For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.
—HEBREWS 4:12, AMPC
TO ACTIVATE SOMETHING is to start it off, trigger it, or set it in motion. Prophetic activations are spiritual exercises that use words, actions, phrases, objects, Scripture verses, worship songs and dance, prophetic prayers, and more to trigger the prophetic gifts and empower believers to release God’s word on the earth.
Activations are designed to break down the barriers of fear, doubt, timidity, and ignorance that hinder people from operating in prophecy. They rekindle and fan the flame of ministers that have become stagnant in the prophetic flow. We all need times of reigniting. Prophetic activations will inspire believers and churches to prophesy. Stagnant churches need to be set in motion. Prophetic activations can get us moving again.
That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination].
—2 TIMOTHY 1:6, AMPC
Some people want to be sent out to all kinds of places, but what word are they carrying? Will it take them into the place God has for them? Make sure you are consistently stirring up the gift that is within you so you will be able to minister to people when they call.
God will lead you where the message He has given you is needed. As you yield to His purpose for your life, God will position you with the right people and put you in the right places to accomplish His plan.
I encourage you to pray the following prayers to activate and release the prophetic in you. (For even more detailed guidance on how to activate the prophetic within you, see my book Prophetic Activation.)
PRAYERS TO ACTIVATE THE PROPHETIC IN YOU
Lord, I call unto You, and You answer me, and show me great and mighty things which I do not know (Jer. 33:3).
Lord, give me strength to bring forth my destiny as Your prophet (Isa. 66:9).
Lord, let me not operate in the wrong spirit (Luke 9:55).
Let me have and walk in an excellent spirit (Dan. 6:3).
Lord, stir up my spirit to do Your will (Hag. 1:14).
I reject all false prophetic ministry in the name of Jesus (2 Pet. 2:1).
I reject the mouth of vanity and the right hand of falsehood (Ps. 144:8).
I reject every false vision and every false prophetic word released into my life (Jer. 14:14).
I bind Satan, the deceiver, from releasing any deception into my life (Rev. 12:9).
I bind and cast out all spirits of self-deception in the name of Jesus (1 Cor. 3:18).
I bind and cast out any spirit of sorcery that would deceive me in the name of Jesus (Rev. 18:23).
Lord, let no man deceive me (Matt. 24:4).
I bind and rebuke any bewitchment that would keep me from obeying the truth (Gal. 3:1).
I pray for utterance and boldness to make known the mystery of the gospel (Eph. 6:19).
I bind and cast out any spirit of Absalom that would try to steal my heart from God’s ordained leadership (2 Sam. 15:6).
Lord, cleanse my life from secret faults (Ps. 19:12).
Lord, let Your secret be upon my tabernacle (Job 29:4).
Lead me and guide me for Your name’s sake (Ps. 31:3).
Guide me continually (Isa. 58:11).
Guide me into all truth (John 16:13).
Guide me with Your eye (Ps. 32:8).
Help me guide my affairs with discretion (Ps. 112:5).
Guide me by the skillfulness of Your hands (Ps. 78:72).
Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil (Matt. 6:13).
Lead me and make Your way straight before my eyes (Ps. 5:8).
Make the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth before me (Isa. 40:4).
Send out Your light and truth, and let them lead me (Ps. 43:3).
Make darkness light before me and crooked things straight (Isa. 42:16).
Lord, give me wisdom in every area where I lack (Jas. 1:5).
PRAYER TO RELEASE PROPHETIC REVELATION
Father, You are a God who reveals secrets. Lord, reveal Your secrets to me (Dan. 2:28). Reveal to me the secret and deep things (Dan. 2:22). Let me understand things kept secret from the foundation of the world (Matt. 13:35).
Let the seals be broken from Your Word (Dan. 12:9). Let me understand and have revelation of Your will and purpose. Give me the spirit of wisdom and revelation, and let the eyes of my understanding be enlightened (Eph. 1:17).
Let me understand heavenly things (John 3:12). Open my eyes to behold wondrous things out of Your Word (Ps. 119:18). Let me know and understand the mysteries of the kingdom (Mark 4:11).
Let me speak to others by revelation (1 Cor. 14:6). Reveal Your secrets to Your servants the prophets (Amos 3:7). Let the hidden things be made manifest (Mark 4:22). Hide Your truths from the wise and prudent and reveal them to babes (Matt. 11:25).
Let Your arm be revealed in my life (John 12:38). Reveal the things that belong to me (Deut. 29:29). Let Your Word be revealed unto me (1 Sam. 3:7). Let Your glory be revealed in my life (Isa. 40:5) Let Your righteousness be revealed in my life
(Isa. 56:1).