And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served (that were beyond the flood) or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but I and mine house will serve the Lord.
Then the people answered and said, God forbid, that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods.
Joshua 24:15-16 The Holy Bible, Geneva 1599
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Posted by Pastor Darren on February 12, 2011, 2:23 pm
This is something that has been on my mind for some time now and I finally had this revealed to me. So I wanted to share it with you. Sorry it's so long, but it's worth it. I promise.
As many of you know my brothers, sister and I had to say good bye to our father back in September. And for some reason I just couldn't shake the emotional stronghold that was on my life. Actually I didn't realize it was even there. And as a minister of the gospel I was ashamed to admit I even had a problem. So I ignored it and put on the “Everything is hunky dory “ face and continued on with life, but to be honest that life really sucked big time. I got so emotionally distraught by how bad things were going on in my like that I literally go so mad that I punched a wall in our place and broke my hand. And as I sat with my hand throbbing I thought, “Where the hell did that come from?” I had no answer. It was totally out of my character to get so mad that I would hit something with all my strength.
I began searching for answers. Praying, asking for prayer still something was keeping me from hearing and receiving what it was that I needed to hear. I read the bible and, being dyslexic, found it hard to comprehend what it was that God was trying to tell me. Sure He could have made me under stand but my carnal mind wouldn't allow me to hear it. I started reading books by top Christian authors. But one really punched me in the face. It's called “Battlefield of the mind” by Joyce Meyers. And even though I don't chose any other book over the bible. It seemed that as if God forced me to do so. I sat down and began to read where I had left off. The book up to this point was speaking of how we need to seek God to free our minds from all the negativity that we as humans put in. But the chapter I was reading really kicked me in the face, and hard. Joyce wrote about a situation in her life that was exactly in perfect sync to what I was going through. As I read God really moved. Joyce spoke of “Mind binding spirits” At that moment I went, “Well duh!” That's made perfect sense. I knew it was GOD speaking through those words because I then realized my problems were not carnal (of human), but completely spiritual. And I needed to do something and needed to do it NOW. I was under severe demonic attack. Not Linda Blair, head spinning, spewing pea soup attack. No Satan is far to crafty for those kind of parlor tricks. He had such a grip on my mind and he did it so non nonchalantly, that I didn't even see it coming.
As I read I was compelled to put the book down go into my room and pray. I literally knelt before GOD and thanked HIM for the answer. I felt GOD then asked, “What are we going to do about it?” I knew that HE could completely destroy all thoughts and repel all the attacks. But this time HE said, “You know what to do.” And at that moment I knew it wasn't to pray, “Jesus take these thoughts away and stop the devil from attacking me.” I remember a verse in Matthew that Jesus spoke to Peter as to us as well.
“I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven;
whatever you bind on earth, will be bond in heaven.”
Matthew 16:19
The key is the Holy Spirit, and through that power that comes with HIM is the same power that Jesus displayed on earth. And it is given to us. As I prayed I unthinkingly said with full power and authority of GOD and heaven, “MIND BINDING SPIRIT!!!! I BIND YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AND BY HIS BLOOD, I COMMAND YOU TO LEAVE ME. NEVER TO RETURN.” At that moment I literally felt a huge presence of darkness disappear and a flood of complete peace overwhelm me. And all things were made new again. Just ask Christ had promised.
Now those who aren't believer in Christ may think I am a total crackpot, and that is fine. I don't expect you to understand. But I do challenge you to give it a try.
What do you have to lose except a bunch of garbage in your life? It's not a thing you do like when your friends challenge you to play “Bloody Mary” to see what happens. It's something you need to do alone, just you and GOD.
Thank you for sharing this! It is always best to pray, silently wait and listen for Gods small, still voice. God does still speak to us as He did to you Brother and He wants to do amazing things with us. But we have to listen."Here is the patience of the Saints: those here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Rev. 14:12 (Geneva 1560)
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on February 12, 2011, 2:23 pm