1. Discern before you declare
Ask what is actually operating: fear, lust, infirmity, poverty, confusion, division, religion, witchcraft. The name matters because you cannot evict what you will not identify (Mark 5:9).
2. Close the door first
Repentance precedes rebuke. If sin, unforgiveness or an agreement is giving legal ground, no amount of shouting evicts anything. Confess, forgive, renounce, then command.
3. Bind, then loose — in that order
Bind the strong man's operation, then loose yourself, your household, your finances and your mind from it (Matthew 12:29, Matthew 18:18). Reversing the order is why so much prayer feels like it bounces.
4. Use the actual weapons
The blood of Jesus, the name of Jesus, the spoken Word, praise, fasting, forgiveness and obedience. Revelation 12:11 gives you two of them in one verse — the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.
5. Command with authority, not volume
"In the name of Jesus Christ, I cancel every assignment of [name] against my life, my family and my destiny. I revoke every permission. Spirit of [name], I command you to loose me and go where Jesus sends you. I seal this ground with the blood of Jesus."
6. Occupy the ground
The house swept and empty is re-entered (Matthew 12:43-45). Fill it: worship, scripture, communion, generosity, obedience in the exact area that was in bondage. This is the step most people skip, and it is the reason for relapse.