The Great Falling Away, No Match for Truth!

I received an email from a frazzled person worrying about mandatory RFID chip implants based on an internet hoax, and so I wanted to multiply my thoughts on the real roots of 'being ready' because there are many out there with the same concerns...

They sent a copy of the hoax with this:

"The Choice and the Chosen" by F1

"Oh my gosh.  I heard about this when I was a kid and my Dad read from the Bible.  Now is it coming--I hope not..."

My Thoughts:
No, always check on snopes or truthorfiction…. it's just more hype.  The great falling away will come first…once that happens people won't have faith in the scriptures anymore and then this stuff will be welcomed… esp. if there's terrorism, war or disaster to 'distract'.  The only way to ward off the love of many growing cold right now is by clean'in house (do that St. Augustine's guide)-- and this is essentially the *parable of the virgins (keeping the oil filled & the wicks trimmed) and by actually reading the Word of God.

In the Word is says "Faith comes by hearing & hearing by the WORD of God" - Romans 10:17…. so, the only way to grow in faith is by feeding on the Word.  That's what concerns me; it's imperitive that we all be READING it, because it says the delusion will be so strong…. if you don't make an effort to know Him, will He not say:  "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'" Matthew 7:23???

Having the baptism in the Holy Spirit is so very important because we need to hear God's 'Okay' on everything to be safe in the last days.

I have an example…. just recently, a person offered to help me in spreading my ministry.  Frankly, I've been praying for ministry help for years because it's exhausting sometimes… so it would SEEM an answer to prayer.

So when I prayed I heard God say 'the devil is in the details'.  Well, I sure saw no bad fruit from this person 'yet', so then I began to wonder (because of what my flesh wanted) "Did I hear God?" (hee hee, He tests those whom He loves)… 
Even with that mild plague of doubt I didn't consent to a "Yes, let's do this", but instead decided if the 'devil is in the details', that I would simply talk to this person & get to know them.  I resolved to go with what I 'heard'.

As I got to know them I began to see bad fruit, in that they harbored a spirit of 'fear'…and when I shared with them that, & that they needed to do some spiritual housecleaning to remove that fear…. they went ((nutzoid)) on me & not only was fear there, but pride & all sorts of nasties as they went from a 'God told me to help you' to a full blown attack on me.. 
[I still find it funny that if 'God told me to help you'… then why aren't they obedient to still do so? Suddenly, 'help' has been twisted to 'correct'.  (Pride says 'my way or the highway').]

So anyways…. I hear from God just fine & when the delusion comes in all it's good looking splendor…. I will only be listening to what the Holy Spirit says within, because you can bet it will appear all glorious & everything everyone wants… but the key is in what the Holy Spirit says about it.  If we can't hear God in the little day to day things… we aren't gaining the talents of the kingdom.  If we are instead burying them…

Matt. 25:29 "For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away."

…and that's why the great deception will be so great…we will have to go thru some ugly times, but that the spirit of God that's everywhere --His abiding grace-- will be removed as per this scripture:

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 verses 6-8
"And now you know what is holding him (the "man of lawlessness") back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way (my interp. of --His abiding grace--). And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus Christ will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming."

….but --His abiding grace-- NOT removed from the ones that have the baptism in the Holy Spirit….because how else shall 'greater works than these' happen? No, I believe that when this happens, this will be fulfilled:

Matt. 25:29 "For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away."

Doesn't the great deception amidst the promise of 'greater works' make more sense now? 
* Isn't it interesting that the Parable of the Virgins appears right before the parable of the talents?
Do you realize what this is really saying?----->  A great exchange is about to happen!

The question is.... are you ready?

How important is it to be in the Word of God?

"...because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness." 2 Thess. 2:10b-12

  lamp LIT... 
  oil READY... 
  let's GO!!! 

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Earning the 'Right' Way

Q:  "I have heard people in spiritual warfare say we can have God turn our spirit bodies into fire that toasts the devils as they try to attach to us. I never heard of that before?! I know all things are possible if you believe, but never head of this in Scripture. I heard of calling down fire, and I have done that to devils..."

A:
Psalm 68:2

As smoke is blown away by the wind,  
may You blow them away;
as wax melts before the fire,  
may the wicked perish before God.

 
"The wicked melt" ... is probably their basis of thought.... but not something 'called upon'.  IT happens because you become the righteousness of Christ (Christ within you shines so bright!). Unfortunately we must earn this, not call on it...hee hee. 

But even so... heed warning...even the false prophets will speak the Word and get results...because that's just how powerful the Word is.... in that people really can obtain power by 'coming up some other way'...

John 10:1

 "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."

.... so it'll work for them....but it's not the 'right' way.  

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A Bible Study for Boys - Spiritual Tips 5

A great Bible Study for Boys!
Boys have great energy, so how can we funnel that energy and interest into digging into the Word and conforming to His image?

Use the first 3 movies from Star Wars (episodes 1,2 & 3), in paralleling Anakin Skywalker's steady downfall into negative fruits alongside of Galatians 5:19-25.
Get your dictionary handy as well, as you read through those nasty fruits in Galatians, you'll be mining through each one with that dictionary to really get the kids to understand what each one really means. Then, talk about the movie(s) and encourage the kids to pick out scenes that show that bad fruit in action so that they can begin to grasp by an example (in Anakin).

Not only does this study grasp their interest, but it encourages them to discern and teaches them to investigate based on the Word of God.

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Spiritual Tips 4 - Tips for Teachers

Are you a God-ordained 'Teacher' of the 5-fold, in that the gifts have not passed away? If your drive is to open up and bless the body of Christ with any morsel of revelation of the kingdom of God. this is for you.

1.) Go with what you know. Nothing regurgitated. nothing from a book that you've read but not personally been through or God hasn't specifically shown you Himself. God gives all of us a facet if it weren't so then we wouldn't need a 'body of Christ'. There's nothing wrong with building upon more facets already out there, but if you hop on a bandwagon of sorts and it's not coming from the heart, it benefits no one and if it's not birthed from HIM, it's your own bad-self Pride that you need to be dealing with!
Some people put themselves in this position because they have a 'ministry' a 'following' that is expecting them every wednesday night at 7pm. Be careful people only do what you see the Father doing and don't get swept down the river with that old feeding trough trap.

2.) Go with what you know AND have Conquered, because. you'll be tested by your words. If you haven't conquered something and blab it out prematurely guess what? You're going to deal with it some more. It's not only the devil that stands before God and says, "Hey, they say they are over it, I just had them a moment ago, talk is cheapI ain't go'in nowhere unless they therefore STAND". but the enemy also enlists human weapons to rail against you, to whittle your faith down and make it even harder for you. Hey, let's face it the enemy is ruthless he knows you well. Your good witness is more important to snuff out than a christian that's minding their own business in unspiritual Logos-land. Teachers you know you're more accountable. If you don't have your 'stuff' together and the pressure is great and you fall what happens to the people that were listening to you?
I know, it's hard you start to get freedom and revelation and you get excited. But hold up lil' buck-a-roo don't let your excitement be captured by the enemy pushing you.


Part of the lie the enemy often pushes on people is that YOU HAVE TO BE FIRST. this is something 'new'. Nope, nothing new under the sun. There is no hurry if you are trusting in the Lord. You will absolutely know when the time is right to deliver the message of the Lord you'll be inspired, it will come out with an unmistakable anointing upon it; you will have peace and there won't be any feeding pearls to swine.

3.) God will bless you where you are at no task He commissions you with is too small or unimportant. I have an immense burden to teach but one day He told me to do the bible promise series here on YouTube. That doesn't require teaching. just reciting from the good book. What I didn't realize is what an important tool, weapon and blessing it is for me! BUT, He knows! Now it's a referral I use when helping others.
The same with doing 'Children's Church'. I simply turn on the camera when I teach the kiddies & then spend some time editing & then what happens? My kids LOVE the episodes! Not only do they sit through it once but they watch the fun video after the fact! Do I want the word of God in me? Do I want it rooted in my kids? YES!
3a.) God will bless you where you are at because God gives us these teachings first for ourselves! As I go through old teachings, I find blessings there. Teacher,. if you're not finding blessing in your own teachings if you don't feel that anointing there that excites you to go deeper analyze, was it you or God-ordained?

4.) Look at me vs. Look at God When you start a teaching as led by God, stay the narrow road. Are you equipping people or are you looking for accolades? People want to know how to go on deeper with God and how to be free. We are called to use our testimony, but there's a fine line there. Point to Jesus. Educate the people. And be 'Real' in your delivery-- don't only tell half of it cuz rest brings down your posh reputation. If you've conquered it. it shouldn't bug you anyways!

5.) Be You God has designed you and equipped you just as you are. don't squish yourself into the preacher on t.v. box-of-the-month, if that's not you. I have people call me a fake christian cuz I'm goofy instead of serious and stoic. But hey, I'm reaching who I'm supposed to all you cool people that watched this to the end!

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Exposing the Vices - Spiritual Housecleaning

Romans 13:11–14

11 “Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

13 Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.”


Hi Freedom 1, hearingGod.tv and we've slowly been shutting down enemy access points by examining our fruits and habits… we've been desiring that abundant life that the Bible speaks of as a promise to His kids.

So now I'd like you to dig into some good ole' fashioned sin hunt'in and we'll do it with the help from St. Augustine’s Prayer book: "FORMS AND PRAYERS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION, CONTRITION, AND SATISFACTION AND AMENDMENT OF LIFE"

You can find these things on the internet, on a bookshelf, but I'd like to refer you to a: "Resource and Field Guide for Christian Soldiers and New Recruits" ... starting on page 5-13… because it contains the 'personal inventory' and then a 'self examination' guide--- basically the meat of what is really gonna help you all in one place, without a lot of other page flipping. Also because that guide in general has many other good references in it.

As you go through the he first part, the 'Personal Inventory', it will get you thinking with simple questions and the second part, the 'Self-Examination', fleshes out deeper meanings… essentially defining the sins with life examples… so if the questions don't grab you, the latter will. I feel it's simply a matter of reaching both left and right-brained people… so it's very balanced.

Consider printing it out and going through it… so, you are actively taking notes… Starring the ones that pop out and notating sins-- times where those things manifested in your life.

After you go through all of your note taking meditations… the prayers are at the end which draw you to:

1) Repentance… recognizing the sin and turning from it

Repent - I'm sorry… I was wrong

During the "FORM FOR CONFESSION"… there is a very important pause in there that says:

"Listen attentively to anything Christ may bring to mind through the Holy Sprit; humbly accept his forgiveness."

When I did this I heard words come to mind, one after another (What is that? “Ask and you shall receive?!”). I wrote them down and some I wasn't sure what they really meant… so I looked up their definitions and then He had me reflect on and call to mind the sins that matched the words, as memories and incidents would surface, so then I could add those things to my list as well.

Also remember to add anything from all your previous examinations… anything from the other Spiritual Housecleaning series of videos that may have gotten stirred up and got on your radar.

The last prayer, "SATISFACTION, AMENDMENT OF LIFE" moves you to walk, in that you are forgiven.

Yay… we now have gotten 'real' with ourselves… we have identified the invaders and now we are going to loosen up the soil!

For each 'word' on your list…. make sure you know the definition, but I now want you to get out the thesaurus and look up each word. In the Thesaurus…you note all those other 'similar' words…

I'm going to bring this scripture up to you again from Luke 11:24-26:

"When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.

Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

If a spirit has access to one facet of you, then we can see that it gains it's strength by widening the grip with similar spirits. Isn't it harder to notice the candy in the bowl going down if we take one at a time? But if we grab a huge amount we notice right away. It's the same with spiritual access. Bitterness may be the doorkeeper and sarcasm can slip in the justify 'bitterness'. So it's easy to see how ‘like’ sneaks in 'like' and be under your radar until there's a party there and you feel trapped/overwhelmed!

So that's why I want you to pay attention in the thesaurus. I actually wrote each one of my words down on a piece of paper and then by looking at the thesaurus results I could begin to see grouping patterns with the pieces of paper. The essential strongholds began to be clearer. Those heavy into deliverance ministry have called those cluster groupings… some list them with a branch of one main intruder with many connected smaller branches being these other supporting spirits. By grouping these together… and if we can recall an instance that started this problem to begin with we can begin to target the root or the bad branch and cut it off so that we are not individually cutting off leaves and they keep growing back.

[Matt. 12:29--It says : "Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house"]

In beginning to identify these access doors… again, I turn to the thesaurus and instead look at the antonym. This is key… because if something is bad…. you focus on the opposite 'Good'.

Now I can see an opposite Good… now I can go to the weapon and begin to loosen the bonds that the enemy has.

The weapon is of course the Holy Word of God : )

Get yourself a topical bible and begin to war by using the Word of God and

2.) Renouncing the enemy's claims by siding with God's Word.

This is like stripping of the bark of this evil branch… you begin to starve it.

As you study in a topical bible, you'll look up that bad sin or attribute, reinforcing what God has to say about it-- agreeing with Him on the matter. Then we turn to study on it's opposite… it's antonyms and through that study we agree with God and prophesy it over ourselves. We may have been in a completely wrong direction before, but we aren't going to beat ourselves up about it… no, we know our inheritance and we know whose likeness we are called to bear… so we claim the Word is true and speak it forth for ourselves. For every future battle you have… rinse and repeat. Using the Word as our weapon when the past creeps up or when we get a mental assault… we must not fight flesh and blood but in using the 2-edged sword--- The Word of God!

Before I ever started down this Spiritual cleansing path, the Lord asked me to do the Bible Promise Series. And now don't we know why? I want to encourage you to make playlists that cover those areas… those Good, Positive antonyms of the Word of God that that you need to war with. You can loop them and play them overnight… if you watched my "Pray without Ceasing" video, play them when you are stuck doing mindless labor…. use this tool.

When do we get to deliverance?!!!!

It's coming!!!!
Spiritual Housecleaning Playlist

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Bible Tyme - Be Ready

He's at it again.... Drew, wanting to share Jesus with you. Enjoy!

Verses:

"...but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away."
2 Corinthians 3:16

"Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour."
1 John 2:18

"When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end." Mark 13:7

"For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes."
Matthew 24:7

"For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect."
Matthew 24:24

"...so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober." 1 Thessalonians 5:6

"For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver
and the antichrist."
2 John 1:7

"He was in the beginning with God." John 1:2

"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever."
Isaiah 40:8

"There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this."
Isaiah 9:7

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I want to tell you about Jesus - Bible Tyme

He's at it again.... wanting to share the Bible with you and what he's learning. Enjoy!

Verses:
Mat 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

Mat 7:23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

Mat 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Psa 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.
Psa 28:8 The LORD is their strength, And He is a saving defense to His anointed.

Psa 57:3 "He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who [fn] tramples upon me. Selah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth."

Col 3:16 "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God."

Eph 4:23b-24 "be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth."

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I want to tell you about Jesus - The bright side

He's at it again.... wanting to share Jesus with you. Enjoy!

Verses:
"God is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless in His way."
2Samuel 22:33

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
Romans 12:2

"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."
John 14:15

"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right,
whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely,
whatever is of good repute,
if there is any excellence
and if anything worthy of praise,
dwell on these things."
Philippians 4:8
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I want to tell you about Jesus

Someone special wants to tell you about Jesus... so here he is! Never underestimate a child, for they point the way to heaven. Simple faith, simple messages... smiles and fun... our best and most profound ministers of the Gospel are children!

Unrehearsed... uncoached... Drew was bugging me today about doing this message that I had no clue of what it was going to be about. And the message is clear..... It's NOT about all these 'things' in life... ((isn't it true!)).... it's about having a relationship with JESUS!

We hope you more than enjoyed this... but that this precious message was allowed to 'sink in'!
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A Bible Study for Boys - Spiritual Tips 5

A great Bible Study for Boys!

Boys have great energy, so how can we funnel that energy and interest into digging into the Word and conforming to His image?

Use the first 3 movies from Star Wars (episodes 1,2 & 3), in paralleling Anakin Skywalker's steady downfall into negative fruits alongside of Galatians 5:19-25.

Get your dictionary handy as well, as you read through those nasty fruits in Galatians, you'll be mining through each one with that dictionary to really get the kids to understand what each one really means.  Then, talk about the movie(s) and encourage the kids to pick out scenes that show that bad fruit in action so that they can begin to grasp by an example  (in Anakin).

Not only does this study grasp their interest, but it encourages them to discern and teaches them to investigate based on the Word of God.

Galatians 5:16-25 (New American Standard Bible)

 16But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

 17For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

 19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,

 20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,

 21envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

 23gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

 24Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

 25If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.
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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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End of the Debate - Stop Arguing

I think the era for debating anything is over because the time of the gentiles has been fulfilled.... and because of that..."They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,'..." Jer. 31:34/Hebrews 8:8-12

[See video:  Age of Gentiles Prophecy Fulfilled (Fleshed Out)]

Just like my gray hair… there are times and seasons for everything…. ages, if you will. 

In 1964 the big bang theory was solidified by proof through Cosmic microwave background radiation;  whereby before that point, atheists pushed that the universe was infinite.  With this discovery of a starting point that mirrored the Word of God…. with the fulfillment of the Age of the Gentiles just 3 years later… are we paying attention to the times?

"And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest...." (Hbr 8:11)  

What are many doing still trying to prove God with words then?

    Proverbs 9:7-8 "Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a
    wicked person receives abuse.
    Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person
    and he will love you."

Perhaps asking for abuse? 

No, I believe that it's not about proving anything with arguments anymore... now is the time to manifest the word and make it become flesh by 'doing greater works than these'…as He promised we ARE to do. 

"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." (John 14:12)

Think about it… if we lay hands on a sick unbeliever and they are healed …and we share with them by whom they are healed in power and demonstration in the name of Jesus...  what is going to speak louder?

One of my favorite quotes:  "Preach the gospel at all times -- If necessary, use words."  

--  Saint Francis of Assisi

How to we get to a point of 'greater works'?  Do we believe the entire bible or have we allowed the salad-bar mentality of the age to pervade our understanding?

In 1 Corinthians (12:4-11) Saint Paul speaks of gifts of the Spirit.  He even mentions twice that these different giftings are "THE SAME SPIRIT". 

•words of wisdom

•words of knowledge

•faith

•healing

•miracle-working

•prophecy

•distinguishing of spirits

•tongues

•interpretation of tongues

These things have not passed away.  How many churches have decided that everything but 'faith' has passed away because everything else seems uncomfortable to them?  If they are 'bad' or passed away, then you had better throw out faith as well… but I ask you again…. where do greater works come from-- these works that will bring our Jewish brothers and sisters to the revelation of Jesus…Yeshua, the Messiah?

Romans 11:11  "I say then have they (the Jews) stumbled that they should fall? God forbid; but rather through their fall salvation is come unto Gentiles, for TO PROVOKE THEM TO JEALOUSY."

I'm going to tell you right now that each of these giftings are very alive and well and if you do not eagerly desire them, or if you believe but do not exercise them… you better have paid attention to the scripture of the 'talents' (Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-28) because you either use it, or you lose it. 

I have heard a story of a man that earnestly desired the gift of tongues, and it took him 18 months before he received it... 

1 Corinthians 12:31  "But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way."

...You better believe most of that time was spent reprogramming from believing 'Oh, tongues aren't for everybody'.    People… deprogram!  Get away from the lies of satan and the disbelief of man.

"Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened. "Or what man is there among you, when his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone? "Or if he shall ask for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!"  Matthew 7:7-11

Take off the Rose-colored glasses!

Dude… My Mom & Dad say it's fake…

Dude… my church doesn't do that stuff….

Dude… my pastor says that's all passed away

Dude (*eureka!)… it's right here in the Word of God… why didn't I ever see this before?

These gifts are for everybody… how bad do you want it bride?

Are you going to listen to man or are you going to sit at the feet of Jesus and learn like Mary did.  Or, are you going to continue to run around and do a 'good thing' by defending God with your words like a Martha? Are you going to do the better thing?

The young rich ruler came to Jesus and asked, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?"  How did Jesus answer him?  He said "You know the commandments…"  

How many of you 'know' the Word of God like the young rich ruler did… but Jesus is asking you to drop everything…. all those mindsets and not follow doctrines of men.  "Get rid of it all and follow Me", He says.  "Taste and See", He is saying in this hour… but people will not take those glasses off.  They are not hungry for 'greater works'… in fact the enemy has pelted them with the phrase 'lying signs and wonders' so much, that they are afraid of anything supernatural.  They have been programed not to "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [1 Thessalonians 5:21] People would rather attack me for taking the rich young ruler story out of it's financial context than to understand that He gave me this scripture to speak to apologists out there… that it's time to go deeper.

Is apologetics dead?  God gave me an example…. you know those 'snuggie blankets'?  Well, by the end of last year, everyone was getting them… they are still all the rage because now you can find them cheaper & all over the place… but like any fad… once the market is saturated, then it will decline unless it changes with the times.  Sure… be a defense for God, but picking stupid fights instead of growing in the anointing to say, "God is real, let me show you with His tangible presence, because I am a living ark of the covenant" --now that is the evolution of apologetics.

Remember my gray hair?  I am changing and there's nothing I can do about it.  "Color it", you say… a person can only hide 'the truth' for so long, but God not only knows how many hairs are upon my head, but there is no hiding the truth from Him.  God says 'greater works', and people, there is something you can do about it. 

In Zechariah 14 it says all will keep the feast of tabernacles "or else"…  this hasn't happened yet, but do you see that we need to begin to step inline with where God is going?  Believing His word and what He says, and therefore conforming to it.  Do something about it!

Let me pray for you…

[Prayer for gifts-- to MOVE in the Spirit of God]
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Battlefield of the Mind - Hearing God

Hearing God is never a method but how do you learn to hear the voice of God?

I'll share a little bit of my personal experience in this episode of hearingGod.

Part of the Battlefield of the Mind is that you want to hear His voice, His direction and plans for your life.  He knows best, right?

First things first... we need to understand that the Word of God is true.  If we hit some grey areas then we need to seek God and ask Him to show us, and then be open with all of your senses to how He shows up. 

Hearing God is a relational lifestyle.  You do some talking, you do some listening.  Do your friends like to hear vain repetition from you?  You certainly don't appreciate not being listened to.  Well, you have to view your relationship with God just the same.  I'm not big on 'methods', but it's pretty clear in the scriptures that God tells us what to do.

Mat 7:7-8 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened."

So, lemme share some stories with you...

The person that brought me to the Lord was so on fire for God.  He'd ask God every single thing... and one day he was sharing a testimony about how he asked God if he should have a snack or take a nap... and He had an impression of the answer and so he did it, & then all this drama happened later & it caused him to have to stay up all night or something so because he took this nap, he was 100% physically unfazed the next day.  So he was just praising God because of something so simple... that he asked God, that he heard God and because of that obedience, in any circumstance he was kept in perfect peace and in strength.

So how does God speak?  Can you use your imagination?  Anything of your senses, including dreams.  Things that repeat in your day...  you might not get it the first time or two, but when He keeps putting it in front of you, you have to ask yourself is this really coincidence, or is this something I need to pay attention to?

Another bit of sharing of something that happened to me recently...

I had a person contact me over a comment I had in one of my videos where I was saying that the KJV is the best all-round version to stick with.  So he was dogging that a bit saying that there was omission/replacement of the Creator's true name with Lord... yadada, yadada.  Go check out this website the actual name is Yâhuwshúa` or Ya-hweh. So I asked God that night, cuz I was feeling a little unsettled and then that night He gave me a dream...

In the dream I was at a track... preparing for a race. People were getting dressed for the final run. The female coach was bent on a sort of favoritism for 2 of the other runners... they were good at running. The coach didn't seem to care for anyone else.

When it got real close to race time, I asked "where is my jersey & shorts?" & the coach snottily said I wasn't allowed to race because my previous race times were not totaled up and signed by a coach. Suddenly I was forbidden to run because of a technicality? I was angry... the coach clearly would not help me over this issue that wasn't my fault, and wouldn't allow me to approach the start line to appeal to judges over a very simple matter. End of Dream...

When I awoke I had a parable play out like a waking dream... a vision, if you will.

There was a big party and I met a gorgeous man there and we had the best time together. We were immediately in love. Before the end of the night we made plans to go out on a date... to meet at a certain place at a certain time. After we parted, friends asked me his name... but I was unsure of his name so they began to badger me that it wouldn't work... attack me for not knowing and trying to talk me out of everything to destroy us. But I knew it didn't matter because we had already made plans and we were in love... I only had to follow our plans and show up. End of Vision.

Case in point.... I have a copy of 'the scriptures' bible which has 'proper' biblical names in it. I am well aware of the 'proper name of God' debate... but every day people cry out "Jesus" and He saves them.

 

And this was the ironic reply I received after sharing what God spoke to me: 

"If you were the known beneficiary of an inheritance, but the person who made the will put down a nickname for you that only he or she was aware of, who do you think would receive the inheritance? Whatever your real name is, that is who should receive the inheritance, but because a nickname was used, you would get nothing. The point is that while even I was originally saved under Jesus Christ, after learning of the original name of Yahuwshua, I believe that calling on the commonly known name (Jesus) is no longer valid."

BAM BAM.  Let him who has ears HEAR!  See, God already addressed all this in what I shared... the dream being that this person was like the coach... trying to discredit and rob me from racing based on a technicality, and prevent me from going higher to resolve it.  And with the vision... He's saying it's about the heart. It's an individual thing.  Guess what, HE knows my nickname!!!!  And guess what, if we discredit our foundation, what are we built upon?  God says this name thing is a run to a fro chase after the wind!

So let me elaborate the hearing process...

I didn't run off to that website, because I could feel in my spirit that something about this wasn't kosher (the Holy Spirit began to churn).  So basically, I asked God FIRST. Then, after asking... the listening begins. A thought entered my mind of a poster a friend gave me that has many names based on attributes of God--- many names, not one. Then the next thought was God speaking to Moses and presenting Himself as 'I AM' through the burning bush.  Can you see how the dream, the vision, the feeling or impression within my spirit & the thoughts are all building to a conclusion here?  This is a great example of how God can speak.  And note it's on many levels.

Sometimes when I'm really not sure of something, and have been crying out... I apologize, "God, I'm sorry if I missed you, could you please say it again, say it louder... or give me the patience I need to hear You out?

I'll give you another experience, and this is regarding hearing a song playing in my head over the course of a few days.  This is an example where I wasn't asking God anything, but God was telling me something.

So I'm getting this song and it's disturbing because it's saying I'm in danger and it's with someone I haven't talked to in a while.  So BAM BAM... suddenly 3 different people show up in my life that I hadn't talked to in a while; one of them even as long as in 8 years! 

Now you know we are not to feed our pearls to swine... (Mat 7:6) but on the same token... we can screw up a whole heck of a lot if we jump the gun and don't wait on God for His full answer.  In this situation can you see there are some talents or some treasure of the kingdom to be earned here?  To what honor and length will I go in pursuing His voice? Yes, part of this is a test.  My natural man wants to ignore all three people or probe them to try and find answers by my own power. 

One of the people said "Hey I can come over sometime with my friend"... and the Lord had shown me 6 months ago that this friend is bad news.  So oh, is it this person?  The one I hadn't seen in 8 years... and have a lot of catching up to do... is it this one?

If I would allow fear to enter in, instead of patiently waiting upon His next release of information... I could really destroy some relationships here. Instead I continued to seek Him.  I prayed for each of these people, and then when the telling circumstance came up... again, I felt that disquiet in my spirit the Holy Spirit rising up again..., THEN I knew exactly  which person it was and what the 'danger' was about.  Then I found myself so happy like my friend from so long ago that was all happy about asking God about eating or taking a nap!  Jesus, Adonai, El Shaddai, I AM... whatever nickname God has shared with you... HE knows what's to come, and He's always there speaking to us.  We just need to listen.

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Seeing Elohim... Pay Attention, God is Everywhere

So often people go looking for the devil under every rock...but why not do this with God instead?

Everywhere and in and through EVERYthing...God is reaching out through His creation for fellowship with us.  If you have a searching heart you will see Him, you will hear Him...all of your senses will be receptive to Him. 

In the beatitudes Jesus says, "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,  for they shall be satisfied." (Matthew 5:3-10)

It has been said that the beatitudes are a progression that build upon each other...so if you move down from this 4rth beatitude to the 6th...it says:  "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. "

So, if you hunger and thirst for that relationship with God, that righteous communion.. and continue on... truly, you are what you eat...and you will grow to have a pure heart, and you will see Him.  That's pretty exciting but don't think that means a purely literal translation...a picture of a strong white-haired man.

In the original Hebrew text, the version of ‘God’ used, in the 6th beatitude, refers to 'the Creator', Elohim.  So because God as 'Creator' is used it broadens how we will  'SEE' Him.  Let me give an example:  In all of hollywood...you might not know an actors name, but associate it w/ the 'creation' that they were part of.. the film, and then you know just who they are.   You immediately get a picture of who they are and their whole performance in your head.  It's the same with God and how He shows up...but are you only looking at the natural or do you have a spiritual leg to stand upon?

When God really became real to me I was in a desperate situation.  I had no one...I completely suffered in silence...it was absolutely the loneliest time of my life.  The thing was, that I was in that situation because it was my own fault, and I accepted that fact. Through it grew a reverence for God...part of it was that He provided a book on how to live (the scriptures), and here I was in this lot in life because I didn't listen to them....so what was next?  I began to cling to Him.  He was all I had....if I didn't listen before & things were a wreck....now I could look through the scriptures in a new way.  I had no one else...and here in the scriptures it said that Jesus loves me unconditionally & that my offenses are completely wiped away.  He was my instant best-friend...He was the only one that understood & stood by me.

I began to devour the scriptures with enthusiasm and talking to Him... I felt like an idiot...I thought the only way to pray was out loud...and kneeling at the bedside stuff....but through it...He showed up immediately.  As an artist, I'm just more sensitive to visual things and He would do/and does the most beautiful things to display his love to me. 

I remember one morning I was laying in bed crying and praying...expressing my loneliness to Him...then some clouds shifted and light struck the window sill and bounced off of a broken mirror and made a beautiful (never to be repeated) light show on the wall with a big heart in the middle.  My sadness immediately turned to joy...there was a message of love from the creator of the universe...whom just heard my hurt, my pain...and ANSWERED my cry in quite a different way.

How many dreams have you had that you knew were profound but you're too lazy to try to understand what they mean?  Are you earnestly seeking Him however He shows up?  He is always reaching out but He does so in a manner where you have a choice to reject Him...whether by writing something off as just being a natural event & sheer coincidence or in a manner that requires you to actively seek Him.

I've got an example....after about a week of waking up at the same exact time every morning....I awoke to a song blaring in my head.  What an awesome ballad from Him! I look over to the clock to see that same time displayed... 7:16.   I decided to go look up what those numbers mean biblically and this is what I found: 

7:  Completion; finished work; perfection; rest; perfection in the Spirit.

16: Not under the law because of love; free; salvation.

And on the same token...He keeps putting 57 year old people in my path...I can't ignore how obvious it is so I go and look it up...

Biblically, Fifty points to: Pentecost, Holy Spirit, jubilee, liberty and freedom.  And seven, again, is: completion; finished work; perfection; rest; perfection in the Spirit.  Amazing...everywhere, in everything...He's telling me the same thing!

Wow, He's so happy to share His love for me....He doesn't want me to miss it!  He doesn't want you to miss it either.  Just like we need to invest in our marriages or family relationships...are our ears open, our eyes to see --waiting, & all our senses open to His Kingdom come?

"Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,  for they shall be satisfied...Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God."

*a good book for a scriptural guide on the meaning of numbers: 

"Arithmetic of God" - Don Kistler

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Why the Desert?

Why the desert?  Backslidden & can't get out?

Why the desert.... why not just dessert?  What do you do when it's dry out there? Let's get our shovels out in this episode of hearingGod.

I have a friend that's struggling & God gave me a wider download for many people.  I can remember the dry times-- the TRY times.  Let's face it, it's hard, but I've begun to realize it's an awesome time because it causes us to press deeper into Him.

When you first receive Jesus as Lord in your life, it's such a beautiful time... we're like kids in candy stores.  He shows Himself so dramatically, in all our senses we can breathe in His presence.... and the JOY, the peace....  need I go on?  It's GREAT!

But let me ask you, "What happened to Jesus when He went out into the desert?"  He was tempted, right?

I'm not gonna read the scripture for that.... I'm going to read what Papa wants to share with you....  it's The Parable of The Sower...

Matt 13:3-23; Mk 4:2-20; Luke 8:4-15

"When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.  "The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed,

 some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot,

and the birds of the sky devoured it.
 other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away,

because it had no moisture.
 Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.
 Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times."

As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.


 Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes,

and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
 Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy

but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
 That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard,

and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches,
and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
 That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart,

having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience. "


Okay...  now back to Jesus in the desert.... how did He get out?  The Word of God was deeply rooted in Him, which caused Him to believe it as truth and reject the lies hurled at him.  When we look at the sower parable.... who survived?  The seed planted in the good ground.  It wasn't laying on the ground's surface to be gobbled up, it wasn't too shallow, it wasn't planted on something that couldn't sustain it for the long term.

A lot of people that backslide just want to toss in the towel.  The devil is right there to hurl choking accusations etc., but I say "GET OUT THE SHOVEL"....dig deep into the well of salvation!

In the bible, over and over... we know the way is hard, it's narrow... it's rough.  So any of you out there that are backslidden that are out there searching-- looking for the way back... Blessed are you!  When you taste a bit of God, you fall... you are left with that hunger & as you look everywhere it isn't fulfilled anywhere again but in our Savior, Jesus!

From the last of the Sower Parable, let me reread this passage:

"...having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience. "

That's what it is, Patience!   Why do we have the desert times to begin with?  In the desert faith is proved.  Relationship is proved and tested and refined.   And what is the sustenance for that time?   Do what Jesus did, use the Word of God!

Right now I'm doing a series called Bible Promises Spoken, on my hearingGod/youtube channel.  I'm very busy & one day I really needed to be reprogrammed with the promises of God, but on youtube I could only find topical bible promises with written words, pretty music and pretty pictures.   I don't have time to watch movies all day.... so He told me "You do it and speak it".  Can I tell you what an honor it is to do that?  Do you know the power in the Word of God?  Backslider--desperate to hear God person.... Do what Jesus did in the desert!  Speak it!  Speak to that despair, that loneliness, that pain.... not with your emotions or the trappings inside of your head.  No, speak the Word of God into your life.  REPROGRAM yourself with the truth and the truth will set you free.

Do you really think I've got my life altogether.... that I have God's telephone number?  No, I go through dry times too.

"...having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience. "

Sometimes we need to see a miracle, to feel the presence of God to give a kick-start.... so we go to this ministry or that....  but I tell you now, you need to go to the Word of God first.   Our problem is that we like to be entertained.... we like to hear a preacher or see the power with our own eyes instead of reading it in this old book.  That is fine, but seek God first & ask Him what He wants you to do.  God told me one day that 20% outside of His word is okay for me...but you can't make that a rule in your life....get your own relationship & find out for yourself!   Smith Wigglesworth was an unlearned man and the only book he ever read in his whole life was the bible==== over & over his life a sponge to the Father's revelation and Smith did greater works.  See that's where we need to be...  so about the Father's business and walking in His authority that His kingdom is come and flowing out of us as rivers of living waters to heal the nations.

(prayer and impartation of faith)

• in the desert patience is proved
• the Word is the refreshment we need

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Manifestation Power

A teaching for 'the remnant'...you know who you are!

It used to bug me when, some nights, I'd go to sleep and the fan blades would be in a perfect pentagram symbol over my head.  I'd stand up on the bed and give the blades a quarter-turn and then blame the devil for doing that on purpose.  After a while of doing this (and despising the chore itself) God began to teach me how silly this routine was, how powerful He is...and how that same power we have access to....that manifestation power granted to us through Jesus can be be maligned by the enemy to work against us. 

See, there's no power in that fan-shape configuration....I believed a lie the enemy was whispering & allowed fear to come in...I granted him that access to have power when I agreed with the fear he was dishing out.  And in agreeing with anything the devil dishes out...you might as well be handing him the keys to the convertible.

A few years ago I found out that church steeples were actually birthed from pagan  buildings that converted to churches.  The steeple itself actually representing a phallic symbol!  Does that make all churches bearing that evil?  Again, silliness!

And recently, over the internet, I see people arguing what the 'proper' name for God is....and that if you don't say it 'right' your 'god' is the devil.  How nuts is that?

What about children celebrating the resurrection of Jesus and calling it 'Easter'?  Why condemn?  Does it really matter if it's called the feast of blah, blah...isn't what God does is look upon the heart of man?   I just find it amazing how this legalistic spirit invades the body of Christ.  That's what it is folks....it's a 'spirit', and let me tell you....it's not of Him.

I'm not worried about anyone in the enemies camp, or people that just don't know Jesus, yet this legalistic spirit will damn you if you associate with such people, or even believers not of the same flock as yourself.  It's a spirit, that if you'd be wise and test....is one that robs your liberties and ices the heart afire for God--it's a freedom-robbing chant...that mantra of control, of bondage,  of condemnation.  It is the same choking spirit that ultimately murdered Jesus...yet people today do not take those scriptures of old and apply their precepts into life today. 

We each have manifestation power through the power of our words.  Everyone on the planet has access to this whether chanting witches, buddhist monks or praying believers.  God created all things with the breath of His Word.  This has not passed away and whether we go through Jesus or we find some back door in accessing it, it is available to all.  What we believe, we achieve.  But what is the difference between non-believers and believers when it comes to manifestation power?  [sing] There's power in the name of Jesus!

Let us roll out the Enemy's Map...

Consider the military and it's operation...even in this recent event where the prisoners were freed from Bogata after 6 years of captivity.  How were they freed?  They were freed because the enemy forces were invaded undetected.  They were compromised.  So understand this spiritual war we are in.  In that opposite scenario, the enemy is invading the 'church' unnoticed & undetected. 

How does the enemy mock God?  How does the enemy have the most damaging power? By taking anything of God's and perverting and possessing it.   In the camps of the enemy the premise is simple...get people whom have an anointing, professing the name of Jesus and walking in manifestation power...capture it and use it against the saints of the most high.  They ultimately shout "Kill Jesus!"

People that don't know Jesus....I love...the Word of God does not return void and if they are searching seed plants very easily....I am more concerned by people who profess Jesus as Lord....but have this religious spirit that comes in His name but is not at all.  It is a religious spirit that is the worst thing out there.  It's the most dangerous of deceptions.  People trust in men that have been leavened by this cruel spirit, and no longer watch for good fruit...no longer seek the spirit of God in their prayer closets. They become a leavened mass of prayer against the true Spirit of God. Essentially witchery using the power in the name of Jesus.  Your false prophets and teachers warned about in the last days.

So the examples I gave in the very beginning are some of the triggers of a religious spirit....let's get back to identifying a religious spirit and the wool that it pulls over a believer's eyes.

In my very first examples, whether it's a shape, and image an event--It's not anything that God has created that is bad it's what has been perverted and by what power we attribute to them.  It's the same premise of scripture...for one man it's sin...to another it's not...if one BELIEVES the religious spirit, it IS under it's grip.  Jesus can only relieve your burdens as you surrender them.  Your own mind decides how far you will go on with God. 

It's because we are alllll under a process of deprogramming, if you've been in or are in, a 'church of the box'.  We also all have inherited curses and demons with legal access from the sins of our forefathers that are continually surfaced.  And these are difficult if you've lived with them your whole life...you've never known freedom from them so you don't realize you are beneath them.  The blood of Jesus can only wash away what you allow it to...sure, salvation is secured but you control how many burdens you carry in this life.  When we've had such an access point for the enemy....think of it like a worn path or a door where the clasp isn't as secure....for those things we have to really come to the feet of Jesus constantly to help w/ that burden....it's familiar & we are too weak.

How can we know if we have a religious spirit or spirits?  The first thing to pay attention to, are your thoughts.  Have you had damning thoughts about this teaching or an overcast of negativity about it?   Did you know that not every thought is your own?  Your thought life is a war zone.  If you're severely agitated, that is good...we are uncovering something.  Remember...some of our access points are older then we are...if we've never looked outside of a cave to see there's a blue sky...everything within us will reject that the blue sky exists because we tend to believe only what we know.  Any spirit that has that worn path in our soul is going to fight with all it's got because it doesn't want to leave it's comfy home....so to plant thoughts of offense or any other odd thing to get you in accord to reject the blue sky is something you are charged to pay attention to.  Remember the enemy's map for perspective..

I have a basic test for you....would it offend you if i wrote merry x-mas instead of Christmas?....remember all the 'christian' uprising about people that use the 'x' =taking 'Christ' out of christmas...all birthed by a religious spirit, agreed upon by the brainwashed masses...God help the person that used it as shorthand...need i go on?  Really, it's ridiculous...the root is judgement...the telltale of a religious spirit. So if this whole x-mas thing offends it is a religious spirit.  Does the notion of 'speaking in tongues' offend you?  Same thing...believe me the bible is true in it's entirety, & the enemy wants you trapped in that cave. 

This is a spirit that ignores and tramples the heart.  It instills fear.  It says if you don't wash your hands a certain way that you do not honor God.  Although it professes to 'honor God', it just puts you under a heavier & heavier yoke of oppression until you are so distanced from the unconditional love of Jesus, that you know not His heart.  And if you've joined in and echoed it's railing judgement against others...to other believers or non-believers pushing them away from His saving freedom...say a prayer with me right now.... [prayer]...end.
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