Renouncing Lies and Announcing Truth
Wounds and How they distort our identity
Abandonment: ”I am all alone. No one understands me
Shame: ”I am bad, dirty, perverted… it’s my fault”
Fear: ”If I trust, speak, confront, I will be hurt or die”
Powerlessness: ”I feel overwhelmed...I don’t know what to do”
Rejection: ”I am not loved or wanted.. I have no value”
Hopelessness: ”It’s never going to change...there is no hope
Confusion: ”I don’t know what is happening to me”.
Abandonment: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce the lie that I am alone, that no one understands me or cares for me. I renounce the lie that I am unprotected, and that God has abandoned me. In Jesus name, I announce the truth that Jesus himself promised me, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’ (Heb. 13:5); ‘I will be with you always till the end of time’ (Mt. 28). I announce the truth that I am connected and understood and deeply cared for. I announce the truth that I am united with Christ and the communion of saints. They are always with me, so I am never alone.”
Shame: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce the lie that I am bad, dirty, ugly, stupid, worthless, perverted… And in Jesus name, I announce the Truth that Jesus died for my sins and that I am forgiven, washed, cleansed, justified and accepted (see 1 Cor 6). I announce the Truth that Jesus did not come to condemn me but save me (see John 3:17-21; Rom 8:1; John 8:10-11). I announce the Truth that in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, I am forgiven and set free. I announce the truth that I am pure and worthy, not because of what I have done, because of what Jesus has done for me.“
Fear: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce the lie that if I trust I will be hurt, disappointed or die. In the name of Jesus I renounce all fear, anxiety, mistrust and distrust. I renounce the lie that I am not safe and not protected. And I announce the Truth that God is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer and my protector (see Psalms 23, 27, 91). I announce the truth that God‘s perfect love casts out all fear (1 Jn 4:18). I announce the truth that I am safe and secure.
Powerlessness: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce the lie that I am powerless, weak, unable to change, not capable; that I am stuck, trapped, that I don’t know what to do. In Jesus name I announce the Truth that Jesus promised that His grace is perfected in my weakness, so that when I am weak, then I am strong (2 Cor 12:8-10). I announce the Truth, that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens to me” (Phil 4:13). I announce the Truth that “where the Holy Spirit is there is freedom.” (2 Cor 3:17). Therefore I accept the truth that I am empowered by Christ and liberated by the Holy Spirit. I announce the truth that through confirmation I am anointed with the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in the dwells in me.”
Rejection: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce the lie that I am unloved and unlovable. I renounce the lie that I am not wanted, not desired and not good enough. In Jesus name, I announce the truth that by virtue of my baptism I am a beloved son of the father. I announce the truth that he loves me so much that Jesus gave his life for me, and that there is no greater love possible (Jn. 15). I announce the truth that the Love of God has been poured into my heart through the Holy Spirit. I announce the truth that I am loved and valued, wanted and desired, and that I am precious in the Father’s eyes.”
Hopelessness: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce the lie that nothing ever changes and I will never have what I want. I renounce the lie that my life is meaningless and that I have nothing to live for. In Jesus name I announce the truth that my hope is steadfast in Christ and that He makes all things new (Jn 21:5). I announce the Truth that my hope is in Christ and I will not be disappointed (Rom 5:5). I announce the truth that ‘I am been transformed from glory to glory into the image of Christ’ (2 Cor 3:18); and that God is at work in me, and what he begins he will bring to completion (Phil 1:6). Therefore I am filled with hope in the good things to come.”
Confusion: “In the name of Jesus Christ, I renounce the lie that everything is confusing, that I don’t understand anything and that it is up to me to figure things out on my own. In Jesus name, I announce the truth that I have the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16) and that the Holy Spirit reveals whatever I need to know when I need to know it (1 Cor 1:7). I announce the truth that the Lord gives wisdom and understanding to anyone who asks (Jas 1:5). I announce the Truth that God has given His Church to lead me into all truth. I announce the truth that I have understanding and enlightenment from the Lord.“
Entering into Our Inheritance
Lord Jesus Christ, I thank You for the gift of faith that enables me to know You are with me even now. All authority in heaven and earth is yours Jesus. I come under your authority and have nothing to fear. And so in the name of Jesus, I break the power of every evil spirit that I have renounced, and command all these spirits with every backup and replacement to leave me. Right now! In Jesus name. I now declare that The Son has set me free. So I am free indeed. Save us! Savior of the world. For by your cross and resurrection you have set us free . I claim my birth-right as a beloved child of God. I am a citizen of your kingdom. A child of the Living God. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.