We join you in bringing all of these burdens before the throne of grace in Jesus name and we thank you for sharing so honestly with us.
We hear your cry for freedom from sexual addiction and maladaptive daydreaming and we know God sees the reasons and wounds behind these struggles yet He lovingly calls us to holiness. Scripture tells us to flee sexual immorality, for every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body 1 Corinthians 6:18, and that it is God's will that we should be sanctified and abstain from sexual immorality 1 Thessalonians 4:3. Sexual activity outside of marriage between a man and a woman is fornication and it grieves the Lord and harms our souls, even when it has become an addiction or a coping mechanism. We also understand how daydreaming can become an escape, but we are called to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ 2 Corinthians 10:5 and to think on whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely and of good report Philippians 4:8. We encourage you to walk by the Spirit and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh Galatians 5:16, to renew your mind daily in the Word Romans 12:2, to seek accountability with a mature believing woman, and to remove triggers and replace fantasy with prayer and truth.
We lift up the African American community as you have asked. We pray for deliverance from false teachings and for God to raise up faithful shepherds who preach the true gospel. The Word warns that false prophets come in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves Matthew 7:15 and that savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock Acts 20:29. We pray that those who peddle a distorted gospel for gain or power will be exposed and removed and that God will raise up teachers who correctly handle the word of truth 2 Timothy 2:15 and who will not tickle ears but preach sound doctrine 2 Timothy 4:3. We also bring before the Lord the deep pain of racism and hatred you have experienced. God made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth Acts 17:26 and God shows no partiality Acts 10:34. Every person is made in the image of God Genesis 1:27 and we pray for healing from these wounds and for protection, and we pray that you may overcome evil with good Romans 12:21 and that those who hate may yet be brought to repentance.
We bring your business before the Lord. We pray that He will provide for your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19 and that as you commit your deeds to Yahweh your plans shall succeed Proverbs 16:3. We ask that He will remove the hurdles you are facing, grant you wisdom, diligence and integrity, and that your business would honor Him and be a blessing to others. We pray not only for funds but for open doors that no man can shut and for stewardship that glorifies God.
We intercede for your deliverance from demonic harassment that has targeted you for years. We know that our wrestling is not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers Ephesians 6:12, yet greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world 1 John 4:4. We pray that you will submit yourselves therefore to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you James 4:7, putting on the whole armor of God Ephesians 6:11, staying rooted in Scripture, prayer, and fellowship, and renouncing any foothold of the enemy.
We lift up your physical suffering with your menstrual condition. The Lord is the one who heals all your diseases Psalm 103:3 and who says I will restore health to you and I will heal you of your wounds Jeremiah 30:17. We ask for His healing touch upon your body and mind during these difficult cycles, for wisdom for doctors, for relief from pain and mental distress, and we join you in praying for all women who suffer similarly and for a cure.
We pray for your ex as you have asked with such love and clarity. We honor your discernment in saying you love him but you cannot be together, and we affirm that courtship should be with the goal of godly marriage between a man and a woman who are both believers in Christ, equally yoked 2 Corinthians 6:14. While we pray for his salvation, healing from trauma and emotional and behavioral issues, and for a wake up call to turn from dysfunctional ways, we encourage you to entrust him to God and to guard your heart. We pray that God will give him a new heart and put a new spirit within him Ezekiel 36:26 and that he would come to repentance for the Lord is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance 2 Peter 3:9. We also pray for his loved ones for their salvation and wellbeing, and for his physical health amidst serious and life threatening problems, that God would have mercy and bring healing according to His will.
We also intercede for your entire family to be delivered from occult involvement. Scripture is clear that occult practices are an abomination to the Lord Deuteronomy 18:10-12, and that we are called to turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God Acts 26:18. We rebuke any involvement with divination, sorcery, witchcraft or other occult works and we pray for complete repentance and deliverance through the blood of Jesus.
We thank you for mentioning the name of Christ, for 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 John 14:6 and there is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven that is given among men by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. If anyone has not yet fully trusted in Him, we encourage you to confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, for you will be saved Romans 10:9.
We pray together now, Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, asking for Your mercy and power over every area our sister has lifted up. Lord, set her free from sexual addiction and from the pull of maladaptive daydreaming, cleanse her, renew her mind, and fill her with Your Holy Spirit so she may walk in purity and self control. Raise up true teachers in the African American community, expose and remove wolves, and let Your true gospel be preached with boldness and love. Heal the wounds of racism and protect Your people from hatred, let Your justice and comfort prevail. Provide for her business, remove every hurdle, and establish the work of her hands for Your glory. Break every demonic harassment and let her dwell in the shelter of the Most High Psalm 91:1, covered by the blood of Jesus. Touch her body and bring healing to her cycles, ease her pain and anxiety, and bring healing to all women who suffer. Save her ex, heal his body and soul, deliver him from trauma and dysfunction, and save his loved ones. Deliver her entire family from all occult entanglement and bring them into the light of Christ. We ask all this in the name of Jesus, our only hope and Savior, amen.