Prayer is what most people, who believes in God, will do to obtain something. Praying for a job is one of the ways that everybody can do and it can provide positive effect.
Here are thirteen powerful prayers for success in your upcoming job interview. These prayers are followed by the mightiest Bible verses on prosperity to memorize and believe. After that, there is a must-see video where Joel Osteen shows you how to prepare for a season of prosperity and financial breakthrough.
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All-powerful God, I pray that you would give me success in my job interview. Give me confidence Lord, to speak clearly, and to answer the questions with wisdom. My confidence in life is not based on my own strength or performance but it is rooted in you. You are with me, you never leave my side. I can enter the interview with confidence because you are there with me. Everything I need is found in you. Please grant me a successful outcome. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Calm Mind Prayer
Heavenly Father, you are the God of peace which surpasses understanding. As I approach this job interview, please calm my anxiety and soothe my fears. Give me your peace in my soul. May I approach every part of the interview with the assurance that comes from your peace. I have nothing to fear when you are with me. If you are for me, who can be against me? Remind my worried mind of your presence and your power. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Guidance Prayer
God of all wisdom, you have promised to give wisdom to anyone who asks. As I approach my interview please give me wisdom in my speech. Guide my thoughts and direct my steps. When I experience uncertainty and confusion, may I lean on your limitless wisdom. May your Holy Spirit be at work in me like a lamp to my feet and shield to my mind. Help me to think clearly and calmly. Help me to speak with confidence and clarity. Help me to glorify you in this interview. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Trust the Lord Prayer
Loving Father, you know my future. You make all things work together for my good. Help me to trust you as I go to my interview. Whatever the outcome, I know that you are still working for my good and your glory. Help me to do my best, knowing that my future is in your mighty hand. I do not know what is around the corner but nothing can take you by surprise. I face uncertainty but I can be certain that you are in control and that you are good. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Guide My Speech Prayer
God of all truth, your word is living and active, your voice is powerful, your speech compassionate. Guard and guide my tongue today in my job interview. Help me to say what I want to say, help me to answer questions clearly and communicate effectively. Help me to listen well and connect with the people I meet. Help me to extend your love and grace to every person I encounter. Clear my mind and guide me in what I think, say and do. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Walk In God’s Ways Prayer
Generous God, you are my provider, you give me everything I need. Prosperity is found in you. Help me to carry out this interview with the correct perspective on the job. My ultimate allegiance is to you. My primary job description is to walk in your ways, obey your commands and trust in the name of Jesus. Help me to do this and prosper in everything I do, wherever I go. If I am successful in the interview, help me to glorify you in this job. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Use My Gifts Prayer
O Lord, my God, my faith will never be put to shame when my trust is in you. You have entrusted me with gifts, abilities and skills. You have given them to me to use for the purposes you have prepared for me in advance. Help me to demonstrate those gifts in my interview and use them effectively in this job. In everything I do, help me to glorify you. You commanded me to love you and love my neighbor as myself, help me to do that through this job. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Depend on God Prayer
Lord of the Universe, you created this world and everything in it. You created my life and everything in it. It is you who gives the ability to work and the ability to produce wealth. Everything I have is a gift from you. Every breath that I breathe, word that I speak, and task that I carry out, is done through the strength you give me. Help me to rely completely on you as I approach my job interview. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Desires of My Heart Prayer
Generous Father, you are the source of all satisfaction and fulfillment in life. Help me as I attend this interview. My desire is to be successful in my application for this job. You have said that if I delight myself in you, you will give me the desires of my heart so I come before you now. Help me to find my deepest joy in you so that I can approach this interview with freedom rather than pressure. Help me focus on you throughout this process. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Good Plans Prayer
Eternal God, you always act in my best interests. You have plans for me. Your plans are not to harm me but to prosper me, to give me hope and a future. As I approach an interview, my thoughts turn to my future. Help me to trust in your plans and receive the prosperity you have for me. Help me to keep you at the center of everything I do, including this interview. Direct my steps in your path. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Good Shepherd Prayer
Lord God, you are my shepherd. You guide me and provide for me. You care for me and direct me on the best path. As I am facing the pressure of this interview, remind me that you have prepared a table for me. You have anointed me, your blessings overflow in my life. As I go into this interview I can feel free in the knowledge that your goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Establish the Work of My Hands Prayer
God of grace, your mercies are new every morning. May your favor rest on me as I attend my interview. You are the one who can establish the work of my hands. You created us to work – cultivating your creation on your behalf. Help me to do this well, to work as your ambassador. Help me to work with integrity, honesty and positivity. You have great plans for me, may I receive them with gratitude. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Work for the Lord Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, you are my master and my king. As I attend my interview today, remind me that, in everything I do, I am working for you. Your word says that, whatever I do, I should work at it with all my heart as I am working for you, not for human masters. Help me to do my best in the interview, with my eyes fixed not on earthly rewards, but on the inheritance I will receive from you. Help me to serve you in all I do. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Read the Next Set of Prayers on Finding a New Job
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Special Prayers for Job Loss and Employment
Most Inspiring Bible Verses on Prosperity
Deuteronomy 8:18
You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
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Prayer is powerful. Scripture states, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). We are called to pray without ceasing. This involves praying about all things, all areas of our daily lives, no matter how big or small.
God desires that we come to Him with all our needs, hopes, fears, aspirations, and plans. He is the only perfect One who can lead us into goodness, truth, and abundant love. The Lord certainly wants to hear your prayers about a job interview. However this may look depending on your circumstance or situation, there is a prayer that you can pray.
Christian prayers before a job interview include:
Prayer for Preparation
Prayer of Wisdom
Prayer for Favor with Interviewer
Prayer for Growth
Prayer for Peace
The power doesn’t come from the words you say, rather, it comes from God. Pay less attention to what you are saying and more attention to who you are praying for. Adapt any of these prayers as needed to apply them to your personal life. Additionally, pray any scriptures that come to mind.
Prayer for Preparation
Father, I ask that You would prepare my heart for this job interview. Prepare my mind and bring it to rest. Prepare my skills, and resume. If I am lacking anything, bring it to my remembrance. If there are any additional details that I am missing, please lead me to them and give me what I need to handle them.
Prepare my interviewer and speak to him or her. Speak to that individual on behalf of this opportunity. But ultimately, speak to him or her about Your glorious love and Kingdom. Prepare me in humility, willingness, and servanthood.
Prepare me physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. Give me all that I need to live above reproach and to walk out this life of Godliness. Prepare a way before me that I may walk in. Bring Your word and truth to guide me in all ways. Psalm 119:105 declares, “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” May this be true of my life.
Prayer of Wisdom
Lord, give me wisdom concerning my interview. You say in Proverbs 2:6, “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Then, in James 1:5 You state, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
I come before You in humility and boldness, trusting in Your goodness and Your promise. You said that You would give wisdom generously, so please pour out Your heavenly wisdom to equip me for this interview and work that I will do.
Grant me wisdom in my interactions with the interviewer, employer, and my future coworkers. Teach me how to walk in Your everlasting way to bring glory to Your name. Equip me with wisdom so that my speech, actions, thoughts, motivations, and interactions are pure.
Additionally, help me to recognize Your wisdom over the world’s wisdom as seen in James 3:17. “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.”
Prayer for Favor with Interviewer
God, grant me favor with the interviewer I will be speaking with. Help our conversation to be encouraging. May my words be a blessing to the interviewer. Proverbs 16:24 declares, “Kind words are like honey — sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.”
Give me the words to say and the wisdom that I need in this interaction. Make my words sweet and healthy. Use them to bring healing in the interviewer’s life if they are in need. Help me know what to say and what not to say. Go before me in this interaction.
Please bring a positive encounter and response after the interview. However, use this time for much more than a job. Use this time to bring Your Kingdom to earth. Use me as Your vessel of truth and light. Open up the right doors and conversations so that I may make an impact. Bring this impact through Your Spirit and not through my own good intentions or actions. Only through Your Spirit Lord.
Bring life where there was once death. Bring life into this area of my life where there has been a struggle. Help me to maintain a steady job that provides for my needs and the needs of my family. Help me also to provide for the spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, and relational needs of those around me.
Prayer for Growth
Lord, I ask that You would grow me, even if growth is difficult and challenging. If I am not ready for this position, grow me so that I am. If I get this job and do not have all the tools that I need, bring growth until I do. Teach me and lead me in practical ways.
Develop my hard and soft skills. Increase my integrity, work ethic, and effectiveness. Help me to be a quick learner and to develop the skills and education that I need for this job. Open up opportunities for me to continue to grow in this company if I do get the job.
Bless me so that I may bless others. But, give me a pure heart and pure motivations so that I am not tempted to use my position or blessings for personal gain or pride.
May Colossians 3:23-24 be true of me. That I may follow the command, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
Lead me to live a life like that of Colossians 3:17. “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” I long to do all things for You. In the areas that I am not joyfully submitted to You, bring me into new revelation and understanding that leads me to Your goodness and truth.
Prayer for Peace
Good Father, I am nervous about my interview. I am nervous that I will not have the qualifications, works to say, or what I need to succeed. I am also scared that if this position doesn’t open up that I will be left in a hard predicament. Lord, You know my needs before I even cry out to You.
In Matthew 6:8b Jesus explained, “Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” Father, You know what I need even more than I know what I need. Please supply my needs according to Your wisdom. Give me peace in the areas that I lack it. Give me the strength to overcome this anxiety, fear, and worry. Grow my trust so that I can freely place all of these emotions, thoughts, and feelings into Your hands.
Your word declares, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7).
I choose to bring all of this before You. I thank You for Your continued faithfulness throughout history and throughout my life. Also, I trust Your word and who You say You are. You are good and You are working in this world to bring Your goodness on earth as it is in heaven.
Lastly, I ask that You would give me Your peace at all times and in every way as scripture states in 2 Thessalonians 3:16. “Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.”