Upon receiving the Holy Ghost at the age of seventeen, my life changed. I no longer looked at life the same way. So many times when something went wrong, I always thought that it was because . . . it just went wrong.
While working in the altars at Georgia camp meeting, I was in the praying with some people after a powerful move of the Holy Ghost. An anointed message was brought forth causing people to come to the altar to seek God. I walked around the altar being compelled to pray for certain people. I did not fully understand what I was doing because I was still a babe in Christ but I was learning.
As I was passing this one girl who was not crying at all. People around her was crying and praying. But nothing seemed to shake her. One of the ladies praying was one of my mothers friends. She turned aside when she saw me. She motioned for me to come over to her. She leaned down and whispered to me. “This girl has been seeking for the Holy Ghost for 8 years and has not received it yet. Will you pray for her?” After agreeing to pray, I did not jump right in and begin. I stood there in front watching all of the other people pray with this young lady.
I felt a compel from God to pray right where I was standing. I spoke to the Lord and asked, “What is stopping her from receiving the Holy Ghost?” At that moment, I saw something that I have never seen before. I seen a small demon sitting on her shoulder. I did not see what kind it was. I did not see what or why it was there. I just saw it sitting there.
Not knowing what to do with what I saw, what I did do in that moment gave me understanding. I begin to pray and rebuke that demon. I don’t know what specialty that it was, but I rebuked it and prayed against it. I saw it turn and disappear right before my eyes. After that demon left, BIG tears begin to fall down this young lady’s face. I knew at that moment that it was time. So I reached over and laid my hands on her head and said, “Receive ye the Holy Ghost!” And she begin to speak with tongues as God spoke through her.
My point in sharing with you today is this . . . I know that there are many people that are in the medical field and they address something called mental illness. Doctors have stated that this is an issue in many people. And it seems that so many people deal with this. They always point them too and diagnose them to have a mental illness of some kind. If it is depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, ptsd or any other form of this. Let me say this . . . I do believe that there are some people that have problems physically wrong with them. But there are others, that are dealing with a spiritual war. And for us to disregard this side of things, all because we have read many books on mental illness, or that we have discussed this with experts in the medical field and all they can say, because of their lack of spiritual understanding, is that this is a physical issue in the brain.
If this were true, that there were ONLY mental illness. Then Why did God have the Apostle Paul write these words.
Ephesians 6:11-13 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
We need to understand that there are demons that we also face and fight. Just because you do not see them does not mean that they are not there. The best way to know the difference between someone that has an illness or a demon is to stay in prayer. Allow God to reveal that to you. Then you will know the difference. Remember James said . . .
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Just because you do not see it, does not mean it is not there. For those of you that have fought with your ex-spouses, are you sure it was them you were fighting? Or the results of a spiritual attack. But because you were not in a place to see or understand it, you thought it was the person that you were fighting with.
What is in your hand?
What war are you fighting?
Are you fighting the wrong person?
What is your weapon?
Seek God for answers!
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