Looking for powerful prayers for success in your business dealings, or simply your daily routine? Keep reading for example prayers to help you petition the Lord as you walk along the right path for your life.
“O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”
Nehemiah 1:11
We all have dreams and goals for our lives that we wish to be successful in. Perhaps it is to create a Christ centered family. Or maybe you are looking for the Lord to move in a powerful way in your business plans or school endeavors.
Whatever the desires of your heart are, you may find yourself seeking the Lord for counsel, direction, and success. Our prayers for success are heard by the almighty God, because he cares for us!
In this we will talk about daily prayer as an integral part of understanding the true meaning of success. Pray these prayers along with the guiding scriptures and see if you begin living the abundant life God promises!
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Prayers for Success: What is favor?
When we pray for favor from God, what exactly are we asking for? What does God’s favor in our life mean? Praying for success could easily be trivialized to simply praying for a team to win, or to pass a test.
That is not saying those prayers are not valid. Every concern that we have is heard by God. It simply means that when we call on the name of the Lord Jesus, we must understand the thing we are praying for, and realize who we are asking for this favor from.
Oxfords dictionary gives 2 definitions of favor as a noun (1) Approval, support, or liking for someone or something. (2) an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual. Praying for favor simply means that we are petitioning God for approval, acceptance, special benefits or blessings.
Interestingly enough, according to Strong’s concordance, favor is closely associated with grace, kindness, and mercy. It is often seen as the Greek word ‘charis’ and is used as grace, a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, or kindness.
We should be reminded that when we pray for success in our time of need, we are praying to the God of heaven and asking him for his kindness and grace and divine intervention in the situations and circumstances of our lives.
How do you pray for success and divine favor?
The first thing we must understand when praying for success is that when we pray from a place of humility, our father in heaven is faithful to hear and in his will act on our behalf.
Praying with humility, however, does require that we are consistent with our prayer life, and treat our prayer time not just as a buffet where we get all that we want with little investment, instead, our prayers should be consistent conversations with our closest confidant, the everlasting God.
When you pray, your prayers should be an integral part of your quiet time. This ensures that you are familiar with God’s voice. Knowing his voice helps guide what to pray for and you are reminded that God is a constant presence in your life!
Your prayers should be full of adoration and praise to our Father in Heaven. This helps you to place glory where glory is due. It humbles us to focus on the power that God has. It also reminds us that the things that we do are not in our own power but through the power of God in Jesus Christ.
Include confession and repentance into your prayers. This is also a way to remain humble and also to make sure you are in right standing with the Lord.
Lastly, our prayers should be for others as well as ourselves. Praying for success and our own needs is not selfish, we are told that we can bring our cares to God because he cares for us and he is a gracious father, however, if the only concerns we bring before God are those of our own favor or success, well that speaks more to the maturity of our Christian walk.
Prayer points for success
Here are a few prayer points for success you can use to pray through as you are petitioning the father for favor, abundance, and prosperity in your endeavors.
- Pray for wisdom to see God’s plans for you
- Pray for divine strategy
- Pray for Godly counsel
- Pray for focus in preparation and studies
- Pray for favor in front of boards and superiors
- Pray to bind the spirit of fear and confusion
- Pray that you walk in excellence
- Pray for God’s hand on your life every step of the way
- Pray for open doors and right choices
- Pray that the work of our hands is fruitful
Prayers for success
There are many reasons why we may need to pray for success and prosperity. It could be school, work, a relationship or some other need we wish to excel in. Oftentimes, however as Christians we hesitate to add these sort of things to our prayers because we may feel that it is selfish, but our success is God’s glory!
When we succeed in the plans that he prepares for us, we can point more people to him as the source of our success! Praying for success or favor helps us to be active participants in God’s purposes!
One way to make sure that your prayers for favor are not selfish and instead are focused and surrendered to God’s will is to pray the scriptures and meditate on the promises God has for your life. This requires spending intentional time in God’s word and meaningful quiet time at his feet.
Whether you are praying for a new job and the doors of opportunity in your life or for the Lord to expand your social network for a more successful business this list of prayers can help give you a sound mind and peace during your times of need!
The following prayers for success have been created as a starting point for you as you pray to God for blessing and favor.
Prayer for favor of God
Ultimately when we pray for success, we are asking God for his favor in the endeavors of our life. We are appealing to him and requesting that he look on our circumstances favorably.
Many bible verses about favor speak of the favor of the Lord being with the righteous, with that being said, any prayer for favor should include space for you to allow the holy spirit to search your heart!
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I pray for blessings and favor. As I walk this path, I ask that your hand be on me. May you walk before me and make my paths straight. Your word says that your favor is with the righteous, oh Lord, you are my righteousness. Search my heart and reveal to me the places that are not like you. Help me to walk in your light so that your face is always shining on me. I ask all these things in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Scriptures on favor to pray: Psalm 5:12, Psalm 90:17, Psalm 84:11, Psalm 30:5
Prayer for abundance and prosperity
One of the greatest scriptures about abundance and prosperity is also a prayer, spoken by Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. It simply says “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I may be free from pain.” The verse goes on to say “And God granted his request.
HOW POWERFUL! This simple and to the point prayer for abundance was uttered by an obscure man in the scriptures and yet, God not only heard his pleas, but granted his request.
Prayer: Father God, I ask for your blessing on my life and the lives of my family. I pray that you would remove the sting of sickness and disease from those attached to me. I pray that you would increase my influence amongst your people, Lord that I may be able to glorify you more. I pray for abundance and prosperity in my home, in my church, in my career, and in my family. I know you are able to do abundantly, above which I ask or think and I thank you in advance. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
Scriptures on abundance to pray: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, Psalm 23:5, Ephesians 3:20, 1 Kings 2:3, 1 Timothy 1:14
Prayer for prosperity in business
We spend a significant part of our days working in our careers or in our personal businesses. Because this is often our form of livelihood, it would make sense to understand how to pray for prosperity in our business.
Prayer: Lord in Heaven, I lift up my business to you. Thank you for the opportunity to see come to fruition the dreams that you have placed in my heart. I pray that you would surround me with wise counsel. Build around me strong business partners with like minded individuals. Give me wisdom and discernment to know those who are not good for me or my business.
Lord I know that prosperity comes from you, help me to be a good steward of the abundance you give me through my business. Help me to see others who I can pour into. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Scriptures about prosperity to pray: Psalm 37:4, Matthew 7:7, Habukkuk 2:2, Proverbs 16:3, John 10:10
Prayer for success in life
In this life we will go through many circumstances and situations. Praying through the many ups and downs of life will not only help us to see God in everything, but also helps us to find calm in the midst of the storms we may face so that we may find ourselves victorious on the other side. This prayer for success in life can be prayed
Prayer: Dear Father, you are all powerful. I commit my ways and my life to you! I know if you are in the middle of my plans, then they can success! I believe that I can do all things through you, father! Help me to walk in your ways, I long to keep your commands. I know that all prosperity comes from you! Thank you for the many good things you have given me in my life! In Jesus’ name, Amen
Scriptures on success to pray: Philippians 4:13, Proverbs 16:3, 1 Kings 2:3, Isaiah 41:10, Jeremiah 17:7
Prayer for success in school
Every year, millions of students enter the halls of their classrooms across all age groups!
Whether you are a mama praying for your little ones as they start a new school year or the mama praying for herself as she prepares to enter a new educational program to further her career, praying for success in school can help to not only bring you the ability to be successful in your classroom, but to also calm the anxiety and fear that often surrounds school.
Prayer: Dear Almighty father, you are the beginning of knowledge, in you is all wisdom and understanding. Help me father as I open my mind to knowledge in school. Teach me knowledge and good judgement, for I trust your commands. Father, I ask that your hand of favor would be upon me as I walk through this school year, give me focus and insight as I matriculate through this course, and keep my mind clear during final exams. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen
Scriptures about success to pray: Proverbs 2:6, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 18:15, Proverbs 2:1-2, Isaiah 11:2
Pray for Success to a Faithful Father
Dear Friend, my prayer for you is that god’s blessings surround you, that the word of Christ rests in your heart. I pray that you experience countless blessings and great success!
We all have hopes, dreams, and ambitions, and I believe that God wants us to live a life of abundance. When we succeed whether that is in motherhood, or in our career, or in surviving the things that were set up for our harm, he is glorified.
When we pray these prayers for success, we are not using prayer as a way to twist the arm of our father. Instead, these prayers should be used to encourage your heart, to lay your petitions before the father, and to understand his will.
When you pray for favor, do so with a heart of gratitude, giving thanks to God in advance for his provision and hand in your life!