Next steps after deliverance
After you are delivered, there are several steps you should take in order to stay free and keep the enemy from returning. In the bible it says that cast out spirits are homeless and go searching for a new home. If they don’t find a home they try to come back to the place they were cast out from. If there is an opening for them to come back, as in if you participate in sin or anything that gives these spirits a right and agreement to come back, they will return and bring spirits seven times worse. In this case you will be worse off than you were before being delivered.
Step 1
Start fasting. If you are new to fasting, start with a 3 day fast preferably on the weekend. Fasts are great ways to connect and get closer to God. Fasting also helps purge unclean spirits that are attached and connected to you. The closer you are to God the harder it is for spirits to reach you. Click the button below for a detailed overview about fasting.
Step 2
Read your bible daily. The bible includes so much invaluable information about Jesus, life, and how to become closer to him. Think of the bible as spiritual food. It provides precious information that allows you to read the word of God. Having a consistent reading schedule is important as well. Start off small by reading a few verses every night. Then try to read at least 1 chapter a night and continue to increase your reading over time. To keep yourself on schedule you can also read for an allotted time, e.g like 20 minutes, to take the pressure off of chapter counting. Ask God to give you a thirst for the word so your desire for reading the bible increases.
Step 3
Set aside a specific time each day to communicate thoughtfully and sincerely in prayer to Jesus. This can help deepen your spiritual connection to God and enhance your overall sense of peace and purpose. Pray that God will help you flee from temptations and challenges that may come your way and to give you the strength to endure.
Step 4
Have fellowship with him. Fellowship with God requires confessing sin, yielding to God in loving obedience, and sacrificing love for others. Fellowship with God is more than a casual acquaintance; it's a partnership, a sharing in common, or a communion.
Step 5
Frequent repentance. Once you are free from the bondage the spirits you were delivered from will come back to check if you have open doors for them to come back through while bringing more spirits seven times worse.
Step 6
Separate yourself from people, environments, and substances that don't encourage your spiritual growth and renewal. Not separating yourself from these things can tempt you into falling back into the habits, behaviors, and actions that invited and kept you in bondage with unclean and demonic spirits.
Step 7
Find a supportive community. Seek out like-minded individuals and groups, whether they are small or large, that can assist and mentor you on your journey. Engaging with others who share your beliefs and values can provide encouragement and offer guidance. Additionally, being a part of such a community can help keep you accountable in your spiritual growth with Jesus Christ.
Key Scriptures
James 1:23-25
23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
Proverbs 1:10-19
10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. 11 If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul; 12 let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; 14 cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”—15 my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths; 16 for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood. 17 How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it! 18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves! 19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
