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Combat the Enemy's
Lies With This Powerful Battle Cry
Linda Evans Shepherd
One of my dearest friends
believed a terrible lie about me.
Because she wouldn't take my
calls, I couldn't address her misperception or even apologize for our apparent
misunderstanding. All I could do was pray.
Sure, I asked God to restore our friendship with peace, but I
also did something a lot of Christians are afraid to do.
I called out to the enemy of
my soul; the very one who comes to steal, kill and destroy, to push him out of
the situation.
"Enemy," I
told him, "I see your handiwork here
and I cancel your lies that my dear friend believes about me in the power and
authority of the name and the blood of Jesus. Instead of lies, I call forth
God's spirit of truth and peace."
Days, weeks, and months went by and there was no change. Yet I
continued in my prayer and warfare.
Then one day, months after the original miscommunication, the
phone rang. My friend gushed, "I now
know what I believed about you isn't true. I'm so sorry I pushed you away.
Please forgive me!"
I replied, "Of
course! I love you and I am so sorry for the pain our miscommunication caused
you. I'm so glad to be your friend."
Why would I forgive her for believing a lie about me?
I did so because forgiveness
breaks the enemy's strategies against us. But so does praise. How I rejoiced
that the enemy's power was no match for the power and the blood of Jesus (see
Revelation 12:11).
Sure, there are battles of all sorts, but our battles are easily
won when we:
1.
Recognize that we have an enemy.
2.
Become wise to spirits such as strife, lies and confusion when
they begin to operate against us or our loved ones.
3.
Close all doors to attacks with tools such as God's love,
forgiveness, truth and joy.
4.
Pray truth, freedom and forgiveness over the people involved in
these difficulties.
5.
Invoke the power of the name and the blood of Jesus as we cancel
all assignments of the enemy against us.
6.
Praise God for the victory.
Believe it or not, this friend is not the first or only person
who has ever believed a lie about me. But each time I've faced this type of
warfare, God has given me victory.
So if you need to fight for peace, try this battle cry:
“Dear Lord,
“Thank you that
greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. So in your power and
authority, I declare victory over the enemy; the spirit of lies, strife and
confusion harassing me or my loved ones. I replace these spirits with your
love, peace, forgiveness, truth and joy.
“I cancel all the
assignments of these unclean spirits over me and my loved ones—in the power and
authority of the name and the blood of Jesus.
“I praise you, Lord,
that the enemy is defeated.
“In Jesus' name,
“Amen”
Linda Evans Shepherd is
a nationally known Christian speaker and a best-selling author of over 30
books. She's the president of Right to the Heart Ministries, founder of the
Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) and the founder
of GodTest.com. Her online and speaking
ministries have seen well over 350,000 people come to Christ and are seen by
over 45,000 people daily.
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