After deliverance we recommend doing a whole-house cleaning (and when moving into a new house.) If there has been any sort of spiritual activity (other than that of the Holy Spirit) we also recommending cleaning house.
If you pay a mortgage, own it outright, pay rent, or have permission from the owner to occupy the place in which you reside, you have all the authority you need to take dominion over your home. Go from room to room, preferably from one end of the house to the other and from top to bottom. In each room, command any unclean spirits to leave and pray protection over it. Here is a step by step guide on what we do in each room.
Step 1: Take Authority. All authority
is given to us from through Jesus’ name to cast out demons.
Say: “If there are any unclean spirits within the sound of my voice, I
command you to leave, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Son of the
Living God, the one who died on the cross, rose again on the third day and is
now seated at the right hand of God the Father interceding for me. Go now,
chased by the angel of the Lord.”
Step 2: Fill it up. Replace the darkness with light. He gave us charge over the
angels; use them to set up protection throughout your home and invite the Holy
Spirit too.
Say: “Lord, stand an angel in the four corners of this room to guard us.
Fill this room with your Holy Spirit.”
Step 3: Seal it up. If it is a
child’s bedroom (or my own bedroom) I ask that the angels cover every surface,
floor, ceiling and all walls, windows and doors to enclose it and let no
unclean spirit pass.
If the child is a “seer”
I also ask the angels not to move or let themselves be seen by the child.
Sometimes children aren’t just frightened of demons, some see the angels too. The
angel Gabriel had to warn people not to freak out because angels can be quite
alarming to see. The Bible says they look like they are wearing garments like
lightning.
The Cleaning Schedule
If all members of your
household are demon-free, you may not have to clean your house very often. But
if you have people coming and going from your home on a regular basis who have
not gone through Prophetic Deliverance, you may eventually find that a house
cleaning would be beneficial every so often.
Periodically in our home,
we find that there is a lot of stuff hitting the fan or chaos swirling about
and we realize that it is time to do another house cleaning. Sometimes after
we’ve had guests, there seems to have a lingering affect. (I sometimes feel
like I’m being watched.)
The demons know they have
to right to stay, but someone’s got to tell them to leave. Especially before
they start meddling.
If you have family
members who have not gone through deliverance, it may be good to clean more
often. A friend of mine admitted that during the years before her husband had undergone
deliverance that she would clean the whole house periodically, but also, there
was one specific room she kept for herself. She asked that he didn’t go into
that room. It may seem silly, but for those who are overly sensitive to the
supernatural, it is helpful.
The time you should most
definitely clean a specific room, is when your children are sensing an unclean
spirit. Sometimes in the hubbub of our daily lives we forget to slow down and
recognize when things are getting crazy. “Drama” is a sure sign in my home that
something is amiss. If one of my children has seen something, it is time for
their room to be cleaned spiritually. If they’ve had bad dreams for two or more
nights in a row, we clean. These are just some examples, but other homes may be
different.
Keep your spiritual
senses on so that the little ones don’t get caught in the crossfire. They are
our weakest links and deserve the strongest protection. Another friend of mine,
Lana, told me how several nights in a row her two year old girl had woken up in
the middle of the night and wouldn’t go back to sleep. She brought her in her
own bed for a little while, but then tried to put her back in her own room and
the child would not go back to sleep. The little girl kept complaining about a
dog. Lana’s natural mind said, “Oh, the barking dog next door must be keeping
her up.” She never considered that something in the spirit realm was keeping
her awake. She ended up cleaning her room and the trouble ended.
We must stay alert and
remember that even though it is invisible, it is still affecting us and our
children.
When our children are
under attack, we should defend our kingdom by commanding anything unclean to
get out and fill the place with the peace that passes all understanding.
I work in Christian deliverance ministry with Bear Creek Ranch using Prophetic Deliverance. This post is pulled from a booklet called "Raising Supernatural Superheroes" by myself (Heather Trim) and Tim Mather. It will soon be available in print. (Other topics include: Talking to kids about the spiritual realm, Teaching kids to guard themselves, and Encouraging spiritual gifts.)
For more on this topic of "cleaning house" check out Tim Mather's blog post: Indoor Demons.
I work in Christian deliverance ministry with Bear Creek Ranch using Prophetic Deliverance. This post is pulled from a booklet called "Raising Supernatural Superheroes" by myself (Heather Trim) and Tim Mather. It will soon be available in print. (Other topics include: Talking to kids about the spiritual realm, Teaching kids to guard themselves, and Encouraging spiritual gifts.)
For more on this topic of "cleaning house" check out Tim Mather's blog post: Indoor Demons.