I am thankful that the Lord Jesus Christ came as my representative and that through Him You have completely forgiven me. I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that You have loved me from past eternity and that You sent the Lord Jesus Christ into the world to die as my substitute. I renew my allegiance to You and pray that the Blessed Holy Spirit would enable me in this time of prayer. I recognize that You are worthy to receive all glory and honor and praise. Heavenly Father, I worship You and give You praise. I bring the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ between Satan and myself.) (I command Satan, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to leave my presence with all of his demons. I address myself only to the True and Living God and refuse any involvement of Satan in my prayer. I take a stand against all the workings of Satan that would hinder me in my prayer life. I surrender myself completely and unreservedly in every area of my life to You. I cover myself with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ as my protection. Heavenly Father, I bow in worship and praise before You. Why not pray it right now? Then, download a copy so you can pray it often.īeliever’s Warfare Prayer BELIEVER’S WARFARE PRAYER His prayer is an excellently-crafted, well-rounded, Biblically-based prayer that contains crisp theology. Words matter, and Victor Matthews is a genius. When I stumble over a sentence, I reread it accurately. The prayer takes six to eight minutes to pray out loud, and it’s well worth it. My encouragement to every believer who feels attacked is to pray this daily until they find themselves back in a smooth place, and then to pray it weekly or monthly thereafter. I find that praying it out loud has a two-fold benefit: God hears and responds, and demons hear, and flee. God can hear our inner-most thoughts, but Satan can’t. The Believer’s Warfare prayer is a sound spiritual exercise.
A lot.Įvery Christian leader I know feels attacked, discouraged, disparaged or hopeless from time to time. Leaders are pro-active, so we start by addressing the symptom of our problem, but it makes sense to go deeper and attack the root. Good call! I dug out my Believer’s Warfare Prayer and began praying it again. “You should remember that these attacks you’re experiencing have a spiritual basis to them.” Proverbs 15:22 tells me that plans fail for lack of counsel, so one day I went to see a counselor. The church and I have experienced spiritual attack over the last two decades, but never like this. That seemed to paint a target on my back. Then, a few years ago, New Song appeared on the Outreach 100 Fastest Growing Churches list. This went on for years.Īs New Song grew and our members matured, more and more people were lifting me up in prayer, so that I began to experience their “prayer shield.” I prayed my Warfare Prayer less often. It was like the Lord and I were pushing back Satan, claiming territory and victory. I found that every time I prayed the prayer, I felt relief. The pressure returned the next day, so I prayed it out loud again. I prayed his prayer out loud, verbatim that first day and the spiritual pressure I was feeling abated. Matthews, but his prayer has contributed significantly to my ministry. Someone handed a printed prayer to me by seminary professor Victor Matthews called, “The Believer’s Warfare Prayer.” I haven’t met Dr. In the early days of New Song, I felt spiritual pressure constantly and some sort of threat to the church’s existence daily. If that’s the case, then maybe the best place to start in resolving whatever is coming against you is in a warfare prayer. “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph. It can attack your reputation, your finances, your health, or your family.īut because of your position in the Kingdom, there’s always a tie to the spiritual world.
That battle can be initiated by people or circumstances.
If you’re in the Kingdom, you’re in a battle.
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