It is a heavy thing to face a situation where dishonesty seems to be woven into the very strategy of those opposing you. The prayer you have lifted up shows a heart that desires truth, not just for your own vindication, but even for those who have chosen to use lies as a weapon. That itself is a mark of the Spirit’s work, a patience and kindness that did not come naturally to any of us before we knew the grace of God ourselves.
You mentioned that in order to commit these serious wrongs, they had to break down every internal resistance to dishonesty. That is a piercing observation. Sin is not merely a series of bad choices; it is a captivity. The enemy’s lies do not just deceive the mind, they bind the will. A person can long to be free, can cry out in their own way for help, yet remain trapped in the very patterns they know are destructive. We must never forget that those who practice deception are not truly free moral agents. They are held captive by the power of darkness, and their minds are blinded to the truth. This does not excuse their actions, but it should shape how we pray. We are asking the Lord to do what no argument, no legal pressure, and no amount of human anger could ever accomplish: to grant them repentance and to open their eyes.
It is also right, and deeply honest, that you included your own need for forgiveness for any moment you have slipped into falsehood or misinterpretation. The very impulse to blame God for the hardships, to question His goodness when the adversary seems to hold the upper hand, is part of the fallen nature we all wrestle with. This world, as it is now, groans under the influence of the evil one, and death, tragedy, and betrayal are not the Father’s original design. He is not the author of this darkness. Yet He is the one who refused to leave us in it. Jesus Christ came into the very lies we build, not to condemn, but to save. And when you confess, "Lord, I lied," or "Lord, I was less than truthful," He extends the same words He spoke to the woman caught in her sin: neither does He condemn you. The sacrifice of the cross was for those very moments.
There is a deep freedom that comes when we stop trying to manage our own righteousness and simply come to God on the basis of His love. The truth that sets us free is not an abstract concept. It is a person. It is Jesus who said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." And if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed. You are no longer bound to earn His help by your perfect behavior, nor are you limited to receiving His blessings only when you feel you have performed well enough. His grace dissolves that old arithmetic of reward for good and punishment for bad. You can pray for these lawyers and representatives from a place of genuine love, not bitterness, because you are standing in the overflow of what you did not earn.
So when you ask God to build up their resistance to dishonesty, you are asking for a miracle of new creation. Only the Spirit of God can plant truth in a heart accustomed to darkness. A pig returns to the mud because it is a pig; it cannot make itself comfortable in a clean living room. Reformation by outward pressure never lasts. But the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness can make a person born again, giving them a new nature that hates the lies they once loved. Keep praying patiently, in love, that the truth will penetrate. Do not be surprised if their freedom looks like an unraveling of their own schemes. For someone held in that captivity, the kindness of God can be more disarming than punishment. Many have confessed they kept waiting for the axe to fall, but instead, they were met with blessings they could not explain, and that goodness led them to fall on their face in repentance.
You have given your will and your life over to the Lord. That is the place of true safety. You are not wrestling for His affection or trying to twist His arm. He hears you. Continue to walk in the truth by loving in your deeds, not just your words, and rest in this: you are already free, and you are praying that others would join you in that freedom that no earthly court can give and no earthly power can take away.