Well it was a pretty turbulant time for me but in a nutshell this is the method of warfare that I followed. (It was simply inspired by the Holy Ghost and looking back I would definately use it again!).
1. Repented for trying it my way and asked God to help me fulfil HIS will in the situation.
2. Studied Fasting...then fasted to hear clearly from God on how to proceed. (during this fast I not only was sensitive to the Holy Ghost but I received tons of prophecies and revelations concerning the situation straight from God-many of which I didn't wanna face).
3. Then I studied prayer...then prayed. I had never been one to pray for longer than a few minutes but I knew this wasn't going to cut it so I studied HOW to/not to pray and What to pray for...we must always pray according to the will of God. In Psalms it talks about God putting desires in our hearts so HE can fulfil them...so I prayed that HE give me the right desires so that HE could fulfil them.
4. Which lead me to finding out EVERYTHING that the Bible had to say on THE problem and THE solution. Deductive reasoning lead me not only to learn about the larger situation but also the ones embedded in it. (FOr instance, due to the situation I was depressed, and I had to study what God said about my psychological/emotional state and encourage myself DAILY with those scriptures) I studied and memorized scriptures...hung pertinant ones on my wall to remind me at work etc.
5. I had to be purged. During this whole time I was asking God to show me to me. If one looked at the situation from the outside it seemed that I was totally not to blame but knowing I am not perfect I asked God to reveal my shortcomings and my role in the problem. Once he did, I...Studied what the Bible said about it and added those actions to my daily life and to my prayers. (For example, I was selfish and after studying, to conquer this I made it a point to do something extra nice for a random person and to do something good for the person who was causing the problem, yup, that was hard but what good is studying if you dont put it into action?)
6. Then I studied spiritual warfare in the Bible. I had done my bootcamp and was ready for the battlefield. Everyday I would spend about 2 hrs in prayer and worship, being lead by the Holy Ghost on what to pray. It was focused on the above mentioned issues I had studied but often He took me to other places having me pray for others that had nothing to do with me. I also exercised the power that the Bible told me I had against the enemey in prayer.
Theres probebely so much that Im leaving out but the basic foundation is to study and pray the will of God. I got tons of notebooks full of topics I needed a better understanding of before I could go before God. *In my preacher voice* "How many of you know that the enemy likes it when we dont know the word of God? Its the only offensive weapon we have and he loves when we come to war unprepared!"
During my warfare I had to do what
Guitarhero was asking in the OP. For example, I prayed that God would close the mouths of those speaking against me (and also that they would repent and be closer to him lol). I found out I had the right to ask that from a scripture in Psalms.
And you know what yall...so many of those righteous requests have come to pass! And Im believing God for the rest. (This took my relationship and faith to another level!) I had been saved for as long as I could remember but I had NEVER had to put into action the things I had "hear about". God is faithful to His Word!