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Brother Mike
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Blessings Angel, I also was a big Punk Fan (More heavy stuff) Heavy Metal. I understand listening to a bunch of negative things about the World, politics, and things can and will change any positive belief system you might have had. Scripture tell us to guard our heart with all diligence for out of the heart are the issues of life. What you allow in, comes out and effects everything.
It said it was going to kill you? I know these things are very disturbing, but from my point of view it's funny that the devil would even say something stupid like that.
Let me tell you, If the devil actually had the ability to kill you, you would have been dead a long time ago. The devil walks around like a roaring lion, but he is no lion, he just tries to act like one seeking who he can devour. He just can't devour anyone he chooses.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
(1Pe 5:8-9)
Your not the only one on the planet hearing voices and having things grab them in the night. Devils do the same things over and over to others and they have no new devices.
It's important you know this. The Word of God, gets attacked in stages. The devil's only tools is to get you to believe something different though thoughts, voices, and/or showing up physically. It's just how it works. If you know what to expect, it makes things a whole more more easy on you.
Stage 1:
The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
(Mar 4:14-15)
This is where you hear the Word that could help you, but you say, "Oh, that's nice, that was a good message," and do not apply what you heard to your own life. James called it being a doer of the Word, not a hearer only. It also can be that you did not understand the Word, and did not take time to seek understanding. The Word never makes it permanently into your heart. After hearing something that would have helped, you get distracted with other things and forget what you just heard. This is the devils first line of defense against the Word.
When God has someone to help you, the fastest way to stop that is to make you offended at them for something stupid.
Who are they to judge your faith? Don't listen to them, self righteous jerks. God don't like that.
They might tell you something your flesh just does not want to do, it offends you. Like stop sleeping with a boyfriend or girlfriend. Something they know gives the devil a right to torment. The devil will say you need this person, you love each other, don't listen to that. They don't know this person, how dare they?
Stage 2:
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
(Mar 4:16-17)
The devil gets a whole lot of folks on stage 2. The devil has no choice but to do these in the Order Jesus gave. He will do them, if He don't, he looses the battle. People like to hear they can be healed, get the bills paid, have peace in the home, have the kids off drugs. They get excited and take what they have heard and endure through the hard time. Things even get better for a time............ Real important here.
The doctors report gets a little better.
Some bills get paid.
Kids stop the drugs for a bit.
It looks like things might turn around and the Word is working............... UNTIL... affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
The devil has to do something to show that person that God's Word is not working. They then get offended at God. It's not something God did, but since they don't have a lot of understanding and Root and foundation in the Word, the devil can come at different angels that they don't have understanding to cover.
The doctor report gets worse.
They get the eviction notice anyway.
Find drugs in the kids room.
I can tell right away if someone fails at stage 2.
We prayed, did all we could but the doctors reports are worse. God may heal some, Some he don't. They are weary, worn out and questioning God.
The devil will put the pressure on in Stage 2. He has to make someone give up. I see it all the time in my own life, but I know stage 2 has to come and it don't bother me a bit. Nice try devil, not going to Work. God has never failed anyone that trusted in him. Not one single person.
Stage 3:
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
(Mar 4:18-19)
This person had root, passed stage 2, saw God do amazing things. The person is praying more, in the Word more, so the only defense the devil has is to introduce other things into the persons life to get them away from the Word. Lust here means things we are interested in, it does not mean like sex or bad things. Just things that take up our time we like to do. The devil might introduce a new person, or get us to take up some hobby, some cause for something (Cares of this World) Slowly we get weak again running around after all these other things. Soccer practice, then the basketball practice, fix dinners, new boyfriend or girlfriend, All kinds of stuff.
Once we are nice and weak again............ pulled away from the Word. It's time to attack again.
Stage 4:
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
(Mar 4:20)
Stage 4 is someone where the Word is producing things in their life 30, 60, 100 fold. This is the stage Jesus would like us to stay in. The Word is producing what it says it will produce. It takes avoiding the other stages to stay here.
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath,(The word and ears to hear) to him shall be given: and he that hath not,(The Word and ears to hear) from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
(Mar 4:24-25)
what measure you give to the Word, Jesus promised it would be measured back to you in the measure you gave it. 30, 60, 100 fold.
The Word of God produces what it said it will produce.
You meditate on Peace scriptures, that Word Jesus said will come back to you, and if you keep on meditating and hearing, He said more shall be given. You might get back 30 fold, but you keep hearing, Jesus said more is coming to 60 fold.
A person in life that does not give heed to the Word, the things He has in life will even be taken from him.
Long enough, this is how it works, and what to expect. Jesus laid it all out for us so we don't get caught off guard.
Listen to this........ Get it sown in, take notes, whatever you have to do to get it inside you. Get thinking on this, and not the bad stuff in life.
The first one is Don't Let Fear in.
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We start by replacing things in you with Good things and faith in God.
The devil can't stand against God's word, or the anointing (Holy Spirit ) which we can talk about later. The Holy Spirit is important when dealing with devils. You sow the Word in, Jesus promised it will come back and produce what he said it will.
Blessings.
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