[__ Prayer __] Need prayer for Satan's attacks on me at night...

[cyberjosh]

I have a personal prayer request for myself that I would appreciate it if you would pray for me over it.

I guess I'm sort of confiding in you guys and gals for accountability but I'm definately undergoing a battle right now. For about 6 years now I've gone through a "roller coaster ride" type battle with lust trying to overtake me. The Lord delivered me from looking at pornography years ago but that is to say nothing of what pops in the mind when you are just walking around and see a beautiful woman or when your mind begins to wander when you are by yourself, but thanks to much prayer and coming closer to God I have been able to stave it off more successfully and for longer, but nonetheless it will still come back and take me unexpectedly off balance by thoughts that run rampant through my mind when I least expect to be hit by it.

I've learned to reject these thoughts as they begin to take hold in my mind by bringing every thought into subjection to our Lord Jesus. But now Satan had found a new and quite frankly scarry avenue of tempting me.

I fully acknowledge that this lust is due to the evil desires of my flesh and that it is not ultimately Satan's fault, though he it the tempter that prompts you to give into such desires. James 1:14 says, "But each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed." The "enticed" part is where Satan comes in. So I hope that would pray for me for God to help me to bring all of those desires (conscious and unconcious) under the cross to crucify it.

But here is my situation in which Satan has recently been elevating the battle: he is now attacking me in my sleep & dreams, constantly and deliberately, so that I commit lustful thoughts in either my sleep or half-sleep and I seem helpless to stop it. Satan is hitting me at a time when I'm not fully conscious in order to bypass my defenses and its starting to get to me. Once I actually woke up because if it, but only after I was battling mentally with it for what seemed like forever, convincing myself that what I was seeing (in my dream) was not real and that it was deceiving me into thinking it was alright to indulge in, then eventually my reason kicked in and I woke up seeing that it was just a dream. This has been an on-going pattern lately. Satan obviously gets frustrated with me so he waits till an opportune time to test me in the only way he knows how to get through my defenses: when I'm asleep. It's a very awkward position to be in but please pray for me.

God Bless,

~Josh

 

[golfjack]

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God bless you Josh. I will certainly pray for you. Later on in the day I will send you a PM to give you my thoughts about the battle you are having. At first glance, I will say I think you are beating yourself up too much because I don't see how you can control your dreams while sleeping. The devil for the most part isn't the problem. It's the flesh and the Bible tells us how to deal with the flesh in all its aspects, not just sexual desires. It's not an easy or pleasurable thing to crucify the flesh, but it's necessary. I will leave you with this: God is not going to crucify the flesh for you. It's up to us. So keep on renewing your mind by hearing and by the Word of God.


I love you brother in Christ.


May God bless, Golfjack

 

[golfjack]

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Josh, I just asked God how I could pray for you, and this is what I can do, and that is to use the authority that Jesus gave us.

You fowl spirit that is operating and manifesting yourself in the life of Josh, intimidating, harassing, and deterrrring the ministry of Josh, I command you stop in your operations against him. I command you to cease and desist in your maneuvers, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.



May God bless, Golfjack

 

[Gabbylittleangel]

Amen golfjack.

Cybershark, here are just a few verses for you to meditate on.

Psa 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

2Cr 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Eph 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

Hbr 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?



Father,
I bring my brother in Christ before you today, asking that you would work a miracle in his life. Search him, and try him. If there be any wicked way within him I ask that you would purge it from him now. I pray that you would cover him with the blood of Jesus, protect him from all demonic attacks, and as he wears the helmet of salvation I pray that you would protect his mind from things that ought not enter his thoughts. Guard his eyes from seeing things he ought not see, and his ears from hearing things that he ought not hear. Send your Holy warring angels to watch over him while he sleeps, to protect him from demonic attacks.

Lord, your word speaks of bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; and so I intercede, bringing his thoughts captive to you. I ask that you purge out anything that is not pleasing to you. Be Lord over his memory. Be Lord over his sleep. Be Lord over his dreams. Be Lord over all of his thoughts. Shield him from the attacks that have come against him, from the power of suggestion, from memories, from dreams, and all other manner of thing that trouble him. I pray that you would take the thoughts that are displeasing to you, and replace them with things that bless you. When the enemy attempts to attack his thought life, remind your child that you are with him.

Thank you for your forgiveness. Thank you for your cleansing. Thank you Lord for deliverance. I give you all of the praise, glory, and honor, in Jesus name. Amen.

 

[golfjack]

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AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



May God bless, Golfjack

 

[jgredline]

Lord Jesus I come before you in complete agreement with Jack and Little Angel on behalf of our brother Josh...May you settle your peace even now as these prayers go up on his be half...I pray this in Jesus Name...Amen....

Josh..
Having dealt with the evil one before and really daily, I can indeed offer you some advice...Advice I have given to many a folk over the years and Advice that I take to heart and do myself...
Both Jack and Little Angel touched on this and perhaps I can add another piece of the puzzle....

Tonight, before you go to sleep, ''physically'' go through the motions of putting on the armour of God... As silly as it may sound physically go through the motions of putting on the Helmet of salvation, The breast plate of righteousness, The belt of truth, putt on the shoes, Take up your shield and break out your sword...

Why do I say to ''physically'' go through the motions? Because it will take an act of faith to do it as you will be made to feel silly...in doing this...

Secondly, as your putting on the armor be sure and pray it on out loud...Let those evil Spirits hear you say it...They can't read your mind, Only God can do that...

Thirdly, change up the order of the armor as you take it up daily so that it does not turn religious....

Fourthly, Don't give the enemy a foothold....E.G. If you have a drinking problem, you don't go to the liquor store for milk...

I have counseled many young men and older men with this problem and it is not unique to you, far from it... I have been there myself...I was young once too...One of the things I heard once was this...Every time I see a Honey walking down the street and the eye starts to wander and then the mind starts to wonder,..Start Praying for that Honeys Salvation and or needs...It worked Great and soon there were fewer ''Honeys'' that caught my Eye...Geee, I wonder why? :wink: .....

I will be praying for you my young brother...
Javier

 

[Rosalee]

An Evening prayer

Remember, the flesh is weak- and satan looks for our weaknesses.

"An Evening prayer"

Father, I praise and magnify your Holy name for keeping me in Your Love & care throughout the day. As I prepare for this night, I pray that even as i sleep my mind will review & think upon your goodness.
Thank you for the many ways you have shown Your loving kindness to me all day long, even at those times when I may not have been aware of Your provision and Your protection.
I praise you for the wonderful promise of Scripture in Psalms 121:3-4 that "He who keeps you will neither slumber nor sleep" Thank you for being ever watchful over me, even in the deepest part of the night.
Amen.


I will Bless the Lord who has counseled me:
Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.
I have set the Lord continually before me:
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Psalm 16:7-8

A Morning Prayer

Father- Thank you for awakening me to this new morning! Please help me to begin this day with rejoicing, and with praise to you on my heart and lips for keeping me through another night.
I also praise You for the promise of Your word in Lamentations 3:22-23 that Your loving Kindness never cease, and Your compassion never fail, but are new every morning.

I commit this day to You. Help me to keep You uppermost in my thoughts & and help me to magnify and glorify YOUR great name in all that I do and say. I pray this in the powerful name off Jesus Christ, Our Lord & Savior!
Amen

In the morning, O Lord you will hear my voice:
In the morning I will order my prayer to You & eagerly watch.
Psalm 5:3
Amen

God Bless you.

Rosalee Decker
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This is the Day that the Lord has made; we shall rejoice & be glad in it

 

[cyberjosh]

Thank you all for the wonderful prayers and advice everyone! Last night I actually slept peacefully, but Satan will be back to tempt me again eventually like he always does. I plan to be armored in the full armor of God this next time and to ask God to give me grace and power to bring my flesh under subjection to the Spirit. Thank you all again.

God Bless,

~Josh

 

[Rosalee]

prayers....

I'm happy to hear that Josh- Just remember to turn all of your thoughts & prayers over to God each night and stick with it!! God Bless you.

Rosalee Decker
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Rosalee832@hotmail.com
1-360-458-5680
This is the Day that the Lord has made; we shall rejoice & be glad in it

 

[Gabbylittleangel]

.... but Satan will be back to tempt me again eventually like he always does. ...

That is very close to being a 'faith statement'. You are expecting him to come back. Shift your expectations. You don't want the problem. God does not want you to have the problem. You can't fix it yourself. For the problem to go away, it has to be God that does it. If God takes the problem away from you, He won't give it back.

When I quit smoking, 20 years ago, I did not quit. I was delivered. God took it from me. I kept waiting and waiting, thinking that just any minute I was going to start craving a cigarette, and I just knew that the moment that I had that craving, I was not going to be able to fight it, and I would go out and buy some more, then I would never have enough faith to try to stop again.....
I am still waiting.

When God delivers, He has a way of making it like it never happened. He has a way of taking it away completely.

Ask Him to do that for you. When I prayed for deliverance, I asked Him to make it like it was before I ever even thought about smoking that first cigarette. Ask the Lord to make it like it was before you ever saw that first photo, video, etc.

Just like I am around people who smoke, you will be around things that might act as a trigger. The devil will try to get to you in that way. However, when God delivers you from something and the devil comes around to tempt you, saying something like "You want it don't you?" It is going to have the same temptation as if he were saying to you "You really want to go swimming with sharks, don't you?" It will have no impact.


Blessings!!!

 

[Rosalee]

another point.....

Don't leave yourself open to satans' attacks.And when he does attack take it straight to God- I've done this several times myself & just screamed mentally to God- He hears & he knows & He is the only one that can stop the attacks. Plus it brings you closer to God in your relationship with him. Trust God & believe.

Rosalee Decker

 

[cyberjosh]

That is very close to being a 'faith statement'. You are expecting him to come back. Shift your expectations. You don't want the problem. God does not want you to have the problem. You can't fix it yourself. For the problem to go away, it has to be God that does it. If God takes the problem away from you, He won't give it back.

That wasn't a defeatist statement, but rather an affirmation of reality. Satan will always tempt the saints. I plan though to be armored in the word of God the next time he comes though. You may say "Well Josh you're not being positive." I am positive.....that he will tempt me again and attempt to destroy me. Thus I will prepare and be ready for battle. "Resist the Devil and he will flee from you" (James 4:7). But prayers from the saints help strengthen me too so please continue to pray for me to be ready for battle when the battle comes to me.

God Bless,

~Josh

 

[cyberjosh]

Don't leave yourself open to satans' attacks.And when he does attack take it straight to God- I've done this several times myself & just screamed mentally to God- He hears & he knows & He is the only one that can stop the attacks. Plus it brings you closer to God in your relationship with him. Trust God & believe.

I'll do that. Thanks for the encouragement. And God used a man in my New Testament class at my college to bring a word of encouragement to me today, because I had told him of my situation the other day and he prayed for me. But this morning after class he pointed out to me a bible verse in Psalms that said, "For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds" (Psalm 7:9). So God is trying me to purify me, and he's allowing it to happen because he loves me and because I am indeed a righteous member of his family. God is trying to get the remaining impurities out of my life. That man encouraged me to keep on fighting and trusting in God. I thank God for all the encouragement I've recieved over this. Bless the Lord!

~Josh

 

[lovely]

Josh,

You have my prayers as well. I agree with all the prayers here, and I would like to encourage you to pray for the one that God brings you, that He will keep her pure as well as you. Protect her, and lead her, now even before you actually meet her. Let this struggle move you higher, and help you focus on a vision of what is to come. The Lord bless you.

 

[Gabbylittleangel]

Hey Cyber,
God often allows us to go through things, learn what to do, and what not to do because somewhere down the line He is going to bring someone across your path that is going through it. Take good notes.