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If that doesn't sound familiar, it's from a rite of confirmation and renewal of baptismal promises. I personally believe that the intent of the heart is what matters to God, and even if you can't avoid all negative influences in life, just making sure your heart is in the right place will help see you through. Even when it seems like condemnation is at your doorstep, prayer can work miracles -- even Peter was sifted "as wheat" by the enemy.
The prayer to St. Michael is a famous one, however it is relatively recent in the broader timeline of things, and I would caution because praying for condemnation does not seem to me to be beneficial. One tactic I seem to encounter frequently I would describe as the intent to draw you into judgment, to stand toe-to-toe with satan, which is not a place you want to be, because God is just, and satan was supposedly an arch angel, which in all likelihood, you are not. Also, as the scripture says "Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'". So if not even Michael condemns, this should be a warning to the rest of us, in my opinion. That said, I'm somewhat eclectic when it comes to christian traditions, and I often modify my prayers in any way I feel compelled to. I also find it beneficial to saturate myself every once in a while in hymns, chants, etc., anything that would drive the enemy mad so to speak.
Do you have a prayer, a routine or anything to help combat harmful spiritual influences in your life?
The prayer to St. Michael is a famous one, however it is relatively recent in the broader timeline of things, and I would caution because praying for condemnation does not seem to me to be beneficial. One tactic I seem to encounter frequently I would describe as the intent to draw you into judgment, to stand toe-to-toe with satan, which is not a place you want to be, because God is just, and satan was supposedly an arch angel, which in all likelihood, you are not. Also, as the scripture says "Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'". So if not even Michael condemns, this should be a warning to the rest of us, in my opinion. That said, I'm somewhat eclectic when it comes to christian traditions, and I often modify my prayers in any way I feel compelled to. I also find it beneficial to saturate myself every once in a while in hymns, chants, etc., anything that would drive the enemy mad so to speak.
Do you have a prayer, a routine or anything to help combat harmful spiritual influences in your life?