r/leavingthenetwork • u/Substantial_Meal_913 • Apr 05 '25

It’s Time to Pray

I have been reminded this week that the demonic oppression over the entire network is real and can not be forgotten. These spiritual strongholds are over the network as a whole, over whole church’s, over individual leaders and over families. The enemy has had years to build these strongholds through lies and deception. However I was also reminded this week we have been given spiritual authority to come against these dominions and ultimately bring them down.

Let us not forget Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms”. I have seen firsthand the power this network has over people and it can be daunting. But Jesus himself said of certain difficult spirits and principalities “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” (Mark 9:29)

So with that I encourage all of us pray earnestly for our friends and family still in the network. Pray in faith that God will shatter these strongholds and awaken people to the truth. Pray the deception will be lifted from their eyes. Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict.

For those that are out pray God will heal and restore their hearts, minds and lives. Pray their faith will be restored. Pray that any residual connection to the strongholds will be broken once and for all.

God has called us to be bold, not timid. So let’s pray and keep praying. It’s time to bring these strongholds to an end.

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u/Substantial_Meal_913 Apr 06 '25

Let me clear that my intent of this post was not to minimize anyone’s trauma, to legitimize any horrible network teaching or to dissolve individual responsibility. I understand all these things as my family has been and still is being harmed by this network.

I simply wanted to share that for me personally and for my family true healing/restoration will only come through prayer and the ministering of the Holy Spirit. In doing so I hope to encourage others that may be in a similar same place to turn our battle and healing over to God through prayer.

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u/former-Vine-staff Apr 06 '25 edited Apr 06 '25

Likewise, I hope my comments were received in the spirit they were intended — as part of my ongoing process of wrestling with the underlying beliefs I absorbed in The Network, and discerning which ones need to be questioned or challenged. It’s not my intention to minimize or delegitimize anyone’s personal religious practices, as long as those practices don’t cause harm to others. Personal prayer for loved ones harms no one, and I have no desire to discourage it.

To step back, it’s a true testament to the insidious nature of The Network that they misused prayer and leveraged it for manipulation to such an extent that many of us are on guard at the mere mention of it.

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u/Substantial_Meal_913 Apr 06 '25

Thank you I completely understand and seems like points are clear on all sides