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Spiritual Warfare Prayers

Thirty prayers for standing your ground, each anchored to Scripture. Pray them out loud over your mind, your household, and the ground the enemy has been contesting.

A new prayer is set at the top every day. Pray that one, or find the one that fits the fight you are in.

Prayer of the day

Putting on the armor

10 prayers
The Armor

Father, I put on the whole armor of God. Fasten truth around me, cover my heart with righteousness, guard my feet with the gospel of peace, and set the helmet of salvation on my head. I take up the shield of faith against every fiery dart aimed at me today.

Ephesians 6:11
Standing Ground

Lord, I do not wrestle against flesh and blood. I stand against the principalities and powers that came for my peace, and I refuse to hand over ground You already won for me.

Ephesians 6:12
The Name Above

Jesus, at Your name every knee bows. I speak Your name over what has been harassing my mind, my body, and my household, and I command it to leave in obedience to You.

Philippians 2:10
Resisting the Enemy

Father, I submit myself to You first. Then, in that submission, I resist the devil, and I trust Your promise that he must flee.

James 4:7
Casting Down Thoughts

Lord, I cast down every imagination and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. I bring my thoughts into captivity to Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:5
No Weapon Formed

Father, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. Every tongue that rises in judgment against me, I answer with Your word and leave in Your hands.

Isaiah 54:17
Authority Given

Jesus, You gave authority to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. I walk in that authority today, not in my own strength.

Luke 10:19
Greater Is He

Father, greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I refuse fear and I stand in the greater One.

1 John 4:4
Binding and Loosing

Lord, I bind every assignment sent against my family and loose Your peace, Your provision, and Your protection over this house.

Matthew 18:18
Deliver Us

Father, deliver us from the evil one. Do not let us be led into what we cannot stand in, and cut off every trap set for our feet.

Matthew 6:13

Standing in authority

10 prayers
Breaking Strongholds

Lord, the weapons of my warfare are not carnal. Pull down every stronghold built in me by fear, addiction, and old agreements with the enemy.

2 Corinthians 10:4
Over My Mind

Father, guard my mind. Silence the accusing voice, quiet the racing thoughts, and keep my mind stayed on You in perfect peace.

Isaiah 26:3
Over My Home

Lord, set Your angels around this doorway. Let nothing come into this house that You have not permitted, and let everything You have sent find an open door.

Psalm 91:11
Over My Children

Father, contend with those who contend with my children. Teach them to know Your voice early, and let no scheme against them stand.

Isaiah 49:25
Over My Marriage

Lord, what You joined together, let no enemy divide. Break every wedge of resentment and every whisper of suspicion between us.

Mark 10:9
Over My Work

Father, frustrate every plan of the accuser at my job. Give me favor, keep my hands honest, and let my work stand in the day of testing.

Psalm 90:17
Over My Body

Lord, You bore my sicknesses. I refuse every affliction assigned to my body and ask for healing, strength, and rest tonight.

Isaiah 53:5
Over My Sleep

Father, I lay down and sleep in peace, for You alone make me dwell in safety. Guard my dreams and let no terror visit this room.

Psalm 4:8
Breaking Generational Chains

Lord, break every chain handed down through my family line. What was iniquity in my fathers ends here, in the blood of Jesus.

Exodus 20:5
Renouncing Agreements

Father, I renounce every word I spoke in agreement with the enemy over my own life. I take those words back and put Your word in their place.

Proverbs 18:21

Prayers of covering

10 prayers
The Blood of Jesus

Lord, I plead the blood of Jesus over my mind, my mouth, my household, and my future. The accuser has no case where the blood has spoken.

Revelation 12:11
Fear Must Go

Father, You did not give me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. I return fear to the one who sent it.

2 Timothy 1:7
Guarding My Mouth

Lord, set a watch before my mouth. Let me not curse what You have blessed or agree with what You have already broken.

Psalm 141:3
When Under Accusation

Father, You are my advocate. Answer the accuser for me, and let my life speak louder than the report against me.

Romans 8:33
When I Am Weary

Lord, I am tired of fighting. Hold my arms up like Moses on the hill and fight this one for me while I rest in You.

Exodus 17:12
Praise as Warfare

Father, I set praise in front of me like Judah went first into battle. Let the ambush of Your presence go before us.

2 Chronicles 20:22
Fasting and Prayer

Lord, some things only move by prayer and fasting. Give me discipline for this season and break what has not moved until now.

Matthew 17:21
Peace That Guards

Father, let Your peace that passes understanding stand guard over my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:7
Forgiveness as Defense

Lord, I forgive the person the enemy keeps putting in my mind. I release them and take back the ground bitterness was holding.

Colossians 3:13
The Victory Is Won

Father, thanks be to You who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. The war was settled at the cross, and I stand in a finished work.

1 Corinthians 15:57
Standing with you

If you are in the middle of a fight, send it to us. We will pray over it by name.

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