Some people hold a grudge. They bring you down, beat you up, and make your life a living nightmare. They’ve done it to friends and family…and they’ll continue to do it until they are taught the power of forgiveness. The most fun characters in movies, the ones who leave us in awe with their witty retorts and winning one-liners, are often the same characters who have been through some sort of insult to their ego. Whether what befell them was justified or not doesn’t matter because in their mind, it is something that needs to be fixed.
If you are wondering how to pray for someone who hates you, you are probably feeling a bit down because there is someone out there who thinks less than kind thoughts about you. So, how do you handle hatred and mistreatment from others?
If there’s one thing Jesus taught us, it’s to love everyone, even those who hate you. Jesus took it a step further, actually. When someone was insulted or hurt (physically or emotionally), he prayed for them.It goes against the grain to pray for people who are causing our harm, but this is what godly people do. It’s time we take Jesus’ advice and pray for those who hate us.
Prayer For Those Who Hate You
Thank you, Lord, for always being there when no one else is. Thank you for being with me when everyone is turning their backs.
I cannot thank you enough for every good thing that you do for me. For always forgiving me, even if I feel I do not deserve your forgiveness. Thank you, Jesus, for your mercy upon my life! in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Dear Lord,
Please help me when those around me try to bring me down. Allow me to recognize the hurts and issues in their lives and how I can be of help to them. Help me to keep my natural human tendencies in check and not to retaliate back. Quietly remind me where my true worth and value really lie. Give me comfort in knowing that You are leading me on a better path and give me the strength to continue pursuing it. Please clear my heart of any issues that will hinder me from praying for those around me. In Your Name I pray. Amen.
Lord, thank you for all you do in my life. Thank you for all you provide for me and the direction you give. Thank you for protecting me and being my strength every day. Lord, today I lift up my heart to you because it is filling with hatred that I can’t seem to control. There are times when I know I should let go of it, but it just keeps grabbing onto me. Every time I think about this thing, I just get angry all over again. I can feel the rage inside me build, and I just know the hatred is doing something to me.
I ask, Lord, that you intervene in my life to help me overcome this hatred. I know you warn against letting it fester. I know you ask us to love rather than hate. You forgive us all for our sins rather than letting us be angry. Your son died on a cross for our sins rather than you allowing yourself to hate us. He couldn’t even hate his captors. No, you are the ultimate in forgiveness and overcoming even the potential for hate. The only thing you hate is sin, but it is a thing, and you still offer up your grace when we fail.
Yet, Lord, I’m struggling with this situation, and I need you to help me. I am not sure I have the strength right now to let this hatred go. I am hurt. It is distasteful. I get distracted by it sometimes. I know it is taking hold, and I know you are the only one strong enough to get me beyond this. Help me go from hatred to forgiveness. Help me walk away from my hatred and temper it down so I can see the situation clearly. I no longer want to be clouded. I no longer want my decisions to be biased. Lord, I want to move on from this heaviness in my heart.
Lord, I know hate is much stronger than just a dislike of things. I see the difference now. I know this is hate because it is strangling me. It is keeping me from a freedom that I’ve seen others experience when they’ve overcome hatred. It draws me into dark thoughts, and it keeps me from moving forward. It’s a dark thing, this hatred. Lord, help me let the light back in. Help me come to an understanding and acceptance that this hatred isn’t worth the weight it has placed on my shoulders.
I am struggling right now, Lord, and you are my savior and my support. Lord, please let your spirit into my heart so that I can move forward. Fill me with your light and let me see clear enough to come out of this fog of hatred and anger. Lord, be my everything at this moment so I can be the person you desire for me.
Thank you, Lord. In your name, Amen.
Prayer For Someone Who Is Angry With You
Lord,
I come to you in this difficult time with a heavy heart. I realize that I have hurt someone who is very dear to me and I am sincerely sorry for that. I pray that you will help them to forgive me and allow us to move forward in love. Lord, I know that only you can heal their heart and restore the relationship between us. Please help them see my side of things and put their anger aside so that we can all be at peace once again. In Jesus’ name, Amen
Father, I pray that You will give me the grace to forgive those who have hurt me. I pray that You will give them the grace to forgive me, too.
I pray that You will grant them peace and comfort and remove from their hearts all feelings of anger, resentment or bitterness toward me.
I ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen
Father,
Please forgive me for my part in this. I have not treated her (the person who is angry with you) with the respect and love that she deserves from me. Please help me to reevaluate my relationship with her and to grow closer to her as a friend, sister or daughter of God.
Lord Jesus, please heal her wounds and make her feel safe once again. Let her know that she has value and worth in your eyes. Help her to be able to forgive herself and others so that she can move forward in life.
Lord Jesus, please give me strength and wisdom as we work on repairing our relationship together. In your name I pray, Amen
Prayer for Someone Who Is Angry With You
Lord, please help me to understand why my brother is angry with me. I want to be reconciled with him and forgive him for what he has done. Thank you, Lord, for helping me to forgive my brother and move on with my life. Amen
Prayer For Reconciliation
Heavenly Father, I come before you today asking for your forgiveness of all my sins against you and others throughout the years. I ask that you would forgive me of these sins and remove them from me as far as the east is from the west. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
I pray that the Lord will bless you with a peaceful mind. I pray that He will give you the strength to forgive and forget, and to remember that Jesus is always with you.
I pray that the Lord will comfort you and strengthen your resolve. He knows what’s going on in your life, so don’t be afraid to share it with Him.
As long as we live in this world, we will face challenges and trials that test our faith. But God has promised to never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). He wants us to lean on Him during times like these so that we can get through them together!
Oh, Lord, we know from Your Holy Word that anger can well up inside us, turn our thoughts from You and channel them into destructive, evil notions that lead us astray. We are often brimming over with emotion. From happiness and surprise to anger, fear, and disgust, our feelings are natural and by design. Some of these feelings are glorious and blissful, but others, left unchecked, can steer us away from You and all the good You intend. Sometimes they fester so long and so deep they begin to rot inside of us.
I’m just going to be honest with you — when I first started praying for someone who hurt me, I didn’t want to.
My pain ran so deep, the last thing I wanted was to offer them grace.
So in the beginning, I simply started with “Lord, I pray for this person.”
That’s it.
Every day, I continued to pray that simple little prayer until my heart began to change.
So today, my friend, just start with, “Lord, I pray for this person.”
Powerful Prayers To Destroy Your Enemies
Powerful Prayers To Destroy Your Enemies
Prayer is a powerful thing, and if used correctly, it can be a weapon of mass destruction. Whether you are facing a demonic possession or your spouse wants to leave you for another man, the following prayers will help destroy your enemies:
The Lord’s Prayer
Jesus taught his disciples to pray using this prayer. It has been known to have miraculous effects on people who use it properly. The Lord’s Prayer should be recited three times a day at dawn, noon and dusk until your enemies are destroyed.
If you are not comfortable saying it in English, there are many translations available online that you can print out and read from instead.
Damnation Prayer
This prayer was used by the ancient Babylonians to destroy their enemies centuries ago. It is said that it was used so often that it became known as “The Damnation Prayer.” If said correctly, this prayer will cause even the strongest believer to lose all faith in God forever! This prayer is best recited at midnight or when you feel most alone.
O God, the Judge of all the earth,
who art terrible in thy justice:
therefore I will praise thee and confess thy greatness.
I will give thanks unto thee for thou hast heard my prayer.
O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: heal me, O Lord; for my bones are troubled.
My soul also is sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
The troubles of my heart are enlarged: bring thou me out of my distresses.
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Consider mine enemies that rise up against me; they speak against me with wrong words: “God save us from your wrathful vengeance.”
Powerful Prayers To Destroy Your Enemies
Prayers are powerful. They can move mountains and make things happen. If you are facing a difficult situation and need prayers to destroy your enemies, then you have come to the right place.
The following prayers will help you destroy your enemies:
- In the name of Jesus, I break every curse on me, my family, and my finances that has been put there by the enemy.
- In the name of Jesus, I command the destroyer to leave my family and me alone in Jesus’ name!
- In the name of Jesus, I command all evil spirits to leave this property now in Jesus’ name!
- In the name of Jesus, I bind all witches from coming near this property or any surrounding homes in Jesus’ name!
- In the name of Jesus, I command all evil angels to stay away from this property or any surrounding homes in Jesus’ name!
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I break all curses, hexes, witchcraft and spells on my life. I command all demons to take their hands off me right now in Jesus name. I speak forth healing and deliverance into my life. I will never lack anything, because God is my provider. He who sits in the heavens laughs; The Lord scoffs at them. Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, saying, “But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion My holy mountain.” I am a new creation in Christ Jesus! I am healed from every infirmity of body and mind!
I am redeemed from the curse of poverty! My cup runneth over with abundance! In Jesus name! Amen!
Lord Jesus, following Your example and command, we pray for our enemies today. We ask first that You would saturate our lives with the Holy Spirit’s power and might. Send Your love flowing through us, and forgive us for holding on to anything that could hinder our prayers. We release any unforgiveness, thoughts of revenge, or hateful emotions that can quench Your Spirit in our hearts. Then give us wisdom as we seek how to bless, to love, and to pray for our enemies.
We pray for you to bless our enemies and to orchestrate events in their lives that will leave their hearts exposed before you. As You characterized blessing in the Beatitudes, we pray that You would give them a poverty of spirit that recognizes their deep need for You. We pray they will discover Your comfort in times of mourning, and they would be humbled before You—in Your way and Your time. We pray You would show them mercy before it is too late—knowing we were all God’s enemies before You extended mercy to us—and that they would, in turn, be merciful to others.
Lord, we pray that instead of lusting for pure evil, they would hunger and thirst for Your purity and righteousness, become advocates of Your justice and that their warring spirits would be changed into peacemaking. Remove the façade of well-being; tear down the lies that have deceived them; and hedge their ways until they can see no way out but up. We pray You would show them the futility of what they are doing because in opposing God’s kingdom and in their darkness, they are often oblivious about the true reasons for their behavior and resulting consequences. Reveal to them any deep hurts or traumas in their own lives that may be contributing to their destructive actions.
Knowing how you sometimes use pain and difficulty to bring blessing to our lives, we pray the same for our enemies. Use whatever means You need to soften stony hearts, open blind eyes, and to help them realize their ultimate neediness for You. If necessary, allow persecution in their own lives so they can experience Your blessing. Speak to them in miraculous, supernatural ways if necessary, through a dream, a movie, another believer, Your Word—or even through our own lives if we are ever confronted. In some way, let them witness Your power and recognize that You are the source. We pray for conviction, for an honest evaluation of their own destiny, and for a sense of desperation if that’s what it takes for them to consider Your claims and to discover Who You really are. Pursue them, even allowing goodness to lead them to repentance. And give us patience and a deep trust in You, Lord, even when we can’t see any change in our enemies. When we waver, not wanting to pray for our enemies, help us to remember Your grace in our own lives, and what we would be without You.
Why should we pray for our enemies? Because Jesus did. He prayed for those who opposed Him, for those who devised evil against Him, and ultimately as He hung on the Cross, Jesus prayed for His Father to forgive all those who had a part in His death—because they didn’t know what they were doing. Jesus modeled unconditional love and how we should pray for our enemies, then commanded us to do the same.
Prayer is an amazing discipline and privilege. What usually happens when we pray for anyone, is that the prayer acts as a boomerang. God may or may not answer in the way we prayed, but God often chooses to bless and change us as a result of our obedience to pray. It’s hard to stay angry at someone for whom you earnestly pray. Prayer also leaves the consequences, revenge, and complete justice to God. It’s a transference of our will into God’s hands. By praying for our enemies, God’s Spirit can supernaturally show love and kindness through us or another that may ultimately change them. That process can also eradicate our fear of our enemies because perfect love casts out fear. Jesus said not to be afraid of those who could destroy us physically. Instead, we are to fear—a reverent attitude—the One Who determines and fulfills our soul’s destiny.