Shalom Praying Friends,
When I write to you it is after much thought and prayer as I seek the Lord of what message He wants delivered. I often list the topics in notes to myself because He is talking to me constantly about the things that are important to Him, especially the healing of His children. I had thought to write you today about the upcoming State of the Union Address this evening and the impeachment verdict that will be decided on Wednesday regarding President Trump. However I know that the Lord has prepared a table before Donald Trump in the presence of his enemies; He has anointed his head with oil and his cup runs over. So be it in the name of Jesus. Then I thought perhaps I should write more about Israel. However someone sent me a prophetic word from a ministry I’d never heard of. It triggered memories of something that occurred almost 20 years ago. The Lord said to write about those memories and wait on Him for the rest.
I was working in my small business establishment, a ladies specialty fashion boutique. I had opened it several years after I retired from law enforcement. How ironic to go from sometimes violent and often tragic law enforcement activity to fashion consultant! It was an especially busy day and there was a line of ladies making purchases. One lady in particular was especially rude and demanding and I chose to not partake in it. She was irritated there was only one register in my small establishment and became verbally abusive. Instead, I informed her that I would not sell the object she wanted to purchase because of her rudeness to me and the others in the store. She huffed and she puffed and declared she would never shop in my boutique again. I said that was fine by me and asked her to leave so I wouldn’t have to embarrass her further by calling the police. Please understand this woman had never before shopped in my store and came in with an axe to grind, by being a bully. After she left I gathered my employees and told them that when people come in to engage us in unacceptable behavior it was not all right to pander to them. I also said that I believed that her behavior was about what was going on in her life and not about the store and what she was shopping for. Everyone was a bit shook up because it was a distasteful episode.
Now all these years later, because I got saved not long after that, I would have handled this episode in a much different manner. I would probably hold up the flat of my right hand (symbolic of my authority) and I would begin to pray in tongues, my Holy Spirit prayer language. Probably even say “get behind me satan.”
It has been my experience now these many years later that we often judge people by the actions we have taken that brought about disastrous consequences or wounds from childhood or especially isolation/withdrawal, which is the devil’s workshop. I’ve often seen where people who have chosen (by their choice mind you) to isolate themselves from community complain that no one reaches out to them, yet they never dial a phone to anyone else. Or they deride and criticize others beliefs and wonder why no one wants to be around them. I’ve seen where someone chooses to focus their whole life on something that matters most to them and then grow bitter that significant family or friends, excluded from their attention, chose to leave, because there was no longer a connection.
I believe there is great truth that where we invest our time is what is important to us. As well as the glasses we look through shouldn’t be dirty. My pastor once showed in an illustrated sermon that God looks at matters through overly large glasses and thereby sees so much more, but we as humans often look at matters through 1/2 lenses or dirty glasses that need to be cleaned or expanded lens capacity.
When we live with unresolved wounds, they are allowed to scab over and become crusty. If they get picked at it can start a fresh bleed. Or they scar over and develop into a root of bitterness. I sense that we are in a time of transformation in this new decade in eternity and the Lord’s desire is that He would open the doors of opportunity to us. However they are opportunities that require us to function with a healed and whole heart and spirit. If we look at opportunities with the wound scars over our eyes we won’t see clearly that the opportunity is before us. It might be easy to discard as irrelevant an opportunity that the Lord wants to present to us. Or a door that is meant for us to enter through actually leads to another hallway with a bigger more important door.
Two of our most important senses that the Lord created us with are sight and hearing.. Many of us look but do not see. Many of us listen but do not hear. Many of us understand but do not obey. I would say that probably the greatest impediments in the Body of Christ today is a sin plague of the deaf and dumb spirit, living with a root of bitterness and plain old disobedience. Yes, there are more but those three are in really bold letters on the Kingdom marquis right now.
Many people, who say they are christians, are afflicted by the deaf and dumb spirit and choose to lean on their own understanding instead of the Word of God which is inspired by His Spirit and true. They take offense, excuse their own actions and choose not to forgive, becoming hard and bitter. They choose to live by their flesh and desires instead of being obedient to what the Spirit of the Lord is directing them, irregardless of how insistent He is.
In my suggested prayer guide I will also include two prayers that came out of my years ministering in healing and deliverance. I sincerely desire that whatever opportunities that the Spirit of God is opening before you, you will be healed to receive and recognize and not squander or waste the opportunity that may not come your way again. These will also be on a document at the bottom of the page for easy printing.
SUGGESTED PRAYER GUIDE:
Your Word gives us instruction on the rules of spiritual warfare. We heed Your instructions lest we become unnecessary casualties of war.
We put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that we may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil that attempts to overcome our minds with dread, fear and hopelessness. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places.
Ephesians 6:11-12 Amplified
We put on the breastplate of righteousness to protect our heart and our chest cavity. We gird our loins about with truth and put upon our feet the sandals of the Gospel of peace. We put on the helmet of salvation to renew our minds daily and hold up the shield of faith to thwart every fiery dart of the enemy. According to Judges 7:18, with the Word we release the sword of the Lord against the powers of hell in the name of Yeshua that we may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand.
We forbid any retaliation of the enemy against us in the name of Yeshua. We blind his vision through the pentagram and deafen his ears to our plans. We cover ourselves, our families, homes, finances and ministries in the Blood of Yeshua and we ask You to deliver us from wounds of the past.
In the name of Yeshua we bind the deaf and dumb spirit that we may plunder the enemy’s camp. Mark 3:27. We renounce all pride that would open the door for destruction. Proverb 16:18 We bind the prince of the power of the air and abolish demonic frequencies. We bind every scrambling spirit that would attempt to twist the words we pray. We tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt us. Luke 10:19 We nullify the power of any sacrifice made to devils in our cities, regions, or nation in the name of Jesus. Leviticus 17:7 We bind and rebuke Molech and any spirit that has been assigned to abort our destiny. Lev.18:21
Lord we thank you with grateful hearts that You have inspired by Your Holy Spirit the written Word of God, the Holy Scriptures. They instruct us in daily life and how best to be sanctified unto you. We ask that You would forgive our sins, remembered and not remembered. They have caused separation between us, caused us to be blind to what You want us to see, deafened our ears, caused the root of bitterness to spring up and us to be disobedient to You. Father forgive us for we have sinned.
Lord we acknowledge that we may have been poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity. Acts 8:23 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from us, with all malice. Ephesians 4:31 We are looking carefully at ourselves lest we fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble. By this we have become defiled. Hebrews 12:15
Lord, many times in order to make ourselves feel better we failed miserably because we sank into bitterness. But when we repent for bitterness of the soul You lovingly deliver our soul from the pit of corruption, You cast our sins behind Your back and remember them no more. Isaiah 38:17
Cleanse our unclean spirits oh Lord, rebuke the deaf and dumb spirit that it might come out of us so that we will no longer be restricted by it. Mark 9:25 In the Book of Wisdom Your Word says that when our eye mocks our fathers and scorns obedience to our mothers the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young eagles will eat it. Lord we want to keep our eyes. We want to see the world through Your wisdom, help us Oh Lord to be obedient when we are challenged by life occasions. Proverbs 30:17
We desire the blessings of Deuteronomy 28 to come to pass in our lives which You promised. When we diligently obey Your voice O Lord, and observe carefully all Your commandments, You said that You will set us high above all nations of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:1
FORGIVENESS PRAYER
FORGIVING PEOPLE WHO HAVE HURT YOU
“PRAYER TO LET GO OF YOUR PAST”
Dear Lord,
You know all the situations that I have been through in my life. You know all the wounds and the hurts I’ve carried. And I know You care about everything that has happened to me in my past. But, I realize You care more about what happens to me in my future.
Today, I am deciding to let go of my past; all hurt, disappointments, bitterness, unforgiveness, resentment, retaliation, vengeance, anger, hatred and murder (of the tongue, gossip). I release it to You.
I repent of it all and I close the door of my mind to it today.
I choose this day to walk only in forgiveness, love and kindness.
I also repent for the iniquities of my mother’s and father’s family all the way back to Adam and Eve.
Lord, fill my heart with Your supernatural joy and peace. Give me Your supernatural ability and wisdom to think and act in a godly way. My past is behind me. My future is in front of me. Thank you for all You’re going to do in me, for me, and through me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
PRAYER TO BREAK THE DEAF AND DUMB SPIRIT
In the name of Jesus and by the power of His blood I come out of agreement with the deaf and dumb spirit and I command it to depart from me now.
I command the blinders to be removed from my eyes. I command my eyes to open physically and spiritually. (Put your hands on your eyes.)
I command that my ears be opened physically and spiritually. (Put your hands on your ears.)
I command that the dumb spirit leave my mind and that it be opened to the understanding of the mysteries of God. (Put your hands on your head.) I bind my mind to the mind of Jesus Christ.
I command that my physical hearing be restored completely, and that insensitivity, ambivalence, insanity, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, autism, bi-polar, manic depression, confusion, double-mindedness, schizophrenia, etc. be gone now in the name of Jesus.
Holy Spirit, I ask that you come and impart to me your gifts of faith, wisdom, understanding, discernment revelation, and discerning of spirits, healings, miracles, tongues, and interpretation of tongues. I praise you Father in the name of Jesus and Holy Spirit, please tell me your truth. Amen
Prayer from Nate Johnston of nateandchristy.co
“Holy Spirit I pray that every person reading this would first ENCOUNTER YOU & SEE YOU like the disciples did 2000 years ago, and that they would intimately know you and your heart for them daily because without seeing through the lens of righteousness and through eyes of love they will never be able to understand or comprehend what they see in the spirit. Holy Spirit give them the mind of Christ and the vision of Jesus, the love of Jesus, and His immense mercy for a world that doesn’t yet know him. If they have lost the purity of the simple gospel then right now Lord restore it in Jesus name. Also I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling, so you would be able to see what is not seen by your natural eyes and perceive with all your senses what is unable to be be accessed by natural means. Lastly I pray for your spiritual eyes to be OPENED right now, that you would no longer be blind or foggy in your view your of life, your circumstances, your future, your destiny, towards others, and the world in Jesus name! I pray for your dreams to begin NOW, for visions to begin NOW in Jesus name and that just as Joel 2:28 says you would have dreams, visions, and PROPHESY in Jesus name!”
With blinders removed, we thank You Lord for the vision to see the doors of opportunity before us. Angels who go before us to open the doors, be loosed in Jesus name. We embrace the courage and wisdom to walk through them!
Regarding the current national events in Congress, state election primaries and international relations, we pray that the enemy would not be able to misappropriate any votes or destroy the integrity of decision making. Everything planned in darkness be exposed to the Light of the World, Jesus Christ.
ANGEL ARMIES DECLARATIONS
In the name of Yeshua our Messiah, we declare that the greatest days in church history are not in our past, they are in our present and our future. Holy Spirit is breathing life into our King’s campaign. Holy Spirit is breathing life into miracles, healings and wonders in the heavens and on the earth.
Angel armies are ascending and descending. We, His Warriors are under an open heaven. Angels are ministering fresh fire from heaven’s altar to purge iniquity off of us. Power from heaven is flowing through us and to us, causing the weak to be strong and the weary to be refreshed.
A movement of Righteous Warriors that moves is now moving. Holy Spirit is coming to His warriors now with far more of the angels than He did on Pentecost in Acts 2. Angel Armies are being commissioned to be present and minister to us and through us. Angelic activity is increasing exponentially. Greater power than has ever been seen in church history is now flowing to us and through us.
There is now an alignment of heaven’s Angel Army, with the Remnant Warrior army, the War Eagle army for the coming generations. They will now synergize together under Holy Spirit supervision to demonstrate that the Kingdom of God is present, energized, activated and successful. We loose the Angel Armies, the troops of heaven, to fight alongside of us and in Jesus name we deploy them now.
Angels assisting and carrying the King’s anointing- be loosed. God- activity that only God’s ability can create be loosed amongst us. We declare we will see more angel activity than demon activity. We forbid demon activity in Jesus name. We declare we have far more righteous angels one our side than demons against us. The natural number is not the Kingdom number. Lord Tsabaoth, the Lord of the Angel Armies is on our side! His warriors will win in the day of battle. In Jesus name, enemy resistance in the natural and spiritual realms against our mission, purpose and people is being scattered and shattered.
Angels are striking the enemies of the King and therefore His Warriors. Angels are ambushing hell’s forces as our praise ascends. Our praise decrees are producing victory that looks impossible. The Angel Armies are encamped around us because we respect the Lord and decree His Word. In Jesus name we loose them now! Work for His Glory! Assist us. Angels are encircling now to protect our borders, north, south, east and west to include all the extended islands of this nation. Angels are circling to make ugly situations turn to lovely in all the matters of the impeachment trial.
We invite in Jesus name, angels to come execute judgement upon deep rooted iniquity in our regions and nation. Engage in combat against sin and perversion. Engage with us and fight doctrines of devils. Angels who go before us to open doors- be loosed in Jesus name. Angels who cut off enemy attacks be loosed in Jesus name. Angels who bring His Warriors supernatural strength to finish our assignments - be released in Jesus name. Angels assigned to guard the health of this nation from disease and pestilence go now and retrieve and expose the source of the coronavirus and the laboratories where biological warfare is being waged for release into the masses.
We cancel the evil prognosticators of rumor and Fake News that it will become a pandemic event of disease and disaster. Angels assigned go now and round up all those involved in spreading the disease and lighting fires in Australia in Jesus name. We declare that those who are afflicted will be healed and we declare “LIFE” over their situations in Jesus name.
Release in this nation Angels who attack Jezebels, Ahabs and Absaloms. Loose angels to free our assignments and give us great victory. We loose strength to stand and win in Jesus name!
In the name of Yeshua, prepare a table before President Trump in the presence of his enemies; You anoint his head with oil; His cup shall run over.
We pray for the peace of Jerusalem, “May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces.” For the sake of our brethren and companions, We will now say, “Peace be within you.” Because of the house of the Lord our God we will seek your good. Psalm 122:6-9 AMEN!
Stephania
Shofar Sounder