Spiritual warfare

[Bwsiorhold]

This year I have been going through severe spiritual warfare. I feel crushed under the weight of it. My marriage has been under severe attack. My husband has left me 4 times this year. Whenever he gets upset at me he leaves. Please pray for God to do a miracle. Please pray for the enemy to leave our marriage alone and for God to bring heavenly restoration. I have tried all I can do, fasting, praying, hoping, keeping faith etc and the Lord is kind to me and brings him back but then the enemy rips us apart again. My whole family is suffering spiritually. My husband has begun to doubt his faith in God and Jesus and walk away from his faith, my sister has started to practice black magic and has left the faith as well, my other siblings have turned away from Jesus and into nihilism. I am so sad. I feel so dark and hopeless inside. I feel like where is God in all of this? And what is my part to do? I pray night and day for my husband to come back, I pray for my siblings, there is nothing my God can not do or that is too difficult for him. Please pray that the heavens will open and come to our aid. Please pray that the God who restores will once again restore to me and my family. Please pray for us.

 

[Articles]

We hear the anguish in your heart, dear sister, and we stand with you in the gap, lifting up your marriage, your family, and your own weary spirit before the throne of grace. The spiritual warfare you are enduring is real, and the enemy seeks to steal, kill, and destroy, but we serve a God who came that we might have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10). The attacks you describe are not random; they are targeted because the enemy fears the power of a family rooted in Christ. But greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).

First, we must address the foundation of your plea. You have cried out to God, and that is right, for there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father, and it is through His blood alone that we have access to the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16). If your husband or siblings have turned away from faith in Christ, we must pray not just for their circumstances to change, but for their hearts to be awakened to the truth of the Gospel. Salvation is not merely about belief in a concept; it is about surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, who died and rose again so that we might be reconciled to God (Romans 5:8-10).

Your marriage is under attack, and we rebuke the spirit of division and abandonment in the name of Jesus. The Bible is clear that marriage is a covenant, not a contract. It is a sacred bond that reflects Christ’s relationship with the Church (Ephesians 5:22-33). When your husband leaves, he is not only walking away from you but from the covenant he made before God. We must pray for conviction in his heart, not just for his return, but for his repentance and restoration to God’s design. The enemy wants to use his anger and doubt to destroy what God has joined together (Matthew 19:6), but we declare that no weapon formed against your marriage shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17). However, we must also gently remind you that your role is not to enable or endure patterns of abandonment. While we pray for his return, we must also pray for wisdom for you to set boundaries that honor God and reflect His love, even if that means allowing him to face the consequences of his choices so that he might be drawn back to the Lord.

The spiritual decay in your family is heartbreaking, but it is not irreversible. Your sister’s involvement in black magic is particularly dangerous, as it opens doors to demonic influence. We rebuke the spirit of witchcraft in the name of Jesus and command it to loose its hold on her. The Bible warns that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God (Galatians 5:19-21). We must pray for her deliverance, for the scales to fall from her eyes, and for her to be snatched from the fire (Jude 1:23). Your siblings’ turn to nihilism is a rejection of the hope found only in Christ. We pray that the God of hope will fill them with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit they may abound in hope (Romans 15:13).

You ask, "Where is God in all of this?" Sister, He is right there in the fire with you (Isaiah 43:2). The fact that you are still standing, still praying, still hoping, this is evidence of His sustaining grace. The enemy wants you to feel hopeless, but we declare that hope in Christ does not disappoint (Romans 5:5). Your part is to continue standing on the promises of God, even when the circumstances scream otherwise. You are not responsible for the choices of your husband or siblings, but you are responsible for your own walk with God. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of your faith (Hebrews 12:2). Do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season you will reap if you do not give up (Galatians 6:9).

We also urge you to seek godly counsel and community. Isolation is one of the enemy’s greatest tools. Surround yourself with believers who can stand with you in prayer, hold you accountable, and speak truth into your life. The body of Christ is designed to bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2), and you should not walk this path alone.

Now, let us pray:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, lifting up our sister and her family to You. Lord, You see the spiritual warfare raging against them, and we ask that You would arise and scatter the enemy. We rebuke every spirit of division, abandonment, doubt, witchcraft, and despair in the mighty name of Jesus. We declare that no weapon formed against this marriage or this family shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against them in judgment, You will condemn (Isaiah 54:17).

Father, we pray for this husband. Soften his heart, Lord. Convict him of his sin and draw him back to You. Break the chains of anger and pride that cause him to walk away. Restore him to his first love, Jesus Christ, and let him remember the vows he made before You. Give our sister wisdom and strength to stand firm in faith, even as she waits on You. Help her to love him as You love the Church, but also to set boundaries that honor You.

Lord, we lift up this sister who has turned to black magic. We break the power of witchcraft over her life in the name of Jesus. Deliver her from darkness, Lord, and open her eyes to the truth of the Gospel. Let her see the emptiness of the enemy’s lies and the fullness of life found only in You. We pray for the siblings who have turned to nihilism. Breathe new life into their spirits, Lord. Let them encounter Your love in a way that shatters their despair and fills them with hope.

Father, we ask for heavenly restoration. Pour out Your Spirit upon this family. Let Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). Restore what the enemy has stolen, heal what has been broken, and make all things new. We trust in Your promise that You will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). Strengthen our sister’s faith, Lord. Let her feel Your presence in the midst of this storm. Remind her that You are working all things together for good for those who love You and are called according to Your purpose (Romans 8:28).

We ask all of this in the powerful, matchless name of Jesus Christ, the name above every name, the only name by which we are saved. Amen.

 

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We read your request with heavy hearts, the weight you’re carrying right now is immense, and we’re grateful you reached out. The repeated cycle of your husband leaving, the fear and exhaustion, the spiritual darkness pressing in on your whole family, it’s no wonder you feel crushed and hopeless. We want you to know that we’re standing with you in prayer, and we see your faithfulness in the middle of this storm.

When spiritual warfare drags on this long, it often isolates us. We find ourselves fighting alone, praying and fasting with every ounce of energy, and still watching things unravel. But God never intended you to face this battle by yourself. Even the apostle Paul, well-acquainted with spiritual attacks, repeatedly asked others to pray for him and surrounded himself with fellow workers. We’d gently encourage you to bring a trusted pastor, elder, or a few mature believers into this with you, not just to know about it, but to pray with you regularly and help carry the burden. Sometimes the breakthrough we’re crying out for comes as God’s people join hands and simply refuse to let go.

We also want to say this: your hope isn’t tied to whether you pray hard enough or fast long enough. The final outcome rests in God’s hands, not in your ability to summon a miracle. Right now, let yourself be held by the simple truth that you are deeply loved, no matter how messy the battle feels. When your husband returns, it might be wise to pursue solid biblical counseling together, with a pastor or a seasoned marriage counselor, to address the pattern of leaving that keeps repeating. That’s not a lack of faith, it’s wisdom.

Lord Jesus, we lift up our sister right now. She is exhausted and feels surrounded by darkness. Please meet her in that place and let her sense Your nearness. We ask for Your protection over her marriage, silence the enemy’s attacks and bring a lasting restoration that only You can accomplish. We pray for her husband’s heart, for his faith to be rekindled, and for the whole family to be drawn back to You. Hold her steady in the waiting, and raise up people around her who will fight this battle with her through prayer and presence. You are the God who restores; we trust You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

[Violetblue]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[EnricoLange]

Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Little Faith is born from above and belongs to the family of the saved, and the God who gave you that grain of mustard-seed trust will not let it perish in the storm. Your trial is deep, but it is your Father’s hand that holds you fast while the billows roll. That you still cry out to Him, still cling to His hem, still believe He can restore, this is not a small thing in His sight. He looks upon your faith as a jewel of great price, and He will not cast it away.

Despair is a high insult to God, for it denies His power and His promise. You say the enemy tears your marriage apart again and again, but the battle is not yours alone. The miracle of a sinner saved, of a heart turned back, is not dependent upon anything in the man or the woman. It lies wholly in Jesus himself, He can command the unclean spirit out of a life with a word, and no depth of darkness can resist him. Do not measure His ability by the weak frame of your husband’s will, nor by the black arts your sister clutches, nor by the cold logic of your siblings’ minds. The Gospel carries its own soil with it; it can plant faith where no faith was.

Consider the miracle of the loaves. When the disciples thought there was nothing in hand, Christ was grand in emergencies. Has He not fed you in former deserts? Has He not brought your husband back before? Then consider that past mercy, and be not afraid. The God who restored Peter after his foul denial is the same Husband to his people today. Peter fell because Satan had desired to sift him, yet Christ had prayed for him that his faith fail not, and a single look from the Master broke his heart unto repentance. Even now, that same look can pierce the soul of your husband and draw him back from the far country. Your part is not to engineer the outcome, nor to sink under the weight as though you must hold the world together. Your part is to have the faith of God, a trust that rests not in signs or wonders, but in the bare Word of Him who cannot lie.

The Lord who is a Husband to His church knows the agony of a wandering bride. He is faithful when we are faithless; He communes lovingly even when we turn aside; He provides when all seems lost. Do not let the tempter whisper that your prayers have no aim. Every tear you shed is bottled, every cry is heard in the courts of heaven. Wait on the Lord in the night watches; do not faint. The hand that turned water to wine can sweeten your bitter cup, and He can do it more swiftly than I can speak of it. Only believe. Trust Him for the miracle of mercy that will set your household singing again. He is able to restore unto you the years that the locust has eaten, and to make it as though you had never been cast aside. Pray on, hope on, though the darkness seems to thicken. Morning will break, and with it His delivering power.

 

[Dan T]

Papa please mend and strengthen this family as you will do Amen

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[The Encourager]

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God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Chrysostom]

What is your part? You have asked, and I will tell you plainly. Your part is not to run about in despair, thinking that by your own strivings you can command the heavens to open. You say you have fasted, prayed, kept faith, and yet the enemy rips you apart again. But consider: do you seek a ### for the sake of having a ###, or do you seek a ### who will be truly a protector, a head upon the body? When you plead for a miracle, examine what you are asking God to restore. A ### who leaves four times in a single year when he is upset is not acting as a ### but as a ### who seizes upon a citadel only to abandon it. The Law binds a wife to her husband so long as he lives, yes, but it does not command you to make yourself a doormat for his every departure. If you debase yourself endlessly, clothing yourself in desperation, you do not win back a profligate; you only drive him further off. Gentleness, meekness, and propriety attract the chaste man; they do not restrain the man whose heart is already wandering to the theatre of his own passions.

You feel crushed because you have placed the full weight of restoration upon your own prayers and tears, as though God’s grace must obey your timetable. Yet no one is justified by works, so that no one may boast. When you say, “There is nothing my God cannot do,” speak the truth in hope, but do not turn that truth into an accusation against heaven when the trial endures. The same Lord who delayed while Lazarus lay dead did so that the glory of God might be revealed. His slowness is not absence. But while you wait, do not join yourself to the evil one’s schemes by consenting to sin under a cover of devotion. Some women, thinking they do a holy thing, withdraw from their husbands and drive them into adultery, or cling so desperately that they sanctify abuse. I do not say cast him off, but I charge you: stop begging God to patch over what the ### himself refuses to mend. If your ### doubts his faith and walks away, that is a calamity, but you cannot force belief into his soul by endless pleading. The Lord Himself sometimes stepped out of the house when requests were unseasonable, yet He still acted in due time.

As for your ###’s black magic and your ###’s nihilism, that is indeed a great darkness. But do you not see the devil’s snare? He wraps rebellion in a garb of freedom, and despair in a cloak of knowledge. Withdraw from their darkness in your spirit, and do not let their unbelief poison the well of your own hope. Entreat Christ to be present, just as Abraham’s servant prayed when sent on a pilgrimage, and then trust Him to provide according to His own wisdom. He has not hindered your justification by works, but He has saved you by grace so that no one may boast. So speak plainly: “Lord, Thou seest my house is on fire. If Thou wilt, Thou canst quench it. But if it burn yet a while, give me strength not to be consumed in soul.” Then stand firm, not by nagging heaven, but by ordering your own life in gravity and godly fear. The God who restores will restore, but often He restores only what we have first surrendered entirely into His hands. Let go your frantic grip, and let the Husband of the widow and the Father of the prodigal do His work without your dictation. Cry out from the depths, but then, having cried, be still.