When I was married, I had a wonderful mother-in-law. We still remain friends to this day. She never had daughters, so I guess I was the daughter until my brother-in-law got married and now, she had 2 daughters. There were 8 years difference between the two boys ages, so I was blessed for a season to cultivate the daughter relationship before another daughter came along. We went shopping together and spent time visiting also. My mother is an excellent cook, baker but it was my mother-in-law that taught me how to make swiss steak. I do not make it as often now since my children are grown and on their own. It is not one of those meals easily made for one as opposed to making it for a family. For some reason yesterday while at the grocery store this thought comes to me to get the ingredients needed to make swiss steak. I actually found red and yellow peppers in the reduced section of produce that I thought would be lovely to use instead of green peppers and they were. Celery, onions and lots of carrots make this dish wonderful. The trick to making it is the same as when making brisket of beef, cook it on a lower heat temperature in the oven for a longer period of time to cause the meat to become fork tender. You also use stewed tomatoes broken up, diced tomatoes and I did add to the sauce portion this time some ketchup along with some A1 steak sauce. It turned out really good and went just fine with homemade mashed potatoes in which a clove of garlic was in the potatoes as they cooked. I even froze a few pieces of the raw meat to try to make it again on a smaller scale size. I am willing to try that someday. So, while I was in a cooking mode, I thought I would try a new scone mix I purchased yesterday, it was ok I think I will stick with the brand that seems to work for me. Hey, you do not know unless you try a different version to see if it is better right. The flavor of the scones, lemon poppyseed.
You know when you cook something in the oven the whole atmosphere seems to take on that scent right. I smelled swiss steak and I just had to counter that scent this morning with clove orange scent of aromatherapy. I do like that scent wafting through the air. Onto more serious stuff now.
When I am left alone with me & Jesus, He gives me further insight of things happening in my life and around me. Yesterday was 1 of those days for me. Remember the 2 dreams I spoke about? A same shaped snake in both dreams, 1 green in color and 2 white backgrounds with pink markings on them. That dream I was shown there are 3 women talking against me and not being quite truthful, I saw each of their faces revealed to me. 1 deals with financial things (green colored snake) and the other 2 are in ministry. Oddly enough I have interacted with each one in regard to blessing them at one time with a gift. Guess what? Each gift was of the same monetary value when I look back on it, imagine that. God will deal with this in a mighty big way for this battle can only go so far with my prayer and intercession and He will then take over in truth being revealed.
So, I have seen the same look on each one of their faces at least once when we would be somewhere. It is not a nice look it is a look of disdain and a look of what are you doing here, not nice at all. Guess what I do in these types of circumstances? I try to be kind and smile. You know my heart by now I trust. I bring joy of Jesus with me, and I will not let others take away from me what Jesus gives me. Let's talk about deliverance ministry now. Years ago, while functioning in this ministry Holy Spirit gave me an insight download on a particular spirit running throughout the church. He taught me about this spirit, and you will probably not hear much teaching about it in the church-based deliverance ministry today. He shared with me it is known as Charismatic Word Curses. You may say what is that? Very simple explanation for Holy Spirit gives me simple yet profound insights. He knows I then share them with others to further their knowledge. Christians, especially charismatic Christians know there is power in the words they pray right? We know that to be true. When a Christian is not in good standing with another, their heart is not pure with either God or the person they profess to be praying for no matter how lovely the prayer may sound it is not. It comes from a tainted heart/perspective and what was prayed for other ears to hear as a pretty good sounding prayer really in reality is a word curse not a blessing upon that person. Think about it, you almost know when you hear these kinds of prayers don't you. Sweet and lovely coming off of the lips of another but tainted by not having a pure heart. For whatever reason being jealousy, wanting what God showed to another as wanting it themself or just a praying what others want to hear you pray mentality. Also, one can also pray the desire or read the desire of another's heart. That is not prophetic prayer at all it is almost likened to how psychics know things about another's life when they do psychic readings of others in which they get paid money for doing so.
In any circumstance do not be fooled ok. The words sound like a sweet blessing, but they really are not and if you agree and say amen at the close of that prayer you just opened up a sly door for the enemy to enter your life. See, I have been in these situations in which I rebuke the word and do not receive it. That is good to do but there may be other times when it is out of your control. Like what if you share a prayer request need with a ministry and you have no idea who will be receiving that request. Something to think about isn't it. Is there sickness coming into your life? Financial back off instead of financial blessing in your life? You know the list of curses from Derek Prince's teachings go through the list. You just may discover some of those happening in your life and you wonder why. You live a clean life, tithe where you are supposed to tithe along with giving Holy Spirit inspired offerings too. Be very cautious with whom you place your trust when it comes to someone praying/speaking into your life. It can be ever so simple those that are closest surrounding your life that you allow to speak into your life.
I am very cautious as to whom speaks into my life or lays hands upon me in prayer. I was at a conference last weekend in which they said to go place hands upon people that needed healing. Holy Spirit did not highlight anyone in the room for me to do so. He did clearly speak to me in whom He wanted to pray for me that night. It was the woman sitting next to me and only her. I stood up for a particular need only before I asked her to assure me, I would only stand up if she was the one praying for me. That was a God appointed moment. So, the prior day I worshipped at the altar and there was some person I did not know now seated at the end of the row I was sitting in maybe a seat or two away from me when I walked back to my seat. That was fine then they said gather and pray with those around you. It was me, that person I did not know and the couple in front of me that we began to share with throughout the weekend. The unknown person had the softest hand when we all gathered hands in our little group, but I did not let that distract me in regard to unnecessary doors being open up in my life. The entire time I kept praying the blood of Jesus over me and no transference of any evil, yucky, ugly spirits on me. That is using wisdom when Holy Spirit cautions you to pray that way for you do not know the heart intentions of a stranger be they good or bad. Use wisdom people use wisdom. It was eventually revealed that they were an intercessor.
Some intercessors go under the guise of being a friend to someone or even a ministry, but they have further intent to somehow advance themselves all under this guise facade/front they portray. Be careful, for you just may be allowing a wolf in sheep's clothing to be declaring and speaking things into existence in your very life. I have found out by experience that when people like that are in my life, and I am praying with them I tend to see I am regressing in spiritual growth instead of advancing in spiritual growth. Let me further explain if I may. So, Holy Spirit prompts me to pull back from contacting them, even if it is to share a testimony or pray together or even encourage them in their life. It is amazing how this period of time in my life I leap forward in spiritual advancement, clarity from Holy Spirit. He was teaching me a valuable lesson. Even though I have a heart to help people I cannot be a Florence Nightengale to everyone. Many years ago, I was working in retail and befriended another worker at another store, we were both Catholic and in both our lives we shared how we prayed the rosary. I was also growing in faith as a Holy Spirit led woman of God those truths were being revealed to me no other than Holy Spirit Himself. In this time frame I became born again by reading a Benny Hinn book but did not know I was because the Catholic church never even taught about things like this. Thank God I have my journals to help me with time dates of this nature that took place in my life. I began to hear certain terms this person would share with me, and it eventually came out that they were a wiccan. I think I knew back then that that was not good. Then they shared how they were a white witch, and they were the good witches while all along telling me they pray the rosary. I thought if I kept encouraging them to pray their rosary it would help them in their life. As I stated earlier Holy Spirit was awakening me to all kinds of insight and moving through me and I would call to share these things with this person. No sooner would I share and then I would take steps backward instead of forward in my Holy Spirit faith life adventure. There comes a point He says back off and when I did, I was on track again with growth in my life. Eventually there came a point in my life that no matter how much I wanted to help this person Holy Spirit said no more and no more it has been ever since that time He spoke to me. You know what, the Catholic church needs to take ownership of this person's life being mixed up with Catholic things and then witchcraft mixed together. You did a very poor job back then of teaching us Catholics what is permissible in our lives and what is not.
You cannot serve God and the devil at the same time, you just cannot for it doesn't work that way. Did I pray that they would turn from those ways/practices? Of course, I did from a distance though. How did I get off on this subject today? Because this has been stirring in me for a few days now and when Holy Spirit says release it then that I trust is right timing for those to hear, hear the words shared. Catholic church you really need to be more transparent with your members. Why was it never told to me as a member back then it was not ok to go to psychic fairs, have your tarot cards read by psychics? You need to repent and start teaching truths from the bible and not man-made truths because you will be held accountable before God Almighty one day for an accounting of how you either taught truth or falsehood. No one not even me will escape this appointment in time. Something to think about, do you agree?
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