Just when we think life is all sorted, we can get completely side-swiped. Out of the blue, the mist comes in, we don’t even notice it, and the next thing we know we are walking through a thick dark fog. Unable to see any joy in this life. Overwhelmed by a heavy oppression.
Is this just me or could it be the enemy?
There is someone who does not want to see us happy. Who does not want to see us succeed. Someone who does not want our marriages or family lives to flourish.
This is the enemy of our soul.
Satan and his legions are on the rampage and their mission is to steal, kill and destroy.
I have never been one to look for the devil under every rock. And I don’t think that we should blame life’s unfortunate circumstances on his evil hand.
But he is there, waiting to strike and although the affliction may be subtle, the outcome can be brutal. This is why we need fellowship and accountability. Because others can recognize the work of the enemy when we are completely blinded by the blow.
Recently I found myself shrouded by a fog of depression. I just could not see beyond it. It is the worst that I have experienced yet. I could not think of hope. I could not think!
But my friends saw it for what it was. They spoke life into those places where there was death. They prayed for me and commanded the darkness to leave.
And then they explained what they had seen.
The enemy knows my brokenness. He understands my areas of great weakness and when given half the chance, he overwhelmed me with thoughts of inadequacy and great neediness. All these triggers sent me on a downward spiral into a place of darkness and depression. A place I don’t want to even leave because its too tiring to think about leaving. This is oppression rather then depression.
The onslaught is from the outside, but it messes up the inside.
But there is power in prayer and the prayers brought the darkness into the light.
I could never have done this in my own strength. Hope could only be seen from a different perspective. From a spiritual point of view. From Gods throne of power and love.
Now I understand it. I can speak to the powers of darkness and tell them to flee.
Sometimes, when the Lord wants to equip us and set us forth on a journey which is his chosen direction for us, he will bring a circumstance into our lives that will bring us into a full awareness of his power and presence in this realm.
I trust and believe that this is what has happened for me. Spiritual warfare is a very real thing and it has always been an interest to me. Never scary …. because for me, it makes the power of God come alive.
God ALWAYS overcomes the enemy.
Jesus has snatched the keys of death and the grave from satan.
The word tells us Matthew 12:40 “The Son of man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights”
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Revelation 1:18 says “I am the living one. I was dead, but now I am alive, forever and ever. And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”
The Lord has given us all gifts and ministries. I have been given a ministry where I can walk in the spiritual. Not all the time, but there are times when I cross the line – all for the glory of God – to reveal His love, his power, his plan and his grace.
My very special, Godly friend gave me this vision when they were praying for me. Gods light is so beautifully bright that we are unable to look at it without shades. But says to me ‘take off your shades and look directly into my light.’ so that you can know and understand, walk in and pass on my incredible light and love and power.
It is with this knowledge of His love and power that I can stand against the enemy and join with others as we overcome the works of the evil one.
Please email me with any of your needs or struggles or prayer requests. I will take these requests before the Lord and trust that I can bring you His love and light and hope into your circumstance. Your email will be kept completely private because it is between you and the Lord. Most times I will not even understand the meaning of the message that God will give to you, because it will be Him speaking His life and love into your circumstance – a circumstance which He knows and understands so well.
linda@lifelovemiracles.co.za