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Elisha's Mantle

A prayer for Defeating Strongholds...



This prayer can be spoken by counselee to renounce a personal or Corporate stronghold, or by the counselor tempted by the same stronghold.

Lord, thank you for revealing the presence of this stronghold of, and name specifically. It is blocking my thinking and keeping me from knowing Your truth. Thank you for showing me how I have participated in this pattern of thinking /behavior. I confess I have (describe participation) and I ask Your forgiveness. You have shown me the destruction and the cost of the damage to those I love. You have opened my eyes.

I repent, Lord, of the hurt I have caused and the damage I have done. Father, assist me in the process of identifying the bitter roots which made me vulnerable to this stream of thought and behavior. I commit myself to doing all I can to restore relationships to You and those I love. Renew my mind, Lord.

Lord, I ask you to wash me, and keep me hidden in You so I am no longer seduced by this stronghold. I renounce this thought pattern, and I renounce the behaviors accompanying it. I choose to imitate Jesus Christ, and submit my mind to the working of the Holy Spirit.

COUNSELOR

In Jesus name, I bind this stronghold of ______________over ____________‘s mind. 1 bind and silence it, Lord, and I ask You to restore______ 's mind so she,he can think their own thoughts without interference, and so she,he can open his,her mind once again to Your Holy Spirit. Restore him,her, and touch his,her eyes so she,he can see the truth Your Word gives us concerning this area of thinking.

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IMPORTANT:These sample prayers are not formulas; rather, they offer ideas and direction. Be led by the Holy Spirit, and use the substance of this prayer as a guide. Also, please acknowledge these prayers as sample narratives, in which gender-exclusive references are used as they would be used in a real situation. For this reason, some prayers are for a female and others for a male. All are interchangeable.