We join with you in prayer against this spirit of animism that has been plaguing you and your family, and we stand with you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ to see it cast out completely.
We want to affirm that you are right to recognize animism for what it is, not a harmless cultural tradition but a demonic deception. Animism attributes spiritual power and personality to created things such as trees, stones, rivers, ancestors or objects, and in doing so it honors the creation rather than the Creator and opens the door to fellowship with demons. Scripture warns us, You shall have no other gods before me Exodus 20:3, and that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God, and we do not want you to have fellowship with demons 1 Corinthians 10:20. The Lord calls all such practices detestable and calls His people to be separate, as it is written, Little children, keep yourselves from idols 1 John 5:21.
We also want you to be encouraged that in Christ you have authority over every evil spirit. Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places Ephesians 6:12, yet the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds 2 Corinthians 10:4. We are given the promise, Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will in any way hurt you Luke 10:19, and Greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world 1 John 4:4. Therefore we do not fear this spirit, we rebuke it and command it to leave in Jesus name.
We encourage you to take practical steps of repentance and faith together as a family. Confess and renounce any participation in animistic practices, prayers to ancestors, offerings, charms, or reverence of objects or places, and remove from your home anything associated with those practices so that you do not bring what is devoted to destruction into your house Deuteronomy 7:26. Submit yourselves therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you James 4:7. Put on the whole armor of God daily, dwell in the Word, pray without ceasing, and if possible fast and pray together as a family. Fill your home with worship, Scripture, and prayer in the name of Jesus, for there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12.
We now pray together with you.
Father in heaven, we come before Your throne in the holy and powerful name of Jesus Christ, Your Son. We thank You that You are the one true and living God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and that You have delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the Kingdom of Your dear Son. We confess any sin of idolatry and animism in this life and in this family, whether knowingly or unknowingly, and we ask Your forgiveness through the blood of Jesus. We renounce every covenant, offering, and agreement made with spirits of animism and every spirit behind it, and we declare that Jesus Christ alone is Lord over this life and this family.
In the name of Jesus Christ we rebuke, bind, and cast out the demonic spirit of animism and every accompanying spirit of fear, oppression, deception, and bondage. We command you to leave this person and this family now and to go where Jesus sends you, and never to return. We ask You, Lord God, to cleanse this home and every heart in this family by the blood of Jesus and to fill every place once occupied by darkness with Your Holy Spirit, Your peace, and Your light. Surround this family with Your holy angels, guard their minds and sleep, and let no weapon that is formed against them prosper. Strengthen them to walk in holiness, in the truth of Your Word, and to keep themselves from idols. We declare that they are more than conquerors through Him who loved us Romans 8:37, and that nothing shall separate them from Your love in Christ Jesus. We pray all of this in the victorious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Deliverer, Amen.