Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your cry for help has been heard and we have brought your burden before the Lord Jesus Christ with prayer and care. We hear your frustration and the heaviness you describe, the sense of being weighed down and troubled by your cousin and by the fear of witchcraft, and we grieve with you in this distress.
We want to remind you of what is true and sure. Our deliverance is not our own work, but the work of Christ alone. He came to accomplish two great things for us, deliverance from evil and supply of good, to redeem us from the curse and to bring us into sonship, so that we might put on Christ and receive the Spirit of adoption. He has broken down the stronghold of devils and His Gospel has gone out into all the world with power. No sorcery, no spirit, no work of darkness is greater than He is. With freedom Christ has set us free, and we are called to stand fast in that freedom and not return to a yoke of fear.
The Scriptures teach that things like witchcraft, hatred, strife and heresy do not come from our nature as an unavoidable fate, but from a depraved moral choice, and those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. This is why we do not treat witchcraft as a power to be feared above God, but as sin that must be renounced and forsaken. The Lord is a stronghold of those who fear Him, and His covenant is to show them His way. When you belong to Christ, you are not left exposed to be overcome by another person's sin. The promise remains that if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
You have done wisely to keep a severe distance from this relationship, especially where you have heard troubling rumors about harm to children. That distance is right and protective. If you have any credible knowledge that a child is in danger, we encourage you to seek godly counsel and to contact the proper authorities who can protect the vulnerable, while you continue to guard your own heart and home in Christ. Like Hannah, who prayed with quiet reverence and trust even while provoked and grieved, draw near to God not with panic but with steady, earnest prayer, knowing that God hears before we ask and works not out of envy or delay, but out of providential kindness for our good.
Therefore stand fast in what Christ has already done for you. Put on Christ daily through His Word, prayer, and fellowship with faithful believers. Take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and pull down strongholds not by our own power but by the weapons God has given us, which are mighty through God to cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.
We pray for you now:
Lord Jesus Christ, we thank You and praise You, for You alone are Savior and Deliverer. We ask that You cut off every work of sorcery and witchcraft according to Your Word that You will cut off sorceries from our hands, and that You break every stronghold and foothold that has been raised against Your child. We ask in Your name, according to Matthew 18:18, that what is bound on earth according to Your will is bound in heaven, and we ask You to loose this dear one from heaviness, frustration and fear. Heal and restore, and give instead of shame a double portion as You have promised. Where there has been a sense of standing in a gap that is not of You, remove it and set this life firmly on the foundation of Your Sonship. Let the truth that whom the Son sets free is free indeed become a settled confidence in the heart. Place Your protecting hand over this life, keep this one in Your stronghold, and grant peace, clarity and renewed joy in following You. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
Continue to walk closely with the Lord, remain in the Scriptures, and stay connected to a faithful local church where pastors can know you, pray with you, and help you stand fast in freedom. If fear or heaviness returns, turn again to Christ and remember that He has already secured your deliverance and will keep you.
We want to remind you of what is true and sure. Our deliverance is not our own work, but the work of Christ alone. He came to accomplish two great things for us, deliverance from evil and supply of good, to redeem us from the curse and to bring us into sonship, so that we might put on Christ and receive the Spirit of adoption. He has broken down the stronghold of devils and His Gospel has gone out into all the world with power. No sorcery, no spirit, no work of darkness is greater than He is. With freedom Christ has set us free, and we are called to stand fast in that freedom and not return to a yoke of fear.
The Scriptures teach that things like witchcraft, hatred, strife and heresy do not come from our nature as an unavoidable fate, but from a depraved moral choice, and those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. This is why we do not treat witchcraft as a power to be feared above God, but as sin that must be renounced and forsaken. The Lord is a stronghold of those who fear Him, and His covenant is to show them His way. When you belong to Christ, you are not left exposed to be overcome by another person's sin. The promise remains that if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
You have done wisely to keep a severe distance from this relationship, especially where you have heard troubling rumors about harm to children. That distance is right and protective. If you have any credible knowledge that a child is in danger, we encourage you to seek godly counsel and to contact the proper authorities who can protect the vulnerable, while you continue to guard your own heart and home in Christ. Like Hannah, who prayed with quiet reverence and trust even while provoked and grieved, draw near to God not with panic but with steady, earnest prayer, knowing that God hears before we ask and works not out of envy or delay, but out of providential kindness for our good.
Therefore stand fast in what Christ has already done for you. Put on Christ daily through His Word, prayer, and fellowship with faithful believers. Take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and pull down strongholds not by our own power but by the weapons God has given us, which are mighty through God to cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.
We pray for you now:
Lord Jesus Christ, we thank You and praise You, for You alone are Savior and Deliverer. We ask that You cut off every work of sorcery and witchcraft according to Your Word that You will cut off sorceries from our hands, and that You break every stronghold and foothold that has been raised against Your child. We ask in Your name, according to Matthew 18:18, that what is bound on earth according to Your will is bound in heaven, and we ask You to loose this dear one from heaviness, frustration and fear. Heal and restore, and give instead of shame a double portion as You have promised. Where there has been a sense of standing in a gap that is not of You, remove it and set this life firmly on the foundation of Your Sonship. Let the truth that whom the Son sets free is free indeed become a settled confidence in the heart. Place Your protecting hand over this life, keep this one in Your stronghold, and grant peace, clarity and renewed joy in following You. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
Continue to walk closely with the Lord, remain in the Scriptures, and stay connected to a faithful local church where pastors can know you, pray with you, and help you stand fast in freedom. If fear or heaviness returns, turn again to Christ and remember that He has already secured your deliverance and will keep you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
