Overcoming and Conquering the Python or Constricting Spirit - Spiritual Warfare Prayer

A Messianic Jewish Spiritual Warfare Prayer for the Release of Supply, Communication, Resources, and Open Gates

Avinu Malkeinu, my Heavenly Father,

I come before You in reverence, humility, and faith.

I come before You in the name of Yeshua HaMashiach, the Messiah whom You sent.

I lift my eyes toward You, Hashem, the God of Avraham, Yitzchak, and Ya'akov—the God of Israel, the Creator of heaven and earth, the One who alone is worthy of all glory, honor, praise, and worship.

I declare that You are God, and there is no other.

You are my refuge.

You are my fortress.

You are my defender.

You are my provider.

You are the One who opens doors that no human being can shut.

You are the One who makes a way where there appears to be no way.

You are the One who brings streams into the wilderness and causes provision to come forth in places that appear barren.

Therefore, I place myself, my household, my resources, my relationships, my communication, my opportunities, my work, my finances, and my future into Your hands.

I refuse to make fear my master.

I refuse to make lack my master.

I refuse to make confusion my master.

I refuse to make obstruction my master.

Hashem alone is my God.

And Yeshua HaMashiach is my Messiah and Lord.

HASHEM, BE GLORIFIED IN MY LIFE

Father, my greatest request is not merely that my circumstances change.

My greatest request is that You be glorified.

Let every breakthrough point back to You.

Let every provision testify of Your faithfulness.

Let every restored relationship testify of Your mercy.

Let every opened gate testify of Your sovereignty.

Let every answered prayer cause me to worship You more deeply.

Let every resource You place into my hands become an instrument for Your Kingdom.

Yeshua taught:

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
— Matthew 5:16

So, Father, let my life become a testimony that causes people to glorify You.

I do not want provision merely for selfish consumption.

I want provision with purpose.

I want resources that can be used to serve.

I want opportunities that can advance righteousness.

I want communication that can encourage.

I want finances that can bless.

I want influence that can point people toward You.

I want every gate You open to become an opportunity for Your Kingdom to advance.

Father, be glorified in everything You entrust to me.

I SUBMIT MYSELF TO HASHEM

Father, before I confront anything that I perceive as spiritual opposition, I surrender myself to You.

Search me.

Examine me.

Correct me.

Cleanse me.

Teach me.

Where I have participated in anything that contradicts Your ways, forgive me.

Where I have opened doors through disobedience, close those doors according to Your mercy.

Where I have spoken words that brought destruction instead of life, forgive me.

Where I have acted out of greed, fear, pride, anger, bitterness, or unbelief, forgive me.

Where I have mishandled resources, teach me wisdom.

Where I have been careless with opportunities, teach me discipline.

Where I have failed to communicate honestly, teach me truth.

Where I have neglected responsibility, teach me faithfulness.

I do not blame every difficulty on an unseen enemy.

I ask You to give me discernment.

Your Word says:

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
— Psalm 139:23–24

Therefore, I invite Your examination.

Correct me before You correct my circumstances.

Transform me before You transform my surroundings.

Make me trustworthy with whatever You place into my hands.

I DECLARE THAT HASHEM IS MY SOURCE

Father, I reject the lie that my source is merely a person, employer, institution, opportunity, client, business, investment, government, or human connection.

People can be instruments.

Jobs can be instruments.

Businesses can be instruments.

Relationships can be instruments.

But You are my ultimate Source.

David declared:

“The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”
— Psalm 24:1

Everything belongs to You.

The earth belongs to You.

Resources belong to You.

Opportunities belong to You.

Time belongs to You.

My abilities belong to You.

My possessions belong to You.

My future belongs to You.

Therefore, I refuse to worship provision.

I worship the Provider.

I refuse to worship money.

I worship Hashem.

I refuse to worship opportunity.

I worship the One who creates opportunity.

I refuse to place my confidence in earthly gates.

My confidence is in You.

AGAINST THE CONSTRICTING AND CHOKING PATTERN

Father, when I use the language of a “python” or “constricting spirit,” I am describing a spiritual-warfare pattern of choking, constriction, obstruction, blockage, and interference.

I ask You to expose anything that truly opposes Your purposes.

If there is spiritual opposition attempting to choke communication, expose it.

If there is obstruction surrounding legitimate opportunities, expose it.

If there is confusion preventing truthful communication, expose it.

If there are destructive patterns strangling relationships, expose them.

If fear is choking my faith, break its influence over me.

If anxiety is constricting my thinking, give me Your peace.

If shame is preventing me from moving forward, remind me of Your mercy.

If discouragement is causing me to abandon what You have instructed me to do, strengthen me.

If poor decisions are contributing to financial pressure, give me wisdom and discipline.

If unjust human actions are creating barriers, give me wisdom concerning how to respond.

And if there is spiritual opposition, You are greater than it.

Your Word declares:

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.”
— Isaiah 54:17

Therefore, I place every weapon, every obstruction, every scheme, every accusation, and every barrier into Your hands.

HASHEM, BREAK EVERY UNRIGHTEOUS YOKE

Father, Your Word says:

“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?”
— Isaiah 58:6

So I ask You to break every unrighteous yoke operating against my life.

Break the yoke of fear.

Break the yoke of confusion.

Break the yoke of chronic discouragement.

Break the yoke of destructive financial habits.

Break the yoke of unnecessary dependency.

Break the yoke of manipulation.

Break the yoke of deception.

Break the yoke of hopelessness.

Break the yoke of procrastination.

Break the yoke of destructive communication.

Break the yoke of anything that continually causes me to move backward when You are calling me forward.

Where I have been spiritually, emotionally, relationally, or practically constricted, bring freedom.

Where I have been unable to move, show me the next step.

Where I have been unable to speak, give me wisdom to communicate.

Where I have been unable to see, give me discernment.

Where I have been unable to act, give me courage.

Where I have been unable to manage what I already possess, teach me stewardship.

I TAKE REFUGE UNDER YOUR PROTECTION

Hashem, You are my shield.

Your Word says:

“But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.”
— Psalm 3:3

Therefore, I place myself beneath Your protection.

I declare that my confidence is not in my own strength.

My confidence is in You.

And I ask that the shield of Yeshua's blood cover me and my household—not as a magical formula, but as a declaration of faith in the Messiah You sent and in the salvation You provide.

Let the sacrifice of Yeshua remind me that I belong to You.

Let His blood speak to my conscience of forgiveness.

Let His covenant remind me of Your mercy.

Let His resurrection remind me that death does not have the final word.

Let His teachings govern my conduct.

Let His example shape my character.

Let His authority strengthen my faith.

Yeshua declared:

“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”
— John 10:11

Therefore, I place myself under the care of the Good Shepherd.

Guard me.

Guide me.

Correct me.

Lead me.

Restore me.

FIRE OF GOD

Father, I ask for the fire of God to burn away everything that does not belong in my life.

Let Your holy fire consume deception.

Let Your holy fire consume bitterness.

Let Your holy fire consume fear.

Let Your holy fire consume confusion.

Let Your holy fire consume destructive patterns.

Let Your holy fire consume every false confidence.

Let Your holy fire purify my motives.

Let Your holy fire purify my speech.

Let Your holy fire purify my ambitions.

Let Your holy fire purify my stewardship.

Let Your holy fire purify my relationships.

Let Your holy fire purify my worship.

Your prophet Jeremiah declared:

“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”
— Jeremiah 23:29

So let Your Word become fire within me.

Let it burn away lies.

Let it shatter falsehood.

Let it break hardened places.

Let it illuminate darkness.

Let it expose what I cannot see.

Let it strengthen what is weak.

Let Your truth become stronger in me than fear.

OPEN THE GATES THAT YOU DESIRE OPENED

Father, I ask You to open every gate that aligns with Your will.

Your Word says:

“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.”
— Psalm 24:7

Therefore, I surrender every gate to the King of Glory.

The gate of opportunity.

The gate of communication.

The gate of provision.

The gate of employment.

The gate of creativity.

The gate of righteous relationships.

The gate of ministry.

The gate of wisdom.

The gate of legitimate financial increase.

The gate of service.

The gate of divine assignment.

I ask You to open what You desire opened.

Close what You desire closed.

Redirect what needs redirection.

And protect me from entering doors that appear attractive but are not Your will.

I do not demand that every door open.

I ask that Your will prevail.

RESTORE MY SUPPLY LINES

Father, where legitimate resources have been interrupted, show me what needs to change.

Restore what You desire restored.

Reconnect what You desire reconnected.

Repair what You desire repaired.

Renew what You desire renewed.

Give me wisdom concerning my finances.

Teach me to budget.

Teach me to save.

Teach me to give.

Teach me to work diligently.

Teach me to recognize opportunity.

Teach me to distinguish opportunity from temptation.

Teach me to recognize healthy relationships.

Teach me to recognize destructive relationships.

Teach me to communicate clearly.

Teach me to listen carefully.

Teach me to act responsibly.

Your Word says:

“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”
— Proverbs 12:24

Therefore, make me diligent.

I refuse to sit passively waiting for a miracle while ignoring responsibilities You have already placed before me.

Give me both faith and wisdom.

Give me both prayer and action.

Give me both trust and discipline.

RELEASE COMMUNICATION

Father, I ask You to remove confusion from my communication.

Where conversations have become tangled, bring clarity.

Where misunderstandings have developed, bring truth.

Where silence has created unnecessary distance, give me wisdom about when to speak.

Where speaking would cause unnecessary destruction, teach me restraint.

Where an important conversation must happen, give me courage.

Yeshua taught:

“But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay.”
— Matthew 5:37

Therefore, make my communication truthful.

Let my yes mean yes.

Let my no mean no.

Let my words be trustworthy.

Let me refuse manipulation.

Let me refuse deception.

Let me refuse gossip.

Let me refuse unnecessary arguments.

Let me refuse words designed to wound.

Instead, make my mouth an instrument of life.

WHEN I FEEL CHOKED BY FEAR

Father, when I feel as though circumstances are tightening around me, remind me that You are still God.

When bills appear larger than my resources, remind me that You own the earth.

When communication breaks down, remind me that You can give wisdom.

When opportunities disappear, remind me that You can create another path.

When I feel surrounded, remind me of Your presence.

When I feel trapped, remind me that You are not trapped.

When I feel powerless, remind me that Your strength is not limited.

David said:

“I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.”
— Psalm 34:4

Therefore, I seek You.

I bring my fears to You.

I do not hide them.

I do not pretend they do not exist.

I place them before You.

And I ask You to deliver me from fear controlling my decisions.

YESHUA, TEACH ME TO SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM

Yeshua taught:

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
— Matthew 6:33

Therefore, Father, I put Your Kingdom first.

Before money, Your Kingdom.

Before success, Your Kingdom.

Before recognition, Your Kingdom.

Before comfort, Your Kingdom.

Before possessions, Your Kingdom.

Before influence, Your Kingdom.

Before personal ambition, Your Kingdom.

Let my financial desires come underneath Your righteousness.

Let my career come underneath Your righteousness.

Let my business come underneath Your righteousness.

Let my relationships come underneath Your righteousness.

Let my plans come underneath Your righteousness.

I do not want to gain resources and lose my obedience.

I do not want open doors that lead me away from You.

I do not want increase that destroys my character.

I want Kingdom-aligned provision.

FATHER, GIVE ME DAILY BREAD

Yeshua taught me to pray:

“Give us this day our daily bread.”
— Matthew 6:11

So I ask You for my daily bread.

Provide what I genuinely need.

Give me wisdom to manage what You provide.

Give me humility when I have abundance.

Give me faith when resources are limited.

Keep me from greed.

Keep me from panic.

Keep me from dishonest gain.

Keep me from making desperate decisions that violate Your ways.

Let me trust You one day at a time.

I REFUSE TO LIVE UNDER THE POWER OF LACK

Father, I will not allow lack to become my identity.

I may experience financial pressure, but financial pressure does not define me.

I may experience delay, but delay does not define me.

I may experience rejection, but rejection does not define me.

I may experience closed doors, but closed doors do not define me.

I may experience seasons of uncertainty, but uncertainty does not define Your faithfulness.

My identity is not determined by my bank account.

My worth is not determined by my possessions.

My value is not determined by human approval.

I belong to You.

Yeshua said:

“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink...”
— Matthew 6:25

So I refuse to let anxiety become my ruler.

I will seek You.

I will work faithfully.

I will act wisely.

I will pray.

I will wait when waiting is required.

And I will move when You give me direction.

BREAK THE CYCLE OF DELAY AND DISCOURAGEMENT

Father, wherever I have become discouraged because something has taken longer than expected, strengthen me.

Teach me patience.

Teach me perseverance.

Teach me endurance.

Teach me not to interpret every delay as abandonment.

Teach me not to interpret every closed door as defeat.

Teach me to recognize when You are redirecting me.

Teach me to recognize when I need to grow.

Teach me to recognize when I need to change strategy.

Teach me to recognize when I need wise counsel.

Teach me to recognize when I simply need to wait.

Your Word says:

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
— Psalm 27:14

Therefore, I wait upon You without surrendering hope.

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

Hashem, You are my Shepherd.

David declared:

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
— Psalm 23:1

Therefore, shepherd me through every financial circumstance.

Shepherd me through every business decision.

Shepherd me through every conversation.

Shepherd me through every opportunity.

Shepherd me through every transition.

Shepherd me through every closed door.

Shepherd me through every open door.

If I am walking toward something that will harm me, redirect me.

If I am overlooking an opportunity You have placed before me, awaken my attention.

If I am making decisions out of fear, give me peace.

If I am making decisions out of pride, humble me.

If I am making decisions out of greed, correct me.

If I am making decisions out of faith, strengthen me.

I DECLARE THAT DARKNESS WILL NOT RULE MY GATES

Father, let every gate belonging to my life come under Your authority.

The gate of my mind.

The gate of my heart.

The gate of my home.

The gate of my speech.

The gate of my relationships.

The gate of my finances.

The gate of my work.

The gate of my opportunities.

The gate of my decisions.

The gate of my future.

Let nothing contrary to Your righteousness establish dominion over these places.

Your Word says:

“The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”
— Psalm 121:8

Therefore, preserve my going out.

Preserve my coming in.

Preserve my household.

Preserve my assignments.

Preserve the resources You have entrusted to me.

Preserve my ability to communicate.

Preserve my integrity.

Preserve my faith.

I STAND UPON THE AUTHORITY OF YESHUA'S WORD

Yeshua said:

“I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”
— John 10:9

Therefore, I place my trust in Yeshua.

He is my door to salvation.

He is my Good Shepherd.

He is the Messiah.

He is the One through whom I seek the Father.

So I refuse to obsess over invisible enemies.

I refuse to become fascinated with darkness.

I refuse to give fear more attention than I give Hashem.

Instead, I fix my attention upon the Father and upon the Messiah.

I seek truth.

I seek righteousness.

I seek holiness.

I seek wisdom.

I seek the Kingdom.

HASHEM, CONFUSE EVERY CONFUSING SCHEME

Father, where there are schemes designed to create confusion, expose them.

Where there is deception, reveal truth.

Where there is manipulation, reveal truth.

Where there are false accusations, establish truth.

Where there are misunderstandings, bring clarity.

Where there are hidden motives, give discernment.

Where I myself am confused, slow me down.

Do not allow me to make permanent decisions during temporary emotional storms.

Give me wisdom before action.

Your Word declares:

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God...”
— James 1:5

I am intentionally not building this prayer upon Paul's writings, so instead I remember the wisdom demonstrated throughout the Tanakh: I ask You, Father, for wisdom, understanding, and discernment.

Teach me to walk carefully.

LET YOUR FIRE GO BEFORE ME

Father, let Your holy fire go before me.

Burn away what must be removed.

Illuminate what must be revealed.

Purify what must be purified.

Strengthen what must be strengthened.

I ask that every destructive spiritual influence be driven away from the places You have entrusted to me.

Not through superstition.

Not through fear.

Not through rituals.

But through faith, obedience, prayer, truth, and dependence upon You.

I proclaim:

Hashem is my God.

Yeshua is my Messiah.

Your Word is my standard.

Your truth is my foundation.

Your Kingdom is my priority.

Your glory is my destination.

FATHER, TURN OBSTRUCTION INTO TESTIMONY

Father, I ask You to redeem difficult seasons.

Take what was intended to discourage me and use it to mature me.

Take financial pressure and teach me wisdom.

Take delayed communication and teach me patience.

Take closed doors and teach me discernment.

Take disappointment and deepen my trust.

Take uncertainty and teach me dependence.

Take opposition and teach me perseverance.

Take weakness and reveal Your strength.

I do not ask You merely to remove every difficult circumstance.

I ask You to transform me through every circumstance.

Let me emerge wiser.

Let me emerge more disciplined.

Let me emerge more compassionate.

Let me emerge more faithful.

Let me emerge more dependent upon You.

I DECLARE THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL BE MY PRIORITY

Father, expand Your Kingdom through me.

Use my hands to serve.

Use my mouth to encourage.

Use my resources to bless.

Use my home to welcome.

Use my work to demonstrate integrity.

Use my finances for righteous purposes.

Use my testimony to strengthen others.

Use my experiences to help people who are walking through similar battles.

Yeshua said:

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations...”
— Matthew 28:19

Therefore, let everything You give me become an opportunity to advance truth and righteousness.

If You increase my resources, increase my generosity.

If You increase my influence, increase my humility.

If You increase my opportunities, increase my obedience.

If You increase my finances, increase my stewardship.

If You increase my platform, increase my responsibility.

If You open a gate, teach me how to walk through it honorably.

I GIVE THANKS BEFORE THE BREAKTHROUGH

Father, I thank You before I see everything change.

I thank You because You are still God.

I thank You because Your character has not changed.

I thank You because Your mercy endures.

I thank You because You hear the cries of Your people.

I thank You because I can come before You in prayer.

I thank You because Yeshua taught me to seek Your Kingdom.

I thank You because I am not required to understand everything before I trust You.

I thank You for every provision already in my hands.

I thank You for every relationship that has blessed me.

I thank You for every opportunity You have given me.

I thank You for every lesson learned through difficulty.

I thank You for every door You closed for my protection.

I thank You for every door You opened according to Your will.

And I thank You for whatever You are preparing that I cannot yet see.

MY FINAL DECLARATION

I declare that Hashem is my refuge and my fortress.

I declare that I will not make fear my lord.

I declare that I will not worship money.

I declare that I will not allow financial pressure to determine my identity.

I declare that I will seek the Kingdom of God.

I declare that I will pursue righteousness.

I declare that I will walk in wisdom.

I declare that I will practice faithful stewardship.

I declare that I will communicate truthfully.

I declare that I will reject manipulation and deception.

I declare that I will not obsess over spiritual darkness.

I declare that I will keep my eyes upon Hashem.

I declare that I will trust the Messiah Yeshua.

I declare that every legitimate resource You entrust to me will be stewarded responsibly.

I declare that every opportunity You give me will be treated as a responsibility rather than an idol.

I declare that every open gate will belong to Your purposes.

I declare that every closed gate can become an instrument of Your protection.

I declare that Your truth is stronger than confusion.

Your peace is stronger than anxiety.

Your wisdom is stronger than deception.

Your light is stronger than darkness.

Your faithfulness is stronger than my circumstances.

Your Kingdom is greater than every earthly system.

And Your glory is greater than everything I am facing.

AVINU MALKEINU, BE GLORIFIED

Father, glorify Your name through my life.

Glorify Your name through my finances.

Glorify Your name through my work.

Glorify Your name through my relationships.

Glorify Your name through my testimony.

Glorify Your name through my household.

Glorify Your name through every resource You place in my hands.

Glorify Your name through every opportunity You provide.

Glorify Your name through every deliverance.

Glorify Your name through every lesson.

Glorify Your name through every victory.

And even when I am waiting, be glorified in my waiting.

Even when I am struggling, be glorified in my faithfulness.

Even when I do not understand, be glorified in my trust.

Even when the gate appears closed, be glorified in my obedience.

I surrender the outcome to You.

I surrender the timing to You.

I surrender the method to You.

I surrender the resources to You.

I surrender the future to You.

Hashem, You alone are worthy.

Let Your Kingdom come.

Let Your will be done.

Let Your truth prevail.

Let Your righteousness increase.

Let Your people walk in wisdom.

Let Your children walk in freedom.

Let Your light shine.

Let Your name be sanctified.

Let the Messiah Yeshua be honored.

And let everything You do through my life ultimately point back to You, Avinu Malkeinu, the God of Israel.

I stand beneath Your protection.

I trust Your Word.

I seek Your Kingdom.

I receive Your correction.

I ask for Your wisdom.

I depend upon Your provision.

I submit to Your will.

And I declare that no constricting pattern, no choking circumstance, no obstruction, no confusion, no fear, and no human or spiritual opposition will become greater in my heart than Hashem, my God.

For You are my Shepherd.

You are my refuge.

You are my shield.

You are my provider.

You are my deliverer.

You are my King.

May Your holy name be glorified forever.

May Your Kingdom expand through the Messiah Yeshua.

May my life become a testimony of Your faithfulness.

May every gate that You open become an entrance for Your glory.

May every resource You provide become an instrument of righteousness.

May every victory bring me closer to You rather than closer to pride.