Prayers for Selling a House

prayers for selling a home

A few months ago someone asked for prayers for selling their home.  After praying for the person another lady who was standing close by and heard the request said that she was a realtor and advised the individual to bury the statue of Saint Joseph in the front yard and that would cause the house to be sold quite fast.

Have you heard of this before?

Apparently, there are realtors who keep a stock of St. Joseph statues solely for the purpose of selling the house of their clients!  They dig a hole in the yard of the house and bury the statue as some kind of good luck charm to sell the house.




Let me first say that this is not biblical.  There is no scripture in the bible that supports burying anything to get God to do anything for you.  If you have this scripture, please feel free to leave it in the comments below. This sounds more like witchcraft than it does something that is coming from the Almighty God! To be clear, the St. Joseph in reference is the husband of Mary.  Here is what Wikipedia has to say about this click here

When you are trying to sell your house you must first ask yourself a few questions.

1.  Why is my home for sale?  Did God direct me to do this?

2.  Is my home reasonably priced or am I being greedy?

3.  Is my house properly staged and does it look presentable so that someone would want to buy it?

4.  Do I have a good realtor?  The truth is sometimes it’s just best to stay away from family members or someone who just got their license and wants to practice on you!

You see, if God wants you to sell that house and move then you will sell the house really fast.  You’re not going to need to worry about the economy because God is bigger than that!  He can sell your house when no one else’s house is selling. So there is absolutely no need for you to have any fear that it will not sell.

(2 Timothy 1:7)For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

You also can’t be too greedy expecting the buyer of your home to pay more than what is a reasonable asking price.  You need to do your home work and know what the comps are in your area.  What is the home worth?

(Leviticus 25:14“‘If you sell land to any of your own people or buy land from them, do not take advantage of each other.”

Yes!  We all want the wonderful testimony of how God blessed us in the sale of our home and we made so much money doing it BUT this should never be at the expense of taking advantage of someone else.  God is watching and this will not be pleasing to Him.  The money you made from being dishonest in that deal will be taken from you in so many other ways.  It’s just not worth it.  Be honest.

You want to make sure that your house is staged properly for a sale.  Bottom line, clean your house!  This is a simple thing but the truth is that most people neglect to consider that just by clearing away clutter and organizing their home, the sale can be quite quick.  If you have animals try to make sure your house doesn’t smell like the animal.  If you’re so accustomed to this, then ask a friend to tell  you honestly how your house looks and smells.  Invest in some plugins or something to clean the air and make your home pleasant.  It’s these little things that can make a big difference especially if you don’t have the money to paint or do other major repairs.

Do some research online about staging your home for sale and make sure to do all that you can to be ready for your buyer.

Find a realtor that has experience selling your type of house. The price range, the area and has a track record for selling homes.  It seems that everybody these days has a real estate license.  This doesn’t mean that you should make yourself the guinea pig!  Just because your family member has a real estate license doesn’t mean they should be selling your home.  If they are good at what they do, that’s fine.  Or if God told you to give them the listing.  You need to pray about this as well. Use wisdom.

Please keep this very important point in mind, you are only selling your house to one person. All you need is just one person.  You don’t have to worry about ratios of how many people need to look at your house before it is sold.  You just need one.  God can provide that one person for you with the first person that walks through the door.




So here are the prayers that you will need to get your house sold.

Praying to find a realtor

Heavenly Father, in obedience to you I am ready to sell my house.  Thank you for leading me to this point.  Guide me to finding the right realtor for this decision.  Direct my steps to the real estate agent that you wish to bless with my listing.  I pray that you will continue to build them up in wisdom, understanding and knowledge to list my house, give me good directions and finding the right buyer, in your name Jesus I pray, Amen!

Now it’s time to pray for your buyer

Prayer for the buyer of my house

Lord God, I pray for the buyer that you have for my house. Wherever they are right now Lord please begin to remove every obstacle that would prevent them from seeing my home.  Guide them here.  Give them the desire to want to live in my area.  Provide the financing they need to qualify to purchase this home at my asking price.  Get them pre approved and ready to close very quickly.  Bless them financially and prepare their hearts to care for this home as much as I cared for it.  In Jesus Name, Amen.

And, here is the final prayer which is one for you to sell your home

Prayer to Sell my home

Father God, thank you for blessing me with this home.  Thank you for the enjoyment that I received from it for the years that I have lived here.  Show me what I need to do to prepare it for sale.  I pray that my house will sell very fast.  I will not have any fear in my heart because I know that you have the right buyer lined up to purchase it.  I pray that you will grant me grace to be honest and not greedy in what I am asking.  I know that I only need one buyer and I ask that you will send them quickly.  I promise to tithe on the increase that you will bring from this sale and to honor you in this business dealings.  I also pray for the new place where you will be taking me.  That you will have it prepared for me that i will find much joy and peace in that new home, in Jesus Name, Amen.

We know that God will do an amazing thing in selling your home fast.  Remember, you don’t need any st. Joseph statues to sell your house you just need to pray, believe God and know that He will grant you the desires of your heart.

Here are some more prayers and bible verses for you:

Prayer of Faith

 

Prayer for Wisdom

 

Proverbs 23: 17-19 The Prayer of Expectation

 

Joshua 1:8 – Prayer For Success and Prosperity

6 thoughts on “Prayers for Selling a House”

  1. Good evening, I googled the question on scriptures for selling our home. We are from N. Dakota. My husband’s job ended there so his job hunting brought us to Colorado Springs. That’s the door that opened so we walked thru that door. We both agree that the move was hard. Realestate is extremely high in Colorado! We are paying high rent here with utilities and making a house payment with utilities in ND. It has been a real stretch! Maybe we started out a bit higher in sales price than I thought for rural ND so we have come down quite a bit. My husband and I have prayed and prayed the prayer of agreement. We went back and worked on the garage and unfinished basement which really made a difference. It’s a Victorian house from 1895 which has alot of upgrades and renovations, with lots of character. It’s been on the market since end of November2022. Honestly, about the time I think it’s going to sell and we can get out from under those payments, it doesn’t happen. I thought maybe I’m not speaking the right Word, so that’s what led me to ask the question on google. I’ve ask if there is anything blocking the sale and at this point, reading all your realistic information, I felt like we’ve done All we can do. I just feel bad for my husband because he’s the one paying most everything. Thank you for your ” down to earth” comments.
    Grateful,
    Shari

    1. I am praying for every obstacle and hindrance to be removed in Jesus Name. We have 2 houses for sale and believing for them to be sold quickly!!

  2. I just wanted to say that I am on the journey to sell my home. I googled Bible verses on this topic as I always do, and then look them up and study them in my Bible. I came across your prayer for the buyer and the prayer for me as well. I watched God move! In the prayer where it says to remove every obstacle that would prevent them from seeing my home! There was a lady who wanted to come to see my home because she thought God was telling her to go see it, her realtor told my realtor that this woman made her uncomfortable because she talked about Jesus a lot, she told my realtor that she would probably not bring her to see my home because she thought she was going to have to block her because she was blowing up her phone telling her she was praying for her and praying that her showings went well that day etc. When my realtor told me this I was is total awe and amazement, I still am! Of course my realtor told her realtor that she would show my house no problem! The other realtor asked if she had been in my house and she said of course I have how do you think i listed it for sell. She asked my realtor if it didnt bother her that I had Bible scriptures all over my house, she said no why would that bother me? I know this woman is sent from God, whether she buys my house or not I am so excited to meet someone else that is putting God in the equation to buy/sell their home! I want to thank you for this prayer, I know I didnt run into it by accident, I know God guided my steps and led me here! Thank you again

  3. I just read this article and emailed it to myself. We just moved to another city about 3 months ago because my husband got a better paying job and to get away from people that did not want us around or our boys, to which we have found PEACE. I worked for 10yrs, prior to that I was a stay at home Mom until they started school, now I am back to being a stay at home Mom and currently looking for a job, it has been an emotional ride for me because I was independent now I am back to being dependent on my husband and that causes a strain within myself.

    We have been trying to sell our home and going on 6 months now and no offers of any kind and i pray to GOD everyday to help us so we won’t have to be paying someone to tend to the yard, pay taxes and to keep maintenance on the property which is a drive about 6 to 7 hrs. away, it’s hard, but we do thank GOD because we don’t own the home but we are paying for the current one and living on a 1,000 dollar budget is hard with two teenagers, because in that amount we pay for everything from this home and the other home.

    Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with this situation and for my husband. This prayer from finding getting a realtor to getting a buyer to the sale of our home is perfect and honestly this is affecting my thyroid, trying to calm down because it becomes swollen when I stress out, had been a long time since this happened to me.

    Please pray for us that we get through this stressful situation. Thank you for the article.

    1. Hi Flor, try not to stress out over this. Stay calm and ask the Lord why there is a delay. He just needs to send one person to look at your house…just one. There must be a reason why there is a delay. Make sure you are in complete agreement with your husband on everything and the two of you need to pray together to sell the house. Share this prayer with him and the two of you come into agreement with it. That is powerful right there. Where two or more are gathered God is in the midst (Matthew 18:20) and on the word of two or more witnesses a thing is established (Matthew 18:16). Pray with your husband on this.

      God bless you and we will be praying for you too. (Your house being sold & your health)

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