We join with you in lifting this burden to the Lord Jesus and we thank you for keeping your eyes fixed on Him, for it is only in His name that we have freedom and deliverance.
We hear your discernment about heaviness, bitterness, envy and jealousy that you have sensed coming from your second cousin and her mother, and the oppression you have felt even at a distance and without close fellowship. We want to encourage you that greater is He who is in you than any spirit in the world, and no weapon formed against a child of God will prosper when we abide in Christ. The enemy would like us to live in fear of witchcraft or ill wishes, but Scripture assures us that those who belong to Jesus are covered and secure.
So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
I will destroy witchcraft from your hand; and you shall have no more soothsayers. Micah 5:12
When the enemy comes in like a flood, Yahweh’s breath will lift up a standard against him. Isaiah 59:19
They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death. Revelation 12:11
We also remember that the Lord calls us not to hold bitterness ourselves, even when we have discerned bitterness in others. We are to let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32. And Jesus taught us to bless those who curse us and pray for those who mistreat us. Luke 6:28. This does not mean we invite harmful influence back into close fellowship, but we release forgiveness and we refuse to carry their burden.
We gently encourage you to continue to forgive your cousin and her mother from your heart and to bless them in prayer, asking for their salvation and repentance if witchcraft or envy has been at work, rather than holding accusation. We also encourage you not to fixate on them or give their negative emotions more authority than the blood of Jesus. You have rightly said you keep your eyes focused on the Lord Jesus, and that is where our protection and restoration comes from. Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. Proverbs 16:3. And we stand with you that any path that was not rooted in God would be rooted out, for thus says Yahweh, I will uproot them. Jeremiah 12:14, and that instead of your shame you shall have double, and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion, therefore in their land they shall possess double, everlasting joy shall be to them. Isaiah 61:7.
We now pray together for your deliverance and restoration.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, and we thank You that You are our refuge and fortress. We praise You and glorify You, Lord Jesus, for You alone are worthy and You alone set us free. We ask that You lift off our dear one every weight of negative emotion, bitterness, envy and jealousy that has been sensed coming from this second cousin and her mother. Wash it away by the precious blood of Jesus. Let every accusation, every ill wish, every word spoken that she would only have one child or that she would not move forward in life, be broken and rendered powerless in Jesus name. We stand on Your promise that if the Son sets us free we are free indeed.
Lord, if any witchcraft, oppression, or spiritual attack has been directed toward her or anyone connected to her, whether known or unknown, we ask that You destroy it now. Your Word says You will destroy witchcraft from our hands, and we claim that. We pull down every stronghold, every imagination and high thing exalted against the knowledge of God, and we bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Let Your standard be lifted against any attack, and let Your healing flow into every place that has been hindered, shamed, humiliated or delayed. Restore double for shame, Lord, and lead her into wholeness and peace. Disconnect any ungodly soul tie or path that was not rooted in You, and establish her steps in Your will.
We cover her in the blood of Jesus and declare that no weapon formed against her shall prosper. Fill her with Your perfect love which casts out fear, for God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7. Help her to walk in forgiveness, to bless and not curse, and to keep her eyes steadfast on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. Guide her into restoration of all that was hindered or damaged, for Your glory.
We thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have heard us and that You are faithful to deliver and to heal. We trust You to complete this work and to keep her in perfect peace. In the precious and powerful name of Jesus we pray, amen.