Procrastination is a such a cunning thief of time that it always tricks us to think that it’s okay to still postpone that assignment from school till the last minute or draft that proposal for work until the day it’ll be urgently needed or finish that highly motivating book we’ve planned to finish reading in just a week; when in the actual sense we have just been whirling away our precious time in which we could’ve used for other more productive ventures.
When procrastination sets in, it makes us idle away and the consequence of this is that we are not able to attain our full potential and miss a lot of opportunities that would’ve taken us to a better level in our lives.
Procrastination delays not only our time but our blessings; hindering us from reaching our target on time and does not bring out the best in us. However, the word of God in James 1:5 is reassuring and the Lord told us that we should ask of him whatever we need the wisdom to overcome and it shall be given to us. Therefore, let us start applying the scriptures and pray against every spirit of procrastination in our lives.
- Refuse To Be Sluggard:
“The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” (Proverbs 13:4) Heavenly Father,
I thank you for my life and all you’ve been helping me with up till this present moment of my life. I’m glad that I can find solace in you and that your word is my guiding light. Knowing now that the souls of the slow ones who procrastinate will remain poor and those who are diligent will be blessed and rich; I pray that you help me to overcome every spirit of procrastination in my life in Jesus’ name. Lord, I want you to uproot every stem of procrastination that is making me put my works aside instead of doing them on time and be more productive. Make my soul become diligent and prosper in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
- Pray to Do Away With Laziness:
“The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.” (Proverbs 12:24).
Dear Lord,
I believe in your words that the lazy soul shall be put to forced labor because he has procrastinated during the time he was supposed to work. I refuse to be subjected to forced Labour in the mighty name of Jesus. Lord, I seek that your eyes be upon me today and make me fulfill all that I have set out to do. I pray that you help me destroy by fire every procrastinating factor in my life Jesus name. Lord uplift me and give me strength whenever I start feeling lazy and postpone the work I ought to have done at the moment to later. Aid my soul to not be slothful in Jesus’ name. Amen.
- Pray For “Do It Now” Ability:
“Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do.” (Proverbs 6:4)
Dear Father,
For your words have come unto me that I should not put off what I should do now till later. I, therefore, pray for the “Do It Now” ability to be bestowed upon me now in the mighty name of Jesus. You are the mighty God; your name is above every other name and therefore I declare in your name that every root of procrastination in my life is seized and destroyed right now by the power of the Holy Ghost. I refuse every spirit of delay and every factor of procrastination hindering me from maximizing my full potential in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
- Pray For Focus:
“Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.” (Proverbs 4:25).
Dear God,
I pray humbly for the spirit to stay focused on whatever work I am doing and never be distracted in Jesus’ name. Father, help me to overcome every spirit of distraction in my life by the power of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name. From now on, I will receive the ability to start my work and never bulge to side attractions and the spirit of procrastination in the mighty name of Jesus. I receive the power to stay focused and maximize my potential through the strength of God which enables me in Jesus’ name. Amen
- Committing All Works To God:
“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”(Proverbs 16:3).
Dear God,
I humbly commit all my works unto you; let your divine spirit abide by me all the time in the mighty name of Jesus. Anytime the spirit of procrastination wants to set it and hinder me, let the fire that surrounds me consume it in the mighty name of Jesus. For I have committed all to you; Lord let my thoughts be established and make my resolve stand firm to not put what I can do now till later in Jesus’ name. Thank you Lord for you are the all-knowing and all-powerful God; the beginning and the end and the God who never fails. I am grateful that you have uprooted the stem of procrastination and destroyed the fruits of delay in my life and work. May your name be forever glorified. Amen.
Other prayer points against procrastination below:
- The Psalmist says prayed that you help us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. Lord, please help me to come to the knowledge of time in the name of Jesus. Grant me the special grace to walk in the knowledge of time and work to achieve all that is needed per time in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, I pray for strength in the name of Jesus. Father, grant me strength to do my work without getting tired until I have done the needful each day of my life in the name of Jesus. Let it become difficult for me to get tired without fulfilling my schedules in the name of Jesus. Let strength be poured on me from on high in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, I ask that you enhance my life with the skill and grace to effectively prioritize my activities, events, and work in the name of Jesus. Lord, please infuse me with all I need to know to have and use the prioritizing ability effectively in all situations and works in the name of Jesus. Endow me with the skill set to prioritize my life in the name of Jesus.
- Father, I pray against the spirit of laziness in my life in the name of Jesus. I destroy the activities and operations of the spirit of laziness in my life in the name of Jesus. Laziness makes me procrastinate my work. Lord, help me to overcome laziness in all ways in the name of Jesus.
- Father, please grant me wisdom to carry out my day-to-day activities without jeopardizing one for the other in the name of Jesus. Lord, you have said you will grant wisdom to whoever asks, please pour your wisdom on me, wisdom for task management and effective time utilization in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, come against every deceit of the devil that there is still time that keeps me unfulfilled in the name of Jesus. I render that deceit of the devil that there is still a time of no effect in my heart and life in the name of Jesus. Lord, help me to disregard it each time it comes to me in the name of Jesus.
- Father, I commit myself to the rulership of the Holy Spirit to manage my time effectively in the name of Jesus. Father, I take responsibility to follow through and do what is appropriate with my time in the name of Jesus. I take an oath of responsibility with you today my Lord and Savior to be responsible with my time in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, I know that I procrastinate because of a lack of focus on the goal ahead. Help me to stay focused on the goal in the name of Jesus. As I plan to stay focused, please help me to work it through in the name of Jesus. Father, grant me the grace to remain focused no matter the challenges and difficulties that may come my way in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, every satanic host using procrastination to work against my success is hereby scattered by the fire of the Holy Ghost in the name of Jesus. I scatter all the host of demons working to make me fall into the dip of procrastination in the name of Jesus. The Bible says no weapon fashion against me shall succeed, therefore the host of satanic operations is scattered in Jesus’ name.
- Father, the Bible spoke about the sons of Issachar who had the understanding of time and what Israel needed to do. Please grant me this grace to know what time is meant for spiritually. Grant me the will to do according to the knowledge of time in the name of Jesus. Just as you infuse the sons of Issachar with it, please infuse it into my spirit in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, I ask that you be my source of motivation to move on at the point where procrastination may seem to be the only option in the name of Jesus. Let my motivation to forge ahead to do more never runs dry in the name of Jesus. Enhance me with the motivation I need to pull through to avoid procrastination until the goal is achieved in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, I pray that you grant me speed where I have lagged behind because of procrastination in the name of Jesus. Father, please grant me speed to cover the grounds that I have lost due to my procrastination in the time past in the name of Jesus. Please help me, Lord let me not miss them forever in the name of Jesus.
- Lord, I receive divine strategy from above to put an end to procrastination in my life in the name of Jesus. Open my spirit to receive from you my Lord and my savior in the name of Jesus. As I receive divine strategy, I receive the will to implement those strategies in my life in the name of Jesus.
Also Read: Special Prayers against Laziness
Almost everyone has been guilty of procrastination at one time or another but as children of God, we are refined through Christ Jesus and shall make exploits; breaking every yoke of delay that’s hindering us from attaining our full purpose and God-given potential. It is advisable to say these prayers every day and you shall see wonders and a miraculous turnaround in your life situations. Your life shall begin to be more glamorous and beautiful to the glory of the Lord.
Thank you for this prayers. Can I please have a copý if possible ?