blockage, wall, or barrier that hinders my prayers. I speak to every mountain standing between me and effective prayer be removed and cast into the sea, inJesus name.
23.In the mighty name of Jesus, I break every evil covenant, vow, or agreement that was made knowingly or unknowingly to stop me or my family from praying. I nullify their power with the blood of Jesus.
24.Holy Spirit, pour out a fresh anointing upon me to pray with power and authority. Let my prayers bring divine intervention and open doors that no man can shut, in Jesus name.
25.Heavenly Father, I reject spiritual stagnation and dryness. I invite Your Spirit to flow freely in me, renewing my passion and zeal. Let me not be content with the bare minimum but hunger for more of You in prayer, in Jesus name.
Always remember that Prayerlessness is a door left open for spiritual decay.
Pastor Nathaniel.
