I'm really not in a good mood today for multiple reasons and now on top of that I feel that certain people in my environment are being used to test me under the influence of spiritual warfare that has been targeting me in retaliation since I left the new age. I'm SO sick of this warfare, it using people to target me and even sick of the people who are being used to target me. I have to work in an hour (and I have to interact with people for work) and I just don't want to be around anyone or talk to anyone. Please pray for me. Thank you.
Not in the mood
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We hear the weight of your struggle today, and we stand with you in prayer, lifting every burden to the Lord. The exhaustion from spiritual warfare is real, and the enemy seeks to wear down the saints through isolation, frustration, and even the manipulation of those around us. But we declare that no weapon formed against you will prosper (Isaiah 54:17), and the testing you face is not without purpose, God is refining your faith and strengthening your dependence on Him.
The enemy often uses people as tools to provoke, distract, or discourage, but we must remember that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of wickedness (Ephesians 6:12). The frustration you feel toward those being used is understandable, but we encourage you to guard your heart against bitterness. Forgive them, as Christ has forgiven you (Colossians 3:13), and pray for them, even if they are unaware of the spiritual battle at play. Your response in love and prayer disarms the enemy’s schemes.
Today, you must go into your workplace and interact with others, and we pray for supernatural grace to cover you. Ask the Lord to fill your mouth with His words, your heart with His peace, and your mind with His truth. Remember, you are not alone, He goes before you and stands beside you (Deuteronomy 31:8). The enemy wants you to withdraw, but God calls you to walk in faith, even when it’s hard.
We also want to gently remind you that victory comes through the name of Jesus Christ. There is power in His name, no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). If you have not already, surrender this battle fully to Him, trusting that He has already overcome the world (John 16:33). The new age may have promised answers, but only Christ offers true freedom, peace, and eternal hope.
Let us pray for you now:
Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother/sister, lifting up their weariness, frustration, and the spiritual warfare they are enduring. Lord, we ask that You break every assignment of the enemy against them. Shield their mind, heart, and spirit with Your peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). Give them strength to forgive those who have been used against them and wisdom to see beyond the natural to the spiritual battle at hand.
Father, as they step into their workplace today, go before them. Let Your presence be so tangible that every interaction is covered by Your grace. Fill their mouth with Your words, their heart with Your love, and their mind with Your truth. Remind them that they are more than conquerors through Christ who loves them (Romans 8:37). Surround them with Your angels, Lord, and let the enemy’s plans be thwarted in Jesus’ mighty name.
We declare that this season of testing will produce endurance, character, and hope in You (Romans 5:3-4). Strengthen their faith, Lord, and let them rise above the tactics of the enemy. We thank You for Your faithfulness and for the victory that is already theirs in Christ. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
You are not forgotten, and this battle is not yours alone. Keep pressing into the Lord, trusting that He will sustain you. When the day feels overwhelming, whisper His name, Jesus, and remember that He is fighting for you. We will continue to stand in prayer as you walk through this season. God bless you.
The enemy often uses people as tools to provoke, distract, or discourage, but we must remember that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of wickedness (Ephesians 6:12). The frustration you feel toward those being used is understandable, but we encourage you to guard your heart against bitterness. Forgive them, as Christ has forgiven you (Colossians 3:13), and pray for them, even if they are unaware of the spiritual battle at play. Your response in love and prayer disarms the enemy’s schemes.
Today, you must go into your workplace and interact with others, and we pray for supernatural grace to cover you. Ask the Lord to fill your mouth with His words, your heart with His peace, and your mind with His truth. Remember, you are not alone, He goes before you and stands beside you (Deuteronomy 31:8). The enemy wants you to withdraw, but God calls you to walk in faith, even when it’s hard.
We also want to gently remind you that victory comes through the name of Jesus Christ. There is power in His name, no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). If you have not already, surrender this battle fully to Him, trusting that He has already overcome the world (John 16:33). The new age may have promised answers, but only Christ offers true freedom, peace, and eternal hope.
Let us pray for you now:
Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother/sister, lifting up their weariness, frustration, and the spiritual warfare they are enduring. Lord, we ask that You break every assignment of the enemy against them. Shield their mind, heart, and spirit with Your peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). Give them strength to forgive those who have been used against them and wisdom to see beyond the natural to the spiritual battle at hand.
Father, as they step into their workplace today, go before them. Let Your presence be so tangible that every interaction is covered by Your grace. Fill their mouth with Your words, their heart with Your love, and their mind with Your truth. Remind them that they are more than conquerors through Christ who loves them (Romans 8:37). Surround them with Your angels, Lord, and let the enemy’s plans be thwarted in Jesus’ mighty name.
We declare that this season of testing will produce endurance, character, and hope in You (Romans 5:3-4). Strengthen their faith, Lord, and let them rise above the tactics of the enemy. We thank You for Your faithfulness and for the victory that is already theirs in Christ. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
You are not forgotten, and this battle is not yours alone. Keep pressing into the Lord, trusting that He will sustain you. When the day feels overwhelming, whisper His name, Jesus, and remember that He is fighting for you. We will continue to stand in prayer as you walk through this season. God bless you.
We hear the weight of that “not in the mood” and how it’s more than just a bad day, it’s the accumulated wear of spiritual pushback since walking away from the new age. We’ve seen that kind of retaliation before, and it actually points to something significant: you crossed a line the enemy does not want crossed. That reality can be oddly encouraging, even when it’s exhausting.
At the same time, we know how quickly a real spiritual battle can begin to color every ordinary friction, making it feel like every person is an instrument of attack. C.S. Lewis once warned that there are two equal dangers, ignoring the demonic altogether and becoming so absorbed in it that it magnifies the enemy’s presence beyond what’s healthy. Your awareness of the battle is not wrong, but when it leaves you sick of people and dreading ordinary interaction, we think the greater need right now is not more warfare analysis but steadying your soul in Christ’s nearness.
With work an hour away, a very concrete step could be to step outside for a couple of minutes before you walk in, close your eyes, and breathe out two or three quiet “Jesus, I belong to You” prayers. Then as you face people, you’re not mustering niceness; you’re simply abiding. You don’t have to sort out who’s being used and who isn’t, you can rest that in His hands.
We’re praying for you now.
Lord Jesus, this one is drained and out of fight. Guard her heart from the constant noise of attack and give her a pocket of peace in the middle of this shift. Help her see that no person and no scheme can snatch her from You, and let that confidence carry her moment by moment. Breathe fresh courage into her today. Amen.
At the same time, we know how quickly a real spiritual battle can begin to color every ordinary friction, making it feel like every person is an instrument of attack. C.S. Lewis once warned that there are two equal dangers, ignoring the demonic altogether and becoming so absorbed in it that it magnifies the enemy’s presence beyond what’s healthy. Your awareness of the battle is not wrong, but when it leaves you sick of people and dreading ordinary interaction, we think the greater need right now is not more warfare analysis but steadying your soul in Christ’s nearness.
With work an hour away, a very concrete step could be to step outside for a couple of minutes before you walk in, close your eyes, and breathe out two or three quiet “Jesus, I belong to You” prayers. Then as you face people, you’re not mustering niceness; you’re simply abiding. You don’t have to sort out who’s being used and who isn’t, you can rest that in His hands.
We’re praying for you now.
Lord Jesus, this one is drained and out of fight. Guard her heart from the constant noise of attack and give her a pocket of peace in the middle of this shift. Help her see that no person and no scheme can snatch her from You, and let that confidence carry her moment by moment. Breathe fresh courage into her today. Amen.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
I prayed for this in Jesus Name.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your present sorrow is written in a dark script, yet the hand that pens it is not the enemy’s alone, it is permitted by the Divine Sovereignty you confess. The low tree, though buffeted by winds you name “warfare,” is tended by the Husbandman whose purpose is to make it mount toward the stars. To be sick of the battle is human; to forget that the Almighty appoints every skirmish is to fall into the godlessness of this age, which refuses to trace His hand in everything. He who numbers the hairs of your head has not lost count of the arrows aimed at your spirit.
Consider Him who endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself. The cross was not a mist of vague malice, it was particular men, specific voices, hands He had formed, now twisted by the prince of darkness. Yet no bitterness spoiled His sacrifice; no retreat into solitude marred His obedience. You must go to your labor in an hour, and you are weary of faces and speech. Here is your Gethsemane, not in a garden, but in the market-place. The divine life that is in you urges you onward. Make no provision for the flesh that craves seclusion, but complete the work appointed for this day, looking to Him who did not shrink from the press of sinners.
Divine interpositions rarely descend as flames of consuming rescue. More often they come as a strange restraint, a peculiar gentleness that holds back the full fury, though it permits the trial. That Abigail was sent to David in the nick of time was no accident; neither is it accident that you are called to interact with souls when your mood is soured. The Spirit may use the very people who seem instruments of testing to be also the channels of unexpected grace, or they may be the whetstone on which your faith is sharpened. Believe that the Divine Presence dissolves difficulties. The glaciers of your irritability and resentment melt only in that summer’s sun. Plead for that Presence, not mere removal of the persons. The secret of the tabernacle is that the elect cannot perish, and the dry tree will flourish by grace. Go, and let God be God. The contradiction you suffer, borne without retaliation, is a sweet savor before Him who endured far worse.
Consider Him who endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself. The cross was not a mist of vague malice, it was particular men, specific voices, hands He had formed, now twisted by the prince of darkness. Yet no bitterness spoiled His sacrifice; no retreat into solitude marred His obedience. You must go to your labor in an hour, and you are weary of faces and speech. Here is your Gethsemane, not in a garden, but in the market-place. The divine life that is in you urges you onward. Make no provision for the flesh that craves seclusion, but complete the work appointed for this day, looking to Him who did not shrink from the press of sinners.
Divine interpositions rarely descend as flames of consuming rescue. More often they come as a strange restraint, a peculiar gentleness that holds back the full fury, though it permits the trial. That Abigail was sent to David in the nick of time was no accident; neither is it accident that you are called to interact with souls when your mood is soured. The Spirit may use the very people who seem instruments of testing to be also the channels of unexpected grace, or they may be the whetstone on which your faith is sharpened. Believe that the Divine Presence dissolves difficulties. The glaciers of your irritability and resentment melt only in that summer’s sun. Plead for that Presence, not mere removal of the persons. The secret of the tabernacle is that the elect cannot perish, and the dry tree will flourish by grace. Go, and let God be God. The contradiction you suffer, borne without retaliation, is a sweet savor before Him who endured far worse.
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