How else can I overcome persistent issues apart from prayer and fasting?

Sometimes in life, you have to really work at overcoming what might  be considered insurmountable problems. It is known as ‘working out your deliverance ‘ (See Philippians 2:12)

In addition to prayer and fasting, you need to:

  1. Change your mindset: (See Philippians 2:5)

 Be humble and ready to  do the will of God as revealed in His written Word. 

  1. Repent: (See Proverbs 28:13,1John 1:7-9, Galatians 5:22-23)

God forgives sins and not excuses. Be ready and willing to develop Christlikeness in worship, character and service.

  1. Use your authority in Christ to neutralize the forces of evils that are influencing that adversity: (See Luke 10:19)

You have the authority to use the name of Jesus Christ to cast down and out, all evil spirits, and imaginations. You can also neutralize the effectiveness of Human agents of satan, with GOD’S Word from your mouth. 

  1. Change your prayer strategy. (See Philippians 4:6-8,James 4:3) 

There are different types of Prayers. You should know which is appropriate for your issues. 

  1. Learn to listen to the inner witness of the Spirit and act accordingly. (See Romans 8:14, John 14:31)

The Holy Spirit lives in and works through all Believers of Christ. He is known as – Helper. Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counsellor, Strengthener, Standby (See John 14:31, Amp)

  1. Ask God to SuperNaturally Intervene and help you. (Romans 10:13)

What God did for others, He will do for you also. Read the story of how the faithful God showed up strong for Samsom. (See Judges 16:28)

#boldlyDeclare this Prayer:

Dear Father God.

I know I need help.

Help me Father.

 Fill me up grace for grace with your fullness.

Let nothing be wanting in me.

 Enclose me.

 Engulf me. 

Redeem me again.

Revive me Father.

 I am your sanctuary.

I yearn for my life to be a living sacrifice to you daily. 

I give up everything.

Whatever does not align with your Word and will for my life, Remove.

I refuse evil to be in me anymore.

For I am called by your name.

I am created for your glory.

Shine forth through me O God. 

Let me continually radiate your glory.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, #TheSpiritualWarrior. August 8th, 2022.

ARE GHOSTS DEMONS IN DISGUISE?

Beware, ghosts are demons in disguise.  Do not be ignorant of satan’s devices, nor allow yourself to be taken in by his lies. 

You need to understand that satan has mastered the art of deception. And his modus operandi are to steal, kill and destroy humans. (See John 10:10)

And because he is aware that Humans are special to God and Believers are divinely protected: satan seeks for ways to make humans break the hedge of protection around them. (See Ecclesiastes 10:8)

When we sin, we break the hedge of protection,  and allow satan the serpent to bite. (See Genesis 3:1,15 ; Revelation 12:9, 20:2)

How do we commit sin?:

We sin against God when we do what His Word says not to do

In the Bible, Sin is defined as :

  1. Transgressions of the law” (See 1John 3:4)
  2. Rebellion against God (See Deuteronomy 9:7, Joshua 1:18)

Sin was precisely what happened at the Garden of Eden. Mother Eve and  father Adam fell for satan’s deception through his force of persuasive arguments, and disobeyed God’s Word. (See Genesis chapters 2 and 3)

Although what happened after that is history, the reality is that those who live in sin, as in ‘keep committing sin’, open up themselves for demon activities against them, even though they are born again.

Does God prohibit interacting with  ghosts? Absolutely!

The Bible clearly says –

“There shall not be found among you … one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer. For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto the LORD” (See Deuteronomy. 18:10-12; JPS Tanakh 1917).

What are ghosts?

Ghosts are demon spirits who are familiar with a particular environment or family. 

Because ‘familial’ spirits have been in a family or environment far longer than even the humans, they are ‘familiar’ with the history of the family and the environment as well. And so are able to mimic or impersonate family members.

Most “People are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6) You have a responsibility to study your Bible regularly, and to understand what God’s will for you is. 

If ghosts are demons,  what are demons?

Demons are terrestrial bodiless evil spirits, who because of their affinity with humans, seek to possess the human body where possible. 

And when possession is not possible,  demons live in close proximity to humans. As foot soldiers of satan, demons can only function on the earthly plane.

Who is satan?

Satan is known by many names and titles. Earlier, we read about him as the serpent who deceives the whole world (See Revelation 12:9) And he us also known as the accuser of our brethren (See Revelation 12:10)

The Bible further reveal that satan runs a parallel government against God, which is known as the “kingdom of darkness”.(See Colossians 1:13)

Even though satan is wise, he is not the Omniscient that God is. Therefore, he counterfeits everything in the kingdom of God in order to deceive the saints into false worship.

One such counterfeit is the ‘unholy ghosts’ which is a cheap imitation of God’s Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost.

That is why as unholy ghosts and the devil’s agents on assignment, demons disguised as ghosts, haunt either abandoned or inhabited homes and

other places where humans visit or congregate.

Understand that the appearances of ghosts in or around you, is aimed to entice you into talking with them. And to eventual worship of satan through his human agents- the mediums.

If you interact with ghosts, whether disguised as your dead relatives or not,  you are communicating with the dead. Which is necromancy, and is abominable to God. 

Such sinful behavior breaks your hedge of protection, leaving you open for demonic attacks.

Be wise my friend.

Should I fear ghosts/demons?

Absolutely no! “Fear has torment”. (See 1John 4:18)

What you fear will always torment you but what you confront will disappear.

 Although ignorance brings suffering, 

knowledge brings deliverance  (See Hosea 4:6; Proverbs 11:9)

People fear what they do not understand. You are now enlightened that those ghosts haunting your house are your NOT your dead relatives. 

So, stop listening to contrary voices or arguments that will entice you to go seek mediums. Which will further complicate your problems. 

Instead, confront the demons behind the ghosts and command them to leave at once.

You Got this:

Have faith in God:

If you are born again, you are a child of God and “Every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith” (See 1 John 5:4).

Acknowledge your sins:

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is none us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:8‭-‬9 MEV)

Use your authority:

“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.” (See Luke 10:19, NASB1995)

With your authority in the name of Jesus Christ, command to go at once to the feet of Jesus, all  the evil demonic spirits mimicking your dead loved ones.

Search and destroy:

Ask the Holy Spirit to point you to  heirlooms or whatever could have given demons rights to your home.

(Apply the principle of Psalm 139:23-24) 

 Then burn them (See Acts 19:19)

Bless you home prophetically:

“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God”. (1Peter 4:11)

Say what you want to experience in your home. Major on the positive.

Finally:

“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour” (See 1 Peter 5:8).

 “Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith” (See 1 Peter 5:9).

WARFARE PRAYERS:

ABBA Dad, thank You for the gift of your Holy Spirit who lives in us and works with us.

We plead the speaking blood of Jesus Christ over our homes and stand against the forces of evil that are intruding into our lives and homes.

We confess as sin; disobedience, the bringing in of cursed objects into our homes, occult involvement such as consulting with mediums, channellers, diviners, and necromancers. As well as other related sinful activities.

We know that you are faithful and just to forgive and cleanse us from every unrighteousness, in accordance with your Word. 

We ask Father that you conduct a search and point us to any object(s) or person(s) who links these foul spirits to us.

We sever our ties to all such objects and persons and reaffirm our faith in you our God and Father.

We command all evil spirits to get off our lives and property now, and go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ, and never come back under any guise or disguise; to torment, oppress, depress, vex, intimidate, manipulate, control or obsess us.

We are God’s Children and have no communion with satan and the forces of evils. 

We refuse to give liberties to satan in our world, in our homes and in our lives.

Our homes belong to God: and by this prayer we consecrate everything we are, and own, to the Almighty God in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.

We are holy unto God and therefore nothing unholy can come near us.

Thank You ABBA Dad for perfecting all that concerns us and setting us apart for Your use, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amein.

Conclusion:

Never forget that satan’s demon spirits masquerade as ghosts (unholy ghosts) in order to deceive humans into occult-involvement, to make them abominable to God. 

And also to make humans open for demonic torment, oppression, intimidation, manipulation and control. Making it easy  “to steal, kill and destroy” humans. (See John 10:10)

But when you know and understand that the devil is at the back of every evil, you would stand firm against him with your shield of faith, to confront and unmask him in defeat. Praise God.

Note:

If you are interested in understanding this topic, you need to get my book

Demons Deactivated1. It’s available online.

From Hephzibah Christly #TheSpiritualWarrior,  

Original Tittle (Beware: Ghosts are demons in disguise) April 3rd, 2021

Updated August 5th 2022

From The Prayer Journal 09:

Greetings people of God, let us identify with, and intercede for the jabbed. We can no longer stay silent while people are suffering from, and dying from adverse jab related problems.

As light of the world and salt of the earth, we have been given the Word and ministry of reconciliation.(Read Matthew 5:13-20, 2Corinthians 5:18-21)

Therefore, let us call this meeting of reconciliation with God and then disarm the forces of evils. (See Luke 10:19)

Bible Base: 2Corinthians 5:19-20.

“…God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us. We implore you in Christ’s stead: Be reconciled to God. (2 Corinthians 5:19‭-‬20 MEV)

Let us pray:

Father God,  we are grateful that you gave us the biological scientists, medical doctors, pharmacists, health professionals and politicians to work for the good of Humanity.

We acknowledge that satan and his forces of evils have taken hold and corrupted the minds of some of them. 

We also acknowledge that we have sinned against Your Holiness, and given access to demon activities against us.

We are thankful for the Finished Work of Jesus Christ, which has made forgiveness of sins, salvation, deliverance, healings, prosperity and restoration available to Humanity.

Father God, we are in dire straits because of our stupidity, blind obedience to government mandates, and the misplaced trusting of Humans, have brought calamity to us.

We come to You Merciful Father,  to expand your mercies to us, as you did to Lot, give us a new beginning, so that we can grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. 

Father, our fellow humans have fallen prey to satan’s lies. Blinded by stupidity, we’ve rejected the truth calling it conspiracy theories.  But now O God our eyes have opened, but with great consequences.

Our regrets cannot help us. Only you can help us now!. So help Humanity now O God our Father.

Even though prophecy is playing out, let your power to heal, save, deliver and restore, manifest in those who took the jabs, and who currently have – difficulty in breathing,  have blood clots, suffered strokes or heart attacks; have genital lesions, sores on the mouth or anus, and other illnesses. 

We plead the blood of Jesus Christ for our sports people Father. Let our sports people stop collapsing, paralyzing or dying. 

We plead the Blood also, for the lives of the next generations and affirm that

 our young shall not die prematurely or  be killed through shots or jabs. But rather, our infants, toddlers, youths and adults, shall live and serve God with the entirety of their Beings. . 

As your earthly Reps, We resist the depopulation agenda of the forces of evils, and refuse to grant further liberties to the diseases that the jab triggers. 

Therefore,  the spirits of death, destructions, deception, diseases, pandemics, endemic, and convulsions: As well as those evil spirits causing heart attacks, asthma, strokes, thrombosis, respiratory issues, rare or unusual cancers and others, are to leave at once with all their relatives,  to the feet of Jesus Christ.

As manifesting sons of God, we command to neutralize right now, all triggers, and the evil chemicals that poison the body and activate diseases, as well as all the swellings and knots at the injection site.

We know dear Father God, that You desire the salvation of Humanity. Therefore, even as prophecy is playing out, help us O God. Help your people, help our world.

We invoke Your Divine Judgment to come swiftly upon all those who are benefitting from the deaths and ongoing destruction of lives. 

We adjure you to supernaturally intervene so that the evil pharmaceuticals will be withdrawn, and the business owners, doctors, pharmacists and politicians pushing for the further usages of the killer jabs  be brought swiftly to Divine judgment. 

You are God alone. You are Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent. We adore you and thank you for your faithfulness in preserving Humanity generally, and the Church specially. 

We thank you for those who stood fast in faith and refused to be jabbed. We thank you as well for our innate immune system. And affirm that our spirit, soul and body will continue to prosper.

 We are so grateful that the sting of death is over and your Healing flows in our world, so that the healed experiences the awesomeness of Your power, and be drawn to You. In the matchless name of Jesus Christ we pray.

Shalom, from Hephzibah Christly, #TheSpiritualWarrior. August 4th 2022

From The Prayer Journal 08:

Greetings people of God. Today, we shall be asking for God’s anger to  come upon all satan’s agents  and agencies, that are:

(a) suppressing the truth, and  (b) facilitating all evils against Humanity. And as Oracles of God, we shall also: (c) proclaim the deliverance of those who have fallen or are falling for lies and are living unrighteous lives.

Bible Base: Romans 1:18:  

Let us Pray:

Almighty God, we are thankful that  even though you made Humans a little lower than angels in this life, you gave the Human race the potential to become your children.

We acknowledge that some among the Humans have sided with the forces of evils, to weaponize humans against humans.

We refuse to allow this state of affairs to continue. Therefore, let all the foul spirits that are currently engaged in turning humans against humans, go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ with all their relatives. 

Father God, let your anger come upon all the Humans who are using deceptions, falsehoods,  reverse psychology, frauds, malfeasance, misfeasance, and other related evils to subjugate fellow humans.

We affirm that for this cause Jesus Christ manifested: therefore, all the infrastructures, structures, lying wonders, weaponry,  and whatever else these satanic agents are using against Humanity, are to implode at once. 

We speak release from the prince of the air, for all whose minds are blinded. We affirm that the veils are torn apart, their chains are destroyed and they now receive clarity and understanding.  

And from henceforth,  they are to become seekers of the truth and followers of the ALmighty God, through Jesus Christ. 

Thank You Father for enlightening them and making it easy for all Seekers of the Truth to find You, and to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

We Worship and adore You Most Holy God, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ we pray. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,  #TheSpiritualWarrior.  August 3rd,  2022

Does taking medication for infections denote a lack of faith? 1:

Well, I’ve been there and done that.  A few weeks ago, my lower tooth got infected. I did the salt and warm water routine. As it got worse, I did all the other home remedy stuff.  All this while, I held fast to my confessions of faith.  But the pain became the worst.

At this point, I could no longer pray as I was almost delirious. Then I heard in  my spirit that I should take some antibiotics and analgesics.  Which I did.  I got healed.  

Two weeks later, the tooth was reinfected. This time, the infection was aggressive.  My lower jaw swelled, and the pain was excruciating. 

I bore the pain because I was holding fast to my faith for healing. As I cried in prayer,  my mind  flashback to how my teeth issues began. 

Flashbacks:

I am a biological mother to eight children.  And throughout my seven pregnancies,  I avoided all supplements because I could not stand them. 

And being a woman with the regular monthly cycle,  I also needed good nutrition in addition to the supplements.  But I lacked those as well- I never ate right.

Years later, I pioneered missionary work in a poor rural community in Nigeria, Africa.  And my nutrition became worse. Of course, no dietary supplement was used. And I was increasing in age. 

Then all the years of neglect came to a head. A tooth cracked in half and I had to visit a dental surgeon to extract it.

In all my 40plus years of life, that was my first visit to a dentist!  (My parents taught us oral  hygiene).

That dental episode opened my eyes to the consequences of neglecting preventive principles.

Even though I tried to make amends, it would have been better if I had good nutrition, or had taken dietary supplements,  and also maintained good oral hygiene. 

Prevention indeed,  is better than cure.

And the Bible is full of guidelines on how not to get sick- spiritually and physically!

Rather unfortunately,  many think the Biblical Health Guidelines are among those ordinances  working against us that were nailed to the Cross. Hnmmm. 

Notwithstanding, many of us still blame God for our health issues. And others also blame our lack of faith, when we take medication for some  health issues.

Let the Word of God arbitrate:

“Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. One person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only. The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.” (Romans 14:1‭-‬4 NASB1995)

I am not proud that I had to take antibiotics to kill the infection,  but it was necessary to do that at that time. 

Do I live on meds? No

I am in my late sixties and do not have any medical issues that require regular usage of prescriptions. I am grateful to God my Healer for that. 

You should, as I have, prayerfully work through all likely genetic/hereditary health issues.

And when I am careless to observe health guidelines and fall ill, I repent, acknowledge my failures,  and attack the issues prayerfully and with my confessions of faith. I also incapacitate the demons from taking advantage of my low times.

I am a woman of strong faith.  But at that time, and given the circumstances, GOD in His infinite mercy, made a way of escape available to me, by pointing me to antibiotics.(See 1 Corinthians 10:13)

Are you aware that some people are allergic to some antibiotics and cannot even get the right meds to work for them?

If you are sick, and have the grace to take meds to alleviate the suffering while your Divine healing is being processed, why not?

Whether healing is by miracle or by medical care,  God alone is Healer- just give Him praises. Be grateful 🙏. 

Refuse to live under condemnation:

Satan is the accuser of the brethren (See Revelation 12:10). You have the responsibility to silence the voices of accusations (See Isaiah 54:17). There is therefore no condemnation to you (Romans 8:1) You are accepted in the Beloved (Ephesians 1:6). Even if you fall, God is able to uphold you ( See Romans 14:1-4).

I strongly desire to live in divine health and shall never fall sick again.

Let us Pray:

Almighty God our Healer.  Thank You for your power to heal, save, deliver, restore and to prosper that is here present. 

We acknowledge that we have not followed your health guidelines, and give naysayers the opportunities to question your goodness. 

Thank You for perfecting all that concerns us and restoring to us the joy of salvation.

We affirm that our bodies are your temple and Your power at work in us destroys viruses, bacteria,  germs, cancers and all evils. 

The devourer no longer devour our finances, and everything in creation works for our good, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, #TheSpiritualWarrior , August 2nd,  2022.