{"id":45087,"date":"2020-11-06T20:12:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45087"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:35:12","slug":"how-satan-blocks-the-answers-to-our-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/11\/06\/how-satan-blocks-the-answers-to-our-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW SATAN BLOCKS THE ANSWERS TO OUR PRAYERS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You may have asked yourself, <\/span>\u201cCan Satan really block the answers to our prayers?\u201d<\/em> The answer is <\/span>yes\u2014but only under certain conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s begin with a key distinction: Satan cannot stop your prayers from reaching God.<\/strong> Every genuine prayer, no matter how small, ascends directly to the throne of God. This is confirmed in:<\/p>\n

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Psalm 34:15 (ESV):<\/strong>
\u201cThe eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So prayer always reaches God. However, what Satan tries to block is the delivery of God\u2019s response.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Biblical Example: Daniel\u2019s Delayed Answer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Daniel 10:12\u201313<\/strong>, we see a clear example of this spiritual warfare:<\/p>\n

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Daniel 10:12\u201313 (NIV):<\/strong>
\u201cThen he said, \u2018Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here, \u201cthe prince of the Persian kingdom\u201d refers to a territorial demonic power<\/strong>. From the very first day<\/strong> Daniel began to seek God in prayer, his words were heard, and an angel was dispatched with the answer. But this angel was delayed 21 days<\/strong> due to demonic resistance until the archangel Michael intervened.<\/p>\n

This shows that spiritual battles in the heavenly realms<\/strong> can delay answers to prayer\u2014even though God has already responded.<\/p>\n

Ephesians 6:12 (ESV)<\/strong> supports this:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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How Satan Accuses Believers Before God<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Satan\u2019s power to hinder answers lies in his role as “the accuser of the brethren.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV):<\/strong>
\u201cBe sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here, Satan is portrayed not just as an enemy, but one actively seeking grounds<\/strong> to attack and delay blessings.<\/p>\n

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Revelation 12:10 (NIV):<\/strong>
\u201cNow have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He stands before God with legal accusations<\/strong>, highlighting our sins as reasons why we don\u2019t deserve answers. This is similar to how a prosecutor brings evidence in court.<\/p>\n

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Job\u2019s Righteousness and Satan\u2019s Accusation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Even righteous people can come under spiritual attack. Consider Job<\/strong>, a man who lived uprightly:<\/p>\n

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Job 1:8\u201311 (ESV):<\/strong>
\u201cAnd the Lord said to Satan, \u2018Have you considered my servant Job…? He is blameless and upright…\u2019 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, \u2018Does Job fear God for no reason?… But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Even though Job was upright, Satan challenged his motives, trying to prove that Job served God only because he was blessed. In Job 2:3<\/strong>, God says:<\/p>\n

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\u201c…You incited Me against him to destroy him without cause.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If Satan accused Job<\/strong>, a man whom God called blameless, how much more does he accuse those who are walking in sin<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

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Satan Uses Our Sins as Legal Grounds<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Every unrepented sin gives Satan a point of accusation. He presents our failures as reasons why God should withhold blessings:<\/p>\n