Spiritual Mapping

Spiritual mapping is an intercessory prayer strategy that takes historical research and objective information gathering and combines it with Spirit-led insights. Informed intercession is another way to describe the basics of spiritual mapping.

As George Otis, Jr. of The Sentinel Group states, "....Spiritual mapping [informed intercession] enables us to 'see' things that were previously undetectable with our natural eyes....these veiled realities can include repressed hurts (associated with unresolved injustices), spiritual pacts, and demonic strongholds that daily hinder the advance of the gospel" (Informed Intercession, pg. 81, by George Otis, Jr.).

Every community has spiritual roots, history, and current activities that define the community, its people, and ultimately its spiritual destiny. By discovering spiritual indicators from a variety of sources, believers can seek God with humble repentant hearts. They can ask Him to forgive, redeem, and restore their land according to 2 Chronicles 7:14: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

The place of repentance is key to the healing and restoring of your community. Keeping a clean and pure heart before the Lord is critical to those who seek to pray on behalf of their communities. Given that pure heart, there are many biblical examples of those who confessed and identified with sins that they themselves did not commit. Ezra, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel all humbled themselves before God and sought His mercy and forgiveness for the sins of their people and nation. This is referred to as identificational repentance. Click here for a document on identificational repentance.

If you have a heart to see revival and transformation come to your community, PTM can help you with the basics of spiritual mapping by providing tools, teaching, and consultation. We also recommend the book Informed Intercession by George Otis, Jr., Regal Books. Other transformation resources can be obtained  from www.sentinelgroup.org

 

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