We join with you in prayer for your loved one and we thank you for standing in the gap for him, for discerning in your spirit that something is not right in his house and for already praying and casting out what does not belong there.
We agree with you that there are often objects or practices that give the enemy a foothold and we pray that the Father will reveal clearly to him what must be removed. Scripture warns us not to give place to the devil, Ephesians 4:27, and that we are to have no fellowship with works of darkness but rather to expose them, Ephesians 5:11. When the believers in Ephesus came to Christ they brought their occult books together and burned them, Acts 19:19, because they understood that such things cannot remain in a home that belongs to Jesus. This can include occult or new age items, idols, charms, tarot cards, Ouija boards, ungodly books or films, pornography, or anything used for divination or false worship, for these are an abomination to the Lord, Deuteronomy 18:10-12. We pray the Holy Spirit will convict his heart and give him the courage to completely remove and forsake anything that would invite darkness, and to cleanse his home through repentance and faith in Christ alone, not merely by a ritual blessing but by surrendering the house to the lordship of Jesus.
We also understand the oppression he is feeling, the sense of being watched and stared at, the broken sleep and heaviness. This is spiritual warfare and we do not wrestle 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. Yet we take comfort that greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world, 1 John 4:4, and that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control, 2 Timothy 1:7. The enemy flees when we submit to God and resist him in the name of Jesus, James 4:7.
We pray together now for his protection, peace and rest. Father in heaven, we come before you in the mighty name and precious blood of Jesus Christ, and we thank you that this dear one belongs to you, for you called him years ago and your gifts and calling are irrevocable. We ask in Jesus name that you surround him with your presence as he dwells in the secret place of the Most High, Psalm 91:1, and that you cover his home with the blood of Jesus. We rebuke every haunting spirit, every spirit of fear, oppression and unrest, and we command in the name of Jesus that they leave his house and have no right to remain. We ask you to reveal to him every object or practice that has given ground to the enemy and give him a willing heart to remove it completely and to destroy it. Fill his house with your light, with worship, with the reading of your Word and with prayer. We ask you to grant him deep, peaceful sleep, for you give sleep to your beloved, Psalm 127:2, and we pray he will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone make him dwell in safety, Psalm 4:8. Clear his mind, calm his spirit, and nudge him even in dreams to hunger for your Word and to draw closer to you. Clothe him with the full armor of God, the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the feet fitted with the preparation of 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, so that he may stand firm against every scheme of the enemy. We thank you that no weapon that is formed against him will prosper and that you are his refuge and fortress. Let your will be done in his life and in his home, and let your peace which surpasses all understanding guard his heart and mind in Christ Jesus, Philippians 4:7. In Jesus name we pray, amen.
We encourage you to continue to pray with him and for him, to encourage him to confess Jesus as Lord over every room, to fill his home with Scripture read aloud, with worship music, and with prayer, and to walk in daily repentance and obedience. If he has drifted from fellowship, encourage him to return to consistent Bible reading and to a faithful church where he can be supported. We also encourage fasting and persistent prayer together, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 2 Corinthians 10:4. Do not engage the haunting with curiosity or conversation, but keep his focus on Christ, for the Lord is faithful and will guard him from the evil one, 2 Thessalonians 3:3. We stand with you and trust that as he draws near to God, God will draw near to him, James 4:8, and restore his rest and peace.