165 | Can Satan Hear My Prayers?

Verity by Phylicia Masonheimer

Phylicia Masonheimer

Theology, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Can Satan hear your prayers? Can he block or manipulate what you ask God to do? In this episode, we answer one of the most searched questions about spiritual warfare and prayer: Is Satan omniscient—and does he have power over your prayer life? If you've ever felt anxiety about praying out loud or wondered whether the enemy can sidetrack your prayers, this biblical teaching will bring clarity and confidence. Scripture makes clear that only God is all-knowing (1 John 3: 20; Proverbs 15: 3; Isaiah 40: 13–14). Satan is powerful—but limited—and his defeat is certain (Revelation 20: 10; Matthew 25: 41). We explore Ephesians 6 and 2 Corinthians 10 to understand why prayer is spiritual warfare—and how spoken prayer partners you with Christ rather than empowering the enemy. In this episode: – Can Satan hear my prayers? – Can the enemy block or delay God's answers? – How does spiritual warfare actually work? – Should Christians fear praying out loud? If you want to pray with confidence instead of fear, this episode will help you rest in God's sovereignty. 📚 Shop Prayer Resources ⦿ Every Woman a Theologian Shop [https://phyliciamasonheimer.com/] ✨Spring Shop launches March 12 with new prayer-focused resources and more. 🎧 Watch the full Verity Podcast Prayer Series [https://www.youtube.com/@veritypodcast] Subscribe to Verity Podcast [https://apple.co/veritypodcast] Verity Podcast is an Every Woman a Theologian company. We believe every woman should be a theologian—every woman a student of the heart of God. Order Every Woman a Theologian [https://tsfqr.com/EWATbook] New Release: Who Is Like Our God? Amos & Micah Bible Study [https://tsfqr.com/Amos] Follow along: Substack [https://phyliciamasonheimer.substack.com/], Instagram [https://instagram.com/phyliciamasonheimer], EWAT Instagram [https://instagram.com/everywomanatheologian] Subscribe for weekly biblical theology, spiritual warfare teaching, and practical guidance for growing in discernment and confidence in Christ. #CanSatanHearMyPrayers #SpiritualWarfare #PrayerLife #ChristianTheology #FaithOverFear

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0:00.0	We don't pray in fear of what Satan is doing to us. We pray in confidence of what Christ has already
0:07.0	done to Satan. That's how we pray. That's boldness. That's victory. That's confidence. That's
0:13.5	biblical prayer.
0:19.3	Hello, friends. Welcome back to Verity Podcast. I'm Felicia Masonheimer, the founder of Verity
0:25.4	and the founder of every woman, a theologian, the ministry that is attached to this podcast.
0:31.5	Thank you so much for listening or watching. We've been so grateful for your emails and your
0:36.5	responses to this series on prayer.
0:39.8	All of the topics in this series were submitted by our listeners, by my readers, and we have
0:46.4	had the privilege of sharing with you what we're finding in scripture in answer to your
0:51.9	questions. I hope that today's episode relieves a lot
0:55.8	of anxiety and fear for those of you who have questioned whether or not Satan can hear your prayers
1:01.9	or if he can, what he can do with them. This is something that comes up pretty frequently in our
1:08.3	email inbox, and it also comes up from kids kids ask a lot of questions
1:13.7	related to this as well so please share this episode or what you learned from it with those in
1:18.4	your life who need the encouragement that the lord loves to hear the prayers of his people
1:25.2	and nothing that satan can do is going to affect that.
1:31.5	Speaking of the email inbox, if you have questions for me or for the Every Woman of Theologian
1:36.3	team, you can email us at Felicia at Felicia Masonheimer.com. We monitor that inbox every single
1:42.8	week. Your emails are coming to actual people, and so we will get back to you as soon as we can. All right, we're going to jump into this particular episode. And I have three main points for you that I want to cover in regard to the question, can Satan sidetrack my prayers? Or can Satan hear and impact my prayer life?
2:05.2	This is something that we will ask, you know, sometimes out of a place of fear, sometimes
2:10.5	out of a place of just wanting to know, is there a way to pray that's more protective or a way to pray that's more in line with God's will.
2:19.7	Is Satan kind of battling with me when I'm praying? Is he like taking advantage of what I'm
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