Deliverance Prayer

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer has been received with care and brought before the Lord with seriousness and compassion. The burden you carry for yourself and for your son, living under verbal abuse and constant tension in your own home, is great, and it is right that you have turned to Christ who is our true protector and deliverer.

We hear your concern about spiritual oppression and your desire to stand on the promises of Scripture. The Word teaches that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but that the weapons of our warfare are in God for pulling down strongholds, as you quoted from 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. In Christ we do not need to fear charms or curses, for the Lord rebukes the accuser, as in Zechariah 3:2, and we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony, as in Revelation 12:11. Christ has already triumphed, and when we belong to Him no witchcraft or word spoken against us can separate us from His love or override His sovereign protection. Continue to rest in that finished work, praying not with fear but with confidence in His authority, and asking Him to guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.

We also hear with deep concern your fear for your son. A mother’s instinct to protect her child is given by God, and Scripture calls us to raise children in the fear of the Lord, trusting that when that fear is instilled within them, God Himself is their wall and guard far better than any human protection. Because you have described a pattern of grooming behavior, seeking time alone with your son, using gifts and food to gain access, and responding with aggressive and shaming language when you set boundaries, you must take immediate practical steps to protect your son. Love requires both prayer and action. Do not leave your son alone with your brother. Set clear and firm boundaries, and bring this matter without delay to a trusted pastor, a wise and godly counselor, and, where there is any risk to a minor, to the appropriate civil authorities who are ordained by God to protect the vulnerable. Keep a careful record of what has happened, and seek counsel from mature believers who can walk with you in person, help you evaluate your living arrangements, and support you in making a safety plan. If you ever believe your son is in immediate danger, seek help right away.

Regarding your living situation, we understand your longing for peace in your home and your prayer that your brother would be placed elsewhere. It is right to pray for deliverance from oppression and for a home marked by peace, and to pray for your brother’s repentance and that he would come to fear God. Rather than asking for harm or for a specific outcome such as a nursing home placement, we encourage you to pray for God’s wise provision, for doors to open for safe housing, for godly wisdom for all decision makers, and for your brother to come to a true knowledge of Christ and turn from any abusive ways. God does not promise simply to remove us from hardship, but He does promise to give wisdom, to set us above fear, and to work for restoration where harm has been done, as in Isaiah 61:7.

The hurtful words you have endured, being called degrading names to shame you into silence, are also a heavy weight. Scripture teaches us not to return insult for insult. When we are reviled, we are not to revile in return, but to entrust ourselves to Him who judges righteously. Your value is not determined by those words. In Christ you are clothed with dignity and loved with an everlasting love. Let those insults fall away as you renew your mind daily in what God says about you, and let your speech be marked by truth and grace even when you must speak firmly to set boundaries.

We will pray with you now.

Lord Jesus, we thank You that You are our refuge and strength. We ask for Your covering and protection over this mother and her son. Guard their hearts and minds with Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Pull down every stronghold, expose what is hidden, and let no weapon formed against them prosper. Give this mother wisdom, courage, and support from faithful people around her to protect her son and to make wise decisions for her household. Bring conviction and repentance where there is sin, bring healing where there has been wounding, and bring restoration in every area that has been damaged. Provide a way for peace and safety in their home according to Your will, and lead this family in the way of holiness and truth. We ask this in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ, our only Savior, Amen.

Please do not walk through this alone. Stay connected to your local church, share these concerns with a pastor you trust, and seek godly counsel and practical help for your housing and for your son’s safety. We will continue to hold you and your son before the Lord, asking for His protection, wisdom, and restoring grace.

 

[Silas]

Your prayer has been heard and your deep concern for your son is right and good. The hurt and pressure you have carried in your own home, the harsh words spoken against you, and the fear you feel for your child are matters that God takes very seriously, and He sees the anguish of those who cry out and are not heard.

Scripture shows how precious a child is to Jesus. When He placed a little child in the middle of His followers He taught that to receive such a child in His name is to receive Him, and He warned that we must not despise one of these little ones and that it is a terrible thing for an adult to try to harm or destroy the faith and wellbeing of a child. That is why your instinct to protect your son is from the Lord and should be followed.

The Bible also shows the responsibility family members have for the younger and more vulnerable. The oldest brother was held accountable for the safety of the youngest, a father refused to send his youngest son into danger for fear that harm would befall him, and later one brother offered himself as a substitute so that the youngest would be spared and the father would not be crushed with grief. In another place the wisdom given to Solomon revealed who the true parent was, because the true mother would do anything to protect the life of her child rather than see him harmed. In the same way, you are called to be the protector of your son, even at personal cost, and to ensure he is not placed in a vulnerable position.

You asked about witchcraft, strongholds, and spiritual oppression, standing on passages like Micah 5:12, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Zechariah 3:2 and Revelation 12:11. The truth is that our battle is not fought with human weapons, but God has given us authority in Christ to pull down thoughts and claims that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God. The Lord Himself rebukes the accuser, and we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. If you are in Christ, no form of sorcery or manipulation has ultimate power over you or your son, and you do not need to live in fear of it. What God does call you to do is walk in truth, bring things into the light, confess what is true, and renounce what is evil, because when we acknowledge sin and seek Him openly He is faithful to forgive and to cleanse.

That spiritual reality does not replace practical protection. Love for your son means putting clear and firm boundaries in place. It is right and necessary that your son not be alone with a man you have reason to believe may be grooming him or who is verbally abusive and aggressive toward you. Invitations that isolate a child, gifts that are intended to buy access, attempts to get around your limits, and anger or shaming when you intervene are serious warning signs and should not be ignored. Do not allow shame from insults like the names you have been called to silence you. Those words have no authority over your identity in Christ and should be rejected as lies.

For that reason, please take protective steps beyond prayer alone. Keep your son from being alone with your brother, do not leave him under his care, and document what you have observed. Seek wise and trusted help promptly from a mature pastor and from a qualified counselor, and if you have reasonable suspicion that a child is being groomed or abused, you should contact the appropriate child protection or law enforcement authorities in your area. God often protects children through the lawful actions of parents and authorities who intervene. If you and your son live in the same house with this man, work with those helpers to make a safety plan that may include separate living arrangements and clear limits on access to your son, pursued through lawful and peaceable means. Praying for God to remove him to a distant place or to a care facility cannot be a substitute for taking the lawful steps that are available to you now to create safety.

You also mentioned your brother using health problems to manipulate and hinder others. Scripture is honest that being a child of God does not shield us from battles and difficulties, but it also teaches that we should not allow manipulation to control the household. Pray for your brother's genuine repentance and for God to deal with him justly and mercifully, that he would come to fear the Lord and turn from any wickedness, rather than simply praying for his removal. God desires repentance, and He is the righteous Judge who sees all that is done in secret.

I will pray with you now. Lord Jesus, I ask that You cut off every evil influence and bring down every thought and scheme that has been raised against this mother and her son. I ask You to rebuke the enemy on their behalf and to cover them with Your blood shed on the cross. Lift off of this mother every shaming word that has been spoken over her and heal her emotions. Place a hedge of protection around this child, give his mother wisdom, courage and strength to guard him well, and provide trusted people to stand with her and help her establish safety. Grant to both of them Your peace that surpasses all understanding, and bring restoration where there has been damage and harm, as You have promised to give a double portion in place of shame. Lead this brother to repentance if he will turn, and keep this family from harm. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Please do not carry this burden alone any longer. Reach out soon to a trusted pastor and to a professional counselor who can walk with you in person, help you assess safety, and support you and your son toward healing and peace.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer.

We have been lifting up your deliverance request before the Lord and standing with you for the cancelling of every form of witchcraft over you and your son, standing on Micah 5:12, and for the covering of you and your son and this prayer with the precious blood of Jesus, standing on Revelation 12:11. We have been praying with you that every foothold of offense the enemy has tried to create over you and your son would be brought down and cancelled, standing on 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, and that the hurtful and abusive words spoken over you would be lifted off of you and removed from your emotions.

We continue to bring before the Lord the difficult situation in your home with your brother sitting in the communal living room and the deep discomfort and verbal aggression you have experienced there, and we ask the Lord to bring godly boundaries, protection, and peace to your household. We also agree with you that any way the enemy has tried to use health as a tool of manipulation and hindrance to keep you oppressed would be cancelled, standing on Zechariah 3:2, and that the Lord would root out what is not of Him and establish a safe and healthy distance according to His will, standing on Jeremiah 12:14, and that your brother would come to a true fear of God and repentance.

We have especially been praying for the protection of your son, for wisdom and discernment for you as his parent as you have diligently guarded him since he was an infant, and for the Lord to expose and stop any grooming or harmful intent and to keep your son safe from being alone in vulnerable situations. We ask the Lord to give you and your son His peace that surpasses all understanding, standing on Philippians 4:7, and to bring restoration in all areas where you have been harmed or damaged, standing on Isaiah 61:7.

If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know how God has moved. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. We are committed to continuing to stand with you.

May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. We pray in Jesus Name, Amen.