A Prayer about Spiritual Battles

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6:11.

Mighty God,

As I’ve been dealing with some work snafus lately

that have me in a snitch,

I’ve realized this could be spiritual attack.

I pray for myself and for all my fellow prayer warriors

who are facing a battle with the “cosmic powers”

and the “spiritual forces of evil” (Ephesians 6:12).

Help us, Lord,

to battle in your strength

against these forces,

because you have provided a full set of armor,

and because we’re too weak and frail to fight it in our own strength.

Your belt of truth holds us secure;

your breastplate of righteousness defends against false accusations;

your gospel shoes give us the peace of your shalom;

your shield of faith catches flaming lies;

your helmet of salvation keeps us safe forevermore;

your Spirit’s sword, your Holy Word, steadies us in true truth;

and last but definitely not least,

the prayers of the saints keep us upright.

Lord, strengthen us

that we may continue to share the good news

of our only hope:

Jesus’ conquering name. Amen.

Read Ephesians 6:10-20.