Evangelist Joshua Orekhie Ministries

40 Days Fasting & Prayer Announcement

Theme: A Cry for Mercy

Scriptures:

Psalm 51 | Psalm 57 | Mark 10:47 | Psalm 86:3 | Luke 18:13 | Psalm 130:2

⏱ Fasting Schedule:

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: Early Morning to 6:00pm

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays: Early Morning to 2:00pm

Let’s come together in prayer and fasting, seeking God’s mercy, grace, and divine breakthrough!

DAY 38: A CRY OF MERCY AGAINST NEGATIVE ADDICTION

Psalm 51:1-2

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.  Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

Hebrews 4:16

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

Galatians 5:1

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Romans 6:14

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

1 Corinthians 6:12

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

John 8:36

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

INTRODUCTION 

What is Negative Addiction?

Negative addiction is any habit, appetite, or behavioral pattern that has seized unlawful control over your will, your time, your body, and your spiritual life. It could be lust, anger, gambling, gluttony, or hidden sin that you practice in secret. Negative addiction is sin, and it is a thief that robs you of your blessings, your peace, and your destiny.

Anything you are negatively addicted to has taken the driver’s seat of your life. You are no longer in control; the addiction is fully in charge of your life. And behind every stubborn addiction is a demonic agenda orchestrated by the devil himself to ruin, disgrace, and destroy your life.

The truth is this: Anything you are too ashamed to tell people about is the very addiction that is silencing you. Darkness thrives in secrecy. The enemy knows that as long as you keep quiet, he can keep you bound. But the moment you drag that secret into the light, it begins to lose its power.

For example, your addiction might be alcohol. It might be smoking, lying, gossiping, deceit, pornography, or masturbation. Whatever it is, God is calling you to repentance today. He’s not condemning you, He’s offering you a way out. But mercy doesn’t flow freely to a person who has refused to repent or break free from their sin.

You cannot hold onto sin with one hand and reach for God’s mercy with the other. When you continue indulging in sin, you create a spiritual blockage for yourself. Your prayers hit a ceiling and bounce back. Your grace stops operating and flowing freely in your life.

Also your breakthroughs get delayed. The Bible says in Psalm 66:18, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” Addiction doesn’t just affect your body or emotions, it affects your access to God. But here’s the good news: the mercy of God is more powerful than any stronghold of addiction in your life.

Mercy is light. Addiction is darkness. And when light collides with darkness, darkness has no choice but to flee. The mercy of God is not weak or passive, it is aggressive, liberating, and transforming. It breaks chains. It shatters yokes to pieces. It dismantles strongholds that have held you captive for years.

As you cry out for mercy today in desperation, that negative addiction will release you. It will lose its grip over your life. It will set you free. The same God who delivered the Israelites from Egypt, who broke the chains off Paul and Silas in prison, who set the demoniac free from a legion of demons, that same God is ready to deliver you right now.

So I declare over your life: as you repent and cry for mercy, may every negative addiction in your life release you and set you free, in the mighty name of Jesus! Amen.

CONFESSION

I declare by the power in the blood of Jesus that every negative addiction afflicting my life, family, body, mind, finances, relationships, and destiny is completely reversed, permanently removed, and eternally cancelled right now. By the mercy of God, I receive total forgiveness, supernatural strength, and absolute deliverance from every chain of addiction.

I refuse to be dominated, controlled, or ruled by any negative habit or compulsive behavior. Sin shall no longer have dominion over me, for I am dead to sin and alive unto God through Christ Jesus. By the precious blood of Jesus, I am liberated, emancipated, and set free indeed; I am free in spirit, free in soul, and free in body.

My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. My soul belongs to the Lord. My spirit is sealed by God. Therefore, no demon, no evil spirit, no power of darkness shall ever control, manipulate, or oppress me again. I am purchased by the blood of the Lamb, redeemed from the curse, and delivered from the power of darkness into the kingdom of God’s dear Son.

I walk in complete freedom, divine wholeness, and supernatural self-control. Greater is He that is in me than any form of addiction, any craving, any demonic stronghold in this world. I am more than a conqueror through Christ who loves me and strengthens me. In Jesus’ mighty name, I am free! Amen.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Spend 10–15 minutes worshipping God for His mercy and lovingkindness. Praise Him because He does not abandon you in weaknesses.

Before you sing, make this declaration:

“Lord, I come before You not in my strength but in Your mercy. I worship You not because I deserve Your presence but because You invite me to come boldly to Your throne of grace. I magnify Your holy name, the name above every name, the name that breaks chains and sets captives free.

I declare that You are faithful even when I have been unfaithful. You are strong even when I am weak. Your mercies are new every morning, and today I receive fresh mercy for complete deliverance from addiction.

As I worship God, let Your presence fill this place. Let shame be broken. Let guilt be removed. Let hope arise. Let faith increase. Let every demon assigned to my addiction tremble at the sound of my praise. I worship You, my Deliverer, my Healer, my Strong Tower. You are worthy of all glory, honour, and praise forever. Amen!”

HYMN  – When We Walk With The Lord

1 When we walk with the Lord

in the light of his word,

what a glory he sheds on our way!

While we do his good will,

he abides with us still,

and with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain:

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

2 But we never can prove

the delights of his love

until all on the altar we lay;

for the favor he shows,

and the joy he bestows,

are for them who will trust and obey.

[Refrain]

3 Then in fellowship sweet

we will sit at his feet,

or we’ll walk by his side in the way;

what he says we will do,

where he sends we will go;

never fear, only trust and obey. [Refrain]

(DAY 38): A CRY OF MERCY AGAINST NEGATIVE ADDICTION – Prayer Points

1. Father, by Your mercy, uproot every negative addiction that has planted itself in my life, in the name of Jesus.

2. Every habit that competes with my love for God, lose your power over me by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

3. O Lord, I cry unto You for mercy against every negative addiction operating in my life, in the name of Jesus.

4. Father, let Your mercy locate every negative element added to my life that I don’t even know about, in the name of Jesus.

5. By Your mercy, O God, reverse every evil addition that has entered my life through ignorance, in the name of Jesus.

6. Father, let Your mercy cover every open door through which negative addition has entered my life, in the name of Jesus.

7. Every negative addiction preventing me from hearing God’s voice clearly, be destroyed, in the name of Jesus.

8. Every cycle of “I will stop this addiction today” and I fall again tomorrow, be terminated by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

9. Any demon moving behind pleasure to destroy my destiny, your time is up; by the mercy of God, be cast out now, in the name of Jesus.

10. By the grace of God, I receive grace to say no to what the sin destroying me, in the name of Jesus.

11. Any addiction powered by my imagination, memory replay, or emotional flashbacks, be silenced by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

12. O Lord, by Your mercy, remove the taste, the excitement, and the satisfaction I get from this addiction, in the name of Jesus.

13. Every power that says I can’t stop this addiction, hear the word of the Lord, stop by the mercy of God, in the name of Jesus.

14. Every addiction that hides under stress, pressure, anger, or tiredness, be exposed and destroyed by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

15. Any demon that wants me to be alone, weak, or unguarded to strike at me, be arrested, in the name of Jesus.

16. Father, by mercy, I will not use my weakness as an excuse anymore; I receive strength to walk uprightly, in the name of Jesus.

17. O Lord, by mercy, do not allow addiction to rewrite my destiny, in the name of Jesus.

18. Any addiction programmed to give people wrong perception about me, die, in the name of Jesus.

19. O Lord, by Your unfailing mercy, deliver me from every negative addiction that has enslaved my soul, in the name of Jesus.

20. Father, let Your mercy locate me and break the power of every habit that keeps pulling me backward, in the name of Jesus.

21. By the blood of Jesus, I renounce and disconnect myself from every addiction I knowingly or unknowingly entered into, in the name of Jesus.

22. O God of mercy, uproot every appetite for sin that has grown strong in my life, in the name of Jesus.

23. Every addiction feeding on secret places of my life, be exposed and destroyed by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

24. Father, forgive me for every time I have returned to what You have delivered me from; wash me afresh by Your mercy, in the name of Jesus.

25. By divine mercy, I receive grace to say NO to every temptation connected to my addiction, in the name of Jesus.

26. Any power using addiction to waste my time, destiny, and spiritual life, be judged by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

27. Every addiction programmed to destroy my future, expire by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

28. O Lord, have mercy upon me, for I am weak and bound by addiction that I cannot break in my own strength, in the name of Jesus.

29. Father, I cry out for Your mercy to deliver me from every substance, behaviour, and pattern that has me in captivity, in the name of Jesus.

30. Lord Jesus, have mercy on me and break the chains of addiction that have robbed me of my peace, purpose, and destiny, in the name of Jesus.

31. Merciful Father, I have tried and failed repeatedly; intervene with Your supernatural power and set me completely free, in the name of Jesus.

32. O God of mercy, deliver my soul from the addiction that is destroying my body, relationships, and spiritual life, in the name of Jesus.

33. Lord, show me mercy even though I have broken my promises to You; forgive me and grant me genuine deliverance, in the name of Jesus.

34. Father, Your mercies are new every morning; let today be my day of freedom from every addictive stronghold, in the name of Jesus.

35. God of all grace, extend Your mercy to me and heal the pain and emptiness that drives my addictive behaviour, in the name of Jesus.

36. Lord Jesus, You came to set the captives free; have mercy on me and manifest Your delivering power in my life today, in the name of Jesus.

37. Father, I cry out for mercy like blind Bartimaeus; do not pass me by but stop and heal me completely, in the name of Jesus.

38. Lord, have mercy on me and deliver me from the addiction that is stealing my testimony and witness for Christ, in the name of Jesus.

39. Lord Jesus, have mercy and deliver me from every form of addiction that is keeping me from my divine assignment, in the name of Jesus.

40. Merciful God, intervene in my life right now and do what I cannot do for myself, break the addiction that controls me, in the name of Jesus.

41. Father, show me mercy and restore my spiritual sensitivity that addiction has dulled and destroyed, in the name of Jesus.

42. Lord, I cry out for mercy that not only delivers me but keeps me free and transforms me completely, in the name of Jesus.

43. Every strongman of addiction assigned to my life, I bind you and cast you out by the authority of Jesus Christ, in the name of Jesus.

44. Spirit of alcoholism working in my bloodline and in my life, I command you to release me and depart now, in the name of Jesus.

45. Spirit of drug addiction that has held me captive, I break your power and command you to loose me, in the name of Jesus.

46. Demon of social media addiction stealing my time and peace, I cast you out of my life, in the name of Jesus.

47. Marine spirits using sexual addiction to pollute my destiny, I break your power and cast you back to the depths, in the name of Jesus.

48. Every witchcraft spirit using addiction to monitor and manipulate my life, your assignment is cancelled, in the name of Jesus.

49. Spirit of Jezebel using addiction to control and destroy my life and marriage, I command you to loose me, in the name of Jesus.

50. Every spirit of depression and anxiety that drives my addictive behaviour, I command you to depart, in the name of Jesus.

51. Every spirit of procrastination keeping me from seeking help for my addiction, I cast you out now, in the name of Jesus.

52. Every spirit of hopelessness telling me I will never be free from addiction, I cast you out and receive hope, in the name of Jesus.

53. Spirit of death and destruction assigned to use addiction to kill me prematurely, your assignment fails, in the name of Jesus.

54. Every demon assigned to use my addiction to abort my divine purpose and calling, you are terminated, in the name of Jesus.

55. Every demon celebrating my addiction as a victory over God’s plan for my life, your celebration is over; I am free, in the name of Jesus.

56. By divine mercy, I receive power to overcome every craving and urge of addiction, in the name of Jesus.

57. O Lord, by Your mercy, heal every damaged area of my brain affected by addiction, in the name of Jesus.

58. Father, let Your mercy deliver me from the spirit of compulsive behaviour controlling my actions, in the name of Jesus.

59. By God’s mercy, I receive supernatural strength to resist every temptation to return to addiction, in the name of Jesus.

60. Let the mercy of God arise and silence every voice driving me toward addictive substances, in the name of Jesus.

61. Father, by Your mercy, set me free from addiction to pornography and sexual immorality, in the name of Jesus.

62. By the mercy of the Lord, I break free from addiction to harmful relationships and toxic people, in the name of Jesus.

63. O God, let Your mercy destroy the spirit of addiction to anger and violence in my life, in the name of Jesus.

64. Let divine mercy destroy every generational pattern of addiction in my family, in the name of Jesus.

65. By the mercy of the Lord, I receive grace to walk in complete freedom from all addiction, in the name of Jesus

66. By divine mercy, I recover every good thing I lost because of addiction, in the name of Jesus.

67. Lord, I refuse to be controlled by any destructive appetite anymore, in the name of Jesus.

68. Mercy of God, locate me and destroy every habit that has become a spiritual prison, in the name of Jesus.

69. By the mercy of God, I receive power to overcome what has overcome me, in the name of Jesus.

70. Father, let Your mercy break every chain of bondage holding my life captive, in the name of Jesus.

71. Every addiction that has stolen my joy and peace, be uprooted by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

72. Mercy of God, erase every evil craving programmed into my flesh, in the name of Jesus.

73. Lord, let Your mercy silence every voice of temptation speaking daily to my heart, in the name of Jesus.

74. Father, restore my spiritual strength where addiction has weakened me, in the name of Jesus.

75. O Lord, deliver me from secret struggles that are destroying my future, in the name of Jesus.

76. Lord, let Your mercy heal the wounds behind my addiction, in the name of Jesus.

77. By mercy, I will not waste my destiny on temporary pleasures, in the name of Jesus.

78. Mercy of God, deliver my body from every unlawful appetite, in the name of Jesus.

79. I receive grace to stay consistent in prayer and discipline, in the name of Jesus.

80. Every addiction that has blocked my prayers, be destroyed by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

81. Every demonic habit that has followed me from childhood, be terminated by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

82. Every addiction that has become my comfort, be replaced by the comfort of the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus.

83. Father, let the fire of Your mercy burn away every evil desire in my flesh, in the name of Jesus.

84. O Lord, restore my discipline, restore my focus, restore my hunger for You, in the name of Jesus.

85. Mercy of God, disconnect me from every wrong pattern of living, in the name of Jesus.

86. Every addiction that has become a stronghold, collapse by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

87. O Lord, empower me to overcome secret sins by Your mercy, in the name of Jesus.

88. Every addiction that has become a gateway for demons, be shut by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

89. By mercy, I will not return to bondage after deliverance, in the name of Jesus.

90. Every addiction sponsored by stress and anxiety, be broken by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

91. Every demonic habit that rises when I am alone, scatter by mercy, in the name of Jesus.

92. O Lord, give me power to resist what I could not resist before, in the name of Jesus.

93. By mercy, I receive total victory over my flesh, in the name of Jesus.

94. Father, let Your mercy uproot addiction from my thoughts, dreams, and actions, in the name of Jesus.

95. Mercy of God, let my deliverance be permanent and complete, in the name of Jesus.

96. Mercy of God, restore my confidence to pray again without feeling guilt, in the name of Jesus.

97. Let the mercy of God set me free from addiction to gossip and negative speech, in the name of Jesus.

98. Father, by Your mercy, deliver me from addiction to stealing and criminal behaviour, in the name of Jesus.

99. By God’s mercy, I receive deliverance from every hidden and secret addiction in my life, in the name of Jesus.

100. Let divine mercy break every addiction to negative thinking and mental rumination, in the name of Jesus.

Kindly follow any of our past fasting days: Day 37, Day 36 Day 35, Day 34

PRAYER ASSIGNMENT

STEP 1: Prepare Your Heart

Find a quiet place where you can pray without distraction. Have your Bible, a pen, and paper ready. Come before God with a sincere and contrite heart, ready to be honest about your struggle.

STEP 2: Pray Psalm 51 Slowly 

Read and pray Psalm 51 slowly, verse by verse. This is David’s prayer of repentance after his sin. Let every word sink deep into your spirit. Personalize it. Make it your own cry for mercy and cleansing.

Key verses to meditate on:

• “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness…” (v.1)
• “Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.” (v.2)
• “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” (v.10)
• “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.” (v.12)

STEP 3: Pray Psalm 49 Slowly 

Now read and pray Psalm 40 slowly. This is a psalm of deliverance and thanksgiving. Declare every verse over your life, believing that God will bring you out of the pit of addiction just as He brought David out.

Key verses to declare:

• “I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.” (v.1)
• “He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.” (v.2)
• “And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God…” (v.3)
• “Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.” (v.11)

STEP 4: Pray Romans 8 Slowly 

Read and pray Romans 8 slowly. This is the chapter of freedom, victory, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Let the truth of your identity in Christ and your freedom from condemnation wash over you.

Key verses to confess:

• “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…” (v.1)
• “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” (v.2)
• “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” (v.13)
• “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” (v.37)

STEP 5: Write Down Your Addiction 

On a piece of paper, write down the specific addiction you are trusting God to break. Be honest. Be specific. Don’t hide it. Bring it into the light.

Examples:

• “I am trusting God to break my addiction to pornography.”
• “I am trusting God to break my addiction to alcohol.”
• “I am trusting God to break my addiction to anger and violent behavior.”
• “I am trusting God to break my addiction to lying and deceit.”
• “I am trusting God to break my addiction to smoking.”
• “I am trusting God to break my addiction to masturbation.”

Write it down clearly. This is your point of contact with God.

STEP 6: Declare Your Freedom 

After writing down your addiction and completing your prayers, stand up (if you are able), lift your hands to heaven, and say this declaration with faith and authority:

“I RECEIVE GRACE TO STOP IT TODAY!”

MEMORY VERSES

John 8:36, Romans 6:14, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Psalm 107:14, Galatians 5:1, 2 Timothy 1:7, Ezekiel 36:26-27.