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Overcome Unrealistic Expectations in  Marriage 

Bible Base: Proverbs 10:28

If the Bible states that:

“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: But the expectation of the wicked shall perish” (Proverbs 10:28), it is important that your expectations are not wicked or unrealistic. 

Unrealistic expectations are one of the major problems that destroy  marriage relationships.

Back in Genesis, when God saw  Adam’s loneliness, He gave him Eve for companionship, with the added bonuses of

 sexual intercourse, and procreation (See Genesis 2:18-25).

Additionally, God blessed both of them for the responsibility of dominionship over the world.

Marriage is not a servant -master relationship, even though the Man (husband) is the lead-partner (See Genesis 1:27-28, Ephesians 5:23, I Corinthians 11:3).

God does hold the man accountable, who treats his wife treacherously, violently, or with despise, etc. (Read Malachi 2:14, Hebrews 13:4).

When a man enslaves or subjugates his wife under the guise of submission, he has given access to anger, resentment, slave mentality, bitterness, vindictiveness and other evils, to function in His marriage. And vice versa.

*In my book Demons Deactivated 1, the subject of subjugation and submission was well discussed, so I’m not going to discuss it here.

Be that as it may, marriage is one of God’s gifts to humanity. 

Hence, we are told that ‘the man who finds a wife, finds a good thing and obtains favor from God.’ See Proverbs 18:22.

If your marriage is plagued with troubles, God is not responsible for that.  And instead of blaming satan, or your partner, put the searchlight on you, and your marital crisis situation will be resolved quickly.

Important Notice:

a). All humans are ‘free moral agents’ who have the power to make choices! 

Which makes you responsible for your actions, reactions, and responses – See Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Galatians 6:6-8.

b). You can choose to enjoy your marriage by following the Christ and His Church model, found in Ephesians 5: 25-29,33, or you can follow the traditional,  societal, and worldly view of marriage.

c). If you are ‘born again’, you have been given everything that pertains to life and Godliness – See 2 Peter 1:3. 

2 Peter 1:3 KJV

d).Which means, you now have the ingrained ability in your new nature, to live right  in this degenerating world, and you can treat your spouse right.

e).Remember that your wife  is “heirs with you of the gracious gift of life” when you treat her right, “nothing will hinder your prayers” (1 Peter 3:7)

f). Know that God who freely gave you the Kingdom will graciously also give you all things – See Romans 8:32 .

It is unrealistic to expect your partner to give you things that you’ll receive only through an intimate relationship with God.  

Therefore,  If you went into marriage expecting your partner to give you joy, peace, prosperity,  security, love, etc., you have set yourself up for marital failure.

These are things that you internalize, and then reflect them in your relationship with God and others.

God expects that the Christian develops his/her new nature in Christ, which has been created in God’s image, in true righteousness and holiness (See Ephesians 4:24)

That new nature is evident in the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (longsuffering, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, gentleness (meekness (humility) Self control (self-restraint) See Galatians 5:22-23.

Your marriage is God’s gift to you. He wants you to enjoy the companionship of your partner and to ‘do life’ together.  

It is your responsibility to ask God for your needs so that your joy will be full (See John 16: 24-26, Matthew 7:7).

Ephesians 5:33 KJV

Refuse to allow Unrealistic expectations become the bane of your marriage

#PrayerPoints4Today:

*Thank Father God for the grace of marriage, and for giving you a partner with whom ‘to do’ life together ❤ ️. 

*Ask and receive forgiveness, for idolizing and blaming your partner for your unmet needs, instead of working out your salvation, and growing spiritually. 

*Affirm that God is working in you both to will and to do His good pleasure. 

*Declare that you are yielded to the inworking of the Holy Spirit, and will continually produce fruits worthy of repentance.

*Affirm that you have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light, and are no longer under the jurisdiction of satan. 

* Command to go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ, the evil spirits that are influencing marital strife, anger, rejections, revenge, unforgiveness,  hatred, resentment, bitterness, unrealistic expectations, jealousy, blame shifting,  poverty,  wretchedness,  divorce, frustrating circumstances, and adverse human interferences, with their relatives.

*Proclaim your authority in Christ Jesus and the ability to utilize the power given to you over all the forces of evil.

Luke 10:19 KJV

*Declare that all satanic interferences or projections, witchcraft manipulations, ingrained cultural beliefs, societal norms, ego, contrary learned behaviors, and everything else opposed to God’s righteous standards in your life and marriage, are disconnected, disabled, and destroyed. 

*Declare also that you stand against the forces of evils.

*Affirm that you are a new creature in Christ Jesus, created in the image of God in true Holiness and righteousness: Therefore, your personality and characteristics will continually reflect God, who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

*Renounce all inhibitions,  resentment,  negativity or unrighteousness against your in-laws (family by marriage).

* Declare that love, acceptance, and forgiveness flows from you to them and that no partiality or dissensions can work against you all.

*Thank Father God that from today, your mind is renewed to appreciate the grace of marriage, and that  you and your partner are mutually submissive to God.

*Pray that God in His infinite mercy will bring reconciliation to troubled marriages. 

*Ask God to help those who are seeking to be married to be connected together and their expectations granted.

*Pray for widows, widowers, and elderly singles to be protected, comforted, and provided for, always, and for family members to remember to visit them also.

*Thank God for the anointing for effective and fervent prayer.

#MyPrayer4you:

I pray that as God is working within us, we will become more appreciative, be more understanding, live in harmony and unity, and also model the love of Christ to our world of influences,  in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior,  July 20th, 2024.

Updated November 5th, 2024.

https://bible.com/bible/1/pro.10.28.KJV

Be Watchful:

It is so easy to fall into the ongoing deception in our world, if your source of information is the mainstream media, rather than the Word of God.

It is worse for those who are simplistic, gullible, do not check facts, nor have the gift of discernment. 

They fall  for half truths, exaggerations and outright lies.

If you stand for nothing, you will fall for everything. 

As a Christian,  you must develop working principles from God’s Word, that will undergird you in life. So that you will not fall for lies and deceptions.

It’s a thin line between information and disinformation.

Read 2 Peter 3:17

While information centers on giving you facts about something or someone, disinformation deliberately gives you false information in order to confuse  or mislead you.

No wonder scripture says- “If it were possible even the Elect will be deceived” (See Matthew 24:24) 

Although some posit that the Elect of the above scripture refers to the Israelites, here is another scripture to let you know that the Believers in Christ, are the Elect of God too, 

“… he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love” Ephesians 1:4. KJV

This is not the time to hate anyone based on someone else’s opinions of them. 

Do not share in the iniquities of others, for you should be holy and blameless before God.

Do not fall for the lies,  half-truths, exaggerations,  outright lies, and disinformation ongoing in our world.

Ephesians 1:4 KJV

satan is the father of all liars and is also a murderer from the beginning(John 8:44)

Liars and murderers are siamese twins who are co-joined in the heart.

You will also be in error if you believe someone is a  Christian because he/she speaks Christianese!

Remember that even though Christianity is “a-together-faith”; Salvation is a personal race.

 You must throw off everything that will hinder your patient-run, towards the Goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ (Read Hebrews 12:1, Philippians 3:14).

Each of us will give a personal  account to God of how we lived here on earth. 

Therefore, ‘work out your salvation with fear and trembling’ (See Philippians 2: 12-13) 

You are responsible to God for your decisions.

2 Peter 3:17

” Ye therefore,  beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also,  being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.: 2 Peter 3:17 KJV

#MyPrayer4you:

I pray that you will not fall for the lies of the devil and that you will stand strong in faith, be the one to discontinue evil family traditions, and be the salt and light in your world, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.

Shalom! Shalom! From Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #theSpiritualWarrior, November 4th, 2024

#10 Prayer Focus for Today: Grandchildren.

Although all my kids (children) are all grown up, and my grandkids are doing just great, all the evil going on in our world makes my heart flutter.

There is a story about how two nine year old girls bravely saved their six year old neighbor from kidnapping.

I don’t know how they did it, but it was no mean feat. Their act of bravery points to great parents who are bringing them up with a high sense of responsibilities.

God bless and protect those girls, their parents and the rescued little guy, in Jesus’s name.

I don’t know about you, but I do know that I have a responsibility to ensure that my grandkids cannot be touched by the lurking evils in our world.

I refuse to allow the changing values in our world to corrupt our beliefs system, which is rooted in the love and fear of God, and love for family.

I am so inspired by how Timothy’s Grandma Lois, and mom Eunice, effectively played their roles in Timothy’s upbringing.

Lois and Eunice’s influences made Timothy turn out to become a fervent, devout, faithful, and excellent leader.

Read how Paul said it:
“ I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and I am persuaded, now lives in you also” 1 Timothy 1:5

What about you?
What legacy would you leave for the generations following?

Many are transferring addictiveness, sexual immoralities, violence, wickedness, and other evils to their descendants unwittingly.

You can’t afford to be that ignorant grandma or grandpa who allows satan to destroy the bloodline through them!

As the Bible states, ‘Through knowledge shall the just be delivered” See Proverbs 11:9b.

I have prayerfully rearranged the life-course of my descendants.

I started with myself and systematically confronted all the ills in my ancestry, in myself, and in the lives of my children.

3 John 1:4 KJV

That is Spiritual Warfare!

And God reassures that “the seed of the righteous shall be delivered” Proverbs 11:21

As I stood my grounds against all unrighteousness, I intentionally continued to live as God’s righteousness in this life!

Prayerfully fight for the restoration of God’s righteous standards in your bloodline or descendants.

Refuse to hide behind obsolete excuses that your children don’t want you to be a part of their lives, and that you have no access to your grandkids.

Read how Eli, Samuel and
David was divinely disciplined, because they did not discipline/pass on God’s righteous standards to their descendants.

‘If you know the right thing to do and not do it, to you it is sin.’ See James 4:17

Jesus Christ gave Believers “the ministry and word of reconciliation” (See 2 Corinthians 5:17-20).

You can do it.
Be reconciled to your children. Forgive the hurts, so that satan won’t take advantage of the animosities, unforgiveness and bitterness, to keep on tormenting your descendants!

You can rescue your descendants from degeneracy!

Psalm. 112:1-2 KJV

Prayer4Today:

Note: I could give you prayer points, but identifying with you will help you pray better.

ABBA Father, thank you for the grace of parenthood.

I hereby forgive all my children for all the times they hurt me.

And I ask also, that you Our Father, work-in all my children, to also forgive me and everyone else who wronged them.

I acknowledge that children are a sacred trust from you to us, and I did not uphold the integrity of your Word to them.

I take responsibility for, and I identify with the sins of all my descendants and ask forgiveness.

Thank you for the forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness.

I hereby dedicate/rededicate my bloodline to you, which includes every one of my human descendants.

I also dedicate/rededicate all those who are joined to my family by marriage, faith or adoption, for they are now my household/family.

I proclaim that we are Holy unto you, and I believe that you shall not allow your Holy ones to be corrupted by the decadence in the world.

In unity of faith, we stand against all forms of sexual immoralities, abuses, violence, lawlessness and other evils.

We hereby revoke/abrogate all satanic rights, and shut down all the access routes of the evil spirits that crossed generational lines: including all the familiar/familial spirits, and all others evil spirits, who are on assignments, or who have attached themselves to our family, due to ancestral covenants and pacts of the generations preceding.

I command to go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ, All the evil spirits that influence, enforce, or enable disobedience, rebellion, addictiveness, gender confusions, identity crises; including mental health disorders, chemical imbalances, mediocrity, poverty mentality, marital strife, suicidal tendencies, hardship, and other evils.

I declare that evils cannot function under any guise or disguise, against anyone who pertains or relates to me and mine.

I am blessed beyond curses and the fruits of my body are all blessed as well.

I declare that God’s Spirit of wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge and reverence of God, shall be upon, and flow through all my grandchildren.

I proclaim that my grandchildren shall walk in the God ordained pathways of righteousness, justice, empathy, meekness, divine health, excellence, and prosperity.

Supernatural favors and unlimited goodness shall be the testimonies of my descendants.

And Kings shall come to their risings, and whatsoever stands against my grandkids, shall surrender to them.

And Surely, goodness and mercies shall follow all my descendants, all the days of their lives, and they shall uphold the righteous standards of God, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, July 19th, 2024.
Updated October 31st, 2024.

#99 Prayer Focus for Today: First Responders & Firefighters:

A few days ago, there was a fire outbreak in our city. The fire is still on-going and the Firefighters are still there babysitting it, so that it doesn’t spread.  And this will continue for a few more days, until it burns out.

We are thankful that no deaths were recorded.

God bless, strengthen and keep all the Firefighters and first responders safe in Jesus’s name. 

Additionally, the state of Arkansas is on fire risk alert. 

Thank you for honoring our Prayer Request for rainfall.

Please join us to pray for the Firefighters, they are extraordinary persons. They need us to lift them up at this very trying season.

I know a Christian couple who are both Firefighters, they are now extremely busy putting out fires, and responding to medical emergencies as well.

Please pray for our Firefighters and First Responders- they render selfless service 🙏🏽  

Bible Base: Hebrews 4:16:

“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most” Hebrews 4:16 NLT.

#PrayerPoints4Today:

*Thank God for their skillful  handling of situations. 

*Speak safety, protection, strength, and healings on them and their families. 

*Pray that they will have a more meaningful relationship with God, through their experiences.

*Ask God to endue them with more skill so that they can function at optimum best.

*Pray for the families of those who died in the course of service: that God will comfort them and help them to process the griefs appropriately, and to also provide for them.

*Ask God to protect us from fire outbreaks, send us dews,  snow or rain, and to nullify the risks of fires in our land.

*Plead  the blood of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins and cleansings of all unrighteousness and defilement in our land.

*Be the prophet of your life,  speak blessings over your and yours, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior October 18th 2024

#98 Prayer Focus for Today: To keep on growing in Grace &  Right Knowledge. 

Bible Base: 2 Peter 3:18 NLT

You must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…

If you do not grow, you will stagnate, vegetate, and die.

For every Believer, we must radiate God’s glory as we illuminate our world with our knowledge of Him. (See Proverbs 4:18)

Don’t be that Christian who has vast knowledge of politics, the sciences, and who is also an avid conspiracy theorist; But  whose knowledge of God stems only from quotes of either the pastor or some Christian writer. 

Be that Christian who knows God for him/herself.

God’s Word says in Jeremiah 9:24 that we should glory in this: 

1). That we (a) understand and (b) know Him [personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing His character], 

2).That we know Him as the Lord, Who practices loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.

 These are the things that make God delight-full.

Further readings:[I Cor. 1:31; II Cor. 10:17.]

Until I grow in the knowledge of who God is, His character, His ways and works, then, I am one of the most ignorant humans alive.

It really doesn’t matter the number of doctoral degrees I have acquired, if I have no knowledge of God, and am still growing in a relationship with him, there is nothing to be glorious or proud about. 

Without the true knowledge of God,  and an ongoing relationship with Him, all life’s pursuits are a waste! Zero!

Hey, don’t give up on yourself, it’s not too late to start now.

Personal Testimony:

When my kids were growing up and in their college years, they were encouraged to be known as radicals for Christ: Which effectively set boundaries, and later kept the cultists away from them.

As a proud parent, I can testify that my kids are all blessed with supernatural intelligence: which is the result of prioritizing Bible Study and a relationship with God.

I may not have scientific data to establish my point, but I can tell you from seeing the educational excellence of my kids and grandkids, that their educational excellence came about from delving into the Word  of God. 

One of my daughters testified about how reading her Bible before tests and exams, opened up her mental capacity.

Diligence in reading the Bible,  expands your mind, memory and intelligence. 

As you keep reading your Bible,  you will experience an increase in your ability to receive, retain, recall, and apply knowledge. 

You may think my theory of theology is foolish, but remember that, “The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men” for “God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise…the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty” 

(See 1 Corinthians 1:25,27 MEV)

You can start today by prioritizing personal Bible Reading,  look up all the scriptures referenced in your daily devotionals, and prayerfully apply what you read.

God desires an ongoing relationship with you. Christianity is a lifestyle: it is not a garment of convenience to wear on Sundays.

Let Us Pray

#PrayerPoints4Today:

1). Spend a minute to just meditate on what you read. 

a). How does it affect your life?

b). What can you change to become better?

2). Present your decision to God, and ask Him to help you become better in your quest to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

3) Pray to always remember the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, that through his poverty you might be rich. (Read 2 Corinthians 8:9): So that, you will never accept the disgrace of living in debts and unable to pay bills, or meet basic needs.

4) Ask God to help you to understand and know Him personally and practically,as well as to directly discern and recognize His character.

5). Ask God to help you to experience HIS Lordship in your life.

6). Rededicate yourself and family to Him and affirm that in Him you live, move, and have your being. 

7). Repent of all the ways  that you have allowed the ways and words of the world to corrupt your good morals.

8). Command all the evil spirits that are running all over your affairs,  to stand down, and proceed immediately to the feet of Jesus Christ.

9). Thank God that HE practices loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness on the earth and that you are proud to be His Child, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior , October 17th 2024

#97 Prayer Focus for Today: Rain for Arkansas.

Dear People of God, it’s that season again for wildfires 🔥,  and most of Arkansas needs rain, in order to stop wildfires, from destroying lives and property.

If you are wondering where this is at, “Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.“ Wikipedia

Presently, Arkansas is very dry, humidity is low, and strong winds are blowing. 

Please join us to pray and Avert any catastrophes.  People are still recovering from the memorial weekend tornadoes 🌪.  We can live without wildfires 🔥. 

Bible Base: James 5: 17-18:

17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours [with the same physical, mental, and spiritual limitations and shortcomings], and he prayed [a]intensely for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its crops [as usual]. AMP

#PrayerPoints4Today:

1). Please pray for the heavens to open and pour out rain  on the already blazing fires in some counties.

2). Pray that the fires are contained and put out quickly.

3). Command the evil territorial spirits to stop and get out.

4). Release God’s grace and mercies to the peoples of the state. 

5). Remember survivors of Hurricane Helen and Milton, the temperatures have dropped so much, and people need to be sheltered and fed!

  Pray that God’s blessings should multiply upon them for speedy rebuilding, relocation, and the resources  available to them.

6). Pray for all those who at great personal risk are taking supplies to the survivors. Bless them for their efforts,  and pray they don’t suffer compassion fatigue. 

7). Thank God that you can pray for others, in Jesus Christ matchless name ❤️. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, October 16th 2024

#90 Prayer Focus for Today: P.U.S.H.

P.U.S.H means Pray Until Something Happens.

Today, we are continuing our prayers for those affected by Helene,  for the calming of Hurricane Milton and Aldine. 

“Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying.”

Romans 12:12 CEVUK

#Prayer4Today:

Father, thank you for your mercy that has been prevailing over judgment, and for calming the storms and comforting your people who are devastated by the effects of the storms, winds, and wars.

We plead the blood of Jesus Christ and command the storms to be still,  and hold it’s peace, and for the rumors of wars, and the wars de-escalate.

We rebuke all the forces of evils and order them to stop taking advantage of these disasters to further distress to humanity.

Father, you are God of all flesh,  full of compassion, and infinite in mercy. Be God in our world,  and draw our people to you again. Remember that we are fragile beings, mercifully intervene in our affairs O God.

Thank you for all the  churches and individuals that you have been using to  bring supplies, encourage and strengthen the faith of our people. Prosper them and remember them for good, and shield them from being stalked by human agents of satan in disguise.

Thank you also for not allowing the government and their agents to become God in this situation, instead, you have made your Word, ways, and works known to the world, and diminished dependence upon govts.

Help your people stay focused on you, as they remove debris, rebuild their lives and their homes, reorder their priorities or resettle their affairs.

Father, thank you for bypassing protocol as you provide financial assistance, to help facilitate emotional and physical healings.

As Hurricane 🌀 Milton makes landfall, let it flatten, die out and return to the seas without destructions to lives and properties.

Show the world that you are forgiving, merciful and have the world and it’s elements in your control.

Frustrate all the predictions that are aimed at promoting fear and destabilizing the people.

We proclaim that we do not function in fear, but have faith in you, to save to the uttermost those who come to you through Christ Jesus.

We plead the blood of Jesus as redemption for all those who are in the eye of the storms or in the paths of the hurricanes. 

Thank you Father, for being our God, father, Helper, restorer, friend and righteousness,  in Jesus name we have prayed. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, October 9th 2024

#88 Prayer Focus for Today: Confront the sinful Sarcastic Self.

Sarcastic people say one thing while meaning the opposite.

People use sarcasm to hide   scorn or contempt, and to insult, ridicule, hurt, criticize, or diminish someone.

The Bible clearly teaches that we should speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15),  and not to use words to demean, and hurt others but instead to use encouraging and edifying words in order to promote a healthy and nurturing environment (Ephesians 4:29).

It is unhealthy to continue to tolerate or live in an environment riddled with sarcasm, because it opens up doors for conflicts.

Hence the Bible says that when you throw out the mocker, fighting goes, quarrel and insults will disappear. (See Proverbs 22:10 NLT)

And according to our picture post from Proverbs 14:3 NLT

“A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him, but the words of the wise keep them safe.” It therefore follows that sarcasm attracts unpleasant consequences.

Sarcasm is one of those sinful behaviors to unlearn.

#PrayerPoints4Today:

*Thank God for the grace of forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness in Christ Jesus. 

*Declare your forgiveness of those who have hurt, insulted, ridiculed, and made you feel less, with their sarcasm. 

*Acknowledge how sarcastic you are, and ask God to help you in your decision to no longer hurt others with your words.

*Command the root of sarcasm in you to disintegrate.

* Command all satanic influencers of sarcasm to get out of your realms. 

*Affirm that God has given you His words of wisdom, so that you can comfort, build up and encourage others.

*Thank God for this eye opening teaching that have brought deliverance to you from the Consequences of sarcasm,  and shut doors of demonic activities against you,  in Jesus Christ matchless name. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior October 7th 2024.

#86 Prayer Focus for Today: Coping with Persecution:

When you are being treated unfairly or cruelly because of religion, tone of your skin, gender, height, or political beliefs, over a period of time, you are being persecuted.

In our world today and in the future, political and religious persecution will increase.

*But, you should not be dismayed, disappointed or heartbroken, when people persecute you because of your Biblical Beliefs. That is who they are, and that’s the worst they can do.

*Be encouraged because persecution indicates that you are a positive non-conformist. And that is a good thing. 

In His days on earth, Jesus Christ was a positive non-conformist. You are in good company.

*Remember also that “all who delight in piety and are determined to live a devoted and godly life in Christ Jesus will meet with persecution [will be made to suffer because of their religious stand].” 2 Timothy 3:13 AMPC 

*Refuse to allow persecution to derail you from progressing in righteousness. For it is better to suffer for righteousness sake, than to suffer for wrongdoing. (See 1 Peter 3:17)

*Whatever the kind of persecution you are experiencing,  it is important that you “…see to it that your conscience is entirely clear (unimpaired), so that, when you are falsely accused as evildoers, those who threaten you abusively and revile your right behavior in Christ may come to be ashamed [of slandering your good lives].”

 I Peter 3:16 AMPC 

If you have on the “breastplate of righteousness” your conscience will be clear,  and there will be no room for anger, bitterness, resentment, revenge, and related evils in your heart. 

Outcome:

The devil cannot demonize you, your persecutors will be put to shame, and God will avenge you.

For as it is written in 2 Thessalonians 1:6 AMPC,

 [It is a fair decision] since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with distress and affliction those who distress and afflict you.

#MyPrayer4you:

*We identify with and acknowledge the unrighteous thoughts and actions that you were involved in, in order to cope with persecution.  

*We plead the blood of Jesus for forgiveness Of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness.  

*I stand with you against all the forces of darkness that are inciting people,  and influencing adversities against you, and command it all to be stopped.

*I affirm that Jesus Christ manifested to destroy the works of the devil, therefore the forces of evil shall no longer trouble you, for you bear in your body the marks of Jesus Christ.

*I release to you now, the anointing of God’s Spirit that brings favor, goodness, peace with prosperity,  ease of operations, excellence, and productivity.

*I command all doors that were shut against you,  to open up right now, and the stronghold of unrelenting hardship is hereby destroyed,  in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️ 

*I pray that God in His infinite goodness will wipe away your tears of frustrations, and put a new song of deliverance in your ❤️ heart,in Jesus’s name. 

Read and personalize Psalm 17:1-3, 6-10, 13, 15 AMPC:

[1]  HEAR THE right (my righteous cause), O Lord; listen to my shrill, piercing cry! Give ear to my prayer, that comes from unfeigned and guileless lips.

 [2]  Let my sentence of vindication come from You! May Your eyes behold the things that are just and upright. 

[3]  You have proved my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and find nothing [no evil purpose in me]; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

[6]  I have called upon You, O God, for You will hear me; incline Your ear to me and hear my speech. 

[7]  Show Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them. 

[8]  Keep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

 [9]  From the wicked who despoil and oppress me, my deadly adversaries who surround me. 

[10]  They are enclosed in their own prosperity and have shut up their hearts to pity; with their mouths they make exorbitant claims and proudly and arrogantly speak.

[13]  Arise, O Lord! Confront and forestall them, cast them down! Deliver my life from the wicked by Your sword,

[15]  As for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness (rightness, justice, and right standing with You); I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake [to find myself] beholding Your form [and having sweet communion with You].

Please remember to pray for those who are affected by disasters in their neighborhood . 

God will keep you safe always.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior ,October 5th 2024

84 Prayer Focus for Today: Reproaches Turned Into Appreciation & Acceptance.

In Mark 5:25-34, is the story of the woman with an issue of blood. For 12 years, she was an outcast. She was ostracized in the society for a condition beyond her.

For 12 years, she experienced shame, rejection, and helplessness.

Her condition drove her to poverty as she pursued all possible cures!

She tried her best. She fought hard to overcome the condition that made her despised, maligned, and a byword in the community.

For 12 years, she was dying: her life was gradually draining out of her. For Life is in the Blood, as the Bible states.

For 12 years, she bore the inconvenience of something between her legs to collect the blood flow.

For 12 years, she was physically, mentally and emotionally traumatized. 

Despite it all, she never gave up the desire to be healed and made whole!

But one day, it all changed.

  She encountered Jesus Christ and her reproaches were rolled away, and she became the living witness of God’s miraculous healings and restoration. 

#MyPrayer4you:

Today I pray for  you, and declare that your reproaches  are rolled away. 

*This is the season of Divine visitation for you, and your circumstances will change miraculously.

*Those who treated you with contempt will become your praise- singers.

*Those who rejected you will be humbled and attracted to the glory of your rising, and their eyes will look up and have respect for God.

*Because God has favored you, the place of your shame becomes the place of your fame, for everything will turn around for good.

*I proclaim your victory over unrelenting issues, and declare that affliction will not return again, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Read and Personalize 

Psalms 27:7-14 NLT:

“[7] Hear me as I pray, O Lord. Be merciful and answer me! 

[8] My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.” 

[9] Do not turn your back on me. Do not reject your servant in anger. You have always been my helper. Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me, O God of my salvation! 

[10] Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close. 

[11] Teach me how to live, O Lord. Lead me along the right path, for my enemies are waiting for me. 

[12] Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me of things I’ve never done; with every breath they threaten me with violence. 

[13] Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. 

[14] Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior October 3rd 2024