How to Pray for Those That Don't Want Your Prayers

Do you ever wonder how to pray for someone that doesn’t want your prayers? Do you feel like you hit a wall because you don’t know how to reach inside their mind and get to the real issue? Well, here is a prayer written for those difficult cases! Insert the name of the person or individuals you are praying for in the appropriate places.

Father God,

It is written in Jeremiah 23:29 that Your word burns like fire and is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces. You also said in 2 Corinthians 10:5 that it is useful for tearing down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God. You said that through Your word we can take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. And according to Hebrews 4:12, it is written “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

Therefore, according to Jeremiah 5:14, I declare Your word over (__________) which says: Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, "Because you have spoken this word, Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire and this people wood, and it will consume them.”

(Insert name), I declare this knowledge to awaken your spirit and bring you back to your senses:

• ·        It is written in Ephesians 1:4 that you have been chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blame before Him.
• ·     It is written that you have been predestined to be adopted as God’s child according to Ephesians 1:5.
• ·     It is written in Colossians 1:13 that you have been rescued from the domain of Satan’s rule and transferred to the kingdom of Christ.
• ·     It is written in Colossians 1:14 that you have been redeemed and forgiven of all your sins. The debt against you has been cancelled.
• ·      It is written in 1 Corinthians 1:30 that you have been placed into Christ, by God’s doing.
• ·      It is written that you have been born again according to 1 Peter 1:23.
• ·     You have been given peace, according to John 14:27.
• ·     It is written that you have been bought with a price; you are not your own; you belong to God, according to 1 Cor. 6:19, 20, 7:23.

Therefore, I command you to stop struggling and surrender to the truth that has been declared over you.

I also declare that you are not rejected, abandoned nor an outcast and those lies will stop immediately according to Psalm 63:11. For it is written:

• ·         You are accepted in the beloved according to Ephesians 1:6.
• ·         You are forgiven on the account of Jesus’ name, according to 1 John 2:12.
• ·         You are loved, according to 1 John 4:10.
• ·         You are chosen of God, holy and dearly loved according to Col. 3:12, 1 Thess. 1:4.
• ·         You are a child of God according to John 1:12.

I declare that you will immediately realize the truth and it will set you free. I speak to you and declare that the lies will dissipate and unravel now. They no longer hold you. You are set free in Jesus name. You are surrendering even now to the truth that governs the kingdom of God and this universe. You belong to God, not the kingdom of darkness and a false father. You will reject the false father, Satan, and come out of darkness immediately.

I ask You, Father, to commission Your angels and release them into (______’s life) to compel them to break all agreements that have been made in the spiritual realm that are binding and legally enforceable by the enemy. I ask that Your angels will compel __________ to renounce the lies that:

• ·         Anger validates the injustices in their life.
• ·         Anger protects them from rejection.
• ·        Anger holds others accountable that they feel are responsible for their pain and      misery.

• ·         I declare they will immediately forgive those they have been angry with. _________ will forgive those that they have blamed for making them feel rejected, ashamed, or unworthy.
• ·         I declare ______ will immediately forgive those they feel have denied their sin and refused to take responsibility for it.
• ·        I declare that according to Colossians 1:22 ________ is blameless and free from accusation. I declare that _________ is like Christ, having empathy for others according to 1 John 4:10.
• ·     I declare that ___________’s belief system is renewed through the word of God, and that they will no longer perceive things through the filter of rejection.
• ·       I declare that according to Colossians 2:7 ______ is firmly rooted in Christ and is now being built up in Him.
• ·    I declare that _______ does not see them self through the lens of failure, inferiority or unworthiness, according to 2 Cor. 5:17.
• ·        I declare that the veil over ________’s understanding has been taken away according to 2 Cor. 3:16.
• ·        I declare that their heart and mind are open and receptive to truth, and the truth makes them free according to John 8:32.
• ·         I declare that _______  died with Christ and died to the power of sin’s rule over his/her life according to Romans 6:1-6.
• ·        I declare the Spirit of Truth will unravel the lie that they can live as they please and still be right with God, according to 1 Cor. 6:9,10; Ephesians 5:5; and Rev. 22:15.
• ·         I declare that _______ will feel the weight of conviction in their heart that there is no other name other than Jesus Christ by which he/she can be saved, according to Acts 4:12.

Father, send out Your angels to carry out the fulfillment of Your word. I have returned it to You and You said Your word would not return to You void, but it would surely accomplish the very thing for which it is purposed. 

Let Your word act like a fire to consume the lie in _______’s belief system. 

Make the crooked places straight. 

Help Holy Spirit get truth into the deepest, innermost places of their core beliefs. 

Get truth around the walls and obstacles that have been constructed to keep truth out of their heart and mind. 

Show them the lies and encourage them to reject them. 

Let Your word act like a hammer against the stubborn resistance and crush the strongholds where the enemy is at work. 

Father, help ________ to recover their will and to exercise their will against the lies of the enemy. 

Grant them repentance that they may come to their senses and genuinely offer you repentance that pleases you. 

Bring them out of darkness and translate them into the light of Christ.

I ask Your Holy Spirit to release revelation of the love of God and the Fatherhood of God.

Plant new thoughts and experiences in their belief system. 

Let Your Holy Spirit lead them into their healing and deliverance, in Jesus name, amen.

Praise Your Way to Breakthrough!

Lately I have felt very stuck and as though I just don’t know what (else) to pray. I sat down and asked Holy Spirit to pray my Father’s perfect will in all things pertaining to our lives, and to give me understanding as I did so. As I prayed in the Spirit, immediately this is what I heard and I had to share it because I feel so often we come to the throne room the wrong way. We come with our agenda first! But here is what it sounds like when Holy Spirit leads the way:

My Father,

I come before You with thanks for who You are. I exalt You as Lord, Savior and King of Kings. I exalt You as the name above every other name that has attempted to release oppression over my life. I exalt You as Lord over every circumstance. I praise You for the way You lead me by the hand and help me navigate through tight places. I praise You for the way You restore my hope and help me overcome discouraging thoughts. I thank You and praise You for teaching me Your ways so that my soul can prosper and I can be in health. I thank You for getting my mind off of unfruitful thoughts so that I can see your beauty.  I thank You, Holy Spirit, for sifting out the things that don’t even need to be in my prayers. I thank You, Holy Spirit, for showing me how to pray in such a way as to glorify Christ instead of my circumstances. I praise You for the way You work through the impossibilities of my life. I praise You that You are in control. I praise You that You watch over Your word to bring it to pass. I praise You because I know that my prayers have been heard and I have what I have requested. I praise You for the things I can see working in my life and the things I don’t see. I praise You for the way that You are able to take every circumstance and redeem it to bring hope and something that works for my good. I praise You that You are the One who knows how to bring the missing pieces together. I praise You for being the One who loves Me and aligns me for blessing. I praise You that You are the One who leads me into the good plans You have for me. I praise You for my breath. I praise You for life. I thank You that when I praise You I see You in the highest place and my problems come into perspective. I thank You that my praise defeats all the power of the enemy. I thank You that when I praise You my faith is lifted and I get a spiritual upgrade. I thank You that when I praise you prison doors are opened and I am released from captivity. I thank You that when I praise You the invisible barriers are broken. I thank You that when I praise You I receive revelation and inspired thoughts from You. I thank You that You are the answer to everything I need. I thank You that You are able to get through to those that I cannot reach. I thank You that when I praise You the heavy yoke falls off. I thank You that when I praise You my perception of Your greatness explodes in my heart. I thank You that when I praise You my expectancy towards You increases. I thank You that when I praise you, I know that nothing is impossible with You. I exalt You because the name of Jesus is worthy of my praise!

I think I could have gone on and on, but you get the point. Friend, scripture reminds us that God resists the proud, but He gives grace to the humble. In other words, He may hear everything we say, but He doesn't release His help until our heart is positioned right. Let Holy Spirit shift your prayers and sift out the things that don’t even need to be said. God already knows our frustrations, the things we worry about and the burdens of our heart. He has a plan to take care of all that. What He wants to hear from us is our worship! Thank Him for who HE IS and He will take care of everything else!