The guide about defensive spiritual warfare and scriptural prayers.

The guide about defensive spiritual warfare and scriptural prayers

Defeat the 'enemies' influences in our lives

Please, first read, "The guide about spiritual warfare for prayer warriors".

Jesus (Yeshua) commanded us to love Him 'with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind' (Matthew 22:37). Coincidently, or intentionally, our 'enemies' chose these same three areas in us as targets for their attacks. The enemy attempts to attack our heart to make us ill, and tempt us to question God's love for us. The enemy attempts to attack our soul to make us selfish or prideful, and tempt us to rely on our will instead of the will of God (YaH). The enemy attempts to attack our mind with lies or deceptions to make us sin, and tempt us to question our worthiness.

When Jesus (Yeshua) went into the wilderness where the devil tried to tempt Him, The Son of God resisted the temptations by saying, "it is written" followed by quotes from the scriptures, over and over again (Matthew 4:4-10). The Son of God knew the 'word of God' is a powerful weapon to use in spiritual warfare.

"We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment" (1 Corinthians 4:12-13 (NIV)).

Scriptural prayers about defensive spiritual warfare for prayer warriors -

"He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”" (Matthew 8:26,27 (NIV)).

""Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go'' (Joshua 1:9 (NIV)).

"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world" (1 John 4:4 (NIV)).

"The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work" (1 John 3:8 (NIV)).

"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" (James 4:7 (NIV)).

"But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one" (2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NIV)).

“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.” (Colossians 2:15)

"Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger" (Psalm 8:2 (NIV)).

"Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness" (Matthew 10:1 (NIV)).

"The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen" (2 Timothy 4:18 (NIV)).

"The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold" (Psalm 18:2 (NIV)).

"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one" (Psalm 28:7,8 (NIV)).

"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light" (Romans 13:12 (NIV)).

"Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" (Psalm 23:4 (NIV)).

"Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God" (2 Corinthians 4:2 (NIV)).

"What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us" (Romans 8:31 (NIV))?

""Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you"" (Isaiah 35:3,4 (NIV)).

Additional scriptural prayers for defensive spiritual warfare: Psalm 27 and Psalm 56.

Commentary

If you struggle with praying, then you need to identify the cause(s) and then implement corrective action.

There could be several causes for your struggling with prayer:

You might not have The Holy Spirit with you (John 9:31);
You might be avoiding the 'perception of failure' in your relationship with God;
Your willpower might have been taken captive by the devil (2 Timothy 2:26)...

To correct the cause(s):

Analyze what is involved in getting 'saved' to determine if there is something you overlooked (forgiveness of others?), which could be preventing The Holy Spirit from empowering you;
Focus a majority of your prayers on things that are within God's will or plan, so that a majority of your prayers will be fulfilled by God, which will reward you with 'successful' prayers;
To regain your willpower from the captivity of the devil, repent for your sins (2 Timothy 2:25), and protect yourself with the Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18)...

Do not allow the devil to tempt you away from praying - before, during, and after praying. God could easily arrange for us to pray endlessly, but God wants us to use our free will to choose to talk to Him. Blessed are those who choose to freely and willingly praise God in their prayers! Get blessed!!!

God wants us to pray, therefore, He wants to fulfill our prayers, if they are according to His plan, and His plan is far better than any plan we can create (James 4:3; 1 John 5:14; John 15:7). When God doesn't fulfill particular prayers, we should ask ourselves why those prayers are not part of God's plan. Do we need to change our prayers, change ourselves, wait for God's timing, or what? Pray about why those particular prayers are not part of God's plan. If you are in good health, consider fasting as part of your devotion and determination.

Learn to become more aware of The Holy Spirit. When the thought of praying comes to your mind, don't tell yourself that you've already made plans to pray later on. The Holy Spirit knows what is going on in the spiritual realm, and there could be a very good reason for you to pray immediately.

Learn to enjoy your prayer time with God. Be creative, like an artist, and let yourself get into it. God is my spiritual companion, and I really, really enjoy the closeness of our relationship. God is waiting for you to join Him with all your heart and love!

List of the most important questions with answers and information about YaH (God), Yehoshua (Jesus 'The Christ'), The Holy Spirit and The Holy Bible.

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