Day 26 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Lawlessness and Accusation

 

                   The Spirit of Lawlessness and Accusation

 

The Inciting Spirit

Concept:

A dark force in the spiritual world that specializes in "incitement and agitation." Its characteristics are creating division, conflict, violence, etc. It can attack people through thoughts, language, and writing, especially through the indiscriminate bombardment of the mind.

It manifests as:

It causes people to plunge into fanatical mass movements, riots, and wars, and to deteriorate and escalate demonstrations, leading to riots and bloody conflicts; repaying evil with evil and insult with insult in the heat of the moment.

Causes of incitement:

• Anger

If only this people were under my authority! Then I would remove Abimelech.” So he said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!” When Zebul, the ruler of the city, heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was aroused. And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, “Take note! Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and here they are, fortifying the city against you. (Judges 9:29-31)

• Competition

As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. (Proverbs 26:21)

• Deliberate slander and distortion

 Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”  So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no fault in this Man.” But they were fiercer, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.” (Luke 23:3-5)

 

Day 25 - PrayTo Break the Spirit of Despair

 The Spirit of Despair

Tana (Sandy; She will torment you):

Desperate Spirit

Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. (Proverbs 20:17)

The Lord will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed. (Deuteronomy 28:24)

He has also broken my teeth with gravel, and covered me with ashes. (Lamentations 3:16)

Dust replaces delicious food and sweet rain, making people's expectations dashed and shattered. This spirit takes away people's faith and hope, filling them with gloomy and negative thoughts, and eventually leading to suicide.

Concept:

The spirit of despair is usually caused by the surrounding environment. It is an extreme emotion that occurs when people reach the peak of disappointment. The spirit of despair will make people completely lose confidence in something, an individual, or a group. Despair is a kind of negative emotion of human beings.

Often the spirit of despair will seep into a person's emotions and feelings. When life, career or love suffers a major blow and there is no way to start over, the spirit of despair will bring the individual into a state of loss of hope, extreme desire and no response.

It manifests as:

1. Despair usually manifests itself in divorce, death of the only relative, estrangement from friends and family, unemployment, bankruptcy, academic failure, bullying, terminal illness, etc.

2. Desperate people will have a variety of reactions, such as crying, fear, suffering from mental illness, attempting suicide, or severing ties with society, losing interest in things, being less talkative or cold, etc.

3. There will also be physical manifestations, such as stress responses such as changes in heart rate, increased blood pressure, night sweats, tremors, etc. Sometimes even strong physiological reactions such as cardiac arrest, shock, and even death may occur.

Causes of despair:

• The patient has suffered severe setbacks or trauma in childhood, which has left a psychological shadow on the patient.

• Some brain lesions.

• The adverse effects of the environment and people around the patient.

• Lack of meaning in life, hope is based on unreliable support, and people become desperate when the support changes, such as politics, economy, society, law, career, body and interpersonal relationships.

No matter what circumstances we are in, we ask God to use His words to become a reliable foundation in our lives. Even though there are hardships in life, we firmly believe that God, who gives life and controls life, will surely lead and protect us and guide the path of our lives.

Day 24 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Witchcraft

The Spirit of Witchcraft

Enables a person to control others through the practice of witchcraft (including soulish prayer).

When a person uses psychological techniques or interpersonal relationship means to control the will of others, it is the power of the soul; when a person uses the power of evil spirits to control the will of others, it is the power of the spirit; even if it is the power of the soul, it will leave room for the spirit of witchcraft and be affected by it.

Among the seven tribes of Canaan, the Perizzites (inhabitants of unwalled countryside) also represent the spirit of witchcraft.

There are two main categories:

1. Black magic: It occurs among non-Christians and is a form of evil spiritual power that manipulates or controls human beings through curses, magic, spells, incantations, music, drugs, blood or soul contracts, and other cult rituals.

This kind of witchcraft is incorporated into certain religions and appears in various forms around the world. The purpose of this evil witchcraft spirit is to control geographical areas, natural phenomena or humans in order to accomplish their dark purposes. For example, witches use evil spells such as falling heads and piercing dolls to release curses on people; mainly in Southeast Asia and Africa, this kind of witchcraft curses people through mediums and puts people to death.

2. White witchcraft: Common among believers, it is to impose one's own ideas on others, violate people's free will and life, and force people's will on others to achieve selfish purposes. Through the operation of the flesh, manipulation, control, violation of the boundaries and scope of authority, establishment of illegal authority, even cold aggression, violation of the law of love, in the church or the body of Christ, usually through influential members, to achieve the purpose of controlling or manipulating pastors or congregants.

It manifests as:

1. Behaviors of witchcraft practitioners: using crying, pressure, or even gentle methods, emphasizing emotional bondage or intimidation such as emotional relationships, threats, pressure, judgments and criticisms to achieve the purpose of manipulating, controlling, and influencing others.

Some people who practice witchcraft walk in the control of fear. If they continue to walk in fear, they will not be able to overcome some leaders with spiritual authority, and may even suppress the gifts and callings of others. If they continue, they will be accompanied by other powers such as rebellion, witchcraft, deception, manipulation, and control. The most serious consequence may even lead to death, such as Saul.

2. Symptoms of those under the influence of witchcraft: Confused thinking, inability to make decisions, and wanting to seek the controller's approval again and again, and being unable to freely express their own thoughts and opinions, and having an unexplained sense of hatred and anger, inability to make decisions, feeling rejected, isolated, lonely, depressed, frustrated, loss of vision, guilt, loss of joy, lack of vitality, self-accusation, despair, and suicidal thoughts.

Day 23 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Unforgiveness

Concept

An unforgiving spirit causes us to hold on to the offenses of others and our own mistakes, or not to consider the mistakes of others or our own sins as acceptable and forgivable, and it disturbs, accuses, and even attacks us to acknowledge and live out our undeserved great salvation brought about by the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and choose to pass on the forgiveness that Jesus gave us to other equally imperfect people.

It manifests itself as "anger at God" and unforgiveness toward others and oneself.

• Resentment, judgment, revenge, illness, accusations, exhibitionism, violent fights, gluttony, blindness, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, anorexia, cancer, anger, racial hatred, witchcraft, smoking addiction, anger, the occult, drug abuse, alcoholism, family feuds, recollection of traumatic memories, lack of love.

• It paralyzes our souls and makes it impossible for us to see that our souls are heavily in debt.

• Destroying all kinds of relationships will also make us become the evil person, often acting like an innocent victim and feeling that others have wronged us.

Reasons for unforgiveness:

1. Unforgiveness towards others: Bad role models growing up

When we grow up in a family environment with chronic, irreconcilable conflicts and harsh punishments for minor offenses, “forgiveness” becomes grudging and joyless. Therefore, it is difficult for us to understand true forgiveness—because it has never been properly demonstrated to us.

Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. (Matthew 23:9-10)

2. The invincible pressure of worldly affairs

We live in a world that tells us we have to “take charge of our lives” or “can’t lose” and in Asian cultures “can’t lose face”. As a result, forgiveness doesn’t seem right for us. The reality is that unforgiveness makes us weak and vulnerable, and it’s easy to be distracted from God by what seems righteous or comfortable.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression. (Proverbs 19:11)

3. Past disappointments

We’ve all heard the saying, “Once bitten, you’re afraid of the rope.” Some people may have been disappointed in past experiences with forgiving others and therefore decide that it’s not worth the effort.

21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. (Matthew 18:21-22)

Day 22 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Unbelief

The Spirit of Unbelief

It makes people proud of worldly wisdom, despise and disbelieve the foolish doctrine of the cross, and disbelieve in the miracles in the Bible, and scoff at them as superstition. Hazor is the leader of all nations, and disbelief is also the main factor that causes people to perish.

He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. (John 3:36)

Among the seven tribes of Canaan, the Girgashites (inhabitants of the clay land) also typify the spirit of unbelief.

Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12)

Concept:

Unbelief literally means lack of faith, that is, disbelief (lack of Christian faith), or disbelief (disobedience). Faith is in the spirit, while disbelief is in the soul. Unbelief means more than just intellectual disbelief, it also means a heart full of doubt about God and His Word. This may show an unfaithful attitude, a wrong view and understanding of God, and gradually lose hope in God and move away from God.

Signs of unbelief:

1. The unbelieving heart thinks only about the natural realm. It does not think about praying for healing, financial provision, spiritual or emotional deliverance, or asking for someone to pray for a miracle.

2. Refuse to change. Due to lack of confidence, they refuse to change their minds and thoughts, indulge in the disbelief of the past, are full of doubts about the future, and refuse to accept challenges.

3. They are used to thinking rationally and reject God’s supernatural power, such as miracles, healing, deliverance, spiritual gifts, etc. Therefore, in their eyes, seeking God’s supernatural power is illogical and irrational.

Day 21 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Anger

A contentious and angry spirit

This evil spirit can cause a quarrel or a storm to suddenly break out in a peaceful situation, or cause a quiet child to suddenly start quarreling for no reason. If it is inside a person, it will make the person irritable and angry, like a time bomb that can explode at any time. This evil spirit can cause family discord. It must be bound and commanded to leave in the name of the Lord, to go to where Jesus tells it to go, and never to come back, and not to stir up trouble in the home again.

Madon: A city in Canaan. Based on the ambiguity of the manuscripts, most scholars accept that Madon is Meron (where the alliance camped). Current scholars generally tend to believe that Meron is the site of Carnechtim, about five miles west of Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee.

Concept:

The spirit of quarreling and wrath is a dark force that has a familial trait, passed down from generation to generation, but it can also be caused by personal factors or behavioral deviations that lead to quarrels and arguments that result in violent and uncontrolled emotions or behavioral anger.

The manifestations are: pessimism, despair, depression, disappointment, anxiety, fear, grievances in life, which puts a lot of pressure on people around him and makes him suffer a lot. He is particularly good at arguing and competing, which leads to endless quarrels. Severe anger will lead to beating, scolding, insulting, controlling, threatening, cursing, etc.

Causes:

1. The external environment, gods, or people do not meet your needs according to your own ideas.

Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, that we may drink.” So Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the Lord?” (Exodus 17:1-2)

Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. (Genesis 4:4-5)

Day 20 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Slumber

Spirit of slumber

Plains and flatness symbolize smoothness and comfort, so evil spirits make people covet comfort and enjoyment, fall asleep spiritually, and lose their vigilance.

It manifests as:

Wisdom perishes, and cleverness is hidden; right and wrong are confused; one speaks one thing and thinks another, and acts in false piety; one’s actions are dark, and one’s heart is confused; one flees and hides, and lies down and sleeps; one does not watch, does not pray, and has entered into temptation.

Causes of Spirit of slumber:

1. The heart is hardened, unable to hear God’s voice, and unaware of God’s deeds.

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His voice,8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness. (Hebrews 3:7-8)

Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12)

2. Negative complaints against God in the heart

How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? (Psalm 13:1-2)

3. Secularization and seeking comfort

“Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures, Who dwell securely, Who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, Nor shall I know the loss of children’; (Isaiah 47:8)

Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink. (Isaiah 29:9)

For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them. (Proverbs 1:32)

For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (Romans 8:6)

Day 19 - Pray to Breaking The Spirit of Fear

 The Spirit of Fear

Even the greatest and bravest people in the Bible were attacked by the spirit of fear, such as Jesus and Elijah. Among the seven tribes of Canaan, the Hittites (fear) also represent the spirit of fear.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. (1 John 4:18)

The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. (Proverbs 29:25)

Fear Can Snare Us

 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)

Fear and cowardice will bring destruction

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)

The Spirit of Fear:

It makes people timid and shrink, and because of lack of security, they surround themselves with walls.

1. It causes people to live under the control of lies, deception, worry, anxiety, and pressure, and thus separates them from God, themselves, others, and nature.
2. In the Bible, words like "reverence", "fear", and "dread" are often translated into different words in Chinese, but in the original text, they are actually the same word. For example, in the ancient Greek of the New Testament, " phobos " is used. This word means " intimidation", " fear", " horror", " respect", etc.
3. Reverence is a healthy fear, a divine fear, a fear that is used by God, and comes from the spirit of fearing the Lord.

• Fear and terror are unhealthy fears that come from the devil and the spirit of fear and terror. It is not fear of the God who judges, but fear of God’s judgment. This kind of fear and terror will either keep us away from God; or, because of fear of God’s judgment, we will not rely on grace, but on good deeds to please God, that is, live in legalism and avoid God’s judgment by disguise.

Main manifestations:

Day 18 - Pray To Break The Spirit Of Inferiority

 The Spirit Of Inferiority

The Spirit of Low Self-esteem – Hepher (Well; Pit of Shame):

This evil spirit will constantly accuse people, causing them to fall into the pit of inferiority, self-condemnation and shame, unable to extricate themselves.

Concept:

Inferiority Complex refers to a person who has a strong sense of inadequacy or insecurity, which affects a person's overall adaptability. The so-called strong sense of inadequacy refers to the evaluation of one's own abilities or conditions, and it is obvious that one feels that there are many deficiencies. The so-called insecurity is the panic caused by one's serious sense of inadequacy in life adaptation, and often feels that one is being blamed or violated.

Inferiority complex also comes from accepting things that the world cares about, such as outward appearance, IQ, financial status, etc. Such worldly values lead to many behaviors and emotions that are inconsistent with biblical truth. Such incorrect emotions are inferiority complex.

Main manifestations:

1. Sensitive

Overly sensitive and have a strong sense of inferiority. People in the vulnerable group want to be valued by others, but are afraid of being ignored. They place too much emphasis on others’ evaluation of themselves. Any negative evaluation will lead to intense inner conflicts, and they may even distort others’ evaluations. For example, they may distort others’ sincere praise and think it is sarcasm. They are very sensitive, and you need to be careful when interacting with such people, because a casual word from others will cause the other party to have inner turmoil and start make random guesses.

2. Imbalance

Day 17 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Infirmity

 The Spirit of Infirmity

Sustain me with cakes of raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am lovesick. (Song 2:5)

Raisins and apples bring life and vitality to people. God gives people breath, so that they can have life; but evil spirits take away people's life, vitality, and breath, causing people to breathe in diseases, weaknesses, viruses, and miasma. Not all diseases come from evil spirits, but when Jesus healed certain diseases (such as deafness, epilepsy, and hunchback), he rebuked the demons of disease to go out.

Spirit of infirmity:

Concept:

Evil spirits that cause abnormal symptoms, signs, and behaviors in people tend to be inherited in a family, passed down from one generation to the next. However, there are also a few who are controlled because of personal factors or deviant behaviors, such as involvement in idolatry and fornication. A person’s spirit, soul, and body may all be controlled.

Performance:

Various physical illnesses, sorrow, doubt, guilt, shame, accusations, uncontrollable negative thoughts in the soul, mental disorders and confusion caused by demon possession in the spirit, etc.

Causes of the disease:

1. Not fearing God and worshipping idols

 “If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, ⁵⁹ then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses. ⁶⁰ Moreover He will bring back on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. ⁶¹ Also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the Lord bring upon you until you are destroyed. (Deuteronomy 28:58-61 NKJV)

The prophet Elijah sent a letter to Jehoram saying:

Thus says the Lord God of your father David:

Day 16 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Idolatry

 

The Spirit of Idolatry

What is an idol? An idol is anything that takes the true God away from our hearts. It is a person or thing from which we expect to gain benefits, or even without this person or thing, we cannot be happy or live well. Idols can be people, things, or our work, money, fame, status, etc. They occupy our hearts and control our thoughts. People give idols a sacred status and expect them to help them, but in fact, idols themselves can hardly protect themselves, so how can they help people?

What is idolatry?

• Worship a natural object as a god (such as the sun, moon, stars, stones, trees, animals, etc.).

• Excessive attachment, devotion, or service to something, anything that replaces God in our hearts, is idolatry.

The spirit of idolatry is a real dark power in the spiritual world. It deceives and lures people away from the true God, worships evil spirits, worships things in this world and fictitious false gods, and will ultimately lead people to destruction. The spirit of idolatry is also passed down from generation to generation in a family.

Idolatry can be roughly divided into three categories:

1.     Belief in evil spirits and practices such as sorcery, witchcraft, divination, omens, charms, passing through fire, passing through the underworld, chanting incantations, drawing talismans, offering sacrifices to ghosts, communicating with spirits, qigong, and spiritual cultivation (Exodus 7:11; Deuteronomy 18:9-12; 1 Samuel 28:7; Ezekiel 21:21; Acts 8:9, 13:6, 16:16, 19:13; 1 Corinthians 10:20).

2.     Greed for the world, such as worshipping money, objects, people, power and fame, and all kinds of evil desires, worldly concepts, etc. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:5).

3.     Worship of nothingness, such as fabricated myths and false folk tales, including Baal and Ashtoreth (Judges 2:11, 13), Asherah (2 Kings 21:7), Dagon (1 Samuel 5:2), and the so-called great goddess Artemis (Acts 19:27), which were worshipped by foreign races as recorded in the Bible.

Causes of idolatry:

1. Sin separates people from God

For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. (1 Corinthians 2:11)

Man is born into sin, and sin separates him from God. Man is unable to know the true God, and instead obeys his own flesh. God’s Spirit is holy and is unwilling to dwell in the hearts of sinners, so sinners do not have the presence of God’s Spirit and cannot know God.

2. Man rejects the true God’s call

From ancient times to the present, God has clearly told people through the Ten Commandments in the Bible that they must not worship idols. God also often uses His prophets and servants to remind the world that idolaters are the most foolish. However, most people reject the call of the true God and still worship idols, and their end is bound to be tragic.

3. People do not know how to distinguish between true and false gods

There are real and fake medicines, and there are real and fake gods. If people do not know how to distinguish between real and fake gods, they will become addicted to idols, harming others and themselves.

4. Not Knowing the True God

The true God is the source of life. The true God is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. The true God is unique.

God is a Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)

Day 15 - Pray To Break The Controlling Spirit and Tempting Spirit (Jezebel Spirit)

  Controlling Spirit and Tempting Spirit (Jezebel Spirit)

The Spirit of Control

A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, but evil spirits come to hold, control, and oppress the sheep, causing people to have a strong desire for power and control, so that those around them and their subordinates are spiritually abused and suppressed, and their development is distorted.

concept:

The spirit of control and the spirit of temptation are dark powers that manipulate and guide people and the environment due to selfishness or lack of security, without allowing personal freedom and choice.

The spirit of Jezebel is not a controlling spirit, but a false prophet’s spirit. Its purpose is to seduce. The spirit of Jezebel is a seductive spirit, a tempting spirit. It uses control and manipulation, but it is not a controlling spirit itself, but is higher than them.

Performance:

• Try to manipulate people, things, and the environment to make things go as you wish. If things don't go as you wish, you will immediately lose your temper. Spend a lot of time every day calculating and planning to achieve the purpose of manipulation, even sacrificing ethics, relationships, and morals.

• You think you are superior and that your methods, approaches and opinions are the best, and that you are the only one who can do it.

• Subconsciously, you believe that God also needs your explanation, otherwise God cannot do things perfectly, but in the end it is all for your benefit and is self-centered.

• For those who have this kind of desire for control, when they have the opportunity to serve, they do not love and care for those under their authority, but instead exploit and abuse them. They do not want to meet the needs of others, but use them to control others.

• People who are spiritually immature and have not established a godly character but who possess certain gifts or anointing are prone to fall into this category.

• In the church, those who are exalted through the exercise of their gifts and pretend to be humble will be threatened and spiritually degraded, which will eventually lead to chaos, contention and division.

• In the family, wives do not accept authority and control their husbands, and husbands control their wives. Parents control their children because they are afraid that their children will not be able to become successful or will become bad; children also control their parents. You must meet my needs before I will listen to you. This is a situation of mutual control and being controlled.

• The government, functional departments, and people's social and workplace aspects of society have almost all been infiltrated and controlled, the only difference is the degree of severity.

Day 14 - Praye to Break the Spirit of Perversion

  The Spirit of Perversion

Spirit of distortion:

Justice is distorted, integrity is compromised, it reverses right and wrong, calls a horse a zebra, and confuses people's values.

The princes of Zoan have become fools; The princes of Noph are deceived; They have also ^[b]deluded Egypt, Those who are the mainstay of its tribes.¹⁴ The Lord has mingled a perverse spirit in her midst; And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work, As a drunken man staggers in his vomit. (Isaiah 19:13-14)

A perverse spirit is operating in today's society, constantly undermining traditional values and bending people's hearts.

The concept of perverse spirit:

Because of the blindness of the mind, a very distorted conception of reality is formed, including distortions of the heart, lips, and mouth, as well as the use of far-fetched methods to pursue dubious goals, which bends everything that should be upright: the "distortion" of things, the reversal of right and wrong, the confusion of people's values, and the awkwardness and unreasonableness of temperament, speech, and behavior.

Manifestations of a perverse spirit:

• His behavioral patterns and personality are blinded by his weird theories and ideas. No matter how you talk to him, he has no way of understanding or changing them.

• The perspective on the problem is very different from reality. They will hear things you didn't say, or interpret what you said as something you didn't mean at all.

• It is difficult to be persuaded easily. They always believe that they are right and others are wrong, confusing right and wrong.

• Not keeping promises, lying, and often breaking agreements.

• Disobedience, contempt for authority, self-centeredness, stiff-neckedness, hardened hearts, damaging relationships, and twisting words. Especially when authority figures speak, he will be particularly disobedient in his heart and will never listen.

• Need to use the “soft approach” and cannot tolerate head-on confrontation. He does not take confrontation well and cannot overcome it with the soft approach either.

• Resisting God, rejecting the work of the Holy Spirit, and being easily angered.

Causes of a perverse spirit:

Day 13 - Pray to Break the Spirit of Adultery

 

The Spirit of Adultery

Adulterous spirit:

Now Jacob took for himself rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut trees, peeled white strips in them, and exposed the white which was in the rods. ³⁸ And the rods which he had peeled, he set before the flocks in the gutters, in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, so that they should conceive when they came to drink. ³⁹ So the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted. (Genesis 30:37-39)

They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, and your brides commit adultery. (Hosea 4:13)

The spirit of adultery fills people's hearts with lustful thoughts, leading to promiscuous behavior, casual sex life, and marital infidelity. Watching pornography is one of the channels for the spirit of adultery to invade. The spirit of adultery can be transferred, so if a person has sexual relations with someone with a spirit of adultery (such as a prostitute), the spirit of adultery will come in. If a person is laid hands on by a person who commits adultery, he or she may also be contaminated by the spirit of adultery.

Among the seven tribes of Canaan, the Hivites (who give life) also represent the spirit of adultery.

02340 Hivite = Villager

From the root 02333: to give life. Eve, to be tempted.

Represents—the spirit of adultery!

Day 12 - Pray To Break Through Paranoia and Avoidance

 

Paranoia and Avoidance

Concept:

It makes people stubborn and unreasonable, refuse to accept rational advice, escape from reality, and live in a small world of their own construction.

The paranoid spirit controls people to do things that are willful or unexpected, and even develops paranoia, general distrust and suspicion of others, interpreting their motives as malicious. Without sufficient basis, they suspect that others are exploiting, hurting, or deceiving them; they always bear a grudge against the insults or harms of others and are unwilling to forgive them.

It manifests as:

Pervasive distrust and suspicion of others, interpreting their motives as malicious and reacting quickly with anger or retaliating; having no close or intimate friends, displaying emotional apathy or flat emotions; social and interpersonal deficits, feeling very uncomfortable with friends and family, having little affection, and also having distortions of cognition or perception and erratic behavior; consistent disregard for or violation of the rights of others and failure to abide by social norms regarding legal conduct, etc.

Causes of paranoia, escape from the dark forces:

1. Fear of possible harm, suspicious of everyone and everything

• Being defensive toward others is not necessarily a bad thing, as the Bible says:

Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. (Matthew 10:16)

The simple believes every word, but the prudent considers well his steps. (Proverbs 14:15)

• Forgotten that God is in control and everything is in His hands

There are many plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. (Proverbs 19:21)

• Not knowing how to rely on God

Day 11: Pray to Break the Spirit of Death

 The Spirit of Death

Death and the Underworld Death Forces:

Some things are devoted to deities through destruction (such as Jericho), but the spirit of death attempts to capture people's souls and take them to hell to offer them to Satan by taking their lives.

It lies in wait for a person with a fatal disease, ready to take his life; it causes a person to die in an accident; or it cooperates with desperate evil spirits to cause a person to commit suicide.

The Bible says

The cords of death, the snares of death (Psalm 18:4,5)

It describes the work of the spirit of death, which causes people to die prematurely.

In Ecclesiastes 12:7, Solomon described a person's concept of the body returning to the earth after death: " And the dust will return to the earth as it was and the spirit will return to God who gave it." Life transitions from one form into another form.

The concept of the spirit of death:

Sin brought death to mankind and caused them to be cast out of Garden of Eden, which meant separation from God. True life lies in communication with God, and death means the breaking of that communion.

The curse that specifically executes death is a dark power that has a familial hereditary characteristic and is passed down from generation to generation. However, there are also a few who are deceived, attacked, bound, controlled, or even lose their lives by the enemy due to personal factors or deviant behaviors, such as idolatry, fortune-telling, involvement in the occult, witchcraft, etc.

The thief (the devil) does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)

The way to defeat the dark power of death is to die, be buried, and be resurrected with Jesus Christ.

The Curse of Death and the Inner Vow:

Day 10 - Pray to Break The Spirit of Division

 The Spirit of Division

"One was Debir, the other was King Geder" (Joshua 12:13)

It destroys communication between people, making it difficult for people to talk, causing misunderstandings and prejudices between each other, leading to alienation between families, church divisions, ethnic divisions, social class divisions, racial discrimination, and national confrontations. Christ came, but

"to make us peace, to make both one, and to break down the middle wall of partition between us." (Ephesians 2:14)

Concept:

The spirit of division - "The spirit of division" is a dark power in the spiritual world that specializes in "division".

Division: means to split, to separate the whole thing, and also to separate the whole; in addition, it also means to be scattered and not unified. Spiritual authority exists because believers gradually tend to unite according to the goals given by God. Therefore, division is Satan's basic trick to divide and conquer, and division is one of the enemy's most important weapons. The first action he took against mankind was to divide (alienate) the relationship between man and God in the Garden of Eden.

Manifestations:

The spirit of division usually manifests itself in us as: destruction of thoughts and ideas, or using words to offend and hurt others, making them feel ashamed, insecure, or destroying trust. Usually this spirit will create such divisions between people, or between people and God.

In marriage, friendship, family, church, different denominations, groups, different ethnic groups, offices, schools, countries, as long as there are people, the spirit of division can work in them, causing division and disunity.

Causes of division:

1. Exalt people

Day 3 - Pray to Break Spirit of Self-righteousness and Oppression

 Spirit of Self-righteousness and Oppression 

Jerusalem (Dwelling Place of Peace) – Demonic attribute: a force of unrest and oppression.
Adoni-Zedek (Lord of Righteousness) – Demonic attribute: a force of unrighteousness or self-righteousness. 

²³ And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.²⁴ So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” And they drew near and put their feet on their necks. ²⁵ Then Joshua said to ^[a]them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” ²⁶ And afterward Joshua struck ^[b]them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening. (Joshua 10:23-26)

Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it—as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king—and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. 3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 “Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.” 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it. (Joshua 10:1-5)