There are two sides to spiritual warfare.
One part is the prayers said in faith to God through Jesus for those who have been redeemed.
Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
The other part is our actions. What we feed upon is what we become. What we feed upon becomes what we think about. Thoughts become beliefs, beliefs become action, and action becomes reality.
Jas 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Let's look at the words submit and resist.
Submit in the Strongs
G5293
ὑποτάσσω
hupotassō
hoop-ot-as'-so
From G5259 and G5021; to subordinate; reflexively to obey: - be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.
Submitting or obeying God is only possible if we know what His will is. The only way to know what His will is, is to feed from His word. Taking the precepts of the Bible, finding a situation in scripture that
shows the same temptation, or oppression that is being experienced, and praying both prayers of mouth and action according to what the Bible shows as a counter for it. Blanket prayers can help for a
general direction, but pointed prayers dealing with specific things are much more effective.
Now for the resist part..
G436
ἀνθίστημι
anthistēmi
anth-is'-tay-mee
From G473 and G2476; to stand against, that is, oppose: - resist, withstand.
Which includes G473 which is this one..
G473
ἀντί
anti
an-tee'
A primary particle; opposite, that is, instead or because of (rarely in addition to): - for, in the room of. Often used in composition to denote contrast, requital, substitution, correspondence, etc.
Notice the words opposite, substitution, contrast. So, in both prayers of mouth, and action there is an opposite counter or substitution that is required. Just like repentance does not only mean
with the mouth only, but turning from what was being done with faith that the Lord will enable to do so by His Spirit.