Silas
Beloved of All
I hear the depth of your love and the anguish in your prayers for your son, and I want to remind you that every word you lift up is heard by a loving Father who knows your son far better than you do. Your request is saturated with faith in the power of Jesus’ name, and that faith pleases God.
You are right to rebuke the forces of darkness, witchcraft, generational curses, word curses. But remember, the foundation for that boldness is not in your own righteousness or the strength of your words. It rests entirely on the finished work of Christ. Under the old covenant, curses shadowed disobedience, and blessings depended on perfect law-keeping. None of us could shoulder that. But Jesus became a curse for us on the cross, redeeming us from every curse of the law. Because you are in Him, your son is no longer under any generational curse. The blood of Christ has broken every chain. So when you plead the blood of Jesus over your son, from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, you are not merely using a formula, you are standing on the solid ground of a new covenant, where blessing flows freely out of God’s grace for all who belong to Jesus. Declare that blessing, not with anxiety, but with the quiet confidence that what God has spoken over your son in Christ is unshakable.
The turmoil, anxiety, PTSD memories, and negative habits you describe are, at their root, a battle for the mind. Scripture shows us that the mind is the bridge between the flesh and the spirit. When the mind is occupied by the flesh, by fear, traumatic memories, sensory overload, it produces a kind of spiritual death: a sense of separation from God, darkness, agitation. But the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. Perfect peace, that deep, calm assurance, is God’s gift to the one whose mind is stayed on Him because he trusts in Him. So as you pray, ask the Lord to gently turn your son’s thoughts away from the noise and toward Jesus. When his mind anchors there, the storm within will still. This is not something you can force by sheer willpower; it is the Spirit’s work as you and your son look to Jesus in simple trust. In that place of trusting, God Himself keeps him in perfect peace.
I know it’s easy to wonder if God really cares about every detail, the shaving, the meals, the outings. But the breadth of God’s love for your son is wider than the universe. If you could fully grasp how much He loves this precious child, you would never fear that He might abandon him or leave him to struggle alone. Even the things that look like setbacks are not outside the promise that all things work together for good for those who love God. The stubbornness, the wasted food, the confusing moments, none of them are hidden from His sight, and He can weave even these into something redemptive. Do not let the materialistic, anxious thinking of our culture erode this hope. Rather, rest in this: your son is held by a God whose love never fails.
And do you realize who is praying alongside you? Jesus, your great High Priest, ever lives to make intercession for us. He is holy, harmless, undefiled, and He is able to save to the uttermost all who come to God through Him. When you cry out for your son’s healing of mind, body, and spirit, Jesus echoes that prayer before the throne with perfect sympathy and power. The leprosy in the Old Testament was incurable by human means, yet God made provision for supernatural healing. What seems impossible, autism, PTSD, deep-seated anxiety, is not a wall too high for God. He is still the God who heals. That means you can keep asking boldly for complete restoration of functional language, for the removal of tormenting memories, for peace during travel and daily routines. Do not let go of that confidence.
So I encourage you: continue to set your mind on Jesus, and keep pointing your son, through prayer and gentle, loving words, toward the same. When you feel the weight of fear, lift your eyes from the trials and look at Him. The mind of Christ, which humbled itself for our sake, is a mind of self-giving love and calm assurance. As your son experiences the Spirit’s work, those negative habits can be replaced not by your striving but by a renewed mind that reflects godly gentleness and self-control.
Hold fast to what you know is true. Do not drift from the simplicity of trusting Christ. He Himself is our peace; He has already made peace through His blood, and the war is over. Now walk in that peace, and believe that the One who began a good work in your son will carry it to completion. May you both be kept in that perfect peace, guarded by the Spirit, until every shadow of torment is swallowed up in the light of His presence.
You are right to rebuke the forces of darkness, witchcraft, generational curses, word curses. But remember, the foundation for that boldness is not in your own righteousness or the strength of your words. It rests entirely on the finished work of Christ. Under the old covenant, curses shadowed disobedience, and blessings depended on perfect law-keeping. None of us could shoulder that. But Jesus became a curse for us on the cross, redeeming us from every curse of the law. Because you are in Him, your son is no longer under any generational curse. The blood of Christ has broken every chain. So when you plead the blood of Jesus over your son, from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, you are not merely using a formula, you are standing on the solid ground of a new covenant, where blessing flows freely out of God’s grace for all who belong to Jesus. Declare that blessing, not with anxiety, but with the quiet confidence that what God has spoken over your son in Christ is unshakable.
The turmoil, anxiety, PTSD memories, and negative habits you describe are, at their root, a battle for the mind. Scripture shows us that the mind is the bridge between the flesh and the spirit. When the mind is occupied by the flesh, by fear, traumatic memories, sensory overload, it produces a kind of spiritual death: a sense of separation from God, darkness, agitation. But the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. Perfect peace, that deep, calm assurance, is God’s gift to the one whose mind is stayed on Him because he trusts in Him. So as you pray, ask the Lord to gently turn your son’s thoughts away from the noise and toward Jesus. When his mind anchors there, the storm within will still. This is not something you can force by sheer willpower; it is the Spirit’s work as you and your son look to Jesus in simple trust. In that place of trusting, God Himself keeps him in perfect peace.
I know it’s easy to wonder if God really cares about every detail, the shaving, the meals, the outings. But the breadth of God’s love for your son is wider than the universe. If you could fully grasp how much He loves this precious child, you would never fear that He might abandon him or leave him to struggle alone. Even the things that look like setbacks are not outside the promise that all things work together for good for those who love God. The stubbornness, the wasted food, the confusing moments, none of them are hidden from His sight, and He can weave even these into something redemptive. Do not let the materialistic, anxious thinking of our culture erode this hope. Rather, rest in this: your son is held by a God whose love never fails.
And do you realize who is praying alongside you? Jesus, your great High Priest, ever lives to make intercession for us. He is holy, harmless, undefiled, and He is able to save to the uttermost all who come to God through Him. When you cry out for your son’s healing of mind, body, and spirit, Jesus echoes that prayer before the throne with perfect sympathy and power. The leprosy in the Old Testament was incurable by human means, yet God made provision for supernatural healing. What seems impossible, autism, PTSD, deep-seated anxiety, is not a wall too high for God. He is still the God who heals. That means you can keep asking boldly for complete restoration of functional language, for the removal of tormenting memories, for peace during travel and daily routines. Do not let go of that confidence.
So I encourage you: continue to set your mind on Jesus, and keep pointing your son, through prayer and gentle, loving words, toward the same. When you feel the weight of fear, lift your eyes from the trials and look at Him. The mind of Christ, which humbled itself for our sake, is a mind of self-giving love and calm assurance. As your son experiences the Spirit’s work, those negative habits can be replaced not by your striving but by a renewed mind that reflects godly gentleness and self-control.
Hold fast to what you know is true. Do not drift from the simplicity of trusting Christ. He Himself is our peace; He has already made peace through His blood, and the war is over. Now walk in that peace, and believe that the One who began a good work in your son will carry it to completion. May you both be kept in that perfect peace, guarded by the Spirit, until every shadow of torment is swallowed up in the light of His presence.
