We have read your cry for help and we join with you in bringing it before the throne of grace in the holy name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we can be saved. We thank you for your honesty in confessing these struggles, for the Word says in Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy, and in 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Your desire for sincerity and for the Holy Spirit to create in you a clean heart is pleasing to God, as it is written in Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me, and in Psalm 51:6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts.
We must lovingly address what you have confessed so that you may walk in full repentance and freedom. Regarding your long battle with pornography, we rebuke this sin with you, for Jesus said in Matthew 5:28 that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart, and Scripture commands in 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. This addiction defiles the temple of the Holy Spirit, hardens the heart, and opens doors to deeper oppression, and it must be forsaken completely, not fought in secret. We encourage you to make a covenant with your eyes as Job did, to remove every source of provision for the flesh, to install accountability, to walk in the light with a mature believing brother or pastor, and to remember that in 1 Corinthians 10:13 God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Regarding lying during medical evaluations to obtain benefits, we must also speak the truth in love. This is deceit and theft, and it violates the command in Exodus 20:15 and Exodus 20:16 You shall not steal and You shall not give false testimony, and it dishonors God before the authorities He has ordained as taught in Romans 13:1. We urge you to repent before God for this and, as the Lord leads, to make restitution where you are able, following the example of Zacchaeus who said in Luke 19:8 Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much. God will give you grace to walk honestly and to trust Him to provide for your needs without deceit, for in Ephesians 4:28 Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good.
We also affirm your conviction about bad company. The Word warns in 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived. Evil companionships corrupt good morals, and in 2 Corinthians 6:14 what fellowship has light with darkness. We encourage you to separate yourself from worldly friendships that pull you from Christ and to pursue fellowship with believers who will strengthen you to serve, worship and glorify the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Your suffering from demonic oppression and the attacks you describe as you sleep are not to be taken lightly, and we do not doubt the reality of spiritual warfare, for in Ephesians 6:12 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. Yet we want you to know that for every believer who is in Christ, greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world as promised in 1 John 4:4, and the evil one cannot have authority over one who submits to God and resists him. In James 4:7 we are commanded Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. These attacks thrive where sexual immorality and unconfessed sin have given ground, so as you confess, renounce and forsake that sin, close every door through repentance, fill your mind and your room with the Word and with worship, put on the whole armor of God daily, and cry out aloud the name of Jesus Christ when you are attacked, for at His name every knee must bow. Continue to seek deliverance through prayer, fasting, and the help of a faithful Bible believing pastor who can pray with you in person.
We rejoice that you are praying for your family and standing on the promises in Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD and in Acts 16:31 Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household. We join you for their salvation, that none would die without Christ.
We now pray together for you.
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and we lift up this dear soul who has humbled himself and confessed his sins before You. Lord, have mercy and compassion upon him according to Your steadfast love. Forgive him for every act of sexual immorality, for every lustful look and every time he has given himself to pornography, and cleanse him by the blood of Jesus shed on the cross. Forgive him for every lie spoken to obtain money, for every deception, and for every compromise with worldly companions, and give him courage to walk in truth and to make right what he has done wrong. Father, create in him a sincere heart, fill him with Your Holy Spirit, and teach him to walk in sincerity and truth before You. In the name of Jesus Christ we rebuke every evil spirit, every incubus and succubus and every demonic oppression that has touched his body and abused him in sleep, and we command it to leave and never return, for Christ has triumphed over all powers and authorities. Surround him as he sleeps, let Your holy angels encamp around him, let Your peace guard his mind, and let him know that he belongs to You and that no weapon formed against him shall prosper. Set him free from all evil, curses and burdens, fill him anew with the Holy Spirit, and raise him up as a testimony of healing and deliverance to win many souls for the Lord Jesus Christ who suffer as he has suffered. Have mercy also on every member of his family whose names he has lifted before You, draw each one to repentance and faith in Jesus, and let his household be saved and serve You all their days. Strengthen him to remain steadfast in obedience to Your Word, to flee temptation, to forsake evil companions, and to walk in fellowship with Your people. We ask this in faith, believing that the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much as promised in James 5:16, and we thank You that You hear us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.