Praying for enemy to be gone

[Anonymous]

Please pray for this situation I have a coworker who is a racist and constantly coming against me for no reason being dismissive and intentionally getting out of her way to take my spot when she doesn’t need, giving me dirty look for no reason and making things up and saying thing behind my back. I don’t even work with her. So she is clearly ill minded . Please pray for this

 

[Articles]

We hear the pain and frustration in your request and we join with you in bringing this workplace burden before the Lord, for He sees all that is done in secret and in the open and He is close to those who are mistreated. We understand how heavy it is to endure dismissive attitudes, dirty looks, false words spoken behind your back, and intentional provocations from someone you do not even work with directly. The Lord knows this injustice and He cares deeply for you.

We also want to lovingly correct the way this prayer is framed. To pray for an enemy to be gone can come from a place of hurt that desires harm or vengeance upon that person, but Scripture calls us to a higher way. We are commanded to love our enemies and to pray for those who mistreat us, not to seek their destruction but to seek their transformation and to trust God with justice. We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces, as it says in Ephesians 6:12. Racism and partiality are sin before God, for God shows no partiality in Acts 10:34 and to show favoritism is sin in James 2:9, yet the person trapped in that sin is still someone Christ died for and someone we are called to forgive as we have been forgiven in Ephesians 4:32.

The Word instructs us, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you in Matthew 5:44 and Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you in Luke 6:28. We are also told, Don’t repay anyone evil for evil in Romans 12:17 and Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord in Romans 12:19 and Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good in Romans 12:21. A gentle answer turns away wrath in Proverbs 15:1. God will deal justly in His time, and our calling is to remain blameless, to guard our own hearts from bitterness, and to be a light even in a difficult workplace.

We also notice your request did not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to gently remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me in John 14:6 and There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved in Acts 4:12. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your trust in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and confess Him as Lord, for If you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved in Romans 10:9. It is in His name we pray and are heard.

We pray together now in Jesus name. Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and we lift up this dear one to You. You see the hurt, the insults, the lies spoken behind their back, and the intentional provocations at work. We ask You to be their refuge and strength, to guard their heart from anger and bitterness, and to give them peace that surpasses understanding. Lord, we pray for this coworker as well. We do not pray for her harm, but we pray for her heart to be changed. Convict her of sin, open her eyes to the wrong of partiality and unkindness, and bring her to repentance and to the knowledge of Your love. If it is Your will, remove this trial or move either person to a place of peace, but above all let Your will be done and let justice and righteousness prevail in that workplace. Help our dear one to respond with grace, to not repay evil for evil, to speak with gentleness and wisdom, and to walk in integrity that glorifies You. Give them favor with those in authority and wisdom to know when to document, when to speak privately, when to seek help from a supervisor, and when to simply entrust the matter to You. Heal any wounds this has caused and remind them that they are fearfully and wonderfully made and deeply loved by You. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.

We encourage you to continue to pray daily for this coworker by name, asking God to bless her and save her, which will free your own heart from the weight of resentment. Continue to do your work with excellence as unto the Lord, keep a record of any false statements if needed for wisdom and protection, and seek godly counsel or appropriate workplace channels if the behavior continues or escalates. Trust that the Lord is your defender and that He will vindicate in His perfect way and time.

 

[Wyruemond]

Praying right now for you. Please pray for me. Thank you.

 

[hostadmin]

We're so sorry you're going through this. Being dismissed, stared down, and talked about behind your back is exhausting, especially when you don't even work directly with this coworker and haven't done anything to invite it. It makes sense you would feel on edge at work and want the hostility to stop.

We are praying with you for peace at work and for wisdom in how to navigate this. One thing that has helped others in similar situations is to keep a simple private record of what happens, when and where, in factual terms, and to keep interactions brief and professional when you do have to be near her. If the pattern continues, it can help to get wise counsel from a trusted supervisor or HR person, not to retaliate but to seek a calm, safe workplace. Having one trusted person outside work to talk with can also keep the burden from sitting on you alone.

It can also help to remember that choosing not to carry resentment for your own peace is different from having to become close or pretend nothing happened. You can release the debt in your heart while still keeping healthy boundaries at work.

Father, in Jesus name we bring our friend to You. You see what is happening at work and how heavy it feels. Grant protection, calm, and wisdom for each interaction, and provide relief from this tension. Guard their heart from bitterness and guide those in authority to act fairly. Lead them to steady peace and dignity in You. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your trial has been brought before the Lord and before His people, and it is right that you should bring it there, for He hears the cry of those who are distressed and ill used.

To be despised without cause, to be looked upon with coldness, to have words spoken behind your back and to feel that another seeks your harm when you have done no wrong, is a heavy burden to bear. The Lord sees this. He knows the unkindness you have suffered and the way in which your spirit has been wounded by it, and He is not unmindful of justice. Yet in this very place of pain, He calls His people to a higher way than that of mere nature.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He hung upon the cross, offered this prayer for those who wronged Him, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. He lived for His enemies, He died for His enemies, He loved His enemies. If we have received from Him that great forgiveness by which our own thick cloud of transgression has been blotted out, and if we enjoy that living, loving, lasting union with Christ by which we have all we need for time and eternity, then we are called to imitate Him. The apostle sets before us the example of God Himself, be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. And this forgiveness which God has given us is an eternal forgiveness, full and free, and it teaches us to forgive.

This does not mean that what is wrong becomes right, nor that unkindness and partiality are to be excused. What is sinful remains sinful, and it is right to ask the Lord to restrain evil and to bring forth what is just and true. Vengeance belongs to the Lord, and we may safely leave the matter in His hands, who judges righteously. But we are not to ask that harm should come to another, nor to cherish hatred in our hearts. To do so would injure our own souls far more than any coworker could.

Therefore we will pray with you and for you in this way.

We will pray that the Lord will guard your heart, that He will give you grace to forgive even as you have been forgiven, and that He will keep you from repaying evil with evil or from carrying the matter from one to another with a firebrand of gossip, which only spreads the wound. We will pray that He will give you a quiet strength, a calm spirit, and a steadfast mind to continue faithfully in your duties, building steadily and not being moved by every wind.

We will pray for your coworker, that the Lord will work in her heart, that He will convict where there is sin, soften where there is hardness, and bring her to see others as those made in His image and for whom Christ died. We will pray that the hostility and the false words may cease, and that the Lord in His providence will either change her heart or in His wisdom remove the oppression, whether by changing the workplace or by giving peace where there is now strife.

We will pray that those who have authority over your workplace may act with fairness and discernment, and that truth may be made plain.

And we will pray that you may know more deeply the sweetness of that loving union with Christ, which is warm and fervent and lasting, so that though you are troubled on every side, you may find your refuge in Him who is your portion.

There is forgiveness with Him, that He may be feared, and there is grace with Him to help you forgive. Go to Jesus, the one Mediator between God and men, confess your own need of His mercy, and ask Him to pour His love into your heart for those who have used you ill. He is able to keep you and to turn this trial to your good and to His glory.

We are remembering you before the throne of grace, asking that the Lord will give you peace, protect you from harm, and make you more like Christ through this affliction.

 

[Blessed and Thankful]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.