Anticipating Freedom - Spiritual Housecleaning

In the process of Spiritual Housecleaning… let me do a recap of the precepts in the videos I've done thus far:

The enemy can access or oppress us through:

•Our sin (rebellion)

•The unrepentant sin of our forefathers (generational)

•Curses (including self imposed via Inner Vows)

•Negative beliefs, confessions or thoughts that align with the enemy and are opposed to the Truth in the Word of God

•Unhealthy or sinful soul ties

•Unhealed Wounds or Trauma in our soul

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Now I've walked you through much understanding to break cycles of wrong thought processes…. through empowering prayers to cut off curses or ties that pin doors open but the final frontier is removing the invader(s).


In Luke 4:18, Jesus declares,

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord."

Let me point out what is so very important that Jesus is declaring:

•Proclaim release…. the time is now.

•Sight to the blind… to heal.

•Set free the oppressed… deliverance.

•Proclaim year… the time is now.


In between "The time is now" is: to heal and to deliver!


Jesus, the spiritual King of the Spiritual Kingdom of Heaven… but all the people could see was oppression in the Kingdoms of Man.

Up until the time of Jesus, the law-- the temple --was the only way to keep clean from these spiritual 'invaders'. But through His ultimate sacrifice and example, He has GIVEN US everything we need to overcome. Nothing has changed in this book, but that HE has lifted us up with Him in authority and power and freedom if we so choose!


[Luke 10:19 "Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you."]


Deliverance is no different today then it was back then. The problem today is that [holding Bible] much of this has been added to or taken away at the users whim. Bad fruit, physical ailments, torments… you name it…. it's all ignored as opposition to abundant life. Instead of focusing on Healing and Deliverance, drugs are pushed…psychotherapy is pushed. The purpose of ministering deliverance is to set free those who are in bondage. Whether spiritual or physical… HE HEALED THEM ALL. So, why should we live life expecting any less?

We are to preach the gospel, to heal the sick and to deliver the oppressed or we are not following what Jesus has mandated for us!


[John 20:21, "Then said Jesus to them... as my Father has sent me, even so send I you."]


What does the oppression that cries out for the need of deliverance look like?

Have we become brainwashed by Hollywood?

Oppression is not an issue of being totally overrun by the demonic….


You've heard this before… that our bodies are 98% water… That we make the perfect home for usurpers of the glory of God:

Luke 11:24

"When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest…"


[Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are." 1 Corinthians 3:16-17]


Derek Prince has said, "Demons continually seek to invade a person, but when the person is healthy spiritually, the spiritual "immune system" within the person identifies and attacks the demons, and they are not able to move in and take control. Any kind of unhealthiness or emotional weakness, on the other hand, makes a person vulnerable to demonic attack."


So it's important to seek out those areas in our life where there is not abundant life and discern what is holding us back? Is it our flesh that needs crucified or do we have an invader that needs cast out and the door healed and sealed by Jesus Christ?


If you were the enemy and you didn't want to leave your 'house' wouldn't you infiltrate the church and blind the people; discredit anything and everything that might get you evicted?

And so the 'church' normalizes oppression as something to expect in life. Let's face it… the 'church' at large does not want to deal with 'deliverance' because of lies believed. "Deliverance" to the 'church' is like potty talk… but I'm sorry, we all poop! Do we not all sin and fall short of the Glory of God? Didn't even Peter get a rebuke for aligning with the enemy?


[Mark 8:33 "But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."]


You've got to get it in your head that enemy access is a normal thing we struggle with in life. This isn't strange, this isn't new… we need to quit running away from deliverance!


As Jesus was speaking to the disciples at Passover… at that last supper He declared:


"I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;.." John 14:30


Does the enemy have anything in you?


Question everything alongside of the Word of God… and get ready because the next videos in this series we will begin to expose the invaders and I will walk you through self-deliverance with encouragement that you can do this with others as well. His commission is your commission!


[John 14:12, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do".]

Spiritual Housecleaning Playlist

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Negative Confessions, Inner Vows & Curses - Spiritual Housecleaning

Ever get disturbed by the massive amount of 'positive thinking' guru garbage that's out there? Why is it so big? It's big, because it's precepts are based on biblical principles, and it will work for people until the day they stand before God and He retorts:


"You have not come through the door that I appointed."


[John 1:1"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber."]


If such 'positive' biblical precepts will work for anyone-- have we, 'heirs of the kingdom' really understood the power not only for good but for bad that we wield by our professed outlook on life?


This episode of Spiritual Housecleaning focuses on understanding the damage that a negative outlook or confessions, as well as unscriptural inner vows can harm us and place a heavy bondage over our lives.


I'm going to tell you a couple of real life examples that explore the effects of compounding negativity… so that you will be able to -- in turn -- effectively 'fine tooth comb' through your own issues later and gain victory in God's ultimate truth.


So let me tell you a story about a girl…


This girl has always had a life mantra of "I'm not a math person". Now it's true that we all have giftings and talents that Father God uniquely blesses His children with, but remember, we're getting out the fine tooth comb… and we have to separate what is healthy in our excuses versus what have we allowed to become as a bondage over our lives.


The bondage of a wrong belief system can be unearthed and realized in layers, if we will be 'real' with ourselves.


So back to our 'non-math lov'in gal'… and the many layers that led up to an unbiblical belief that became a form of bondage:


It began all the way back in elementary school. The High School math teacher also doubled as her bus driver. One of the family dogs would often break it's chain or slip out of it's collar and do what it loved to do best…. Chase the bus! This frequent occurrence highly perturbed the Math teacher/bus driver. He would often berate this girl, as though it were her responsibility, and she would in turn, tell her Father who was supposed to fix everything, as she wasn't capable to fix a broken link or to go buy a new collar. Her only job was to feed the dog, and that she did very faithfully.


Well, one day, the bus driver ended up running over the dog. The girl really wasn't that sad about it because she did all she could… obviously warning the Dad over and over she wasn't going to beat herself up about it (the dog was a skilled ‘escape artist’!). But, the bus driver was very upset about it.


Now let's fast forward to Middle School. Alas, she finds herself in this Math teacher's class. He has a habit or perhaps a joy in ridiculing anyone that doesn't excel. Our poor heroine not only gets an earful of 'you're stupid', but humiliation in front of all her peers. After this experience she downgrades to basic math for the remainder of school, flies the banner of 'I'm not a math person', avoids 'numbers', and would get a cloudy fog in her mind and struggle to even mentally calculate a simple waiter's tip in her adult years.


What do we have involved here? It's evident that this teacher/bus driver blamed her for the dog always getting loose. There was obvious bitterness harbored against her… and the root of a curse of 'stupid' lies at this point. This teacher/bus driver was an 'authority figure' in her life and if you research in the Word you'll find that authority figures have the power to curse those beneath them as well as bless. In this teacher's class, again… he continued to build that curse of 'stupid' but this time targeted within 'Math' and it's a lie she believed. Through his reckless intimidation (*note intimidation or any sign of 'kill, steal or destroy' coming out of a person is a dead-ringer for demonic influence)-- this poor girl, although innocent and notably wronged, became a victim of a negative lie from the enemy that was solidified as an inner vow.


Folks, this stinks. It's not fair… how many of us have had a portion of our souls marred in innocence in our youth like this poor girl…. this poor girl that was ME. But this victorious girl now, because I have the understanding through the WORD on how to overcome!


[2 Corinthians 10:5 "We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.."]


Because of all these layered experiences I had slowly succumbed to the poison and agreed with them and it manifested in my life for:


"The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart." Luke 6:45


"For as he thinks within himself, so he is."

Proverbs 23:7


Other people can project their inner vows or negativity to you-- and Yes, YOU also project your negativity and vows to others. Plainly said wherever you are not in the truth of the Word you have an access point for the enemy.

If we are in the truth, we reflect what Jesus said in John 14:30:


"I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;.."


When satan doesn't have a hook in you in a certain area of your life, you won't mirror those things opposed to the bible. You won't allow those thoughts to be entertained.


Examples: I met an elderly woman that would constantly spew out fear. Just because people of another race moved in next door she brought in her patio furniture and everything, to a ridiculous degree… already having it in her mind that they were going to rob her. Learn something from this…what she projects, is what the enemy will have access to do, because she's not taking those thoughts captive but she's already determined her belief and it's coming out of her mouth and by her actions.


Have you ever read the book of Job and considered why Satan had access to him? Job, the blameless, upright and God-fearing man? Ever noticed verse 5?:


"When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, "Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually."

Job 1:5


Can you see Job was developing a thought process contrary to the Truth? Satan couldn't see that… all he could see were Holy offerings made to the Lord… but God saw into Job's heart.


Does satan have a place in us that causes us to doubt the absolute Truth of God? We have a choice… will we trust with our whole heart, our whole souls and with our whole minds?

Ever wonder why you always treat a certain person a certain way or others do that with you? I have another true example to share for someone we'll call 'Sarah'; and like my story I'm going to start at the root and move forwards so you can see the power in words; lies believed and know that today, you can examine your own life, and find freedom in the Truth.


Sarah was the last child in a family… a 'surprise' pregnancy that came during an economic tight and tough time. The root is simply that she wasn't wanted under those circumstances. We will call this root a 'spirit of Rejection'. Because of this root of Rejection brought on by parents and possibly grandparents-- by sharing negative words or by assuming bad inner vows… whatever the case, there was an agreement with a precept from the enemy while Sarah was in the womb that would act as a dark cloud over her influencing her throughout her life.


Now, Sarah's parents are great, they love her dearly, but it only takes one 'unrepented of' agreement with the enemy for this thing to seed and grow. But to grow a lie, a wrong belief, an inner vow is needed to cover the foundation. In Sarah's case, whenever 'rejection' would arise in her life, food became a crutch. Mind you, anything can be a crutch, but 'food' was the lie that Sarah was literally fed, and led to believe as the 'fix'.

Guess what happens when you eat too much? Now enters the "fatty" teasing, and jokes to further this bondage. Guess what happens when you keep hearing repetition of something and then BElieve that lie?


Is it any wonder that Sarah has tried weight loss programs and cannot find any success? Because the fat-jokes and teasing were rampant for so many years, they have also spread to other members of the family as well… as well as the curse that goes with it.

People laugh and say, it's 'just joking, just teasing'-- but the Word says we are accountable for every word!


["But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

Matthew 12:36-37]


God spoke and it was (Genesis 1:3)! What does the Word say about who we are in Jesus? [GO RESEARCH IT OUT YOURSELF]

Lastly, I'd like to share from Derek Prince's book "Blessing or Curse - You Can Choose" a book I highly recommend.

[Also check out "Me and My Big Mouth" by Joyce Meyer]


I'll paraphrase and then read From chapter 12 on 'Self Imposed Curses'…

Peter denied Jesus three times. Three days later, the angels at the empty tomb told the women "But go, tell His disciples and Peter.." Peter by his own words had denied Christ and now we see the angel reinforcing that… "and Peter", not simply a 'go tell the disciples'.


From the book: "Later Jesus graciously opened the way for Peter to regain his standing as a disciple. He asked Peter three times, "Do you love Me?" Peter answered each time in the affirmative but he was grieved that Jesus put the question three times. He did not realize that Jesus was leading him in this way to revoke his previous denials. For each time that he had made a wrong confession, he now made the right confession. On this basis he was reinstated as a disciple.


The way Jesus dealt with Peter established a pattern for all who need to be released from the snare of a bad confession. There are three successive steps: Repent -- Revoke --Replace."


After you identify the lies, you Repent of those wrong confessions, lies and vows -- Revoke and cancel them in Jesus' name and the Power of what His shed blood did for you -- and then Replace what was wrong with the TRUTH (in the Word of God).


Remember to use the Bible Promise series and make playlists to aid in reprogramming yourself with His Truth. And don't just read or listen to the scriptures but pray for revelation of what they really mean for your situation.


["But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. John 16:13]



PRAYERS (remember to journal out all your experiences/events that were negative and look for patterns and 'onion layers' to problems you are having)


from the book “Prayers That Heal the Heart” by Mark & Patti Virkler:


Replace negative beliefs

1. I confess and repent of my sin (and if appropriate, my ancestors’ sin) of believing the lie that ______________ and for the ways I have judged others and/or institutions based upon this negative belief.

2. I forgive _________ for contributing to my forming this negative expectation/belief. I forgive myself for believing this lie.

3. I confess the countering divine truth that _________.


Renounce inner vows

1. I confess and repent of my sin of vowing that _____________.

2. I forgive ________ for contributing to my forming this vow and myself for making this vow.

3. Instead, I now purpose by the power of the Holy Spirit to __________________________.


Break Word Curses

1. I confess and repent for receiving the word curse stating that “I _____________”, and for any anger or resentment against You, God, for allowing this to happen in my life.

2. I forgive and release ______________ (self & others) for speaking this over me. I ask You, God, to forgive me, and I receive Your forgiveness. I forgive myself for participating in this sin.

3. I joyfully accept the divine exchange Christ made for me on the cross of Calvary. I break this curse over me right now in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and I receive His divine blessing of __________ (the opposite) which replaces this curse.


Cast out demons

--this is the last step, that will shut the demonic access to you. I will be discussing this in a future video, but do consider the aforementioned book by the Virkler's… as it has step-by-step understanding that will help you get free and STAY free!


Spiritual Housecleaning Playlist
Derek Prince's: Blessing or Curse, You Can Choose
I am... In Jesus (Reprogramming helps)

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Spiritual Tips 3 - Direction

If you're hungrily seeking God but find yourself at a crossroad of sorts and in need of direction, this episode is for you.

I don't have the time for doing a transcript for this one but let me expound that there are times when God gets a little quieter so that in your hunger to be in His will, you will pursue Him. In doing so, faith is tested and what we know to be true in the Word is proven.

1.) Knowing who you are in Him through the Word is paramount.
2.) Then I like to encourage people to take a spiritual giftings test... quoted from the teaching entitled Know Thyself - The Matrix.... I've often urged people to take a 'giftings test'...do a google on the internet for: WAGNER-MODIFIED HOUTS online and you can find an online test that will help you see what God has planted in you. Some people just mish-mash along doing a little bit of everything or they've been put in a box as a workhorse or find a position that looks better for their posterity than in really serving God.
3.) Discerning your thought life comes next... because if we allow those thoughts to tornado through our heads and confuse us.... if we agree with those thoughts or feelings, we become ineffective, waterlogged-- going around that mountain one more time sweet Jesus LOL! Check out Battlefield of the Mind - Discerning Thoughts. Not every thought is our own. Every verge of a deeper walk with Jesus involves a trying time... so that the dross in our life is burnt off and we are found worthy to take on more talents of the kingdom to multiply for the glory of God.
4.) After you become well-trained in taking those thoughts captive that do not align with the spirit of God... Congratulations.... now its time to press in hard to hear Him in all things. Now begins Battlefield of the Mind - Hearing God (another vid I've done).

Remember this is a process into conforming into the image of Christ, therefore, direction HAS to come from the Lord. And walking into His will for your life involves those tests that draw us nearer to God and prove our faithfulness to be His vessel. Seeking His direction is an awesome journey of growth, that doesn't come without price.

Sure, God can send us people to help us with direction... but we should be seeking Him more than asking everyone around us for advice!

Why is it so important to hear from God alone?.... well, man isnt perfect, and in the days to come, the deception will be so great that only those in intimate relationship with our Messiah will know what to do. Now thats direction to seek His direction!
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Battlefield of the Mind - Discerning Thoughts

The Lord is leading me into a focus on the battlefield of the mind-- the final frontier...

In 2Corinthians 10:3 we read, "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh." 

If more people could pin the tail on the real donkey and understand why Jesus exclaimed "Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do"... mankind is under the prince and power of the air's influence.  As seekers of God, it is important to seek the difference in that man can activate thoughts by God or the enemy into the flesh.  One brings forth the Kingdom of God, and one aligns with the accuser of the brethren.

Let me back this up though because my heart is to exhort and teach believers, but why not include even a person that is in denial about God?  A person that says... "I looked for God but He never showed up"?  Wow, that's the best and most noticeable situation to be in... IF you are sincerely looking for answers.   The devil doesn't want you to make a decision for Jesus... perhaps all the other times you looked, the devil cleverly talked you out of how God was answering your prayers or speaking to you.  Now is the time to Pay Attention to your thought life.

After I went through a generational deliverance session... I was amazed how quiet my noggin was!  I used to have tons of thoughts always racing through my mind... always judging others... constant daydreams playing our scenarios of 'what to do next' or 'what should I have done' in past situations.  I hadn't realized how scatterbrained I had been... how much overtime my mind was doing, processing so many things at once.

Some time after I renounced all the sins that granted all that extra chatter in my head via the sins of my forefathers...  I was viewing an online exhibition of Tibetan artwork.  I was viewing the most horrid multi-armed, fang-faced, knife-wielding, blood-thirsty statue and I heard.... "Oh, it's beautiful" in my head.  HELLO... not my thought... no way.... no how! 

I encourage you to get scientific in your pursuit about discerning your thought life.  Even those of you that have received Jesus as Lord and Savior...   do what the scripture says about holding everything captive.  (2Corinthians 10:5-6 “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.”)  Go through one day with a hand-held recorder and speak these random thoughts & then by the end of the day you'll be able to identify what you know was You... vs. what was maybe a lightening bolt kind of thought that popped into your head and you are unsure.  Then consider the thought. If you have premonitions about things... know that the enemy could be sending those as well... that is a grey area the enemy likes to use as counterfeiting the prophetic in Yeshua.  I want to bring that up so you don't end up as operating as a psychic.  If you are seeking a relationship with Jesus above all else, He will keep you.... if you seek after hidden knowledge apart from Jesus and not inquiring with Him... you've got an open door for receiving information from familiar spirits, i.e. demons.

Obvious thoughts..... you will find blatant judgmental thoughts, crude thoughts, perverse ones....(Mark 7:22, Romans 1:29)  These thoughts oppose God... these are not you... these are the dead-ringers, the give-a-ways to the enemies devises.  You can agree with these thoughts and make them your own.  You can come into agreement with these thoughts and if a sin is welcome in your spirit...you'll always think it's you.  Ever agreed that you're ugly?  This is not from you... God says 'you were fearfully and wonderfully made' (Psalm 139:14) --and guess what, He's not a liar. 

If a thought has birthed an action into sin by you and you find you have no conscience that it is contrary to God... it's because you have embraced it.  If you have embraced it but feel bad about it from time to time... consider the Holy Spirit is trying to drag you out of that pit you've dug for yourself.  The enemy does not like to be exposed... if you do not feel complete freedom in this supposed sin, if you have shame... look up, Jesus loves you, and you can be free.  If you can begin to say (Rom 7:15 ) "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do"....and then monitor yourself, you'll begin to see the war that is going on in your mind.

One of the biggest mind-trips the enemy does is in getting you to birth sin from that initial thought.  Then, condemns you into thinking there is no forgiveness, no escape from that pit.  And this is where overcomers shine...  when that condemning thought enters your mind, when that sinful thought enters in.... an overcomer is one that recognizes the source, takes it captive saying "devil, I know it's you!" --- believing the word of God you speak, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." -- or scripture of your choice.   Binding that thought, command it to the pit, or the footstool of Jesus, and speak the opposite of what the devil was pushing in that thought from the word of God.... using that sharp sword.  Example:  The devil says "You remember last week you were so rotten... you screwed up so many times... you don't learn from your mistakes... you're just a hypocrite...", and on and on.  RIGHT THERE is the doorway... what are you going to do with that thought?  Well let me tell you... you recall the scriptures and target it just like Jesus used the Word of God against satan in the desert.  You say, "excuse me devil... if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for my sins" (1John 2:1-2).   If you get attacked with a sexual thought.... "no devil, my body is a temple of the Holy Spirit."  Are you seeing how to take captive and combat?  The Word of God is our foundation... you seek it, you read it, you implement it and it builds every part of the  armor of God (Eph 6:11).

So I've kind of transitioned over to discerning thoughts for the believer in Jesus, but I want to say, there are many christians out there that receive Jesus but do not understand the importance of paying attention to our thought life.  They think receiving Jesus is enough and allow these terrible thoughts to manifest as terrible sins against fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord. 

The biggest warning I have is that the devil will put in your mind a spirit of self-justification.  This is a 'religious spirit'.  Remember keep your friends close, but your enemies closer?  Well a religious spirit is one that twists the Word of God... like Eve dealt with in the Garden.  The base of it is spiritual... the enemy latches on to your bad self and gets you to justify the sin.  Gossip goes unheeded on our radars because... 'oh, that person is sinning-- it's okay to EXpose sin'.  Backbiting goes unheeded BEcause... 'they didn't return my book, therefore they aren't a person of their word'.  Attack of character based on doctrinal belief differences.... 'because after all, if you don't believe what I do, you must be a damned sinner because I know God talks to me, so you must be listening to the devil...'  This is the most dangerous stuff to entertain because christians open up their hearts to other christians and the wounds can be so deep as believers attack other believers.... the devil's favorite weapon of choice.... the same spirit that killed Jesus.

[prayer]

If you have a negative thought of a brother or sister in the Lord... if during this teaching your head has been a bed of mumbles railing against me... just stop & see it for what it is.  Stop and pray for that person... you are having those thoughts because the enemy wants to use you as a weapon.  The devil doesn't want you to free... doesn't want you to be an overcomer... c'mon and prove him eternally wrong!

Need some 'fighting scripture' to secure who you are in Christ Jesus? Good link:
http://www.mystiktruth.com/p/i-am-in-jesus.html
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Praying in Faith

Stingray shares some of his valuable growth experience in his faith-walk on this episode of hearingGod.

• Believing and walking in faith (not fear) is no walk in the park... learning to take thoughts captive and grow in relationship with Jesus is the key.
• Pray in such a way that you aren't expecting God to show up in a specific way (so you don't box Him in or miss His way of blessing you).
•Where He leads, He feeds.  Where He guides, He provides!
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