Prayer Points on the Spirit of Setbacks
1. Uncover the Root of Setbacks:
- "Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart." (Psalm 26:2)
2. Break Demonic Strongholds:
- "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds." (2 Corinthians 10:3-4)
3. Declare God's Sovereignty:
- "The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, with which He has girded Himself. Also, the world is established, so that it cannot be moved." (Psalm 93:1)
4. Resist the Devil's Schemes:
- "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7)
5. Speak Declarations of Victory:
- "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 15:57)
6. Claim Deliverance from Enslavement:
- "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." (Luke 19:10)
7. Declare Your Identity in Christ:
- "I am a child of God, born of the Spirit, and I have overcome the world through faith in Jesus Christ." (1 John 5:4)
8. Trust in God's Timing:
- "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9)
9. Exercise Patience and Endurance:
- "Therefore, we must be patient, enduring afflictions, doing the will of God, so that after we have done His will, we may receive what is promised." (Hebrews 10:36)
10. Release the Power of the Holy Spirit:
- "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
11. Seek Divine Guidance and Wisdom:
- "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5)
12. Apply Biblical Principles:
- "Thy word have I hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee." (Psalm 119:11)
13. Cultivate a Positive Mindset:
- "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13)
14. Seek Support from Fellow Believers:
- "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2)
15. Focus on God's Grace and Unconditional Love:
- "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
16. Declare the Blood of Jesus over Obstacles:
- "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." (Revelation 12:11)
17. Plead for Supernatural Breakthrough:
- "Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." (Genesis 18:14)
18. Pray for the Anointing of the Holy Spirit:
- "And the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him." (1 John 2:27)
19. Believe in the Power of Prayer:
- "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." (Matthew 21:22)
20. Persist in Prayer:
- "Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving." (Colossians 4:2)
21. Give Thanks for Answered Prayers:
- "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1