The enemy doesn’t always attack with force. Sometimes, he works to delay you through the slow, subtle assignment of slumber. I’m not talking about natural sleep—I’m talking about spiritual apathy that lulls you out of urgency and into stagnancy.
Paul wrote, “It is high time to awake out of sleep” (Romans 13:11). He wasn’t just giving good advice. He was issuing a prophetic warning to the Church. When we fall asleep in the spirit, we lose discernment. We miss divine moments. And we delay our destiny.
This is exactly what happened to the ten virgins in Matthew 25. When the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. But when the midnight cry rang out, only five were prepared. The others woke up too late and missed their moment. Here’s the danger of spiritual slumber:disconnects you from divine timing.
The spirit of slumber works alongside distraction, comfort, and complacency. It numbs your sensitivity to the Spirit of God. You stop watching. You stop warning. You stop warring. And the longer you stay asleep, the more ground the enemy gains.
Some of you used to burn with fire. You were on the wall, interceding, prophesying, pressing. But somewhere along the line, the flame began to flicker. You got tired. You got discouraged. And now you’re drifting. Friend, this is not the time to be asleep. This is a wake-up call. It’s time to rise up in the spirit and take your place.
The enemy is hoping you’ll stay sedated long enough to miss your moment. But you were born for this hour. You have a divine assignment. You have a part to play. You are not called to slumber—you are called to stand.
Here’s how to break the spirit of slumber:
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Repent for any agreement you’ve made with apathy or complacency.
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Renounce the spirit of slumber, and every power assigned to dull your spiritual senses.
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Stir yourself up in prayer, in the Word, and in worship.
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Ask the Holy Spirit to reignite your fire and renew your urgency.
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Get back on the wall. Resume your watch. Refuse to hit the snooze button on destiny.
This is your moment to shake yourself loose and step back into divine alignment. Don’t let the spirit of slumber delay you another day.
Prayer: Father, I repent for every moment I allowed apathy, passivity, or distraction to pull me out of position. I break agreement with the spirit of slumber in Jesus’ name. I declare I am wide awake, alert, and discerning. Reignite the fire in my spirit. Restore my passion for Your presence. Help me to watch and pray with urgency and accuracy. I will not sleep through my assignment. I will not miss my moment. I shake off every trace of spiritual sleep, and I arise to stand in my rightful place. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Decree
I decree I am spiritually awake and alert.
I shake off the spirit of slumber and step into divine momentum.
I watch, I pray, I move with urgency.
I will not miss my moment.
My destiny will not be delayed.
You can defeat delay. But the spirit of slumber is just one of many hindering spirits. To go deeper, I invite you to enroll in my course “Conquering Hindering Spirits.” It will equip you to discern and dismantle every invisible force working against your progress. Don’t let another day go by in delay.