This is an interesting body of information that I encountered years ago from Derek Prince, the Oxford scholar and celebrated deliverance minister.
Derek talked about the difference between works of the flesh and works of the spirit. It is a mistake to think that the soulish realm does not exert a form of psychic energy that has power to influence people. Note that Paul lists “witchcraft” as a work of the flesh. “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, WITCHCRAFT…” (Galatians 5:19-21).
Why is “witchcraft” listed as a work of the flesh? The root of witchcraft is the carnal desire to dominate, manipulate, intimidate, and control. It shouldn’t be a surprise that those who operate in a spirit of control are completely convinced of what they believe God wants to do. They do not walk with an awareness of how to judge their own flesh. When they pray, preach, or prophesy, there is an element of manipulation that flows out of them. People are praying, but they’re praying in a manipulative way rather than praying in the Holy Ghost. These works are “soulish” and under the right circumstances they converge with a counterfeit spirit that makes people think it is the Spirit of God! This becomes a very strange influence indeed, called “religious witchcraft.”
- How does this spirit operate? Do you ever wonder what the connection is between Muslim fasting and prayer and the works of Jihad that manifest so intensely during those cycles of time? Or to bring matters closer to home, what happens when you have a number of people that are praying together, joining hands in agreement about what they are convinced God wants to do—but their intention doesn’t at all reflect God’s heart or vision? You can expect that those prayers, thoughts, and agreements go somewhere. I think that these prayers empower demonic attacks that show up in the form of psychic prayers, or you could say, mental bindings. Something comes over you that stifles your freedom and hijacks your joy. Suddenly you have lost all sense of spiritual connection and a whole host of alien thoughts and desires try to take root. When that happens, it might be necessary for you to stop and ask “Where is this coming from?” Realize that everyone has plans for your life—but not everyone truly knows what God wants to do in your life in this season.
- How does this relate to the season we are in? We are living in a time when we must activate Psalm 91 over our lives, families, and businesses. The blessing of God covers ALL of life, not just the parts we view as spiritual. The political division in the nation is evidence that fragmentation is increasing in nations and in culture, but as this occurs, God's people are called to walk in another realm. This is the focus of our 7m Summit in Dallas, September 9-11.
- How can I stay protected? This is one reason why we pray without ceasing. The Bible tells us to “Keep yourself in the love of God” (Jude 1:21). This is possible because of the power of the blood of Jesus. You simply have to declare, “Father, I apply the blood of Jesus now to my mind and to my heart. Show me if there’s anything You need me to deal with, or any forgiveness issues that are in my life. I repent for partnering with a spirit of control, whether consciously or unconsciously. I ask You for Your peace and I ask You for Your empowerment. In Jesus’ name.” Pray and pause. The stronghold you wrestle with could be rooted in the soulish, manipulative prayers of others—but this prayer will break it!
Question: What are some areas of your life that need set free from this manipulation? Conversely, have you allowed this controlling spirit to operate through you? Comment below to join the discussion—and check out 7mSummit.com!
As One!
Lance
P.S. Pray for “discerning of spirits” more than ever before!
Help me spirit in my father house wants to kill me, it has destroy all my investment and my marriage, still want to kill me ,on less I serve him so they said . But before my parent died they only teached me the ways of the lord. Please help me how do I serve a strange image I don’t know and am not aware of.
Oh my God of Jacob, I apply now the Blood of Jesus Christ to my Mind, to my Heart and to my Body. Please show me if there’s any thing You need me to Deal with, or any forgiveness issues that are in my Life. I repent for Partenering with a spirit of control, whether knowingly, unknowingly, conciously, or unconciously. I ask Your Peace and I ask Your Empowerment. In the Name of Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN.
I’m living with a ex boyfriend I’ve been with 15 yrs. He is ungrateful, complaints about everything He had no relationships with God. I’m living for the Lord on a daily basic. I’ve lost my joy. I have no place to live right now. I’ve given God thanks in advance for my own home where I can put Him first at all time and to serve God fully
I find myself losing control of feelings and emotion because my ex has a demotic spirit I’m not spiritually capable to fight but I do pray for God’s help, I feel stuck… I’m so tired ! I want to get out of here. I’m not mad I just dislike my ex ways he seem to like confusion regardless….i like and want peace
Please pray for me . I’ve been in attach in the areas of witchcraft. This has been confirmed 2xs when I called 2 different times for prayer. The first I called the Potter House the lady that prayer for me and discernment and broke demonic power off of my .
But now I battling the spirit of hate and spirit of lies to create fear . The lady I called and I asked for prayer tried to break another level of witchcraft and familiar spirits. She could ‘s get through to break it . Some years ago I had a deliverance from a controlling spirit. My mother was a very controlling and Dominate figure in my life. She verbally and physically abusivve towards me . I’ve have forgiven her now but I feel like some how I left the door open and came back even more worst then the first time.
I live in Dallas , Texas and I am a Christian . I just reestablish My life with Christ. Things got worse then fir me .
If you are having problems with demons this self
deliverance and deliverance from others prayer, is your first step to get rid of
them. It takes all the legal grounds off real quick that
satan used to attack you from any source.
Lord Jesus Christ,
I believe you are the Son of God. And the only way to God. I believe you died on the Cross for my sins, and rose again from the dead. By your Blood, the Blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony I have all power to stand against the satan. I apply the Blood of Jesus over myself and everything surrounding me ( and my Children and Wife and Husband ). I cover my spirit, soul and body, my mind, intellect, consciousness, sub-consciousness, thoughts, will, senses and emotions with the Blood of Jesus.
I ask you my Father to restore my soul and mind into wholeness in Jesus Christ. Into the mind that is made perfect by the Blood. I proclaim that I have the mind of the Christ.
Anointed. Set free by the Anointing. Purified and Sanctified by the Word of God and Justified by the Blood of Jesus. Every yoke broken by the Anointing of the Holy Ghost. I proclaim the Victory of Christ and the Power of the Cross in every area I am going to overcome with my testimony and the Blood of the Lamb: In the name of Lord Jesus and by the Blood of the everlasting covenant. Now my Father I ask for forgiveness of every sin which the Holy Spirit had made me recall. I ask forgiveness and forgive any person, living or dead, who has ever dominated or controlled me, or harmed me in any way. I forgive and have received forgivness. In the name of Jesus Christ. I ask for the necessary spiritual gifts and especially the gift of dicernment to break the specific demon bondages. I ask anointing of the Holy Spirit and the authority of Jesus Christ. I ask for the legions of angels covering this place for protection, bind the demons, put them under the Cross and ask Jesus to send them where ever He wants to send them. Please Lord command Your angels concerning me to guard me ( my Husband or Wife, Children ) in all my ( our ) ways. I ask you Lord for you Power, the Power of God to be Manifested. I pray healing from the works of the demons. I am calling on the Father for His right hand to save me from the snare of the devil. Guard me surrounding me with the fence of the Blood and Fire as I continue to put the enemy under your authority.
In the name of Jesus Christ i take authority over all principalities, powers, world-rulers of darkness, kings and princesses and command them to obey and I break and loose the curses and demonic powers from me ( my Wife, Husband, Children ) now under the authority and leadership of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit and by the Blood of the Lamb. I break the failure, rebellion, emotional stress and trauma, submission to ungodly cover in my life. I break the inherited curses on the both sides of my family. By the Power of the Death and Resurrection of the Christ and through the Work done in the Cross for our Salvation and Deliverance. I proclaim your Word that You have given me authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy and nothing will harm me.
I break demonic or ungodly soul ties of myself ( and of my Children, Wife, Husband ). I bind, tear down and break any demonic power with the Sword of the Spirit and the Blood of the Lamb. I use love as a weapon. I use tongues of men and angels to expel demons. I bind the dark powers in the air. I apply the Blood of Jesus on the air. I bind the evil forces and their spirits in my life. I ask Lord Jesus to rebuke the devil and evil forces in my life. I confess that Jesus Christ is our Lord and I command any dark powers to and leave this place silently without doing any harm. I refuse them to speak or be manifested and command them to go from me ( my Children, Wife, Husband ) now and forever, wherever Jesus sends them.
I break the demonic influenced dreams. I break the dark presence over me ( Children, Wife, Husband ) in the night. And replace them with the prophetic and good dreams of God imparted from God into our mind. I break evil curses, viruses, bacterial infections, pain, lumbago, back pain, arthritis, osteoarthritis, eyes weakness, any type of problems in our sense organs, sadness, depression, hopelessness, hatred, witchcraft and bewitchments that has been put upon us. Or my family line. By any person or persons. Or from any occult source. Or psychic source. I command all the curses, demonic holes and powers of the darkness to catch FIRE in the name of Jesus Christ. I break cords, snares, controls and bondages. I command the demons to go to Tartarus with the fallen angels, or wherever Jesus sends them. I use the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ and cover myself with the Blood of the Lamb. I agree with The Covenant of the Blood.
I bind all remaining demons until they can be cast out or leave of their own accord. And I sever and loose myself ( Children, Wife, Husband ) from their hold now and forever. I loose Godly spirits from the Lord to operate in my ( our ) life and relationships. Having made perfect by the Holy Blood of Jesus. I proclaim that my ( our ) body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Redeemed. Cleansed. Sanctified and Justified by the Blood of the Lord Jesus.
Therefore satan has no place in me ( and my Children, Wife, Husband ) . No more power over me ( us ), because of the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ !
In the Mighty and Glorious Name of Jesus Christ, I pray
Amen
Based on Win Worley warfare prayer. Win Worley.
My wife is controling , she fuss and try to run my life as if I am a kid. Do you have to give for in reasonable event to your church.
My wife is controling , she fuss and try to run my life as if I am a kid. Do you have to give money for unreasonable event to your church. Then it’s like our relationship not goin no where…I can’t never get ahead cause she won’t help me with nothing…pray for me…that I shall overcome this controling
PLEASE I Need MORE OF YOUR PRAYERS i HAVE been manipuleted for years and i Never new WHAT tO do to come out of It but now Yes thank you LORD JESUS CHRIST THANKS so much i am GREATFUL AMEN
My wife..she is controling
That’s witchcraft, pray for her be delivery Brother, Jesus Christ will help you !! Don’t give up
I’m a woman of God that married a man that seem to be sold out for God, was an ordained deacon an later on in my marriage he became someone I have never encounter before,turn out to be an narcissistic full of all kind of demonic spirits he were entertaining. I was at a very low place but now I’m healing and becoming great again after leaving him.
My daughter-in-law has succeeded in separating my son from his son, his sister and me, his mother. She deals with jealousy and wants my son all to herself. She uses my grandchildren as pawns to get her way. She says very cruel things and laughs when she knows she has hurt me. I am at a loss of what to do.