Handsome Devils - Part 4

And the multitude rose up against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks (Acts 16:22-24).

Do recall from the beginning of this series, that there was a damsel repeating a phrase, while following Paul and Silas, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation; this had gone on for many days, until Paul put a stop to it by commanding the spirit of divination to come out of the woman, by speaking the words, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out of her the same hour. 

Think with me, what a stir this public event caused. The damsel was well know as a fortune teller; she was very popular, and we know this because her masters gained much monetarily, from her work. A possessed by a demon person is a strange sight, and there are strange sounds and behaviours too, that they seem unaware of, as though they are not themselves, or as though they have been taken over ... which of course, they have been. When this young woman was released, when she was set free from the evil spirit that used her body for its own wicked purposes, the woman became silent, not mute, silent, no longer compunctiously repeating the refrain, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. The spirit in her knew who the servants of God were, making the young woman seem very wise, as though she had intel that no one else had access to. She, or he (the spirit) using her voice, spoke truth, and yet, we do not need demons to instruct us about God and salvation, dear reader: Jesus Christ and his disciples, have done that good work for us. 

Demons are deviants, distractors and detractors, so much so, that the former masters of the damsel, went to city rulers, to the magistrates, to let them know that these men were a threat to their economy, to their polytheistic way of life, and had to been punished to the point of death, for daring to break the system, for daring to set people free from bondage by way of salvation through Jesus Christ. The image of an ant hill disturbed by a poking stick comes to mind ... the ants furiously move about to stop the wreckage: that is what happened to the mercenary masters, to the magistrates, and to the multitude that rose up against the praying men of God, and that is precisely what is happening still, because Satans kingdom cronies are enraged, and they bare their teeth, wanting to sink them into souls, especially when they hear Jesus Christ preached, especially when they hear the saints pray in unison, Thy will be done Lord. 

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Paul and Silas were beaten, cast (thrown) into prison, and put under strict supervision to ensure they did not make a break from jail; they were put into the deepest darkest dankest place in that prison, and their feet were fastened to the floor in stocks. Do recall, the command Paul had in the name of Jesus Christ, over the spirit of divination that ruled and reigned the damsel in distress. We might ask the question: Why did Paul allow the beating, the rough treatment, the being thrown into prison, and the chaining to the floor, when he had the ability through Christ, to be commanding? This question could be followed by yet another, and another: Why did Jesus the Christ, allow soldiers to beat him, spit upon him, mock and curse him, and nail him to a cross to be left their hanging and dying? Why didn't he, that had the command of angels, smite the petty and indignant humans he had created, rather than give them the impression they could kill God? 

The scene that follows, the one we will cover in Part 5, will give us the answers to these questions, but for now, I have to give my own explanation; I feel the need to share, dear one, from my own experiences with God and man. Love is patient, love is kind ... 

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things

God is not a force to be reckoned with, challenged to a dual, invited to a fight. God has the big stick; he could lift it and never drop it down on us, and we would die instantly of fright, if he so desired. But God charitably, lovingly, suffers our insubordination, our ant like self-importance. Jesus taught us to not envy or want what others have; he did not compete for supremacy with his Father, or with men. Jesus was humble during his ministry, never showing off, or standing in the lime light for praise. He didn't display vainglory, but rather, glorified God, his, and our Father, who art in heaven. Jesus was not easily provoked, did not think evil thoughts, did not rejoice in the iniquity all around him; in fact, it grieved him deeply, as it ought to grieve us similarly. Jesus is the Truth, and we are to rejoice in him, and in all truth. Jesus bore the sins of the world because they, meaning us, meaning you and me, know not what we have done ... 

Bearing persecution, believing God is Almighty, hoping in salvation, enduring much suffering, the first men of God and the last men of God that walk the earth, will always peaceably proclaim Jesus Christ as King of kings, Lord of lords, and they will not raise a fist in self-defence, but rather, be known for their fruits of labor, rather, be known as fishers of men, that serve the living God for the sake of souls that need saving. 

The enraged ants, those that belong to the devil and cling to the world as though holding on will keep them alive, have yet to be set free, and that, dear one, is why we are still here. God isn't done rescuing the lost and our work, that is if you belong to Christ too, is as ministers of reconciliation, peace makers between God and man. 

This series continues ... keep watch for the magnificent scene that unfolds in a jail where prisoners are meant to suffer and wax weary, and prison guards are meant to be oppressively cruel. 

Blame Shifting - Invisible Fingerprints Remain

In all the years of studying human behaviour and making sense of it, I have never come across the perfect descriptor for what the criminally minded do, when they avoid and evade accountability, responsibility, and ownership, for what they have said and done to injure others. Happily, the other day, I heard the short and punchy phrase, blame shifting, and with this, I had a eureka moment. It is with a marvellous sense of satisfaction that I am able to label the insidiousness that motivates and moves villains, in the direction of casting doubt and aspersions, on their victims, when in fact, they are to blame for the chaos they cause. Shifting blame does not erase the marks left by the vicious and murderous: invisible fingerprints remain, and God knows what they have done, even when humans have yet to figure out the answer to the biggest question of our day: What just happened?

Perhaps, dear reader, you have a blame shifter in your midst, one of those people that perpetually claims innocence, while accusing everyone else of nasty thoughts, slights, insults, insinuations: the blame shifter goes after integrity, suggesting character flaws where none are to be found. The shifter is adept at shooting arrows from afar to affront their human targets, and with shocking accuracy, arrows find their mark, piercing people through in surprising and clearly unexpected ways, and having them wonder, What just happened? 

Perhaps there is a dawning on your part as you piece together their wicked destructive plot. Perhaps you have been observing the blame shifter and the effects of their brutal, remorseless, sneak attacks, on anyone and everyone they deem worthy of their vicious, unwarranted, verbal, and mental, pummelling. The old expression, I got your number, comes to mind. Have you got their number now dear one? Have you figured out their wiley ways, and how much fun it is for them to triangulate, to cause emotional upheaval, to engage you in a battle of the wits so that you feel distraught, exhausted, uneasy, and defenceless? Do you get the fact that they enjoy and thrive, they come alive, when they are bringing you down, and putting you out of yourself?

If a blame shifter is doing what they do best with fantastical results, you will be in high alert defence mode as a natural response to their assaults. You, will feel insecure, while being preoccupied with the second guessing of your own thoughts, words, and reactions; you will feel the urge and need to explain yourself by using factual details in conversations with others, to prove your own innocence. It is never a good feeling to have your character assassinated, and who among us does not want to be vindicated when this occurs? NOTE: the blame shifter does not use facts, they throw blanket accusations in all directions, with the suggestion they have been maimed somehow by you or someone else ... their imagination kindles fire, and burns anyone they include in their fairytales of woe. Because you may very well be a kind, gentle, accountable person, you will look to see if you are indeed, to blame, for any part of what is taking place ... until of course, the clouds clear, your mind is free of cobwebs, and you pull that dart from your heart, and see the blame shifter as the one shooting arrows and wreaking havoc in your life. 

Blame shifters do their deeds with great fervour, and a sense that they can do no wrong, because let's face their twisted facts, they are always right. Challenging a blame shifter is a fruitless endeavour, since this kind of response intensifies their hatred and resentment, and has them frothing at the mouth with thoughts of revenge. Keep in mind, they like the back and forth, they savour the flavour of blood, and lick their lips at the idea of a fresh pound of flesh to naw on, leaving you with a hole you have to contend with and tend to. 

This is where you get to decide to break the pattern and spell, while extricating yourself from the web of lies they have spun in order to capture your attention, and your unwitting compliance with their diabolical game tactics. 

1. Ask yourself: do I trust this person? If not, how come? If I do trust them, am I willing to accept some of the things they have said, along with some of the blame, regarding their accusations?
2. Check your emotions. When you think of this person, do you feel uneasy, upset, nervous, anxious, worried, unsettled, confused, attacked, insecure, unworthy? Emotions are our early warning system, and they inform us of impact. Blame shifters cause distress and turmoil: if you are feeling this way just thinking about certain people, do know that you are dealing with a difficult trouble maker that likes to shift blame onto you and others.
3. Know that you are not the only mouse the blame shifter is batting their clawed paws at. People that play with the mental and emotional well-being of others, do their thing across the board, meaning everyone in their life feels the sting of their manipulative machinations and malignancy. You aren't special, you are just one of many on their daily cat nip menu to munch on. 
4. Triangulation is the shifters favourite weapon. The more the merrier, meaning they like to spread the suffering thickly, on as many people they can include in their plots and ploys to garner attention. Triangulation only works if you are willing to listen to reports from a third party, for instance: She said you said ... She told me you said this about her, and now she is hurt, upset, mad, sad, disappointed. Making things up, taking things out of context, adding meaning where their wasn't even a topic of conversation, are conflict inducing, mind bending ways, for the narcissistic-blame-shifter, to invite defensive outrage from their victims. I have to laugh here, dear reader: I sure do hope you are seeing the patterned behaviour by now, and thinking of the times you were misused by a person like this that you thought you could help ...
5. They don't want your input, your guidance, your help, your insight, your anything. They want to hurt and destroy you, because they have blackness in their souls that has not seen the light of Christ. Anyone that can cause such chaos, does not have good intentions, or any sign of conscience, and must be left to fend for their sick selves, which by the way, they are more than capable of doing, since their manipulative skills are so finely tuned that their is always another sucker they can draw into their web to feed upon. 
6. Consider not engaging with the blame shifter. They love attention, and if they have yours, you will feel exhausted as they drain you of your energy and life force. Blame shifters feel good when they weaken those in their immediate vicinity, and it delights them to have far reaching influence, giving them satisfaction when they realize their powers of persuasion go far and wide. Dear reader, these people are satanic and as godless as the devil himself. 
7. Stop believing you can prove them wrong by proving your own innocence. Blame shifters have incredible ways of concocting extravagant lies that eventually make them look like fools ... Why, pray tell, argue with a fool? 

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly (Proverbs 25:11)

Handsome Devils - Part 3

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, and brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, and teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them (Acts 16:19-22)

Seeing the damsel set free from the spirit of divination, from the stronghold that Satan had previously used to grip her being, enraged her masters. Here is what Matthew Henry has to say about them:

That which provoked them was, that, the damsel being restored to herself, her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, v. 19. See here what evil the love of money is the root of! If the preaching of the gospel ruin the craft of the silversmiths (ch. 19:24), much more the craft of the soothsayers; and therefore here is a great outcry raised, when Satan's power to deceive is broken: the priests hated the gospel because it turned men from the service of dumb idols, and so the hope of their gains was gone. The power of Christ, which appeared in dispossessing the woman, and the great kindness done to her in delivering her out of Satan's hand, made no impression upon them when they apprehended that they should hereby lose money, Matthew Henry's Commentary, Volume 6 Acts to Revelation, page 169. 

The power of Christ dispossessed the woman. She had a spirit that spoke through her, and upon command, it was compelled to come out of her, in the name of Jesus Christ. She was restored to herself ... restored, no longer animated and activated by a demonic spirit. Would it surprise you to read that multitudes of people are thusly occupied by demonic spirits, or would you in your mind and heart, feel compelled to read this as confirmation of something you already suspected to be true, but did not have the words, or understanding, to label and name? 

The craft of soothsaying, the craftiness of the masters that used the damsel to feather their nests, is utterly abominable to the Lord God. The ones that speak on behalf of the devils or demons that reside within, work against the kingdom of God. Note, Paul and Silas were going out to a prayer meeting, and Paul spoke words of salvation, and proved the power of God, when he spoke freedom in Christ to the damsel in distress. Do you see her this way too, dear one, a damsel in distress? 

The woman's freedom from the oppressive spirit was irksome to the money grubbing masters, and the prospect of losing the breadwinner, the damsel they Japanese-beetle-like-leeched off of, had them aggressively seeking revenge against The Way of Salvation, and the men employed as God's gospel workers.

Dear reader, when Christians are persecuted for speaking Biblical truth, it is the kingdom of God that is the true target. Satan could care less about who is injured and maimed as far as humans are concerned: he aims higher than little old you and me, he aims to take down God Almighty, despite the fact that he, just like you and I, is a created being, created by the same Maker that can do as he pleases at all times. It pleases God to love the foolish to wisdom. It pleases God to show us The Way of Salvation ... it pleased God to send his one and only Son, to die on a cross for the sins of the world, to save us from ourselves! 

Compare and contrast, dear one, men of God going to prayer, and mercenary masters using a damsel to fill their fists and bellies, each time she was employed to sell lies to paying patrons. Paul and Silas were caught, and dragged to the marketplace to be made a spectacle, where they were publicly accused of causing trouble, by teaching customs contrary to the accepted Roman standards. The manipulative masters incited hatred with bold faced lies, and the marketplace multitude rose up against the preachers of the gospel, and the magistrates rent, or in other words, ripped off, their clothes.

Why? What did they do that was so wrong? What caused such rage filled behaviour in the detractors, in those that opposed Paul and Silas? I am hoping the dawning of understanding is shining brightly in your mind, sending slivers of light into your heart, and brightening your soul, dear one. The kindness Paul displayed publicly toward the damsel in distress, was not appreciated by those that do not belong to God, but rather, belong to this world, and cling to what this earthy existence has for them in the way of monetary gain, and physical creature comforts. 

Soothsayers speak convenient comfort for cash ... Christians speak of salvation and The Way to the Saviour. Fortune tellers are a quick fix measure utilized by the desperate and distraught ... prayer to God the Father through his son Jesus Christ, is balm for the soul, and unmatched by any other human attempts to gain wisdom and knowledge about the past, the present, or the future. 

The hatred of the lovers of money, becomes exceedingly evident when their income sources are threatened. Those that love money speak of it often, and some will do anything and everything, to ensure they have as much of it as they can possibly grab, even if it means using other people to have their fill of filthy lucre. I do not need to prove this to you, since I am confident you know all about sex and slave trade industries, and how many a political leader, how many a magistrate, has mangled the law to accommodate the demonic forces that molest humanity, in heinous and unspeakable ways. Leches and leeches, demons latch onto humans to do the bidding of their master, otherwise known as Satan. 

Jesus said this:

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad (Matthew 12:30)

You, dear one, are either for Jesus, as Paul and Silas were, or against him, as the crowd was when they yelled crucify him: the scene plays out over and over again, repeating itself with every generation of believers and every generation that goes the way of the devil. There are two ways ... The Way of Salvation, and the road to perdition. 

Which one are you on?

Keep your reading glasses close by; Part 4 of this series is coming your way. 

Handsome Devils - Part 2

In Part 1 of Handsome Devils, we learned of a damsel, a witch, that made a lot of money for her masters as a fortune teller, or soothsayer. This young woman is pictured in this scene:

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days (Acts 16:17 and part of verse 18). 

The apostle Paul, having heard this cry repeated for many days, was grieved, and delivered the damsel, by commanding the actuating evil spirit that possessed her, to depart, in the name of Jesus Christ: 

But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour (Acts 16:18)

Paul silenced the demon that spoke through the damsel. Imagine that, dear reader, he spoke the name Jesus Christ, commanding an evil spirit to come out of a girl that had been used as a cash cow, effectively muting the demon because it no longer had a host, a body to use with a tongue to wag. Dear one, without human beings doing the bidding of the devil and his demons, they haven't a work force, they haven't the manpower to do their dastardly deeds. In Deuteronomy we are told what God commands, regarding those that engage demonic entities; we are not to trouble ourselves with such things ... trouble is what we are asking for when we pay for palm or card reading, or for some special insight that a fortune teller offers for payment: 

Deuteronomy 18:9-15

When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch. Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 

For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. 

For the nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall harken.

If you are not familiar with The Bible, allow me to instruct you a little while we are together. The book of Deuteronomy was written long before the promised Prophet was raised up from the midst of God's people. Jesus is the Son of God, and he is the Prophet spoken of ... the entire Bible is about Jesus, and we learn that we are like wish bones, if I may reduce us to this tiny bit of truth: Satan, that handsome devil, would like nothing more than to break us apart, like wishbones, where he gets the larger portion, influencing us in his dark magic ways, for the sickening of our souls. When we rely on humans that divine information from the spiritual realm, when we pay them our hard earned cashed to give us special insights that taint our minds and hearts with godless intel, we are being drawn away from Truth, down into a dark cavern that dims our vision. 

God sees fortune tellers, palm and card readers, and those that supposedly speak to the dead (necromancer), as abominations. We live in a post Christian society, meaning this current generation has not been instructed in the ways of the LORD, leaving them subject and susceptible to all manner of demonic influence. We all want reassurance and comfort, and sometimes we look for it unwittingly, in the wrong places. 

God gives voice and God silences. There are many voices that speak vile things, and we hear them daily, coming at us each time we turn on a screen. The devices we carry with us everywhere we go, have a way of sending us messages that we have not asked for, and for me, are unwanted intrusions into my thinking. Do note, that Paul and those with him were going to gather and pray with other believers, and this damsel, daily, interrupted their going out to do God's will and work, of worship and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ as Saviour. The devil in the damsel knew who these men were, and while he spoke truth through the girl -These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation - he did so as a detractor. 

Don't let them do this to you, dear reader. Don't let the damned, the damnable, use you to commit abominations, forbidden activities, that the LORD condemns and commands us not to do. The Truth, is kind and just and trustworthy, and he can be counted on, never misleading a sincere person that wants to honour God and praise him for all he has done and continues to do, to protect and preserve each of us from demonic influence and harm. You will see in Part 3 of this series, what happens next in this scene we are looking into ... the devil does not like when a soul is snatched from his bone breaking grip, it incites him and his demons, enraging them, but that is for another day; to be continued. 

In the mean time: 

• Do consider asking God for help in your spiritual growth, and understanding of the spiritual realm 
• Do consider praying to God and asking him to illume your mind and break your heart for what breaks his 
• Do consider getting a King James study Bible, and learning for yourself, who God is, and what his plan for you and your family is 
• Do consider, giving up any interest you may have, in occult practices, because that is exactly what consulting a witch or wizard for fortune telling is ... it is black magic, or in other words, engaging with demonic forces for misleading information that leads down dark corridors that injure the spirit
• Do consider speaking with a Christian, having conversations on a regular basis. The Christian will care for you, pray for you, and lead you to the foot of the cross of Christ ... that is what Paul and the disciples were doing, dear reader, when they were crudely, rudely, interrupted by a damsel, held captive by an evil spirit

Fortune tellers speak on behalf of evil spirits ... consider this as true, before you engage them in their mercenary services. They want your money honey, and don't care one iota about your soul. May God deliver you from this type of entrapment.

Handsome Devils - Part 1

The Book of Acts, 16:16-18

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

Last year, the branches of my beloved weeping larch, hung seemingly lifeless, near the trunk that draws strength from the soil it is planted in. The tiny pine like needles were beige and falling: the greenness of the sap of life was daily being leeched right out of the trees limbs. The culprits, handsome devils in the form of Japanese beetles, were sucking the tree dry. They land, they suck, and they leave an ugly black stain where ever they have been: kill one by squishing, and you will see the smear of darkness they leave behind. 

The damsel possessed with a spirit of divination - in modern terminology, a person possessed with a spirit of divination is known as a fortune teller - made her masters a lot of money by soothsaying - spirits, or demons, supply paying customers with information about their past or future, giving them a false sense of security or knowing, that beings in the spiritual realm can instruct them in the ways they ought to go. It can feel soothing to hear someone say things like, Your aunt Emma is thinking of you, and wanting you to know, Everything will be alright ... when you see a black and blue butterfly, know I am with you, and that you are loved. The Bible has much to say about this type of soul sucking leech. I will give one scripture as a warning against consulting witches or wizards, which is how fortune tellers, or soothsayers, are referred to in the Word of God:

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God (Leviticus 19:31)

I didn't know about the handsome devils and their sap sucking abilities, until I saw the damage the Japanese beetles had done to my adorable weeping larch. I tell you, it made me mad each time I saw one of those gorgeous parasites, and I was determined to do something, to be proactive, when spring came around once more. I learned that they do not like coffee grounds, and each time coffee is brewed in this household, the grounds get sprinkled all over my larch, and any other plant the iridescent winged lovelies happen to sample and suck. I am happy to report that the larch is looking mighty fine due to its aromatic repulsiveness: in other words, the coffee grounds did their job, and the pestilence has ceased.  

Dear reader, many a soul in sorrow seeks soothsaying. Many a wounded world wanderer is looking for comfort, and they consult fortune tellers, without knowing that they are not to be engaged or paid for services that are not of God. People have not been taught God's Word, or been warned about the blackness, the darkness that resides within those that practice deception, those that are witches and wizards willing to speak misleading falsehood in exchange for monetary gain. The devils disguised as appealing, handsome or gorgeous guides that prey on the weak that need someone, something, to give them hope in times of trouble or grief, are wicked humans that work against God's will. If you will go to the top of this page and picture the scene described, you will imagine the grief the apostle Paul felt, to see the damsel following him and his friends as they went to prayer, and as he heard the young girl repeating a refrain. Paul could no longer stand seeing her tormented this way, and spoke these words:

I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her

Dear reader, the spirit that she had been possessed with, came out of her that hour ... the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation, had been given the gift of discerning spirits, meaning they could tell when demonic 

forces had taken over a person by speaking through them, and animating them in witchy or wizardly ways; this damsel needed to be set free from an evil spirit of divination. Jesus Christ set the girl free from the oppressive spirit, as it was commanded to come out of her, in his name. 

I have rose bushes, and apparently they are scrumptious to Japanese beetles. While my weeping larch gets the gross of coffee grounds, the roses are now getting some attention via sprinkling of grounds, to keep them blooming, and as pretty as God designed them to be. Surely, Japanese beetles are gorgeous winged things, but they remind me of the descriptions found in The Bible, of Lucifer, the most handsome devil of them all. 

The beetles go right for the blooms, dear reader. They mindlessly draw, and lazily suck, all the live long day. Catching them is easy enough because they are sluggards and slow. Makes sense, doesn't it? They do nothing all day but suck the beauty and life right out of their hosts, and that, is exactly what demons do to those they possess, those that they reside within. Only Jesus Christ can be called upon to have the pests plucked from the soul, and that, dear one, is your lesson for the day, if you were in need of one. 

Sudden Death vs Expected Demise

Dear reader, there is no such thing as sudden death, there is, however, expected demise. You live, you die, he she they them live, then they die. These statements would appear to be ludicrous comments from a simpleton, if it weren't for the fact that many a person does not seem to comprehend the concept of death. Think with me, how millions of souls rushed to the point of a syringe to secure life, only to be given a shot of death. While living, they decided to hedge their bets and believe the snake oil salesmen lie, that a polluted potion would add years to their existence: alas, nothing could have been further from truth. 

What is happening? is a question few want the honest answer to. I know what is happening, do you, dear reader? Cumulative sin has infected and infested minds, hearts, lungs, and every other moving body part of the masses: we limp while the wicked coating of vileness sinks into every part of our collective being, festering there like an unattended open pussing wound. If truth be told, we are responsible for our own soul and resultant body sickness. Sin opened the door as an invitation to death, as if to say, Come on in, let us hold hands and dance a jig! While dancing, ankles twisted, hearts raced faster than expected, blood curdled, and somehow baseline heath disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again. 

Our baseline health, you know, that comparative measure of I feel great, to I feel sickly, to I feel like I might be dying I am so ill, has changed forever. The covid injected, meaning those that got the covid shots, are not feeling great, they are sickly, and some are so ill that death really is imminent. When lives seem unnaturally shortened, and this is indeed happening, it isn't sudden, it is to be expected. Dear one, to my point: Is a teaspoon of arsenic acceptable, or just as deadly as a full syringe of the stuff? I contend that poison is poison, and when we strip away all the poisons that intoxicate and sicken the body, we reveal the hidden little and massive sins, that have ingratiated themselves in order to instigate and incite riot in the soul, in rebellion against God's perfect plan for humanity. 

Man thinks he can control his own life. This is laughable and insulting to God. I have no control of the chemical trail criminals that in mercenary fashion, pollute the air above so that it falls as acid rain to all the creatures below. We impact one another in wonderful, and in dastardly ways. Your sin, my sin, hurts, not only you and me, but everyone else too, since it is a contagion, and we do not act singularly in life. This is why love in the form of charity is a cure all: 

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8)

Think with me, the damage the covid craze did, to relationships. Now we extrapolate: relationships were destroyed, with trust devoured by ravenous wolves that feed off of disgust (we were instructed to hate anyone that opposed our point of view during the great divide and conquer covid scheme), and now as the injected poison continues to work its magic (the concoction was satanically constructed, one element added to the next while worshipping Lucifer), we see our loved ones dying of aggressive illness, as though plagued. We certainly are in a plague of mammoth proportions, generated by men that serve the wicked one. 

Do you see what I see?  Let us strip our beds of all coverings. The sick bed, when taken down to the bare mattress, is covered in wiggling, squirming bugs. The only way to rid ourselves of them is to fumigate, or throw out that festering mattress. The bed of lies told and received as truth, must be scrutinized, held under a light that reveals what has been laid there, and been encouraged to grow. 

People are dying, this is true, and unfortunately, it is not surprising for those of us that wept for years on end, when the covid craze was all the rage. Those in the know, cried for what was happening, and what was about to happen, and for what is now happening. We knew death was imminent for the injected, and that it was just a matter of time, before we saw the fruition of a poison plan. Sudden death, as I indicated above, is no such thing: expected demise is far more accurate. 

I am writing with a calculated clarity, dear reader. I will say unequivocally, once again, that if you have been injected with the covid shots, you must repent if you have not already, and if you have indeed repented, you must pray for your loved ones that did similarly, to repent, because God did not instruct you, or them, to do so, to save you from a fraudulent virus, or to save your own life. God cannot be accused of evil, and to suggest people are dying at his hand, and passover the sins of the people, implying they are somehow innocent, is to call God's mercy, love, and long-suffering, into question. 

Instead of asking, Why is God doing this, or, Why is God allowing this? We must ask ourselves, each and every one of us, Why did we do this? Why are we so inclined to disobedience, at our own expense, and that of others?

It is Sunday, a day to read scripture in the quietness. A day to reflect and commune with our Maker. A day to appreciate the life we have been given, and in gratitude, thank God for his loving, tender care. No one loves like he does, and it does the soul a world of good to remember this. 

Covid Church-Ruler Cowards

Note, Church-rulers should impose only necessary things; things which Christ has made our duty, which have a real tendency to the edification of the church, and, as here (Acts 15:22-25), to the uniting of good Christians. If they impose things only to show their own authority, and to try people's obedience, they forget that they have not authority to make new laws, but only to see that the laws of Christ be duly executed, and to enforce the observance of them, page 159, Matthew Henry's Commentary, Acts to Revelation, volume 6. 

Obedience and observance. Observe, the Word of God; Obey the King of kings. 

Some human beings are pathetically dull, aren't they? in their repetitive attempts to command and control others. This type of human is exhausting, irritating, and has a tendency to suck the life force right out of those that try their very best, to make the most of relationship with them. Church-rulers, must not make up rules, or follow rules that God has not commanded, and yet ... the ancient tradition of thumbing noses at God Almighty continues without a hint of red faced shame. 

It is with much disdain that I write this blog. The cowards, blatant yellow bellied cowards, that dared to stand in front of empty seats and speak to their audiences from behind a monitor screen, about the dangers of covid and how, We will get through this; Jesus is with you, even though we can't be together, made me sick, and still causes my heart to beat rapidly with outrage, when I pull up the visuals from my memory. How dare they?

Now, dear reader, since the thin veil of facade has been torn asunder, we can see the cowards for who they are. Covid Church-Rulers, embraced the greatest lie of our generation, and spoon fed the vomit of propaganda to congregants, the very people they ought to have protectively laid down their lives for, by speaking Biblical truth. Drivel, that is what trickles from empty minds, down into lifeless throats, and out of the mouths of antichrist pastors ... I think of several pastors that I knew very, very well, and I consider them an embarrassment, and no matter what comes from their mouths, I declare they are not Christians, if they have not confessed the sin of being wrong, for wearing masks, for keeping distance, for closing and locking the doors of their "churches", and for keeping people OUT, while continuing to encourage monetary giving. O, dear reader, and if they dared to suggest covid injections, or took the poison in themselves, they are accessories to many a crime, including the criminal offence murder, of innocent babies, and all the test subjects that suffered and died to make vials and vials of injectable vile ingredients. 

I contend that church-rulers are Pharisees, and have the age old spirit of contradiction: they contra indicate God's commands, and are brazenly disobedient, hexing themselves and in turn, vexing everyone that sits under their false shepherd-hood. Anyone that has the God bestowed gift of discern, is now, if they did not originally, questioning what happened, to tilt the world sideways and hold it there? I picture a roller-coaster car hanging upside down, under the tracks, stopped and held in place with passengers starting to panic, while wondering, Will we die in this off-kilter position?

The only way to right ourselves is God straightening us out. The Bible does not impose, to impress: Jesus didn't come to throw a heavy yoke upon the necks of the vulnerable, he came to take the weight of sin off of all that know, the burden is crushing, and too heavy to bear. Covid is a spirit of oppression, and church-rulers/leaders inhaled this demon, letting it speak through them to the people that trusted them with their very souls. We go to church to learn about God and how we can be more like him, not to be handed a set of man-made rules that put us in peril, physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually. 

I don't get many comments on my writing, except in private. People message me and give their opinions. I know that some pastors read my blogs, but they are cowards, and will not comment, because whether they admit it or not, they know they have sinned against the Lord, and the people he has given them to shepherd. I suggest, if you are a pastor, or church-ruler/leader, that embraced and shared the covid lie, you fall to your knees, plead for forgiveness before God, and then do the same in front of your flock, and resign immediately from your post, as unworthy to lead anyone. Perhaps your new found humility will save you from God's wrath. 

Ezekiel 34:1-12

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of the places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 

Let us make muddy waters clear:

1. God instructed Ezekiel to prophesy against the shepherds of Israel

2. God indicts the shepherds with a Woe; rather than feeding the flocks, they fed themselves

3. The shepherds eat the fat (choice meat), clothe themselves in wool, eat from the fattened sheep, but do not feed the flock

4. The diseased have not be strengthen; the sick have not been healed, the broken have not been bound up (bandaged or put into a cast to recover)

5. The sheep that were driven away have not be brought back; the lost have not been sought after, found, and returned to the fold

6. With force and cruelty the shepherds ruled the sheep

7. The sheep were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became meat for the wild beasts ... when sheep are scattered, they do not have the protection a flock provides, and in their vulnerability, they get separated and singled out more readily, for predatory devouring

8. God's sheep wandered through mountains and over high hills, scattered all over the face of the earth, and no one went looking for them to gather them together again

9. God's flock became prey while the shepherds fed themselves ... in other words, they did not do their shepherding work, the work God had assigned them, rather, they feasted at the expense of the sheep

10. God is against the shepherds

11. God will deliver the flock from these shepherds and they will no longer be able to feed the sheep, or feed from them; God will deliver his flock from the mouths of the shepherds

12. God will search for, seek out, and deliver the sheep, that have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day

Matthew Henry hints at our duty as Christians. Shall I declare what our duty is, dear reader?

We are to believe in the one whom God hath sent. We are to care for, feed, clothe, shelter, orphans and widows. We are to declare Jesus Christ as King, Redeemer of Souls, the Good Shepherd that goes after the lost sheep, no matter how far they have travelled from his side ... These things edify and unite the church, the body of Christ, his bride. 

The covid-church-ruler-cowards, did nothing at all of what God employed them to do, in fact, they did the opposite, which is why I can with full confidence, accuse them of being hirelings, mercenaries, that fatten their wallets and stomachs, at the expense of the flock. 

For shame. 

If your church, your pastor and the staff or volunteers, followed covid protocols, they did you wrong, dear reader. My hope is that you do not trust sinners disguised as saints. If they fed you to the waiting wolves during covid, they will leave you as prey once more, when their own skin is threatened. Cowards run and hide, and must not be trusted as rulers or leaders.  

Yellow is a natural shade of yuck for weaklings.

Let Go

A family outing had us driving through the African Lion Safari, where tropical creatures roamed freely.  Animals stuck their heads into open car windows looking for a quick snack fix, and they weren't exactly shy or polite in their efforts. Fascinated, I watched a mother monkey grazing while holding tightly, the tail of her bouncing baby. The baby wanted to go here, then there, and the mother knew that restraint was in order, to keep the toddler safe: it didn't know about danger yet, the babe required an older, wiser, parental monkey, to guard and protect it from predators, and from its own wild self. 

Do you have a baby in your life, dear reader? This morning I see myself figuratively letting go of the back of a shirt I have held onto. I see the futility of my efforts to save, to secure, to guard and protect, someone that is out of my reach. Let go, let go. I hear these words in my head but my heart says, Must I? How can I? What will happen to them if I do, let go? Do I really have to? 

She is not yours. She is mine. 

God is mercy, God is grace. God is pure love, and he loves in ways unfathomable. Sometimes I think I am the only one that feels his love, because he is all mine all day long. Therein is the pleasure and the pain: It is excruciating knowing him this way, and also knowing, that someone, many someones, that we know and love, do not know him as we do. I grab a fistful of shirt in my mind, and try to steer and direct my baby, or pull her to me to hold her close: Stay with me, stay with me, I want to plead, We will go in together. 

In where? you ask. Why the throne room of course, I reply. Do you know of it? Have you heard of the King? He has a sceptre and he has extended it to you to touch its tip. He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he bids you, Come near. 

I don't want to pull at the back of shirts. I don't want to drag the unwilling where they do not want to go. I want to extend my hand, have fingers interlace, and delight in the pleasure of walking side-by-side with my kindred, to pay homage to the Sovereign of souls. 

Today I was reminded of the word prescience, defined as:

Foreknowledge of events, divine omniscience, human anticipation of the course of events: FORESIGHT

The word prescient perfectly applies to God. In his generosity, he bestows abilities to his children, that feel like offshoots of prescience; they take the invisible form of discernment, insight, anticipation, foresight, or a knowing that feels like deja vu. We know, for instance, and have been taught via scripture, to trust in his Word and by virtue of trusting in The Word, we feel the despair of not knowing, whether someone we love will be with us in heaven, when death crosses the thresholds of our different doors. We have an understanding or foreknowledge of events, since we have been divinely instructed, and we anticipate the course that God has revealed will be taken, and with this knowledge, we despair, or at least, I do, I have. 

While the world spins round and round, I fear some will be tossed off, shot into space, never to be seen again. While my faith roots me to the God of the universe, many a lost soul looks to the universe for signs and wonders, to confirm their magical thinking. I WANT ... I want ... I want ... to have everyone I love, to love Jesus. Is that too much to ask?

I asked God this morning if my tears matter, if my pleading changes anything. In other words, Can I cry someone into heaven? Will my begging make a difference? His response now, is the same as the one I heard this morning, Let go of the back of that shirt. She is not yours. She is mine. 

It feels as though he might have to pry my fingers, one by one, off of that shirt I have bunched up in my desperation. He loves her and knows her far better than I ever will, and he is her Father. I must remember this always, as I attempt one more time, to let go. 

The Bible says we must pray, and God never gives instructions in vain. There is reason in his directives, so I will pray without ceasing; I will hope without tiring; I will petition without being petulant. I will pray and pray some more. 

As a side note, dear reader, isn't it kind of insanely funny, how idiotic men tried to take God out of science? Look here:

God is DIVINE PREscience

God is OMNIscience

He is the first, the last, and the all in all. No one can take God out of the equation, without putting themselves in peril. 

Revelation 1:8

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Transference

One way or another, the Devil works his magic, manipulating minds in an attempt to have them work harder than is necessary, to solve already resolved issues, turning topics into riddles, where plain language has been clearly spoken.  

In the book of Acts, Pharisees that believed in Jesus but really savoured their religion. and the pride of being known as God's peculiar people, were unwilling to give up their status; as a result, they deviously worked at yoking fledgling Gentile converts to Christianity, by suggesting that in order to be saved, they must first be circumcised and secondly, follow the laws of Moses. Why, pray tell, would someone, anyone, saved by the grace of God, with the Holy Ghost dwelling within, have to jump through human hoops, that God Almighty had already removed? 

Consider a little game I would like you to play. Here are the rules you must follow in order to succeed, based on my standards. 

1. I hand you a map. I stand at home base, the return spot that you must come to after following instructions on the back of the map. Go now, following each set of numbered instructions, without looking at the next. 

2. On my map, look for point A, then travel over the hills and into the woods, to a treasure box located at point B. Once you have opened the box and retrieved what is inside, you may return to me at home base, and I will check your progress. If you have that certain something found in the treasure box, I will give you a yes nod. If I look you straight in the eye, without uttering a word, you are required to return to point B, once there, look more deeply into the treasure box. Upon your return, if you indeed, have found that certain something, I will give you the nod, and you may proceed. *You may have to repeat this process several times. 

3. Return directly to point B, and travel next to point C. At point C, you will climb a tree and pull down a kite with words written on it. Return to me at home base with the kite. Refrain from reading the kite until you stand before me. Next, you must read what is written on the kite, and give me your interpretation; I will determine if what you say, is accurate and approval worthy. Do not fret, I can help you with the words and give you my expert guidance; but, it may just be that you are not ready to understand what I tell you, in which case, you can sit before me, for some time, until such time, as I deem you ready to speak as I speak, and understand as I deem it necessary, for you to travel to point D. 

Dear reader, the Devil knows what The Bible states, Galatians 3:1-29

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith? 

Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture, forseeeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy see, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that I should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 

And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abrahams's seed, and heirs according to the promise. 

Since circumcision is no longer a marker setting the Jewish people apart from the Gentiles, and since Christians belong to Christ via saving grace faith provided by the Holy Ghost, Satan has had to come up with ways to re-enslave, by instituting rules, laws, human regulations, instigated by demonic forces, to impede progress: this, is sinful transference. When pastors prevent converts from being baptized by having them play by rules they have written in invisible ink, they are indicating that there is a private club that prohibits entrance, unless of course, an entrance fee is paid; unless of course, wannabe Christians step to the left, hop to the right, raise and wave left arm, shake and swirl right wrist. The self-appointed gate-keepers have added to scripture to their peril, when they stand in the way of someone that wants to profess their faith, in private - just as the Ethiopian eunuch was baptized by Philip after they had this exchange, found in Acts 8:37: And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest (be baptized), And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God - or publicly with other believers as celebratory witnesses. If a person wants to be baptized, because they profess faith in Christ as Saviour, they must be considered saved, regardless of their age: God speaks for and through them, when they express interest in the next step of their walk of faith, evidenced by their desire to be baptized.

Transference, in psychological terms, is defined thusly: 

The redirection to a substitute, usually a therapist, of emotions that were originally felt in childhood

I am purposefully suggesting to you, that weak and wilful humans want to redirect spiritual attention away from God, swapping out what is good and true and right, for a cheap substitute. Childlike faith is astoundingly pure, innocent, pristine: to throw a yoke upon the young, drops a heavy millstone upon the one that imposes manmade stratum to trip them up. 

We must question pastors that refuse to baptize children. They err, and must repent, for regulating what God has instituted as a right of passage for the faithful. We must always lead people to the throne room and trust that God will take most excellent care of them, while we encourage and edify. We must never, ever, be stumbling blocks to the new convert: we must never, ever, have them look to mere men for a nod, and for gold star approval based on manmade game play rules, to enter into the kingdom of God. 

God forbid we keep people out from where he wants them to go, and in their childlike faith, excitedly approach.

Peace Thief

There are some beings among us that masquerade as humans. They have human form, they walk and talk like humans, and yet, they are subhuman, bearing the image of man whilst embodying the spirits of demons. Have you had the eyes of evil gaze in your direction, dear reader? Have you experienced a chill in your soul when in the company of certain people? What about the slit eyes of a snake peering at you through a person you are well acquainted with, someone you would rather avoid and evade, because they give you the creeps? 

A person must decide to give themselves over to evil in order to house the devils of hell, while residing in this earthly plane. A person must choose to give themselves over to the dark side, to deal treacherously with other human beings. Generationally, I suggest to you, that demons travel along family lines, meaning they can be the hideous legacy passed from one generation to the next, just like the vileness of alcoholism and abuse, are pass-downs from grandparents to parents to children. Demons destroy individuals when they are given carte blanche in the mind, in the heart, in the very soul of a human they work with and through: ultimately, whole families can be and often are, devastated with the raunchiness of wickedness ruling and reigning in their midst. The Good News, is that whole families can be saved from this type of wretchedness, once they are purged of the demanding, frothing at the mouth foulness of angels fallen. Jesus came to set the captives free, to cleanse them of their uncleanness; this is the Good News - Salvation is available, no matter your upbringing, or down-bringing, as the case may be.  

Dear reader, there are those among us that insinuate themselves, entering in where they are not invited. They are peace thieves; it delights them to no end to cause trouble, disturb the joyful, infect the cheery, with glib and grim insults, casting aspersions on their prey with the intention of maiming to fatally wound. If they can't get their hands around a throat to strangle, they will go about their killing business another way. There is no end to the scheming for the demonically inclined, and this type of relentlessness is rewarded, if and when, the victim of their onslaughts, shows signs of weakness via reaction, or any other indication of injury.  

It is pearls to swine to give maniacal maniacs any attention at all, other than to turn the back to them, brush the dust off, and walk away. Dust to dust dear reader: when dealing with a human that acts like the devil, they are a dead thing, and you do not have to give them any of the life force that moves in you and gives you your being. The demonically motivated cannot stand being ignored, and they will, and do, find ways to engage those they hate. I will give you a little tip about people that have demons residing within: they hate a lot and often, and while you may feel singularly selected, and you may very well be their pet project person to antagonize, they have many similar interests, and wreak havoc wherever they go. It isn't personal, meaning you aren't the only one they target: these pseudo people get their kicks from kicking anyone and everyone that opposes them, that they cannot control or coral, and they delight in the discomfort and discomfiture they instigate. 

So, this brings us to the strategy you may want to employ when gorilla attacked or sucker punched. Highlighted is what you already know from past experienced, followed by what you can do to combat your assailant, to secure your peace: 

1. The demonic enjoy sneak attacks and throwing their prey off guard

Refrain from rushing in to defend your honour. The assailant wants you to react and knows that if his insults and insinuations have hit the mark, you will become incensed and perhaps even enraged. He/She loves rage, especially yours. The predator will take credit gleefully when the arrow they shot hits the target of your mind, heart, or spirit

2. The demonic live to lie

You know this person is a liar, and attempts to twist truth to accommodate their own bent out of shape personality and character. Know too, that no matter what you say or do, all will be used against you in their sick court of corrupted law. You cannot win when wrestling with a rattle snake. Their words are venomous and when they strike, it is solely for the purpose of infecting you with poison. If you don't trust them, then you already know not to trust a word of what they snakily speak. 

Do not fall for their lies when they say horrible things about you. Do not believe or take to heart their disgusting suggestions: stand firm, as though the darts they toss, have fallen to the floor without ever getting near the board. Finally, say very little if anything in response. If you must respond, be curt, minus any hint of emotion. 

3. The demonic are relentless

These strange villains appear to be tireless and limitless too, in their subtle and clever warfare. They are sneaky, and it is alarming that they seem to be almost genius in their craftiness, in their ability to come up with plans of mental, emotional, and spiritual, torture. How, you ask yourself, could they possibly come up with yet another plot and plan to snake their way into my life and once more, thieve away my peace?

You must be prepared. You need not be waiting and anticipating their sneak attack, it will come. Rather, enjoy yourself and your life, and when this person that loves to hate you contacts you, just know that they have mischief in mind. Buy yourself time, dear reader. Do not dance when they shoot bullets at your feet. Treat them like you would spam, or a door to door solicitor that you want to avoid. Give yourself rules to follow that create boundaries that prevent their entry: when you do see the interloper on your property, meaning they have entered into your thoughts and irritated your mind, stealing your peace, sort out what their intentions are so that you understand what they want to accomplish via the sneak attack.

Revenge is a motivator for people that have been thwarted in their attempts to dominate others. Giving them what they want by letting them know you are upset, encourages them greatly, to continue to chip away at your peace. This predator wants you to be on edge, to be anxious, to think of nothing other than what they have attempted to plant in your mind. They are sowers of discord and it serves you well, to understand this without any wavering: we all bear fruit, and the predators fruit is inedibly rotten, sickening the stomach. Nothing they have to offer you or suggest to you is for your well-being. It behooves you to acknowledge this and stand firm. Unless this person dies to their flesh by being born again in Christ Jesus, they will continue to corrupt their own spirit, and work tirelessly to corrupt yours too. Know that your peace in this world comes from your relationship with Christ, and that no matter what anyone says to you, Truth is your vindicator. 

I end with the wisdom of scripture as your encouragement: 

Psalm 4:8

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety

Proverb 12:20

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy