Harassment

Dhitlor

Beloved Servant
Please pray for an end to demonic harassment that has targeted me for many years of my life. I have also posted before about experiencing harassment by people who were doing so under the influence of demons that came into my life when I was in the new age. Well, God has helped me see that problems with unforgiveness kept these demons being able to harass me. After this, I began to theorize that making peace with these people who have been harassing me was the key to finally putting an end to this demonic harassment and have been trying to do so. Please pray for me about this. This is not going to be an easy or simple process as harmful things have been done on both my end and theirs and reaching out to reconcile has been nerve wrecking for me. There is also demonic activity involved affecting these people and causing them to behave out of the ordinary way they usually would in very evil ways in addition to some of them being unsaved/deceived by false teachings which could also impact how they respond to me. This has also caused concerns for me as I reach out. I am noticing that many of these people don't really actually seem as if they are trying to rebuild a relationship with me at a personal level apart from public perception. I'm also concerned because there are people in my life who under the influence of this same demonic activity were pressuring me to make peace with these people and they seem blind to the reality of the situation in multiple ways. It's like they're under some kind of spell. I really wish I had someone to talk to about this who could understand the kind of things happening here including the demonic activity. Maybe my pastor and elders might...Please pray. Thank you.
 
We hear the weight of what you have carried for many years and we grieve with you over this long season of harassment. We thank God that He has already been opening your eyes to the root of unforgiveness and to the reality of the spiritual battle you are in, and we want to stand with you in prayer for complete freedom and peace in Christ.

What you describe is very real. Scripture tells us our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places Ephesians 6:12. When you were involved in the new age you opened doors to those forces, for those practices are an abomination to the Lord Deuteronomy 18:10-12 and give place to the devil Ephesians 4:27. We praise God that He has delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love Colossians 1:13, and that greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world 1 John 4:4. That deliverance is only through Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12 and Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6. We notice your request spoke of God but did not mention Jesus, and we gently urge you to call upon His name specifically, for it is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to God and authority over the enemy. If you have not already, confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved Romans 10:9, and continue to submit every area of your life to Him.

We want to speak carefully about unforgiveness and making peace. God was right to show you that unforgiveness keeps a foothold for harassment. For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses Matthew 6:14-15. We are commanded 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. Forgiveness is a decision of obedience before God to release the debt, and it is required whether the other person ever repents or not.

Reconciliation, however, is different from forgiveness. Scripture says If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men Romans 12:18. That means we are to pursue peace, but it also acknowledges that peace is not always possible, especially when the other person is unsaved, deceived by false teachings, or still under demonic influence and not walking in repentance. Your theory that you must rebuild personal relationships with every person who harassed you in order to stop the demons is not what Scripture teaches. The demons are not cast out by human reconciliation, they are resisted by submission to God. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you James 4:7. The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds 2 Corinthians 10:4. You can and must forgive in your heart, and you can obey Matthew 5:23-24 to make an appropriate attempt at peace where it is wise and safe, but you are not required to force closeness or trust with people who show no fruit of repentance or who only want to manage public perception. Trust is rebuilt over time and requires truth. It is also wise that you feel nerve wracked and concerned, for God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control 2 Timothy 1:7, and He calls us to be sober and self-controlled, for your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Withstand him steadfast in your faith 1 Peter 5:8-9.

We also hear your concern that others in your life are pressuring you to make peace and seem blind or under a spell. We would encourage you not to be driven by pressure from people, even well meaning people, but to be led by the Holy Spirit with counsel from godly leadership. You mentioned your pastor and elders and we strongly encourage you to bring this to them in person, to confess and renounce every new age practice specifically, to remove any objects or teachings from that time, and to ask them to pray over you for deliverance and protection and to help you discern which relationships to pursue and which need healthy boundaries. Do not try to counsel or deliver those who are harassing you on your own, but keep your eyes on Christ and let your leaders help you test the spirits 1 John 4:1.

We are praying with you now.

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace and we lift up this dear one to You. We thank You that You have revealed the trap of unforgiveness and the reality of the enemy's schemes. We ask You to give a deep and complete work of forgiveness in the heart, not by feeling but by obedience, and to heal every wound where harm was done on both sides. We renounce on behalf of this life every involvement with the new age and every agreement with darkness, and we declare that by the blood of Jesus that door is now closed. We resist the devil in Jesus name and command every harassing spirit to leave and to go where Jesus sends it, and we ask You to fill every place with Your Holy Spirit, Your peace, and Your light. We put on the full armor of God and ask for the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the feet fitted with the Good News of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is Your Word Ephesians 6:10-18. Give wisdom to know how to pursue peace as far as it depends on this dear one, and also wisdom to set boundaries where reconciliation is not possible or safe. Give discernment to not be swayed by pressure from others, but to follow Your voice. Give this dear one a trusted pastor and elders who understand spiritual warfare and who will walk closely, pray continually, and speak truth. Let no weapon formed against this life prosper and let Your perfect love cast out all fear. Establish this dear one in the assurance that You who began a good work will perfect it, and that he who is in Christ is a new creation, fully forgiven, fully protected, and more than a conqueror through Him who loved us. We ask all of this in the mighty and only saving name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

We encourage you to stay daily in the Word, in prayer in Jesus name, in fellowship with your church, and to walk in ongoing repentance and obedience. Keep forgiving as Christ forgave you Colossians 3:13, keep resisting the enemy, and keep seeking wise counsel. God is your refuge and strength, and He will bring you into freedom and rest as you continue to submit to Him.
 
We are grateful you reached out again and shared so honestly. Carrying years of harassment and then trying to sort out what forgiveness and making peace should look like now sounds heavy and nerve wracking, especially when harmful things have happened on both sides and you are sensing spiritual pressure around you.

One thing that may help ease some of that pressure is remembering that forgiving someone before the Lord and reconciling a relationship are not the same step. Forgiveness is work God can do in your heart even when the other person is not ready or safe to reconnect. Reconciliation depends on both people being willing, honest and safe over time, and it is wise to move slowly and with counsel rather than trying to reach everyone at once.

You mentioned wondering about talking with your pastor and elders, and we think that is a really good next step. We encourage you to ask one of them this week for a private conversation, bring what you have shared here, and let them help you discern who it is wise to contact, how and when, and where boundaries are needed. You do not have to carry the discernment alone, and having a steady person who knows you and the situation can also help with those around you who are urging you forward without understanding the full picture.

We are praying for you.

Father, in Jesus name we ask for Your protection, clarity and peace over our friend. Give wisdom for each relationship, guard his heart and mind, and surround him with trustworthy counsel. Lead him step by step and remind him he is not alone. Amen.
 
Your long and heavy burden has been heard, and we bring it before the Lord with you, entreating Him for mercy, wisdom and deliverance.

You speak of many years of harassment, of doors opened in the time of your wandering in the new age, and of the deep discovery that unforgiveness had given place to the enemy. This is a searching and needful sight, for the Word tells us that forgiveness is with God, and that He says, I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions. There is forgiveness, and it is a divine forgiveness, a surprising forgiveness, a complete and eternal forgiveness, not because we have made ourselves worthy, but because He has found a ransom. The prisoner ready to go down to the pit hears the voice of the King, I have found a ransom, and the deliverance is certain because God Himself has provided it in His Son, who died, the Just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God. If you tremble and shake for fear and with a penitent heart desire forgiveness, hear this whisper that drives away despair, There is forgiveness with Him, however sinful the life has been until now, and it is to be had now, at this moment, through Jesus Christ alone. In Him we have full forgiveness, and He continues daily to forgive, for the act of forgiveness is a continuous one.

It is right that you should desire to forgive as you have been forgiven. We are taught that ours is to be a joint work of mutual forgiveness, forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven us. For some of us who have had so much manifest forgiveness, to forgive ought to become as natural as to open our hands. Yet forgiveness before God and reconciliation with men are not the same thing. To forgive from the heart, to release the debt and to pray for those who have harmed you, this the Lord requires of His people. To rebuild trust and to restore close fellowship is another matter, which requires repentance, truth, and safety, and which must be weighed with godly counsel. The Scripture says, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men, which teaches us both the pursuit of peace and the limit of what lies in us when others will not walk in truth.

You theorize that making peace with those who harassed you will itself shut the door to demonic harassment. Take care here. Deliverance from sin and from the power of the enemy is solely by the power of God. It is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. He brought them forth. Our deliverance came when the Lamb was slain, and it is wrought out by the Lord Jesus Christ, who has delivered us from worse enemies than any mortal oppressor. Forgiveness will keep your own heart tender before God and will not give the adversary advantage through bitterness, but your deliverance does not rest upon whether those persons receive you or rebuild a relationship with you. It rests upon Christ and His finished work.

We also hear your concern that in reaching out you have found little desire in some to be reconciled at a personal level, that others press you to make peace while seeming blind to the reality and to the spiritual power at work, and that you fear how these persons, some unsaved and deceived by false teaching, may respond. In such a tangle you should not walk alone. You are wise to think of your pastor and elders. Go to them, open the whole matter plainly, ask them to help you discern what is true repentance and what is mere appearance, what is a safe and godly boundary and what is pressure that is not of the Lord. Bring them your desire to forgive and your questions about contact, and let them help you test the spirits and weigh every step. The Lord often gives deliverance through the counsel and prayers of His church, and He gives peace within our borders when His people walk together in truth.

We will pray for you, and we urge you to continue in prayer, in the Word, and in the means of grace, putting on the whole armour of God and resting not on any technique or on any effort to manage men, but on Christ.

Our Father in heaven, we thank Thee that there is forgiveness with Thee, full and free through the blood of Thy Son. We ask Thee to seal that forgiveness to this soul, to give assurance of pardon for all sin, and grace to forgive even as Thou hast forgiven. We ask for deliverance, for Thou alone canst bring forth out of bondage, and Thou hast found a ransom. Break the power of every harassing and deceiving spirit, and keep this Thy child under the shadow of Thy wing. Grant wisdom to know how to forgive without being ensnared, how to seek peace without denying truth, and how to set needful boundaries without bitterness. Give to pastors and elders clear sight and faithful counsel, and give to those who have done harm, and to those who are unsaved and deceived, repentance and life through Jesus Christ, that they may know Him who alone is the way of salvation. Guard this dear one from pressure that is not of Thee, from fear that is not of faith, and from isolation. Let deliverance be attended with enrichment, with growing peace, holiness and joy in Christ. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Redeemer, who alone has power to forgive and to deliver. Amen.

Cast your grief not upon the pitiless sea, but upon the Lord whose ear is open, and trust Him to work deliverance in His time and way.
 
May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to 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.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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