Our birthdays are special days in our lives and should be treated as such.
Though most people are not always so excited about their birthdays because of the different storms and challenges they have faced, you should never go a year without celebrating your birthday.
Even though things are not working out in your life as you planned, being alive to witness a new year/season of your life is good enough reason to celebrate your big day.
If for any reason, you want a quiet birthday, there are still significant things you can do while you’re alone that will impact your new age greatly. One of them is praying for yourself on your birthday, and asking God to release his blessings upon you.
In this article, we will be covering 7 powerful birthday prayers you can say for yourself for God to release his blessings and grant you a good day.
You could do this in secret and it will still impact greatly on your life.
1) Short Birthday Prayer For Yourself: To Be Happy
“Heavenly Father,
I thank You for all the good things You have done for me. You have kept me since I was a baby and today You have added one more year to me.
On this amazing day, Lord, I pray that You bless me immensely and cause the remaining days of my life to be filled with happiness. I may not have much but I am grateful for what You have brought me.
As I celebrate my birthday today, may joy and happiness never cease in my life. Amen.”
Original StAgnes.net prayer. Copying prohibited, except with source.
There’s a special kind of blessing God releases to us on our birthdays. In case you didn’t know, God knows all about our birthdays and when that day comes, he sends a special angel to take all of our prayers to him.
If your heart’s desire is to have a happy day and be happy for the rest of your days, rest assured that God will do that for you.
He will make your birthday a memorable one and he will bless the remaining of your days.
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2) Happy Birthday Prayer To Me
“Dear God,
I am grateful for all You have done for me, my family, my friends and my loved ones. My heart is filled with gratitude today because You have counted me worthy to be in the land of the living.
I am so grateful for the additional day You have added to me and I pray, O Lord that as I mark a new day today, that You enlarge my coast and cause me to flourish in all areas of my life.
May the days ahead of me be better than the days behind.
In Your mighty name, I pray. Amen.”
Original StAgnes.net prayer. Copying prohibited, except with source.
Everyone’s desire is to be better than who they were and to have more prosperous days than their previous days.
On your special day, trust that God is going to do something mighty for you.
Remember how Jabez prayed to God to enlarge his coast and God did that? That is the same way he will enlarge your coast once you say this prayer. Also, you will begin to flourish like a tree that is planted by the river.
The book of Jeremiah 17:7-8 says:
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
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3) Birthday Prayer For Me: For a Good Day
“Most High God, hallowed be Your name.
Thank You Gracious and merciful Father for all the great things You have done for me. I am not ignorant of Your mighty hand in my life and I do not take Your love for granted.
My heart is glad because I am a year older today and this could only be Your grace. Father, as I go out to celebrate with my friends, family and loved ones, I ask that we all have a good day.
Let today be filled with, love, peace and joy. Amen.”
Original StAgnes.net prayer. Copying prohibited, except with source.
Praying to God to have a good day on your birthday is one of the best prayers you can make. For some reason, many people are not always happy on their birthdays and they always end up having a bad day. Know that, once you say this prayer, God will ensure that the beginning of your day till the end of your day will be good. He will release his joy, love and peace to you and he will bless your day.
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4) Happy Birthday Wishes To Myself
“Gracious God,
I have come to worship Your holy name today. I am down on my knees because today is a very special day for me and I do not take it for granted.
Today is my birthday and I have come to say special prayers for myself.
I pray that Your mercies and blessings may never cease in my life. My heavens are constantly open and as I turn a year older, I shall lack nothing. All my needs shall before provided before time for me, and I will continually enjoy the goodness of God in my life.
Thank You for blessing me with a new year filled with love, health and peace. Amen.”
Original StAgnes.net prayer. Copying prohibited, except with source.
Nothing beats praying for yourself on your birthday. To be honest, there is no better way of expressing self-love than praying for yourself on your big day.
When you pray for yourself, it is an indication that you have taken charge of your life and you have mounted the gate of your new season. This prayer may look simple, but it a very powerful prayer.
By saying this prayer, you’re not only thanking God for his generosity, but you’re commanding the positive things you want to see in your life.
5) Spiritual Birthday Wishes For Myself
“Amazing God, the maker of the heavens and the earth, I praise and glorify Your holy name.
Today is one of the happiest days of my life and that’s because I just turned a year older. I pray that as I begin a new season in my life, let me never know a better yesterday.
In this new year, I move from glory to glory and everything about my life is blessed. I will continually bask in the glory of God and I will continue to be a light to my generation.
Amen.”
Original StAgnes.net prayer. Copying prohibited, except with source.
God’s plan for all of his children is to be a light to their generation. So, if it is your desire to be light; the kind of light that is set upon a hill and cannot be hidden, then know you are walking in accordance to the will of God.
By decreeing and declaring with your mouth that your life is blessed, get ready to live a blessed life. Once you say this prayer, you cannot just escape the blessings of God, so get ready.
The book of Matthew 4:14 says:
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”
6) Prayer Thanking God For My Birthday
“Merciful Father, the one who releases his blessings to us every day, I praise Your holy name.
Father, today I have come to return all the glory, honor and adoration to your name. Again, You have added another day to my life and my heart is filled with joy.
Thank You for the days I lost hope and You showed up for me in a grand way. I have not forgotten when I was going through the storms of life and You commanded everything to stand still.
Father, today, I am not here to ask for anything but to say thank You, Lord.
May Your name be exalted forever, amen.”
Original StAgnes.net prayer. Copying prohibited, except with source.
The way to God’s heart is through thanksgiving. This is no lie at all, God loves it when we show gratitude to him and remind him of all the things he has done for us.
No matter what you may be going through now, if you look around your life, you will see numerous reasons to thank God.
Taking time on your birthday to thank God is a great way to begin your day and to show your appreciation for the new age he has added to you.
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” — Psalms 100:4.
7) Birthday Blessing Prayer For Myself
“Heavenly Father,
I thank You for all the good and mind-blowing things You have done in my life. You have performed miracles upon miracles and every day, I stand in awe of Your love for me.
Lord, today You have added another year to me and for that, I am grateful. I pray that Your miracles never cease in my life and may Your blessings increase bountifully as I mark this new age.
Let this year be my best year ever. Amen.”
Original StAgnes.net prayer. Copying prohibited, except with source.
Praying for blessings for yourself on your birthday is such a sweet thing to do. Be rest assured that when you say this prayer, God will open the blessings blossom and he will release his blessings upon you in a bountiful way.
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Is It Bad To Pray For Myself?
No, not at all. It is not bad to pray for yourself.
In fact, it is a great thing to take out time on your birthday and pray for the blessings on God to be released on you.
Can i Start Praying First Thing In The Morning?
Yes, you can start praying for yourself first thing in the morning. But if you are not free in the morning, you can say these prayers Whenever you’re free.
How Many Prayers Can i Say?
The number of prayers to say depends on you. If you want, you can say all these prayers or you choose the prayers you want to say.
Happy Birthday To You!
One of the best ways to begin a new age/season is to pray for yourself. Taking out time to pray for yourself on your birthday is not just self-love, but it’s you taking control of the things you want to see in your new age.
These prayers are very powerful and once you say them, you will begin to see all the things for have prayed for.