Spiritual Warfare Prayer

This spiritual warfare prayer by Dr. Victor Matthews has been highly recommended . Any thoughts on this?







Heavenly Father, I bow in worship and praise before You. I cover myself with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ as my protection. I surrender myself completely and unreservedly in every area of my life to You. I take a stand against all the workings of Satan that would hinder me in my prayer life. I address myself only to the true and living God and refuse any involvement of Satan in my prayer.

Satan, I command you, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to leave my presence with all your demons. I bring the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ between us.

Heavenly Father, I worship You and give You praise. I recognize that You are worthy to receive all glory and honor and praise. I renew my allegiance to You and pray that the blessed Holy Spirit would enable me in this time of prayer. I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that You have loved me from past eternity and that You sent the Lord Jesus Christ into the world to die as my substitute. I am thankful that the Lord Jesus Christ came as my representative and that through Him You have completely forgiven me; You have adopted me into your family; You have assumed all responsibility for me; You have given me eternal life; You have given me the perfect righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ so I am now justified. I am thankful that in Him, you have made me complete, and that You have offered Yourself to me to be my daily help and strength.

Heavenly Father, open my eyes that I might see how great You are and how complete Your provision is for this day. I am thankful that the victory the Lord Jesus Christ won for me on the cross and in His resurrection has been given to me and that I am seated with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Heavenlies. I take my place with Him in the Heavenlies and recognize by faith that all wicked spirits and Satan himself are under my feet. I declare, therefore, that Satan and his wicked spirits are subject to me in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I am thankful for the armor You have provided. I put on the Girdle of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Sandals of Peace and the Helmet of Salvation. I lift up the Shield of Faith against all the fiery darts of the enemy; and I take in my hand the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. I choose to use Your Word against all the forces of evil in my life. I put on this armor and live and pray in complete dependence upon You, blessed Holy Spirit.

I am grateful, Heavenly Father, that the Lord Jesus Christ spoiled all principalities and powers and made a show of them openly and triumphed over them in Himself. I claim all that victory for my life today. I reject all the insinuations, and accusations, and the temptations of Satan. I affirm that the Word of God is true and I choose to live today in the light of God's Word. I choose, Heavenly Father, to live in obedience to You and in fellowship with Yourself. Open my eyes and show me the areas of my life that do not please You. Work in me to cleanse me from all ground that would give Satan a foothold against me. I do in every way stand into all that it means to be Your adopted child and I welcome all the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

By faith and in dependence upon You, I put off the fleshly works of the old man and stand into all the victory of the crucifixion where the Lord Jesus Christ provided cleansing from the old nature. I put on the new man and stand into all the victory of the resurrection and the provision He has made for me to live above sin.

Therefore, today I put off all forms of selfishness and put on the new nature with its love. I put off all forms of fear and put on the new nature with its courage. I put off all forms of weakness and put on the new nature with its strength. I put off all forms of lust and put on the new nature with its righteousness, purity, and honesty. I am trusting You to show me how to make this practical in my daily life.

In every way I stand into the victory of the ascension and glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ, whereby all the principalities and powers were made subject to Him. I claim my place in Christ as victorious with Him over all the enemies of my soul. Blessed Holy Spirit, I pray that You would fill me. Come into my life, break down every idol and cast out every foe.

I am thankful, Heavenly Father, for the expression of Your will for my daily life as You have shown me in Your Word. I, therefore, claim all the will of God for today. I am thankful that You have blessed me with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. I am thankful that You have begotten me unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. I am thankful that You have made a provision so that today I can live filled with the Spirit of God with love and joy and peace, with long-suffering, gentleness and goodness, with meekness, faithfulness and self-control in my life. I recognize that this is Your will for me and I therefore reject and resist all the endeavors of Satan and his wicked spirits to rob me of the will of God. I refuse in this day to believe my feelings and I hold up the Shield of Faith against all the accusations and distortion and insinuations that Satan would put into my mind. I claim the fullness of the will of God for my life today.

In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I completely surrender myself to You, Heavenly Father, as a living sacrifice. I choose not to be conformed to this world. I choose to be transformed by the renewing of my mind, and I pray that You would show me Your will and enable me to walk in all the fullness of Your will today.

I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, to the casting down of imagination and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge God, and to bring every thought into obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, in my own life today I tear down the strongholds of Satan and smash the plans of Satan that have been formed against me. I tear down the strongholds of Satan against my mind, and I surrender my mind to You, blessed Holy Spirit. I affirm, Heavenly Father, that You have not given me the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and of a sound mind. I break and smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my emotions today and I give my emotions to you. I smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my will today, I give my will to You and choose to make the right decisions of faith. I smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my body today, I give my body to You recognizing that I am your temple. I rejoice in Your mercy and goodness.

Heavenly Father, I pray that now and through this day You would strengthen and enlighten me. Show me the way Satan is hindering and tempting and lying and distorting the truth in my life. Enable me to be the kind of person that would please You. Enable me to be aggressive in prayer and faith. Enable me to be aggressive mentally, to think about and practice Your Word, and to give You Your rightful place in my life.

Again, I cover myself with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and pray that You, blessed Holy Spirit, would bring all the work of the crucifixion, all the work of the resurrection, all the work of the glorification, and all the work of Pentecost into my life today. I surrender myself to You. I refuse to be discouraged. You are the God of all hope. You have proven Your power by resurrecting Jesus Christ from the dead, and I claim in every way this victory over all the satanic forces in my life. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ with thanksgiving. Amen.

I think this is a starting point. I actually think I was praying that at one time recently. It gives an idea of how to pray and a place to start but letting the Holy Spirit guide your words in prayer is something we should be working towards. We know that God hears our prayers, but it also says to pray confidently. God ultimately wants to hear you and your thoughts. The good, the bad, and the in-between. He wants it all. There will be struggles and there will be unanswered prayers, even if you prayed that prayer every day. I know that that prayer won't stop the enemy from tampering in your life if that's what you're wondering. It's also not something that should be used as a replacement for actual prayer. God just wants you.

Jesus spoke against such prayers Mathew 6:7
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
I have only encountered two actual demons in my time of being saved and I have learned first hand the power of the name of Jesus but often times they do not physically attack us it is why it is a spiritual battle most of the time sadly I do not have a lot of experience in this matter except this one time I was so sick and tired of the enemy placing doubts and fears and negative thoughts in my head that I became angry and in my anger I commanded him to be silent. This was the only time I have ever felt such authority and just like that everything was peaceful.

However like Jesus said prayers such as this go unheard but I have learned that fasting and reading the word talking with God these all seem to help me. I don't mean fasting as in not eating or drinking I am diebetic so I can't but I give up time I could be spending playing video games or watching movies and such and just go that private place with him in my room, there is something about just being still and knowing him that sooths the soul

Jesus spoke against such prayers Mathew 6:7
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
I have only encountered two actual demons in my time of being saved and I have learned first hand the power of the name of Jesus but often times they do not physically attack us it is why it is a spiritual battle most of the time sadly I do not have a lot of experience in this matter except this one time I was so sick and tired of the enemy placing doubts and fears and negative thoughts in my head that I became angry and in my anger I commanded him to be silent. This was the only time I have ever felt such authority and just like that everything was peaceful.

However like Jesus said prayers such as this go unheard but I have learned that fasting and reading the word talking with God these all seem to help me. I don't mean fasting as in not eating or drinking I am diebetic so I can't but I give up time I could be spending playing video games or watching movies and such and just go that private place with him in my room, there is something about just being still and knowing him that sooths the soul

Depending on the translation, Jesus spoke against "vain repititions" while praying. This prayer isn't "vain", but designed to thoroughly combat strategies of the enemy/satan. Many Christians have attested to the effectiveness of this prayer.

Depending on the translation, Jesus spoke against "vain repititions" while praying. This prayer isn't "vain" designed to thoroughly combat strategies of the enemy/satan. Many Christians have attested to the effectiveness of this prayer.

Depending on the translation, Jesus spoke against "vain repititions" while praying. This prayer isn't "vain" designed to thoroughly combat strategies of the enemy/satan. Many Christians have attested to the effectiveness of this prayer.

I used to pray like this, throwing words out in the air thinking they had effect. Things like smashing satans, covering myself in his blood. All those exact same words pretty much.
You say it's thoroughly designed to combat plans of the enemy.. Which plans exactly? There's no exposure of a certain plan just a blanket statement like an aircraft dropping bombs without direction.
I find this type of thing meaningless and tends try and 'cover all' bases because if we don't God won't do anything, it's almost out of fear.
I find value in learning to quiet my spirit and listen more than speak. I used to think I had to continually speak, now I'm learning to continually listen and speak when the spirit speaks.

I used to pray like this, throwing words out in the air thinking they had effect. Things like smashing satans, covering myself in his blood. All those exact same words pretty much.
You say it's thoroughly designed to combat plans of the enemy.. Which plans exactly? There's no exposure of a certain plan just a blanket statement like an aircraft dropping bombs without direction.
I find this type of thing meaningless and tends try and 'cover all' bases because if we don't God won't do anything, it's almost out of fear.
I find value in learning to quiet my spirit and listen more than speak. I used to think I had to continually speak, now I'm learning to continually listen and speak when the spirit speaks.

Jesus spoke against such prayers Mathew 6:7
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
I have only encountered two actual demons in my time of being saved and I have learned first hand the power of the name of Jesus but often times they do not physically attack us it is why it is a spiritual battle most of the time sadly I do not have a lot of experience in this matter except this one time I was so sick and tired of the enemy placing doubts and fears and negative thoughts in my head that I became angry and in my anger I commanded him to be silent. This was the only time I have ever felt such authority and just like that everything was peaceful.

However like Jesus said prayers such as this go unheard but I have learned that fasting and reading the word talking with God these all seem to help me. I don't mean fasting as in not eating or drinking I am diebetic so I can't but I give up time I could be spending playing video games or watching movies and such and just go that private place with him in my room, there is something about just being still and knowing him that sooths the soul

Hi Blain, I think some pray w/ more words thn others at times, w/ more tears or sobs sometimes.. Some are more aggressive repelling enemies, while some are more like medics or cooks behind the scenes. Long or short, its our heart God sees.. (wish cud type more, but not today)..