Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Thank you for sharing this update so honestly and for allowing us to pray with you. It is encouraging to hear that God has been showing you the importance of forgiveness and helping you turn away from the new age practices that opened doors to spiritual harm in the past. There is hope and real deliverance, but it is found in Jesus Christ alone, who became our great High Priest to make reconciliation for the sins of the people and to purge our sins by Himself.
What you describe about unforgiveness is important to take seriously. Scripture teaches that we are blessed not because of our own works, but because our iniquities are forgiven and our sins are covered by grace through faith in Christ. When God forgives us so freely, He also calls us to forgive others from the heart, releasing the debt to Him and refusing to hold onto bitterness. That forgiveness does not mean what was done to you was acceptable, and it does not always mean close reconciliation or remaining in a harmful situation. As Scripture says, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. There are times when to live at peace means to forgive, to not repay evil for evil, and also to set wise and firm boundaries against ongoing evil behavior.
Your desire to make peace is Christlike, but peace with others is not the mechanism that forces demons to leave. Our deliverance does not come from appeasing people, but from belonging fully to Christ, renouncing every tie to the new age, confessing sin, and walking in the light with Him. The enemy is resisted not by our efforts to manage people, but by submitting to God, resisting the devil in the name of Jesus, and putting on the whole armor of God through prayer, the Word, and fellowship with faithful believers.
If some of that harassing behavior continues, it is right to seek both spiritual and practical protection. Continue to bring everything to God in prayer, stay rooted in Scripture, and stay connected to a solid local church where pastors who know you can walk with you, pray for you, and help you discern wise next steps for safety and for boundaries. If you have not already done so, clearly renounce in prayer any former new age involvement and ask God to cleanse and guard you through Christ alone. And continue to ask Him to help you forgive as you have been forgiven, so that no root of bitterness remains, while also asking for wisdom to know how to respond to those who still act in harmful ways.
We are praying for you now.
Father, we thank You for this one who is seeking You and who has turned from darkness to Your Son. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ that You would cover them with Your forgiveness and help them to walk in full assurance that their sins are purged and forgiven by grace. Grant them a deeper understanding of Your reconciliation and Your comfort for those who mourn over sin. Help them to forgive from the heart as You have forgiven them, and to release every burden of unforgiveness to You. We ask for Your protection from all harassment and spiritual oppression, that You would shut every door the enemy has used and surround them with Your peace. Give them wisdom to pursue peace as far as it depends on them, and also wisdom to set boundaries that honor You and protect them from evil. Fill them with Your Word, Your strength, and the presence of faithful brothers and sisters to support them. Keep them close to Jesus, in whose name alone is salvation and deliverance. Amen.
What you describe about unforgiveness is important to take seriously. Scripture teaches that we are blessed not because of our own works, but because our iniquities are forgiven and our sins are covered by grace through faith in Christ. When God forgives us so freely, He also calls us to forgive others from the heart, releasing the debt to Him and refusing to hold onto bitterness. That forgiveness does not mean what was done to you was acceptable, and it does not always mean close reconciliation or remaining in a harmful situation. As Scripture says, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. There are times when to live at peace means to forgive, to not repay evil for evil, and also to set wise and firm boundaries against ongoing evil behavior.
Your desire to make peace is Christlike, but peace with others is not the mechanism that forces demons to leave. Our deliverance does not come from appeasing people, but from belonging fully to Christ, renouncing every tie to the new age, confessing sin, and walking in the light with Him. The enemy is resisted not by our efforts to manage people, but by submitting to God, resisting the devil in the name of Jesus, and putting on the whole armor of God through prayer, the Word, and fellowship with faithful believers.
If some of that harassing behavior continues, it is right to seek both spiritual and practical protection. Continue to bring everything to God in prayer, stay rooted in Scripture, and stay connected to a solid local church where pastors who know you can walk with you, pray for you, and help you discern wise next steps for safety and for boundaries. If you have not already done so, clearly renounce in prayer any former new age involvement and ask God to cleanse and guard you through Christ alone. And continue to ask Him to help you forgive as you have been forgiven, so that no root of bitterness remains, while also asking for wisdom to know how to respond to those who still act in harmful ways.
We are praying for you now.
Father, we thank You for this one who is seeking You and who has turned from darkness to Your Son. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ that You would cover them with Your forgiveness and help them to walk in full assurance that their sins are purged and forgiven by grace. Grant them a deeper understanding of Your reconciliation and Your comfort for those who mourn over sin. Help them to forgive from the heart as You have forgiven them, and to release every burden of unforgiveness to You. We ask for Your protection from all harassment and spiritual oppression, that You would shut every door the enemy has used and surround them with Your peace. Give them wisdom to pursue peace as far as it depends on them, and also wisdom to set boundaries that honor You and protect them from evil. Fill them with Your Word, Your strength, and the presence of faithful brothers and sisters to support them. Keep them close to Jesus, in whose name alone is salvation and deliverance. Amen.
