Four Things to Do

“I once heard a pastor from North Carolina explain the four things a person must do to bring deliverance and release to his or her spirit.
1. Face it. Do not deny your feelings, and don’t blame others for your negative emotions. Face it as a man or woman who loves God. You will never change what you permit and never face what you deny.
2. Trace it. After you face it, then you must trace it. Get to the root of your conflict. Was it pride on your part? Did you reject godly advice? Was it the enemy attempting to create a rift? Did you misunderstand someone’s comment? Realize what the root was, not just the surface circumstance.
3. Erase it. By asking forgiveness—at times you may even write a letter or face a person directly to ask forgiveness—you are, in reality, erasing the offense. God will blot it from any record in heaven and will help to cleanse it out of your spirit. The enemy may attempt to bring back a memory, but the Holy Spirit will remind you that you need not remember a sin that God has forgotten!
4. Replace it. Old images can be replaced with new pictures. Make fresh memories. Build new relationships. Get on with your life as you leave behind your past.”

(Perry Stone, Purging Your House, Pruning Your Family Tree: How to Rid Your Home and Family of Demonic Influence & Generational Oppression, Lake Mary, Florida: Charisma House, 2011, 12-13)