Spiritual Warfare is Real

Over the past few weeks, I have received so many emails and messages from subscribers of this blog and my YouTube channel. They have all been positive and expressing much gratitude about the material I share - however, I couldn't help but notice an interesting pattern.

Many of the messages expressed how Satan had a stronghold in some way upon the person writing the message. Whether it was addiction, depression, denial, doubt, etc. there was something gripping the person writing the message and they were experiencing great obstacles and challenges in their life. They all expressed a strong desire to do what was right, but felt that they fell short because of these strongholds in their lives. My heart went out to them, as I know the struggle is real.

At the beginning of this year, I felt impressed to write a book about spiritual warfare and weapons of light. I've been working on it here and there when I have time, but when it's finally completed I have felt the need to make it available for free via PDF. If we had eyes to see what was really going on around us when we are in those dark moments, I think it will instill in us a stronger desire to develop a battle plan. It would also empower us to find confidence and strength in our Savior - and that He is mighty to save. The battle for our soul is real - but we must never forget that Jesus Christ already won the war almost 2,000 years ago around 33 AD. We can have confidence in that!

In this day and age, we can't afford to let our guard down even just a little. Though Christ won the war, the adversary still seeks to have our soul and will stop at nothing to afflict us with pain, torment, and suffering if we allow him to. So, how are we allowing him power?

Today someone posed a legitimate question about violent video games. She felt offended by them when her husband played them in her home. I replied, " Violence in any form is attached to the adversary. That's why you feel offended, because it offends the Spirit." From personal experience I have witnessed first hand the unseen realm of what happens when a violent video game or movie is played in your home.

We had a profound experience a few years ago when my husband watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in our basement. I felt prompted by the Spirit to refrain from watching it. Despite my efforts to convince my husband to find a different movie - he was not convinced. It might seem harmless especially since it's Disney, however in the movie there is a scene where a voodoo priest removes a man's heart with his bare hands. This graphic scene and other fear-filled scenes from the movie invited the demonic realm into our home. That night my children got very sick and over the next two weeks, sickness plagued my husband and my children. My daughter's eye became so infected that her eyelid looked like a swollen water balloon. Nearing exhaustion in trying to nurse them back to health, it was made to known to me and confirmed through the Spirit that the movie had opened a portal in our TV and invited the demonic realm into our home to afflict sickness upon my family. As soon as this was made known to me, I immediately cast out the evil, called upon the Lord to close the portal, and blessed our home. Immediately, all the sickness dissipated from our home, and our family was back to good health and good spirits.

This experience was a powerful lesson for my husband as he witnessed first hand how things that may seem "harmless" can wreak havoc on our homes and families. Back to the question that sweet sister posed about violent video games - I noticed that many members of the church were giving her very different advice. They assured her that it was harmless and actually a healthy and normal way for him to relieve stress. This is the same argument that many people outside of the church make about pornography. There were far too few of us sharing the truth with this woman about the real dangers that violence brings into the home and into a person's life. Many had found justification in the "delighting in shedding of blood". It's not real, it's just a game, it's just a movie, they are just actors, it's fake blood. This does not matter to Satan. I have shared an analogy before about how ocean photographers and marine biologists draw sharks near for study, research, and photos - through blood. The sharks sense the blood and they swarm in. It's no different in the demonic realm. When we speak their language and entertain their messages - that's their invitation into our life.

I have previously shared links from John Ramirez in my False Traditions video, and I feel that this interview really paints the picture of the tactics Satan uses to gain strongholds over our lives. John Ramirez teaches tactics of darkness because he used to be a former soldier and high priest for Satan. He later converted to Christianity and has made an effort and life mission to expose the tactics of Satan. In this video he shares those tactics and talks about how we unknowingly open up portals in our life and in our home. He confirms some powerful truths that many of us are aware of, and also reveals some not-so obvious ways that Satan makes himself at home in our lives. This is a MUST SEE!



Here is a video with some great points on this topic.