Throughout the Scripture, there are several accounts of people who encountered God. The encounter for most of them was the beginning of their spiritual journey with the Lord. The point of great revival, renewal, and awakening ushered them into new experiences with God.
From the Old Testament down to the New Testament, the hearts of men and women alike were stirred up. The Spirit of God worked upon their hearts through visions, revelations, and prophecies.
God is still doing the same in our time today. But this is for only those who sincerely desire to be spiritually awakened. If that is you, then the prayers for spiritual awakening I have provided in this article are for you.
Below are Prayers for Spiritual Awakening.
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Prayer for Spiritual Awakening.
Matthew 6:22 (NIV) – But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Merciful Lord, who am I that you are mindful of me? It baffles me that with all my faults and failures, you somehow still manage to love me. You love with an everlasting love that is not dependent on what I do or don’t.
Lord, I am grateful for this love, and I ask that you will not let me take it for granted. I have often fallen short of your glory, yet you have not given up on me.
Please teach me your ways and help me walk in your truth. Let my eyes be single, free of the distractions that keep me away from you.
Most of all, awaken my spirit being with your fire of revival.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Powerful Prayer for Spiritual Awakening.
Ephesians 5:18 (NIV) – Do not get drunk on wine, but try to understand what the Lord wants to do.
Lord Jesus, your word says it is neither by power nor by might, but by your spirit. This explains why I have tried and failed many times in my walk with you. So, I ask that you help me.
Lord, please fill me with the power of the Holy Spirit. Let Him overwhelm and overshadow me and bring me into your will.
I also pray that He will stir my heart and make me constantly desirous of your presence.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Revival and Spiritual Awakening.
Ephesians 5:14 (NIV) – And where your light shines, it will expose their evil deeds. This is why it is said, awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.
Sovereign Lord, I have wandered for so long in darkness. I have also often stumbled, trying to find my way out of this darkness. So, today, I call to you; please hear me and illuminate my life with the glory of your presence.
Brood over me today and call light out of my darkness. Also, call me out of my deep slumber and revive my spirit.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Personal Revival and Spiritual Awakening.
Psalm 24:6 (NIV) – Such is the generation of them that seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Holy God, I come before you today with the humility of heart. I pray for grace and ask that you fill me afresh with your spirit.
Lord, please be merciful and forgive me for wandering away from your presence.
Help me retrace my steps and restore the joy of my salvation. I also ask that you put a new and willing spirit in me. Remove this rebellious and stony heart and replace it with a heart of flesh.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Awakening and Revival.
Romans 13:11 (NIV) – And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Lord Jesus, with all that is happening in the world, I am convinced that the end is near. If there is any time that I desperately need to be alert in the spirit, it is now. So, I ask that you assist me in being sober and vigilant.
Revive my life and help me to be wise to redeem the time. Teach me to walk in the spirit daily so I will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. I ask that you draw me closer to you daily.
Most importantly, help me seek you with all my heart.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Awakening Daily.
Colossians 1:9 (NIV) – For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Mighty God, your word says that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled. So, here I am asking that you will stir up a hunger for your presence in me. Let my desire for you be like a deer that pants for water.
Lord, help me daily desire more intimacy with you. I can’t exhaust you, but there is always room for more. Quench my thirst with the living water and let it become a spring of life in me.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Awakening Experience.
Luke 24:45 (NIV) – Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures.
Almighty God, upon your resurrection, the apostles were left in doubt and confusion. However, you showed them mercy and opened their understanding to the truth of the Scripture. You illuminated their hearts, giving them insight and experience.
Likewise, I pray that you will do the same to me today. Open the mind of my understanding, so that going forward, your word will come alive in me.
Lastly, let the Holy spirit expand the truth of the Scripture to me, and may the entrance of your word give me light.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Also See: Prayer for Revival and Spiritual Awakening: 15 Helpful.
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Prayer for Spiritual Awakening for Someone.
Philippians 3:10 (NIV) – I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.
Gracious God, your word says that the things of the spirit are foolishness to the simple. It also says that the prince of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe. In your mercy, I ask that you remove the veil over the mind of ______.
Open his eyes and mind and cause him to know you. I also ask that it please you to have mercy on him and extend your saving grace to him. So he will realize that he needs a Savior.
Most importantly, help him find you as he searches for you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Awakening and Healing.
Psalm 19:7-8 (NIV) – The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The stature of the Lord is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Everlasting God, thank you for the gift of salvation, your unconditional love, and the grace I enjoy daily. Thank you also for the word that instructs and guides me. I ask that your life-giving word will give me life and bring healing to my soul.
Open my heart today and help me receive your word with meekness and an open heart. I also ask that you send forth your word and heal me of every spiritual redundancy.
In all, through your word, revive my spirit, soul, and body.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Awakening for Husband.
Romans 12;11 (NIV) – Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Faithful God, I commit my husband into your hands. Cause him to know you more intimately; draw him closer to you and shed your love in his heart by the Holy Spirit.
I request that you will create a new heart within him. Assist him in loving and serving you with all his heart and soul. Let the zeal of your house consume him.
Above all, stir an unquenchable fire in his heart, a fire that will keep burning daily in him without diminishing.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Awakening in Church.
Acts 4:6 (NIV) – And will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.
Dear God, you said in your word that your house would be a house of prayer. Unfortunately, we are getting so carried away by activities and have neglected the ministry of the word and prayer.
Please, Lord, show us from where we missed it and help us retrace our steps. Take us back to the ancient landmark and our first love. Keep your church focused, Lord, and build us as you promised in your word.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Enlightenment.
Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) – I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.
Abba Father, I can’t prosper in my walk with you unless my understanding is enlightened. So, I ask that you open the eyes of my understanding and flood it with your light. Give me not just the knowledge of spiritual things but spiritual understanding also.
Let your word gain entrance into my heart and illuminate it. I also ask for the grace to see the invisible and hear that which is not audible. Give me a discerning spirit to sense that which is not tangible and believe that which is unbelievable.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Health.
1 Peter 2;2 (NIV) – Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you by it you may grow up in your salvation.
Heavenly Father, I know I can’t live a healthy life without food and water. Likewise, I can’t be spiritually sound without prayers and knowing your word.
Therefore, I ask that you give me the grace to give myself to the word and prayer. Let me desire it like a newborn craves milk.
Give me the staying power to continue in your presence. And may the knowledge and insight I garner from the Scripture not depart from me. Instead, help me meditate on it day and night until I am fully revived.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Restoration.
Romans 12:2 (NIV) – Do not conform any longer to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Everlasting God, I was fervent and dedicated when I started my walk with you. But these days, I feel the fire going down by the day. I cry out to you, asking that you hold on to me and not let me fall.
Please, Lord, remove the ashes from my altar and set it on fire again. Help me burn for you again. I also ask that you fill me with the passion and conviction I started with.
Empower me to subject the flesh so it will no longer have dominion over me.
Lastly, I ask that you bring me out of this spiritual dryness.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Prayer for Spiritual Vision.
Joel 2:28(NIV) – And Afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people, Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Awesome God, you promised to pour out your spirit upon all flesh in the last days. You also said that when you do this, young men will see visions. Therefore, I ask that you fulfill your word in my life.
Fill me with your Spirit and bless me with spiritual vision. Let me see the things you want me to see, and give me the grace to understand them.
Most of all, I ask that you bless me with the gift of prophecy.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Conclusion
Spiritual awakenings happen when we honestly seek the face of the Lord in the place of prayer. How has your relationship with God been lately?
Have you hit a brick wall – the point where you understand that if God doesn’t help you, no one else can. Let these prayers for spiritual awakening guide you as you seek a better walk with God.