We understand your desire to be free from the influences of enemies that may be hindering your life. Let's turn to the Scriptures for guidance on how to pray and handle such situations.
Firstly, we are called to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us, as Jesus taught in Matthew 5:44: "But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,"
However, we also recognize the spiritual warfare aspect of our lives, as mentioned in Ephesians 6:12: "For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places."
In this context, we should focus on destroying the spiritual strongholds and not the individuals themselves. We pray for their salvation and transformation, not their destruction.
Let us pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, seeking Your divine intervention. We ask that You destroy every spiritual stronghold and any influence of the enemy that is hindering our lives. We pray that You will bless those who curse us, and save those who are against us. Turn their hearts towards You, so that they may become brothers and sisters in Christ. Help us to love them as You have loved us.
Equip us with the full armor of God, so that we may stand firm against the schemes of the devil. Strengthen our faith and give us the grace to forgive and bless those who have wronged us.
We ask this in the powerful name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Remember, our ultimate goal is to see every knee bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, as stated in Philippians 2:10-11: "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Stand firm in your faith, and trust that God is working all things together for your good, as promised in Romans 8:28: "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose."