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Prayers For Freedom From Bondage & Inner
Healing
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text is not changed.
There are hundreds of healing and deliverance prayers in
circulation today. Many are similar or contain parts that are
similar because of the Scriptural basis of the prayers.
These prayers contain Scripture and material similar to other
prayers offered by those ministering healing and deliverance.
They were developed over a period of fifteen years and
incorporate parts and ideas from many teachings. No attempt was
made to copy or own any specific prayers. They were developed to
provide effective and powerful tools for the saints to use in
the warfare with the kingdom of darkness. Any material that is
similar is purely coincidental.
How to use these prayers
Before having anyone pray these prayers, spend time with them to
build a relationship. Try to determine what is cause of their
problem. The surface manifestations are only the "leaves on
the tree." Keep digging until you find the root of the
problem. This will be an area that has given Satan a right to
harass them. Spend time building trust with those to whom you
minister. Do not use these prayers as a ritual to take people
through because that will not work.
Trust the Holy Spirit to lead you when to take counselees
through these prayers. I have found, by experience, that an
average of three prayers per session is enough. Allow the
counselee plenty of time to go through each prayer. Explain each
prayer thoroughly before having them pray the prayer. Much
information can be gathered as they discuss and pray these
prayers.
Sometimes, I have people take the prayers home and pray prayer
No. 1 daily until our next session together. This technique will
start to bring the truth to the surface and then you will have
something to work with.
Please Note:
The terms demon, evil spirit and spirits of darkness, are used
interchangeably because they are all the same entity. Can a
Christian have a demon? This question always comes up with
Christians. A Christian cannot be possessed by a demon because
their spirit is possessed by the Holy Spirit. Humans are three
part beings. See Genesis 2:7, "The Lord God formed man from
the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life; and man became a living soul." God created a three
part being. God took the dust of the ground and made the body or
flesh. He breathed the breath of life into man which is the
spirit part. When the spirit came into that body of flesh, it
produced a soul. The soul or mind is the thinking and reasoning
part of humans. The soul or mind is where the will, intellect
and emotions reside. Demons attack and attach themselves to the
minds of people to control their will and torment their
emotions. Can you see why the Bible says that Satan is after the
souls (minds) of men? Satan will try to block a person who is
seeking God or get them put away in a mental hospital. Jesus
came to set the captives free, Luke 4:18-19.
Often demons, will gain control of a person's mind. Without
God's intervention, the person cannot distinguish the Holy
Spirit from the voice of the flesh or demons. Satan will keep
them so tormented with condemning voices that they will give up.
Demons speak lies and manifest hate and seduction through the
person. Even a Christian! This often drives away the very people
who have come to help them. With this demonic interference, a
Christian is in no condition to do God's work! People look at
their behavior and say, "If that's a Christian, I don't
want any of that." Jesus came to set the captive free and
sent us to do the same! See Mark 16:17-20. These prayers were
developed in the process of setting hundreds of people free.
It is important to note there are some basic conditions to
having these prayers work. Jesus died for our sins and became a
curse for us so that we would be free. This does not
automatically stop all the curses and troubles the enemy is able
to work in a person's life. They have to individually
appropriate what Jesus did on the cross into their own lives and
situations.
Praying these prayers in faith, with a repentant heart, will
bring about the desired results. There is a basic requirement
one have a personal relationship with Jesus not only as Savior,
but Lord, too. It is very important to be water baptized (Acts
2:38). Explain to counselees the importance of water baptism and
the baptism in the Holy Spirit. They will need this Holy Spirit
power to do effective spiritual warfare. Explain that they may
experience some difficulty in praying these prayers. The enemy
of their souls and demonic forces will interfere. This
interference will stop them from reading or speaking these words
and gaining their freedom. These prayers contain large amounts
of biblical truths. Scripture has a powerful effect in the
spirit realm when confessed aloud. THIS IS SPIRITUAL WARFARE!
Observe them. Note any stumbling at words, skipping words or
full lines, blanking out of their minds, confusion, dizziness,
or pains in their heads. They may hear voices telling them
something like, "This is stupid," "Don't trust
this person" or "Run out of the room." They may
refuse or not be able to say certain parts of the prayers. If
they fight you over doctrine or leave out words or phrases, this
could indicate that you may be coming up against a demon. The
demon may be blocking them to keep them from doing this. This
indicates a spiritual attack. Note the specific areas that are
being attacked.
Note if they refuse to say certain parts of these prayers. The
type of interference encountered is important information for
your future work with them. This gives you some insight as to
which spirits are operating or what this person has been
involved in. These people must be taught to stand strong and do
spiritual warfare.
(Ephesians 6:10-18).
Assure them that they are not going crazy by getting all this
interference. This interference is just a tactic of demonic
spirits. Explain that this interference is normal and it happens
to everyone in some way. Look especially for the operating of
spirits of doubt, confusion, rebellion, witchcraft, mind
control, fear, etc. When you see these spirits manifest, then
you can do spiritual warfare against these spirits. Pray for
them, laying hands on their head and softly and with authority,
rebuking those interfering spirits.
Before praying for them or touching them, get their permission.
Explain exactly what you will do, ie., hold their hand, anoint
their forehead with oil, etc. Tell them that you will not touch
them or anoint them without their permission. Touch can be very
frightening and noxious to sexual abuse and satanic ritual
survivors and they may not be able to tolerate it. Before laying
hands on anyone, plead the Blood of Jesus over yourself for your
protection. Spirits can transfer through touch. This is
spiritual warfare and you need to listen to what the Holy Spirit
is telling you. The Holy Spirit is there to help you. Listen to
His leading or watch for a "check" in Your spirit. If
you are in prayer, the Holy Spirit will warn you when there is a
danger of demonic transfer. Note: spirits cannot enter you
without an opening in your life. Counselors need to deal with
their own issues before ministering deliverance to others!
Although the spirit cannot enter you, they can attach or rest on
the outside and cause quite a few problems if allowed. If this
happens, just rebuke the spirit and command it to leave in
Jesus' name. Anointing with oil and prayer can have a powerful
positive effect on a person. Ask the Holy Spirit to help them
make it through these prayers and this work. Speak in a normal,
quiet voice, ministering to them with love and gentleness. It is
so important to put them at ease when they start to experience
interference. Tell them, "Don't be disturbed by this, just
relax." However, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LET ME KNOW WHEN
THIS IS HAPPENING." Ask them to tell you about the
interference when it happens. Then pray for them. You can say,
"I bind all spirits that are interfering. I command you to
stop your interference in Jesus' name." Wait a few minutes
for the interfering spirits to stop. Before you do this, explain
to the person what you are going to do. Explain that you are not
speaking to them but to the spirits. Tell them to wait a few
minutes for the prayer to take effect. Tell them you are not
going to exercise power over them, but only over the spirits.
Tell the person to let you know when it feels like the
interference, tightness or cloudiness in their mind has let up
and their mind is clear. Sometimes, it is helpful to have the
counselee look directly at you, keeping their eyes open while
you are binding the spirits. Do everything you can to make the
person feel safe. You want to empower the counselee and have
them work with you in this process.
A
little about multiple personality disorder & multiples
If this is a person with known Multiple Personality Disorder, be
sure to explain to them and their alters that you are not
talking to the parts, but to interfering spirits. Before
commanding any spirits to leave a person with MPD, ask the host
personality to go inside and have some caretaking part make sure
all the little child alters are in a safe place.
Evil spirits often torment and scare the child alters. A clue to
demonic activity in a multiple is a sudden shift in the internal
system. One day, all the parts are peaceful and working
together; the next day, there is chaos or fear everywhere.
If you have worked with the system and befriended a child part,
speak to that part. Ask the child part if it knows, sees or
senses anything that is evil or frightening. They will give you
some indication if an evil spirit is operating. They may just
describe what they are feeling, sensing or seeing.
Ask the Holy Spirit for guidance. Try to determine if what you
are observing is something a demon would do. Often the Holy
Spirit will tell you that what you are observing is being caused
by a demon. What you see happening to the person will be a clue
to the nature of the spirits operating in the internal system.
Not all they are experiencing is due to demonic forces. Some
cult programming or cult loyal alters may be coming to the
surface. You will have to depend on the Holy Spirit's guidance.
Refer to Dr. James G. Friesen's book, "Uncovering the
Mystery of Multiple Personality Disorder," Thomas Nelson:
Nashville, TN, 1992.
Another book on MPD is by Dr. Loreda Fox, "The Spiritual
and Clinical Dimensions of Multiple Personality Disorder,"
Books of Sangre de Cristo, P.O. Box 963, Salida, CO, 1992.
As you work with a person, tell them to just relax and help make
them as comfortable as possible. Speak gently and confidently
and explain that they will make it through if they will
persevere. This will keep a spirit of fear from troubling them
or getting an advantage. Remind them, Greater is He (the Holy
Spirit), than he that is in the world." Watch the person's
body language while praying these prayers. They may exhibit
rebellious postures or a spirit or alter may act through the
person. How they cooperate with you will give you some sign of
their humility and determination to be free. If you continue to
get resistance even after binding the spirits, you may be coming
against their own human will. People unconsciously resist
because of their woundedness.
Some people may have been in a false religion or under a
controlling religious cult leader. Some have suffered
psychological mind control programming, electric shock and
Satanic Ritual Abuse.
These people fear being manipulated and re-abused. They could
have been programmed to fear punishment by the cult if they went
to a minister or counselor. They may have been abused by a
minister or counselor. It is not unusual for them to be set up
by the cult, then caught and punished for going to someone for
help. Handle them with utmost care and loving kindness. They may
be afraid to pray these prayers at the first session because of
all the betrayal in their life. They have been abandoned so
often that it's hard for them to trust and connect. If you
persevere, you will win them over with love. You have to treat
them like Jesus would treat them. Be patient, loving and go
SLOW!
Be aware of any occult, New Age or odd jewelry that they might
be wearing, especially if it contains cryptic symbols. Certain
jewelry can give rights to demons to interfere with the work you
are doing. When demons have a legal right to a person, the
demons will tell you that they don't have to leave. A sure sign
of a curse, pact or dedication is when the demon says, "He
belongs to me." Ask the person if they ever made a vow,
pact or dedication. They need to repent of the vow, pact or
dedication and ask God to forgive them. After they do this you
can command any spirits that came in with the vow, to leave.
This is covered in detail in Prayer No. 7, "Breaking
Satanic Dedications and Blood Covenants." The issue is not
just getting free, but taking responsibility for their lives.
Once they are free they must be willing to do effective
spiritual warfare to remain free. If they are not ready to do
this type of work, you will be wasting your time! Let them know
that this is a learning experience and a time of training in
spiritual warfare. If the person continues to be difficult to
work with, they may not be committed to being set free. You are
there for them and if they don't want to work on their issues,
that is their choice. Don't waste your time trying to make
someone do what they don't want to do. Challenge them at some
point, but do it in love. If they could be free on their own,
they would not be with you.
Counselees must cooperate with you. They must exercise some
faith and trust in you and that may take time to develop. God is
not in a rush. These prayers are effective when a person
exercises faith in God's promises. This is not mechanical. I
have experienced God's power come upon a person when they
trusted me and trusted God. No demon can stand against the Word
of God.
If a person continues to resist then they are not ready. They
are having demonic interference or have some kind of theological
block. Give them some good books to read on sanctification,
spiritual warfare and their position in Christ. This will help
them build their faith so they can do this work. Two excellent
books are: "The Bondage Breaker," by Neil T. Anderson,
Regal Books, 1990, "Victory Over Darkness," by Neil T.
Anderson, Harvest House Publisher, 1990. An excellent book for
protecting and equipping children is "The Seduction of Our
Children" by Neil T. Anderson and Steve Russo, Harvest
House Publishers, Eugene, OR, 1992.
Counselor's
prayer for protection during ministry
This is prayer you pray before a counseling session...
Dear Heavenly Father, I come before Your throne with
(person's name), as Your child, washed in the Blood of Jesus.
I ask You to give me the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and
the fear of the Lord. Make me of quick understanding so I do
not judge by what I see with my eyes or hear with my ears, but
by what Your Holy Spirit reveals to me. (Isaiah 11:2-3). I
claim the blood of Jesus over me and (person's name), for our
protection. I proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord here and this
is holy ground. I take authority in this place, in the name of
Jesus and the power of His blood and Word, and command all
evil spirits, in this building, in the air, the waterway, fire
(if there is a fireplace), or in the electric, to leave this
property now and never return. I claim this room sealed in the
name and authority of Jesus. I bind and forbid any evil spirit
on the outside from having any knowledge or influence in this
room. I forbid all evil spirits from interfering in any way in
this time of prayer and ministry. Now, I ask You, Father, to
surround this place with Your warrior angels, linked together
all around this building so no evil will come near this
dwelling. Please fill this place with ministering angels. We
would like You Father, to send special warrior angels in times
of deliverance to take the demons and familiar spirits to
their destiny. Please put an angel on the roof with a flaming
sword, proclaiming that, "The battle is the Lords', but
the victory is ours!" Amen.
I usually thank Jesus for His presence and ask Him to be Lord
over this ministry and all that is done here...then ask the Holy
Spirit to help us and anoint this time of ministry so we can do
the work that Jesus wants us to do....
Every so often it is helpful to anoint a building from time to
time. Anoint all the doors and windows going to the outside.
Afterward, command all evil spirits out of the building in
Jesus' name. Then ask the Father to send in ministering angels
and warrior angels around the outside of the building.
Prayer No. 1
RENOUNCING
DECEPTION AND SEEKING TRUTH
Dear Heavenly Father, Your word tells me that You desire
truth in my inner being. You will cause me to know wisdom and
have understanding. Your word, also tells me that the heart of
a person is deceitful and I may not always understand or know
what is going on in my heart, my innermost being. I now make a
decision to have You reveal to me the hidden motives and
secrets of my heart. Jesus said, "Satan is the father of
lies and a deceiver who is always trying to deceive me into
believing lies." At times, I have believed Satan's lies
and deceived myself by avoiding the truth and being in denial.
In the past, I was hurt, rejected, betrayed, made powerless or
abused. At times, I may have made a choice to live in a
fantasy world to escape pain or loneliness. This fantasy world
was a deception, that I believed to escape painful reality.
Other times, I chose to forget, to suppress, to split or
mentally separate myself from the painful memories or events.
These past hurts were more than I could bear. So I buried or
forgot them with all of the anger, unforgiveness and vows made
against myself and others. I understand that this is part of
my life story and by denying their reality, I deny a part of
myself. These vows and unforgiveness are giving the enemy an
entrance way into my life and body and a spiritual, legal
right to harass, afflict, control or drive me in compulsive,
ungodly ways.
I now reject this false life and choose to live in truth
and in the light. I choose NOT to live in a myth or lie
concerning my past. With God's help, I will work on these
hurts, unforgiveness and vows, and come to know myself. I do
not want these vows coming upon me or others. I now make a
choice to turn from this hidden life and close all these
doorways in Jesus' name. I take authority in Jesus' name and I
rebuke and command all deceiving spirits to leave me now. I
know that You, Father, are a discerner of the heart. I ask You
to reveal to me and to Your servant who is ministering to me,
the nature of these hidden hurts, pain, anger, vows, lies or
sins in my life. I now choose to face the truth and NOT live
in denial. I acknowledge that I cannot do this in my own
strength. I look to You, Jesus, for Your help in my healing
and deliverance. I ask You to search me, O God and know my
heart, test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is
any offensive way in me and lead me in thy way everlasting.
Amen.
Prayer No.2
CONFESSION
OF FAITH AND MY POSITION IN CHRIST
Dear Heavenly Father, I acknowledge there is only one true
and living God who exists as the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit. I recognize Christ Jesus as the Son of the Living God,
the word that became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus, you are
worthy to receive glory, honor and power for You have created
all things and in You, all things have their being. Father
God, You have proved Your love for me because when I was lost
in sin and rebellion, Your Son, Jesus Christ, died for me. I
was saved by Your grace. This was a gift from You and not the
results of any works on my part. When I accepted You, Jesus,
as my Savior, You forgave all my sins. All charges that were
against me were nailed to the cross and canceled; therefore,
the devil has nothing with which to accuse me. You redeemed me
from the kingdom of darkness, translating me to Your kingdom.
Now I am made right with God. Without You, Lord Jesus, I can
do nothing. I am dependent on You. When I was saved, my spirit
came to life and is now under the control of the Holy Spirit.
Father, I want to conform to the image of Your Son.
Jesus, You came to set the captives free, those bound by
sin, psychic or occult powers. I declare that it is God's
truths that will set me free. Jesus, You have all authority in
heaven and on earth. You have conquered and disarmed all evil
principalities and powers. You made a public spectacle of
them, triumphing over them by the cross. Now I am seated with
You in heavenly places. In You, Jesus, I have authority over
Satan and all his demons and they are subject to me. I stand
strong in You, Lord Jesus, and resist Satan and all his evil
schemes. Jesus, I am covered and protected by Your precious
blood. I will use my spiritual weapons, which are mighty in
God, to tear down all strongholds of the enemy in my life. I
bind and rebuke all evil spirits and powers of darkness that
would seek to interfere with this time of ministry. I bind
specifically the spirits of doubt, deception, unbelief,
confusion, mind control and fear. I loose myself from your
control. I renounce all counterfeit gifts and works of Satan
in my life. I take my position in Christ and command you,
Satan, and all your demons to leave me now in Jesus' name. I
declare that You, Jesus, are my Lord and my God. I look only
to You, Jesus, as my deliverer and healer. You know all my
special needs and concerns. I claim Your word which says,
"All who call upon the name of the Lord shall be set
free." I call on You now, Lord Jesus Christ, to set me
free.
Father, I accept Your word as my standard for righteousness
and daily living. I will study Your word and renew my mind by
that living word. Father, You say, "As a man thinketh in
his heart, so is he." I now take control of my thought
life and stand against Satan's deceptions and lies. I take
every thought captive in obedience to Christ. I choose to walk
in the light and truth because the truth will set me free. I
choose to give up trying to run my own life. I put no
confidence in my flesh. Father, I trust myself to Your care,
as much as I can at this time. Please help me Father, to trust
You more and come to truly know You. Dear Holy Spirit, I ask
You to help me in this time of prayer and ministry. Please
reveal to me every area of my life that has been given over to
the enemy. I choose to humble myself and share whatever God
reveals to me. I choose to crucify my flesh and walk by the
guidance of the Holy Spirit. I will not give into the desires
of my flesh. I will present my body as an instrument of
righteousness, a living and holy sacrifice, which is my
spiritual duty. Holy Spirit, I ask You to guide me to all
truth and empower me to live above sin, in Jesus' name. Amen.
FORGIVENESS
Explain to the counselee before praying for forgiveness:
As children of God, we are to forgive like Christ forgave us.
Our example is that Jesus forgave those who were crucifying Him
as He hung on the cross. At times, the results of other people's
sins come upon us.
Examples are sexual and ritual abuse, rape, and incest, parents
killed by a drunk driver, war, or natural disaster.
These events wound us to our very core. This often happens as a
small child. At that time in our lives, we do not have the
ability to understand what is happening to us. That makes it
very difficult to cope with the stress or trauma. Through
unforgiveness, we become bound to the offender(s) and the
painful memory will not heal. Unless we forgive and release the
offender(s), we will continue to recall the hurt, rejection and
betrayal. We will continue to feel pain, be angry and often
depressed. Some people harbor unforgiveness for years after the
person who hurt them has died. The perpetrator may be dead 30 or
more years and the survivor is still tormented today by what
this person did. It is like a chain linking them to the
offender.
These people are often tormented by demonic forces. God's word
in Matthew 18:34-35 (KJV) tells us that we will be delivered
over to the tormentors if we don't forgive. Pain and hurtful
memories will start to heal after forgiveness. Sometimes, the
hurtful memory will be completely erased. We must let go of any
unforgiveness to have peace and healing.
Forgiveness is not an emotion or feeling but an act of our will.
It is making a heart decision to let go of our right to make the
offender pay. It is trusting God to deal with them in His way.
Forgiveness and forgetting are not same. Forgiveness is a real
event.
Forgiveness and restitution are not the same thing The only way
to be free is to forgive and release the person(s) who caused
pain or harm. After we forgive and release them, we are in a
place to receive healing.
Christians understand that unforgiveness will hinder healing and
open them to the tormentors. The pain often decreases as we let
go. “ Sometimes, there is grieving to be done for the losses
we have suffered. Grieving is necessary and should be done.
Healing is a process and it takes time. Be sure to teach on
grieving and allow the people enough time to grieve their loss.
There is a law of sowing and reaping. Matt. 7:1 This is a block
to receiving healing and forgiveness. “If we confess our sins,
He will forgive ALL our sins and cleanse us from all
unrighteous....” Often we don’t recognize we have anger or
unforgiveness. Some have been forgotten or suppressed or even
dissociated away. Sometimes we keep the anger (unforgiveness)
because we have power or it is useful.
Sometimes physical problems are results of unforgiveness;
arthritis, heart trouble, poor sleep and nervous conditions.
They have to choose life. Sometimes we have to forgive 50 times
a day to get it from our head to our heart. It is a process of
renewing the mind and thinking in a new way. The Devil will stop
tormenting you about the person you have forgiven if you
continuously forgive them when they come to mind. You have to
forgive first, and then you can receive. But if your enemy is
hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink, for in
so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. Do not be
overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12: 20-21)
Praying the forgiveness prayer:
Have the counselee pray the forgiveness prayer. Afterwards, tell
them to get quiet. Have them close their eyes and tell you the
names that come to their mind. Remind them that they asked the
Holy Spirit to bring the names to mind. They do not have to try
to think up names or try to force names to come, but get quiet
and allow the Holy Spirit to bring the names to them. It is
alright if they don't know why they have to forgive a person.
You only need the first name of the offender and not what the
person did. Later when they begin to forgive a person, the Holy
Spirit will bring to their memory what that person has done.
Then, if they cannot recall what that person did, then have them
forgive the person anyway and let them go. It is better to
forgive and be free from the tormentors than to hold on to that
unforgiveness. This is still their choice. They may tell you,
"I have already forgiven that person." Remind them
that the Holy Spirit is to bring to their mind anyone they have
to forgive. Tell them, "Let's believe that you received
this name from the Holy Spirit and we will discuss the other
issues later. For now, just listen for more names." At this
point, you will get some idea if this person is rebellious or in
a humble state. If you allow them to start recalling a painful
event at this point, they could get stuck on one event. Many
names that would have come to their mind will be missed.
If there is a very traumatic memory that has to be worked
through, then it may be better to work through that memory
first. As the memory is worked through, there will come a place
where the person can pray for forgiveness of the perpetrator. As
you listen to the Holy Spirit, you will know when to do that. As
the names come forth, write the names down. Encourage them to
continue to listen to the Holy Spirit for more names. Sometimes,
the person may only get a face in their mind, but that face will
be connected to a hurtful event. God knows whom the face belongs
to. Then just write down a note about the face. When it is time
to forgive, they can say, "The person whose face I see, I
forgive you in Jesus' name." Explain that often we forgive
people, but later we remember what the person did and start to
feel the pain again.
If we dwell on what that person did, we can get back in
unforgiveness. Sometimes we have to forgive a person 50 times a
day until the forgiveness moves from our head down into our
heart. Forgiveness is a heart attitude.
When they are not getting any more names, then add their name
and God to the end of your list of people they have to forgive.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. We must
forgive ourselves for how we have acted in the past and the vows
we put on ourselves or others. As for forgiving God, God has not
done anything wrong. However, sometimes God does not perform the
way we think He ought to or as quickly as we would like. At
times, God doesn't give us what we want.
This causes people to get angry with God and have unforgiveness
in their hearts towards God. This unforgiveness and anger at God
puts a wall between the person and God. Now that person is
separated from the very One that can help and heal them. God
wants to fellowship with us. God has laws and God has given
everyone a free will. God can't break the laws because people
want Him to change events.
In times of violence and abuse, God cannot change the
perpetrator's mind without taking away his/her free will. God
does not want this to happen but if God steps in and stops the
abuser, then it would take away the abuser's free will. If God
did that, we would not have a free will. We would just be
mechanical robots. God expects us to follow His laws and love
one another. God gave parents the responsibility to care for and
protect a child. People can be selfish and disobedient and bring
hurt and trauma on others, often innocent children. God will
deal with that perpetrator in His way and He can do it much
better then we. We have to let that person go and turn this
quest for revenge and demanding payment over to God. The
counselee has to forgive God for not doing what he or she wanted
Him to do, for not helping him or her at the exact time or in
the way he or she thought God should.
This is very important because it helps them restore fellowship
with God. God is the one that is going to heal them. We cannot
fellowship with someone with when we have unforgiveness and
anger towards them. As the person listens for names, be patient
and wait a sufficient time as the Holy Spirit searches their
hearts. When no more names come to his/her mind, explain the
next step. Tell him or her that you are going to give them a
name, then you want them to forgive that person for everything.
An example is: "John, I forgive you for (..........)."
Have counselee continue doing this until they have forgiven that
person for everything that the Holy Spirit brings to his/her
mind. When they run out of things to forgive the person for,
instruct them to say, "I forgive (the offenders name) for
everything in Jesus' name." This will let you know to go to
the next person on the list of people they have to forgive.
Tell them that you want them to speak the forgiveness aloud.
Scripture says that confession is made with the mouth. If they
can't say the forgiveness aloud, then they may have an unwilling
spirit, great shame or an evil spirit hindering them. Pray for
discernment and ask them why they can't say this out loud. Work
with them until they can confess it with their mouth. Scripture
says that we are to confess our sins. God is faithful and just
and will forgive us all our sins. Confessing these sins to you
will reduce his/her shame. As long as shame exist, Satan can
torment them.
As a Christian worker, you are responsible for holding all these
things you hear, in confidence. You are operating in the office
of a priest and what you hear is to remain confidential between
you and God. Unless you have specific permission from the person
to seek counsel from an elder concerning what has been shared,
it should not be shared with anyone! There are certain state
laws that require that a counselor inform a person when the
counselee says that he or she is going to do them violent bodily
harm.
Learning of the sexual abuse of a minor requires the counselor
to report that information to the authorities. The person can be
told about this ahead of time. The counselor or minister can
make them aware of these requirements during counseling. Trust
is very important because so many have been betrayed by family,
counselors and clergy. Trust is also important for healing. If
the person can't talk about hurtful issues to you, you may have
to spend more time building a trusting relationship before you
deal with forgiveness, etc. Do not be in a rush to get them
through these prayers. Take time to pray and let the Holy Spirit
lead you to what, when and where you minister. Sometimes people
come for a quick fix and don't want to deal with anything inside
or certain painful issues. They just want the pain to go away.
You can tell them that the truth will set you free, but the
process could be painful, too. Proper surgery can be painful but
we bear the pain because we know that healing will result.
There are no quick fixes or Band-Aids to be used in this
ministry. We need to explain to them that if they want to be
free from pain and torment, it may be painful for a while. If
they persevere, they will get results. If they continue to
resist and debate with you, they may not be ready to work on
their healing at this time. That is their choice. At this point,
you may decide to stop ministry until they are in a receptive
and cooperative mood. Your time is important to you and Christ,
so don't waste it. You are the steward of your time. You are
responsible for using your time wisely!
After the person has truly repented and forgiven everyone, they
are ready for a special prayer of absolution. We, as born again
believers, have the commission from Jesus to pronounce
absolution for their acts when they repent. Jesus gave this
commission to us in John 20:21- 23. This is for all believers
and not just ordained clergy. (Mark 16:17-18). They can
experience absolution as a healing process! You can say, "I
pronounce your sins forgiven, in Jesus' name."
Prayer No.3
PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS
Dear heavenly Father, I thank You for Your love and
kindness toward me. It is Your kindness that has led me to
repentance, turning from all my sinful ways and turning to
You. I admit that I have not been kind, patient and loving to
others when they have offended me. I have allowed bitterness
and resentment to grow in me, separating me from others and
You, Father. At times, I have forgotten this unforgiveness in
my heart. This unforgiveness festers deep within me, at times
beyond my conscious reach. This affects every aspect of my
life and gives the enemy a right to torment me as stated in
Matthew 18. I confess that this unforgiveness and bitterness
is affecting my life and relationships today. Because of these
past hurts, I acknowledge the inability to love or trust
others to any depth. I understand that forgiveness is not an
emotion but an act of my will. I now choose to exercise my
will to forgive others as You, Father, have forgiven me.
Father, I know that You are a searcher of the heart. I ask You
to search my heart. Reveal to me any hidden and secret
unforgiveness or bitterness toward others that have hurt or
offended me. I choose not to be ruled by a spirit of
bitterness. I choose to forgive and have a spirit of peace and
love in my heart. I repent, forgive and release these people
right now. I ask You, Heavenly Father, to forgive me and
restore me as I forgive those who have offended me. Jesus
promised that the Holy Spirit would bring everything to our
remembrance. Dear Holy Spirit, I am asking You to bring to my
remembrance anyone I have to forgive and I will forgive them
in Jesus' name. Amen.
COUNSELOR'S NOTE:
At this point, I tell them to relax. Have them close their eyes
and allow the Holy Spirit to bring the name to their mind. Have
them give you the names as they come to mind. Explain the issues
discussed in the counselor's notes before the forgiveness
prayer.
EXPRESSING OUR NEED FOR
GOD
Explain to counselee:
We can't have true peace and joy without God. God wants to
operate in our lives and through us to reach the lost world. God
will help us and will protect us. Often, we will become
self-reliant and do things our way. The Scriptures says, ".
. .all like sheep have gone astray, each one to his own way. .
." In this condition, we will not experience righteousness,
peace and joy.
Also, this sets us up for spiritual attacks by the powers of
darkness. See Ephesians 6:10-18. It is a good thing to be right
with God when the attack comes. The attack may come through a
person but it is a spiritual attack. Our battle is not
with flesh and blood (people) and our weapons are not the ones
used by the world, but spiritual. See 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. We
need to know how to do effective spiritual warfare. We must
declare our dependence upon God, humbling ourselves and coming
before His presence in humility. God says He hates a proud
spirit (Proverbs 6:17 KJV) and a high look is sin (Proverbs 21:4
KJV). He said He will destroy their house (Proverbs 15:25).
Prayer No. 4
PRAYER
TO REPENT FOR HAVING A PROUD SPIRIT
Dear Heavenly Father, Your word says that a proud and
arrogant attitude goes before stumbling. I know that You hate
a proud or arrogant spirit. I want to please You, Father. I do
not want to stumble or bring trouble on myself and others. I
know at times, in action and attitude, I have had a proud
spirit. Because of my woundedness, I believed I knew what was
best for me. In the past, I tried to run my life by my own
power and resources. I have looked to my own intellect,
ability and strength to be successful. Jesus, I have not
denied myself, picked up my cross daily and followed You. Your
word tells me that it is not by might, nor by power, but by
Your Spirit that the victory comes. I have opened the door and
given Satan a place in my life because of this spirit of
pride. I now repent of this pride. I also renounce this effort
to be self-sufficient and not trusting or coming to You,
Heavenly Father. I now come to You, humbling myself, and put
my trust in Your mercy and love. It is Your kindness that has
led me to repentance. I now CANCEL all ground or openings to
Satan in my life. I PROCLAIM that I am covered with the blood
of Jesus. I PROCLAIM that you, Satan, have no part in me or
power over me. I am a child of God and the Holy Spirit is
living within me. I hereby affirm my dependence on You, Father
and the work of Your Holy Spirit. I ask You, dear Holy Spirit,
for Your guidance, wisdom and power to help me overcome the
flesh, renew my mind and live above sin. I will take up my
cross daily, denying myself, and live a life under the control
of the Spirit of God. Amen.
REBELLION
Note to counselor:
After praying this prayer, have the person repent and ask
forgiveness for rebelling against: the civil authorities,
pastor, husband, employer, etc. Example: "Father, I repent
and ask to be forgiven for speeding." Explain to them that
being in rebellion is the same as playing with witchcraft or the
occult. It opens them up to attack by powers of darkness.
After praying Prayer No. 5, you can help the person deal with
any specific issue and repenting. You can pronounce absolution
here, too.
Prayer No.5
PRAYER TO
RENOUNCE REBELLION IN MY LIFE
Dear Heavenly Father, Your word tells me in 1 Samuel 15:23,
that rebellion is like the sin of witchcraft or divination,
and that stubbornness is like the sin of idolatry. You,
Father, call rebellion and stubbornness detestable attitudes.
I confess that my actions are a reflection of the attitude of
my heart. You say in Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinketh in
his heart,so is he." At times, I have sinned against You,
Heavenly Father. I sinned by going my own way and doing what I
wanted to do. These actions have opened the door for the enemy
to have an entrance into my life, to harass and attack me. I
now confess this rebellious spirit and humbly repent. I want
peace and joy in my heart. Father, I choose to have a humble
and obedient spirit. I reject Satan and all his works in my
life and body. I ask You, dear Holy Spirit, to reveal to me
any areas Satan has gained access to or any hidden rebellion
in my heart. I will share this with your servant as You make
me aware of it. I do not want to give Satan any legal right to
harass or torment me. I understand that submission is agreeing
and working together with someone to get a job done. I here
and now choose to have a humble spirit and work with Your
servant. In this time of ministry, I will accomplish the work
You have called me to do. I choose to walk in the light and I
reject all rebellion. I CANCEL all rights the enemy claims
concerning me. I claim the cleansing power of the Blood of
Jesus over every area of my life and mind, in Jesus' name.
Amen.
MORAL ISSUES
Notes to counselors on moral issues:
We need to confess and acknowledge the sins of moral rebellion
before God and ask to be forgiven. Moral issues are often one of
the easiest ways Satan gains entrance to our lives and body.
These moral sins give Satan a right to attack and harass us.
People often feel shame from breaking moral laws. Because of
this shame, they keep it a secret. Satan uses this secret shame
against the person in a powerful way. This shame causes them to
separate from others and God.
It is our responsibility as a priest to our God and King, to
have mercy and help restore them, not reject them. God wants
them restored and free from Satan's control. It is by the grace
of God, that we didn't go through that temptation or succumb to
it. Explain that it is best to confess these moral issues to a
trusted, spiritually mature person, not just anyone in the
Church. One needs to deal with these issues, put them away and
go on serving Jesus. After a person has repented and confessed
his/her sins, then the counselor can pronounce absolution for
him or her.
It is also our responsibility as priests and ministers of God to
keep the information shared to ourselves. We are not to uncover
our brother and sister's nakedness to others. God will deal with
us for that. They do not have to go into detail about what they
have done. They know what they have done and so does God. When
they repent and confess it, calling it what it is, God will
forgive and restore them. Absolution can be pronounced, after
repentance of their sin.
Prayer No. 6
DEALING WITH MORAL ISSUES
Dear Heavenly Father, Your word tells me in Galatians 5:17,
that my flesh lusts or wars against my spirit. I am not to
gratify the lusts of my flesh. I put on the Lord Jesus Christ.
I will walk by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Father, You
know at times, I struggle with the temptation to gratify the
desires of my flesh. I understand that lust is saying, "I
must have this at once." Much of this battle is in my
mind and thought life. Because of my loneliness and inner pain
at times, I may have entertained lustful fantasies in my mind
and thoughts. This only increased the desire to gratify my
flesh. At times, this battle has been more than I could stand
and I have given in to the lust of my flesh. I ask You,
Father, reveal to me any ways in which I have broken your
moral laws.
Father, I am truly sorry. I repent and ask You to forgive
me. I acknowledge that all my sins are forgiven in Christ. I
repent and cancel all access to my life by evil spirits. I
claim the blood of Jesus over me as my protection. I command
all evil spirits that have entered my body or mind, to leave
me now in Jesus' name. I now make a new commitment to guard my
eyes and take every thought captive in obedience to Christ. I
will walk by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I will work to
take control of my body and renew my mind, not giving into
fleshly lusts. I will depend on the Holy Spirit to help me
accomplish this, in Jesus' name. Amen.
Counselor's note on moral issues:
You need to ask them if there is any moral issue that came to
their minds for which they need to repent. Absolution can be
pronounced after repentance of their sins.
BREAKING
SATANIC DEDICATION AND BLOOD COVENANTS
Counselor's note:
Take every person through this prayer, regardless. Everyone may
not be ready to go through this prayer in the first few visits.
With ritual abuse survivors, it would be wise to first build a
relationship with the person. Ritual survivors usually have been
betrayed by every person they ever trusted and you are no
different from the rest. It will take time for them to trust
you, little by little. They are also feeling a tremendous amount
of shame and guilt for what they have done so go very slow and
let them lead. Follow the Holy Spirit's guidance. With ritual
abuse survivors, you need to get the support of as many internal
alters as possible before taking the host or any part through
this prayer. You can explain to the internal system why it is
necessary to go through this prayer, if you have a relationship
with the system. If not, have the host go inside an explain this
to the internal system. The host can ask the helper parts to
protect the little ones or take them to a safe place. Then they
can take steps to ensure the safety of the internal system and
the child alters.
You may have to bind any spirits that can cause flashbacks of
the rituals. One indication of a problem is when they start to
pray, flashbacks start. It should be noted that a flashback can
be caused by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and can occur in
abuse, trauma and war survivors. This can also be from an alter
that is afraid or from an evil spirit. Take time to investigate
what is happening. Read the book listed on MPD.
It is important to know what is causing the problem so you can
stop it. You want to stop it but not do any damage in the
process. You will need to pray for discernment.
You may have to do some spiritual warfare and pray the
"Rule of the Victor" prayer before proceeding.
Details about the" Rule of the Victor" prayers are
found in notes to Prayer No. 9.
Note, spiritual warfare or binding spirits does not always have
to be done out loud. It is effective if done very low or even
spoken internally. If the person does not have a problem with
binding spirits and spiritual warfare, then by all means do it
aloud and have them agree. Most ritual survivors are multiples,
(people who have Multiple Personality Disorder). The term
Multiple Personality Disorder has been changed to Dissociative
Identity Disorder and may be a better term to use with the
counselee.
Those with Multiple Personality Disorder or ritual abuse
survivors, require special care. Caution is always the way to go
in all these cases. An alter personality is a split in the mind
and NOT a DEMON. If you don't know the difference between an
alter an a demon, then check with someone who has experience
with multiplicity and dissociation. If you continue trying to
cast an alter out of a multiple, much damage can result and
healing is hindered for some time. Their trust will also be
damaged. The message to them is that the Church doesn't
understand or care. Also, if you know the person is a ritual
abuse survivor and you are not sure exactly what to do, then
consult with someone experienced in that area. Most
non-ritualized survivors of sexual abuse usually do not have a
problem with this prayer. Satanic dedications can happen to
anyone with or without their knowledge, often as a baby or young
child. Most people do not know what took place in their lives as
very young children. Someone in the family or relatives may have
said evil or occult prayers over him/her when they were babies.
Often, cults are part of the family heritage and have gone on
for generations. The family does not see any problem with
"passing on the heritage." However, this sets the
child up for demonic attack and entanglement later in life.
Someone may have made a financial agreement in exchange for some
of the baby's blood or dedicated the baby to a false god or
Satan. There may have been a dedication before the child was
born. Some are cultural rituals as with the American Indians,
Pennsylvania Dutch "pow-wow" healers, Spanish Santeria
cults, etc. They pray or make dedications to demonic spirit
powers.
There are many initiation rites and ceremonies in secret
societies that bring curses on people. It is believed that
initiation into Mormonism has pacts and vows that can hold a
person in bondage and open them to demonic attacks. These need
to be renounced and repentance made. Some believe they are
actually making a dedication to the Lord God, Yahweh, but they
are deceived.
Some parents will take their children to psychic or occult
healers when doctors fail them. These methods of healing are
satanic and call upon demonic powers for the healing. Satan
never gives anything away. He will take off physical sickness
and give them mental torment. This often does not show up until
some time later.
Children make a blood packs or cut themselves in play, becoming
"blood brothers or sisters," copying what they have
seen on TV. These activities can have a lasting damaging effect
on the participants and their descendants. You can tell the
counselee that it is best to be safe and pray this prayer, just
in case someone has prayed over them without their knowledge.
They don't want to leave any unknown doorways open through which
Satan can attack. Explain that only one part of this prayer may
apply to them, but we don't know which is the part for them, so
have them pray the entire prayer.
Blood pacts, vows and oaths must be renounced and broken.
These activities place curses on the participants and open them
to torment by evil spirits. Many times, this is done "just
for fun" or "it really didn't mean anything."
Satan takes a different view of coming to his kingdom for help
and will use it as an opportunity to gain evil control over a
person. The Lord GOD, Yahweh, also takes a different view of
taking part in these activities, see Exodus 20:3-4 and
Deuteronomy 18:9-13.
Counselors can have the person pray, renounce and cancel the
effects of these curses and dedications. This process is crucial
for freedom. After the person has prayed, have them command all
spirits that came in with the curses, pacts or dedications to
leave in Jesus' name. Afterwards, the person can submit all
those areas of themselves to God for cleansing by the Blood of
Jesus. Pray for the Holy Spirit to fill all places where the
spirits were.
Prayer No. 7
THE
PRAYER TO BREAK SATANIC DEDICATION AND BLOOD COVENANTS
I RENOUNCE ever signing my name over to Satan or having my
name signed over to Satan. I ANNOUNCE that my name is written
in the Lamb's Book of Life. I RENOUNCE any ceremony where I
may have been wed to Satan, and I ANNOUNCE that I am the Bride
of Christ. I RENOUNCE all satanic assignments, covenants,
pacts and dedications that I made with Satan, or that were
made for me. I ANNOUNCE that I am a partaker of the new
covenant with Christ. I now REPENT for ever cutting myself or
giving my blood for any assignments, ceremonies or covenants
with Satan. (Stop here and renounce any specific pacts
remembered, like childhood cutting and mixing of blood with
your best friend to be brothers or sisters.) I RENOUNCE any
taking of or use of my blood for satanic rituals before I was
old enough to be aware of it. I CONFESS and RENOUNCE all blood
pacts or covenants. I REJECT AND RENOUNCE all curses and
assignments made for me or by me for the service of Satan. I
trust only in the shed Blood of my Lord, Jesus Christ and what
He accomplished on the cross. I look to the Holy Spirit for
guidance. I RENOUNCE ever eating of flesh, or drinking of
blood, for satanic worship. I eat only the flesh and drink
only the blood of my Lord, Jesus Christ, in Holy Communion,
which I understand by faith and was commanded by Jesus to do
in remembrance of Him and His sacrifice for me. (Luke
22:17-19). I RENOUNCE all guardians and surrogate parents
assigned to me by Satanists. I RENOUNCE all baptisms, rituals
or teachings by Satanists. I ANNOUNCE that I have been
baptized into Christ Jesus and my identity is now in Christ. I
RENOUNCE and REJECT all the demons and familiar spirits placed
in me or attached to any part of me, by Satanists. I REJECT
all spirit guides assigned to me. I REJECT and COMMAND all
these evil spirits to leave now in Jesus' name. Father, I ask
You in Jesus' name, to send Your holy angels to take these
spirits from me and take them to their destiny, which You have
ordained. I ANNOUNCE that God is my Heavenly Father and the
Holy Spirit is my guardian. By this, I am sealed until the day
of my redemption. I accept only God's assignment for me.1
Amen.
1 Part of this prayer is taken
from: Neil T. Anderson's video tape entitled "A Counseling
Procedure for Leading People Through Steps to Freedom in
Christ," and "Steps to Freedom in Christ,"
Freedom In Christ Ministries, 491 East Lambert Road, La Habra,
CA, 90631, 1990. Used by permission.
Prayer No. 8
CONFESSION
AND DELIVERANCE FROM OCCULT SINS
Dear Heavenly Father, I come before You and RENOUNCE all
sinful, occult practices and idolatry of seeking information,
knowledge, healing, comfort, identity or power from any
occult, psychic or secret source. I RENOUNCE ever reading
books about the black arts, parapsychology, magic, satanic
rituals, including the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, the
Satanic Bible, books on false religions, and other satanic
books and writings. I RENOUNCE all sins of divination,
including: palm reading, fortune telling, tarot card reading,
tea leaf reading, the crystal ball or crystal gazing, candle
gazing, Ouija Board, ESP, telepathy, horoscopes, automatic
hand writing or spirit writing, astrology, water divining, the
rod and pendulum. I RENOUNCE trance channeling, consulting
familiar spirits, clairvoyance, communication with the dead,
séances, consulting counselors from the spirit realm,
consulting wizards, ascended masters, spirit guides, wise
masters, fortune tellers, witches, shamans, mediums or
spiritists. I RENOUNCE all demonic, occult or psychic healing
practices, including pow-wow healing, charming to heal,
pendulum healing, magic healing, psychic healing, magnetism or
Mesmerism. I RENOUNCE all use of occult power, casting spells
or witchcraft, voodoo, black and white magic, Santeria and
other forms of local witchcraft. I RENOUNCE magical or occult
hypnosis, metaphysics or mind science, yoga, transcendental
meditation, sorcery, astral projection and soul travel, table
lifting or levitation, using pyramid power, mind control,
amulets and charms, power crystals and religious medals. I
renounce heavy metal music, satanic rock and black rock, and
all demonic role play games, such as Dungeons and Dragons. I
RENOUNCE all secret oaths to pagan gods as part of initiation
ceremony into organization, fraternities, sororities and other
organization which practice these ceremonies. I RENOUNCE being
involved in or in contact with secret lodges or societies such
as Free Masonry and their organizations, the Eastern Star,
Rosicrucians, Edgar Cayce's teachings and readings, Erhard
Seminars Training (EST), Scientology, Eastern mysticism,
Spiritism, Christian Science, Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism,
Unitarians, The Way, Unification Church, the New Age and its
practices or any religion or organization of an occult nature.
I RENOUNCE and REPENT of ever taking part in any of these
practices or organizations. I ask You Father, to forgive and
restore me, in Jesus' name. Amen.
At this point, stop and the counselor will ask you to repent
for occult involvement: Stop here and have the person name and
renounce each occult sin or contact. You can anoint them and ask
the Holy Spirit to reveal to them any occult contact. Have them
say, "I renounce (name the occult sin), I repent and ask to
be forgiven, in Jesus' name." Do this for each occult
contact. Stay here until they have renounced all the occult sins
that they can remember. When they have repented of all the
occult contacts, have them pray the following prayer.
PRAYER
OF CLEANSING FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE OCCULT:
Dear Heavenly Father, I have CONFESSED all these occult
sins of seeking from Satan, the help that should come only
from You. I repent of all these sins of occultism, idolatry
and any oath I may have made to any false gods and ask to be
forgiven. I REPENT for seeking aid, knowledge, power or
comfort from the kingdom of darkness. I repent and renounce
those occult sins and idolatry that I cannot remember. I
renounce Satan and all his works, I hate all his demons and I
consider them all to be my enemies. I now inform all demonic
spirits that you do not have any legal right to me and you are
trespassing. I command all connected or related spirits and
all power demons that came in me or at me by taking part in
these occult practices to leave me now, and never return, in
Jesus' name. I close all doors or openings in my life to all
occult and psychic practices and spirits of darkness. I ask
You, Heavenly Father, to seal them with the precious shed
Blood of Jesus Christ, never to be opened again, in Jesus'
name. Amen.
The counselor can have the person renounce any spirits that
came in or on to them because of participating in any occult
practice, Then the counselor can command those spirits to leave
and never return in Jesus’ name.
ASTRAL PROJECTION
AND DIVINATION
Astral projection: Instructions for those involved in astral
projection or divination
ASTRAL PROJECTION or soul travel is an occult practice, an out
of body experience produced through meditation or witchcraft. It
is an occult practice and powered by evil spirits. Once a person
takes this soulish control over his/her spirit, they can enter
the spirit realm any time and talk to demons. We are to be under
the guidance and control of the Holy Spirit. These people need
to repent and be in godly meditation on Scriptures.
DO THIS AFTER TAKING THEM THROUGH THE PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE
FROM OCCULT SINS:
Those who have been involved in astral projection should be
instructed that astral projection is accomplished by demonic
powers. These people have yielded their bodies to Satan's use.
This ability is not from God no matter how pleasant the
experience. On the back of their heads at the point where the
top of the spine and the base of the skull meet is the place
where the astral projected body or soul body leaves the physical
body. Bind all spirits that came in to help this person or give
them power to accomplish soul travel. Command these spirits to
leave in Jesus' name. You need to get their permission to anoint
them on the back of the head and close this opening. Explain to
them that when you anoint this spot, they will no longer have
the ability to astral project. When they are ready, anoint the
back of their head, then COMMAND that opening sealed, never to
be opened again, in Jesus' name.
PLEASE NOTE!!!: Astral projection is a conscious use of soul
power empowered by forces of darkness. Out of body experiences
due to trauma, accidents or near death experiences are not
occult practices. Out of body experiences caused by trauma, are
usually not under the person's control. Leaving the body in
trauma is called dissociation. This is caused by severe stress
or trauma. Dissociation occurs when a child or person is being
hurt and the pain is too great to bear. They believe they are
going to die. This is a stress coping mechanism. Most abuse
survivors are unaware of how they leave their body. Refer to Dr.
Friesen's book on Multiple Personality Disorder for an excellent
explanation of dissociation and Multiple Personality Disorder.
See introductory notes for title.
There is a chart in Dr. Friesen's book giving the criteria for
determining if a person has Multiple Personality Disorder. This
book also contains ways to distinguish between MPD alter
personalities and demons. Dissociation or splitting of the mind
is a survival ability built into humans, a coping mechanism. It
can be dysfunctional if it is used to cope with every stress
that comes along rather than facing it. This opens the door for
demonic attachment. There is always a chance for an evil spirit
to slip in while a person is unconscious and out of control of
his/her mind or body, because of an accident. This has nothing
to do with the person sinning. There was simply no control or
protection over their minds. Demonic attacks of the mind can
also happen when mind altering drugs are used and the person
loses control over his/her mind. We are instructed in Scripture
to guard our minds. If a person tells of trouble or torment
starting soon after being unconscious from an accident, then a
spirit may have taken up residence there. Have them renounce the
spirit that came in from the accident and command it to leave,
in Jesus' name.
You can instruct people who are going to be put to sleep for
medical reasons to protect their minds from demonic attack by
pleading the Blood of Jesus over the minds. It is always a wise
practice to have Christians praying for them during such
procedures.
Evil spirits often gain entrance during times of sexual, ritual
abuse and torture. Some rituals are done specifically to place
demons in the person. When evil spirits are found, they should
be bound and cast out. The person did not invite them in and it
usually was not the result of a sinful action. A curse usually
binds the demon in a person who is a ritual abuse survivor. The
person may or may not know anything about the curse. This is
done so the person cannot get free. It is only with the power
and revelation of the Holy Spirit that these curses are found.
Anoint them and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to them,
information concerning the curse or demons that entered or were
placed in them. The curse binds the demon to the person. This
gives the demon a legal spiritual right to stay and torment.
Curses that are found have to be broken before the demons will
leave. Simply have the person renounce the curses in Jesus' name
and command it to be broken. Then, command any spirits that came
in while this person was unconscious, tortured or abused, to be
bound and leave, in Jesus' name. You can also command the demon
not to tear the person as it leaves. Sometimes, there are
familiar spirits that have come down family lines or have been
with the person for a long time and are very familiar with them.
You can also command these familiar spirits to leave. I have
found it very useful at times to ask the Father, in Jesus' name,
to send an angel to come to take this familiar spirit to its
destiny.
Counselor's notes on divination
Those who have been involved in divination, fortune telling, or
have the ability to see into the spirit realm any time they
choose, probably have a spirit of divination. They have opened
the occult "third eye." The "third eye" is a
supernatural eye that is on the forehead between the natural
eyes. This is how fortune tellers, astrologers, witches and
mediums get supernatural knowledge and can see into the future.
The occult "third eye," used to look into the
supernatural realm operates by demonic powers. If there is
something God wants to show a person, then He will reveal it to
them. In this case, it will be at His direction and under His
control for a specific time or task. The ability to see into the
supernatural realm has to be under God's control and direction
because Satan will seduce mortals into the sinful use of this
power. God does not want us to have anything to do with occult
or psychic power. See Deuteronomy 18:10-13. Explain to the
person that the source of this power is from the devil and not
God. As you can see from Deuteronomy, God is not pleased with
those who practice this. See also Exodus 20:3-4.
People who can see into the supernatural realm may be resistant
to giving up this ability. They must give up this ability if
they want to be free and have peace with God. The person has to
renounce this practice and repent. It is always their choice. If
they resist or argue about giving up this practice, they are not
ready for ministry so stop until they can give it up. This is a
rebellious spirit, not a humble spirit of someone who is truly
sorry for dabbling in the occult. Explain to them the results of
their making this decision, with gentleness and love; always
being ready to help them when they are ready. Sometimes,
teaching is necessary. Have them read God's Word and pray about
this matter. God promised to deliver us from our enemies, not
our friends.
If the person repents and wants God's cleansing and healing,
then continue. Explain to the person that you are going to
anoint them and pray for them. This will stop their ability to
see into the supernatural realm or use these psychic powers.
First, have them renounce this practice. Then have them renounce
every demon or spirit entity that came in to give them this
power. Have them confess that they will only seek God's
revelations, direction and truth as revealed by the Holy Spirit
and God's Word. Have them say, "I renounce all the spirits
of divination and the power demons that came in me to give me
this power and I command you to leave me now in Jesus'
name." Then tell them to say in their mind, (not out loud),
"All spirits of darkness and divination leave me now in
Jesus' name." Tell them to say this over and in their mind,
until they feel them leave or feel peace. While they are doing
this, have them look directly at you. The counselor speaks
directly to the spirits saying, "I command you, spirits of
darkness and divination, to come out of (person's name) and
leave and never return, in Jesus' name." Do not let them
close their eyes. Have them keep their eyes open and look
directly at you while you command the spirits to leave. Usually,
if they want these spirits to go, you will only have to speak
this one time. However, they should continue to command these
spirits to leave in their minds until they have a release. Next,
get them to agree with you to seal the "third eye"
opening to the spirit realm. To seal or close the "third
eye,' anoint them in the center of the forehead and command that
"the third eye" permanently closed, in Jesus' name,
never to be opened again.
DEALING WITH EVIL CURSES
Explain to counselee:
Curses are contracts or requests to evil powers for injury or
evil to befall someone or something. They can be spoken words,
incantations or prayers that invoke evil spirits to do their
evil work. A curse is also a ban or censure over a person, place
or thing. This curse, ban or censure can be the result of a
sinful act or disobedience to God's law. Often curses are spoken
by servants of Satan.
When breaking curses, be sure to consider the following:
- Curses have to be broken for worshipping other gods,
occult practices, oaths to/in secret societies, sex with
animals and illegitimate sex, illegitimate births, murder,
not tithing, hating the Jews, etc. Curses and vows placed on
oneself and curses from servants of Satan have to be broken.
Be sure to look into Scripture to understand what activities
bring curses on people. There are many causes for curses
listed in the Bible. See Deuteronomy, Chapters 7:25-26,
Chapters 23, 27, 28, 30, Exodus 20:1-6, Malachi 3:8-9. These
are a few references to curses in the Bible. An excellent
book on curses has been written by Derek Prince. It can be
purchased from any Christian book store.
- Some curses come down a family line or blood line from
generation to generation. A curse may be on a person or
their children because a living or dead relative was
involved in psychic or occult practices. This is true even
if the person involved in the occult has been dead for two
hundred or more years. Time does not affect curses. Curses
can cause all kinds of problems such as broken marriages,
poverty, attachments of familiar spirits, sickness, cancer,
degenerative diseases, sexual perversion, addictions,
compulsions, violence, rebellion, mental problems and
torment. People involved in the occult get angry and place
curses on others. They speak words against a person to get
even and bring hurt on that person. The victim may or may
not know a curse has come against them. When a curse is
placed on someone or something, a demon enters or is
attached to them. The curse seals the demon in that person
or place.
- The good news is a curse will not land on a born again
child of God who is walking in righteousness. In fact, it
will go back and come upon the one who sent it. This may
bring the planned devastation upon the sender. Proverbs 26:2
refers to curses sent on innocent people, without a cause.
Curses are powered by demons. It is the demons that carry
out the evil action of the curse, incantation or spell.
Jesus came to set the captives free and gave His Church
power over all power of the enemy. The servants of God
can break curses and set people free in Jesus' name.
Prayer No. 9
BREAKING
CURSES, SPELLS AND INCANTATIONS
Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You as Your child, born
again, redeemed and washed in the blood of Jesus. I declare
that You, Jesus, have redeemed me from the curse of the law
having become a curse for me. I proclaim that I am a
partaker of the inheritance of the saints of God. I give
thanks unto You, Father, for delivering me from all the
powers of darkness and translating me into the kingdom of
your dear Son. As one who is covered with the blood of
Jesus, I here and now reject and disown all the sins, pacts,
dedications, curses and occult selections of my ancestors or
any relatives, specifically (name of person(s) responsible
for the curse, if known), which has been passed on to me
intentionally or unintentionally. In Jesus' name, Father, I
ask to be redeemed and cleansed from all evil curses,
incantations, dedications, spells, pacts and familiar
spirits passed on to me from my parents, grandparents, great
grandparents, ancestors, relatives or any other person,
specifically (name of person(s) responsible, if known).
Father, I also ask to be redeemed and cleansed from all
curses that have come upon me from what I have done or been
involved in. I now appropriate in my life, Jesus' work on
the cross to free me from all curses. I REPENT and declare
that I am totally committed and completely signed over to my
Lord, Jesus Christ. In the Name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, I
now rebuke, break and loose myself and all my children or
children to be, from all evil curses, charms, vexes, hexes,
spells, incantations, jinxes, psychic powers, bewitchments,
pacts, dedications or sorcery, that have been put on me or
my family line or by any other person or persons, (person's
name, if known), or from any occult, cultic, satanic or
psychic source. I declare all these curses, dedications or
pacts are null and void, in Jesus' name. I reject every way
in which Satan may claim ownership of me. I reject every
demon, evil spirit or familiar spirit sent to me by Satan or
attached to any part of me, because of these curses,
dedications, pacts or my activities, and I COMMAND all these
connected and related spirits to leave me now and never
return, in Jesus' name. I COMMAND you, Satan, to remove from
me all satanic shields, seals, devises or mechanisms used to
harass, manipulate or control me in any way or attach and
hold a familiar or demonic spirit to any part of me. I
COMMAND you, Satan to take them off now and I command all
these attached spirits to leave me now and never return, in
Jesus' name. Father, in Jesus' name, I ask you to send your
holy angels to take all these evil and familiar spirits to
their destiny.
COUNSELOR WILL INSTRUCT YOU WHAT TO DO NEXT.
Counselor now breaks curses, saying the following words over
them:
"In the name and authority of the Lord Jesus Christ,
as His servant, I now break all curses, spells or incantations
off you, (person's name), that have come down through your
family or blood line, no matter how far back or for whatever
source or reason. I break all curses, spells and incantations
off you, (person's name), that have come upon you from other
people praying against you, writing or speaking curses against
you. I break all curses off you, (person's name), that have
come upon you from what you have done or been involved in. I
break the curse of: (naming the curses discovered during
counsel), in Jesus' name. I break all curses off you,
(person's name), in Jesus' name. Amen."
Then take authority and command all spirits involved with
those curses to leave in Jesus' name. You can say, "I now
take authority as a servant of God and in the Name of Jesus, I
bind all spirits that came in you or on you to enforce these
curses and any familiar spirits attached to you. I break their
hold on you and command all these spirits to leave now in Jesus'
name and never return. Father, in Jesus' name, I ask you to send
your angels to take these evil and familiar spirits to their
destiny. Amen."
The person being ministered to continues and prays the
following prayer:
I now ask You, Heavenly Father to fill me with Your Holy
Spirit and empower me to live above sin. I now submit my life
and all to You. I determine to look to You, Heavenly Father,
to provide all my needs. I will not yield my body or any part
of my body to any sinful practice or unrighteousness. I
declare that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, an
instrument of righteousness, a living, holy sacrifice, to
glorify You, Father. I ask You, Father to surround me with
Your holy warrior angels, giving them charge over me to
protect me in all my ways. Amen.
Lesson 8
SOUL TIES OR CORDS
OF INIQUITY
Counselor's note:
Soul ties are ungodly bonds formed between the souls of people
for the purpose of control, manipulation or domination. This
bondage can be from sexual sins, adultery, controlling parents,
spouses, pastors or friends. This can also be a psychic or
telepathic link between the controller and other persons. Some
Christian workers say that this is a telepathic link between the
person and the controller, which give the controller continual
information about the person. Through this link, a controller
can know everything about a person without ever visiting them.
This is operated by a spirit of witchcraft and is demonic. The
bondage of control between people is easy to identify. These
soul bonds or ties bind people's souls together. It will have an
influence on the person until it is broken. This evil control
can continue even after they become Christians. It must be
brought to the cross.
These soul ties will continue to pull people back into sin or
bring them under the control of other people. Often a child is
tied to a parent by an invisible, ungodly soul bond. This child
will never be free to live a life of their own. They always have
to rely on mother or father to make decisions or direct their
lives. This is like an invisible umbilical cord connecting the
controller to the person. Because of this psychic or telepathic
link, the controller knows when the soul bond is threatened and
will actively work to strengthen it. This may go on for
generations. This is the use of soul power. This is bondage. It
is devilish and powered by demons. It will require the use of
spiritual warfare by the minister and the counselee to gain
their freedom and to stay free.
God does not want us to dominate others. Neither does God want
us to have control over our spirit or souls in any ungodly
manner for our own pleasure or power. (See notes on astral
projection). We are to renew our minds with God's Word, and
bring our will into submission to God and His laws. We are to
exercise self-control over our minds, wills and emotions. This
is the way we take dominion over our flesh and crucify it.
What to do to be free:
To be free, it is necessary to cut these cords of iniquity or
soul ties to the controlling person. This transfers the control
back to the person who has been controlled. Every individual is
responsible for guarding their minds and submitting to the Holy
Spirit, Jesus and God's laws for guidance. The believer has the
power to break these soul ties in Jesus' Name. The counselee has
to agree with breaking these ungodly bonds. Also, they may have
to move away from the reach of the controller. Take everyone
through the following prayer. Renounce and command all demons or
familiar spirits that make this control possible to leave in
Jesus' name. Again, with familiar spirits, it may be wise to
call upon the Father to send angels to take the familiar spirits
to their destiny.
Prayer No. 10
PRAYER
TO BREAK SOUL TIES OR CORDS OF BONDAGE
Have the person pray the following prayer, first:
Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You, in Jesus' name, and
acknowledge that You gave everyone a free will. I humbly
repent for allowing any control or bondage in my life, and ask
to be forgiven. I RENOUNCE all use of soul power. I RENOUNCE
allowing myself to be controlled or manipulated in any way. I
loose myself from all control, soul bonding, bondage, slavery,
or any spirits that have come from the controller, any sex
partner in the past or by any person, specifically (name of
person). I declare that Jesus has delivered me from bondage
and I am a child of Light and the Bride of Christ. I now ask
You, Lord Jesus, to set me free from these soul ties, soul
bonds or cords of iniquity between me and any sex partner of
the past, or any other person or persons, specifically (name
of person). I cancel and break this bonding and cords of
iniquity permanently. I take back all rights to my body, to my
soul and to my spirit. I reclaim all the parts of myself that
were connected to the other person or sex partner of the past.
I release all parts of the other person. I break any psychic
or telepathic links between me and any other person, in Jesus'
name. Father, if there should be any ungodly bonds between my
soul and spirit, I now renounce them and break them, in Jesus'
name. I ask You, Father, to apply the Blood of Jesus to where
these cords were connected so they can never be reconnected. I
command all spirits that have come from the controller(s), or
any demon that make these psychic or telepathic links operate,
to leave me now and never return, in Jesus' name. It is my
desire to worship You, Heavenly Father, with all my body, soul
and spirit, in Jesus' name. Amen.
Counselor then prays this prayer over the person that is bound:
I thank You, Lord Jesus Christ, that You came to set the
captive free. You have commanded that Your disciples do
likewise. As a disciple and follower of the Lord Jesus Christ
and one covered with His blood and seated with Him in the
Heavenly realms; I take up the authority that He has given me.
I now declare that all the soul ties and cords of iniquity are
broken off (person's name). (Person's name) is set free from
all bondage. I declare that all cords of iniquity and ungodly
bonds between (person's name) and any person or persons are
cut. I also declare that any ungodly bonds between your soul
and spirit are cut. I come in agreement with (person's name)
and command all the spirits from the controller(s) to leave
now and never return, in Jesus' name. I COMMEND you (person's
name) to walk by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, allowing
God's control in your life. I declare this in the power and
authority of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Rule Of The
Victor Prayer
The "Rule Of The Victor" prayer is an excellent
warfare prayer that will stop and remove demons being sent
against you or your counselee. The first version of this prayer
was developed by the Rev. Leonard M. Anspach, Altoona, PA. This
prayer is not intended to deal with personal demons present
because of personal sins or generational curses in the family,
but to knock out demonic spirits that are sent out by satanist.
This prayer is very effective when working with survivors of
Satanic Ritual Abuse. Put in your name or the name of the person
you are praying for.
The Rule Of The Victor Prayer
In the name of Jesus Christ I claim the “Rule of the
Victor” over all spirits and spiritual assignments to
interfere, confuse, torment or harm
__________________________(name of the person or event). All
such assigned spirits must leave now, all vows, spells and
curses are canceled and those who sent them are here by cut
off from receiving power from darkness in the future. All
communications and plans of darkness, on earth or the
heavenlies are here by blocked, confused and all curses,
spells and assignments will return to the sender. Father God,
as Your Word says, I pray a blessing on the sender that they
may repent from their evil ways and come to know Your Son
Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Amen
I received this document from Ralph Gilbert, Director of Freedom
Through Jesus Fellowship located in New Freedom, PA. Ralph is a
man of God and I am blessed to know him. For more information
about this Christ centered ministry, send an email to
ftjf@nfdc.net
Permission is given to duplicate provided the
text is not changed.
Rev.10-1-97 ©1996.
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If
you are going to work with ritual abuse survivors, you
must also get educated if you want to be effective. And
you must learn to be humble. Trauma survivors do not need
to be around ignorant, modern-day Pharisees. Survivors in
pain need people who will connect with them on an
emotional level, get right down in there where they are,
and listen. --Kathleen Sullivan |
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