Spiritual Warfare Prayers

I picked up this book at the St. Francis Shop here in Columbia, SC. It’s written by a Charismatic, but they seem to be about the only people doing this kind of stuff. Not much objectionable in it, except for the equation of genetic disorders and “generational curses,” which I find a bit contrary to the Gospel. As anyone who knows me or has read this blog extensively knows, I take serious issue with the idea that original sin caused genetic defects, since, to me, that gives way too much power to the Devil. I prefer to think that God intends these things we consider “defects” for some purpose, which we fail to fully understand, and they only become “defects” because of our fallen nature (e.g., we don’t help each other like we should).

Also, the prayers in his book kind of tread the line of what is acceptable for Catholic laity in this regard. We must be careful to distinguish deliverance from exorcism (he does), but part of that is not addressing demons directly. The Church advises us to always pray in the form of asking God to drive out the demons, and not directly addressing them. I’m not 100% certain if this book stays in that guideline.

However, Mary and I have both been praying out of this book off and on since Christmas, and it definitely seems effective prayers.

That said, Alexandra should be totally blind, according to her doctors, and the fact that she sees at all is proof of the Holy Spirit working in her.

The author has a few different websites. One focuses on warfare, while the other focuses on healing. You can read his warfare prayers here and his healing and deliverance prayers here.