Sunday, 08 February 2009
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Why do you practice your chosen religion? If you don't observe one, why not?
I am a Christian, though I may differ with some of my beliefs from other Christians. I believe in God, the God of the Bible, for several reasons, but here are two undeniable facts why I choose to carry on in my "religion":
One evening, in Louisiana, I heard my wife scream in terror, and call for me. I ran downstairs to find that our youngest son, Cody, had stuck his tiny finger in the electrical socket and gotten shocked. He fell straight back, hitting his head on the tile of the kitchen floor. When I got to him, he was lying on the carpet of the living room, his head the shape of a football, his skull expanding and his eyes bulging out of their sockets. He had his skull cracked, his brain was swelling, and a pool of blood was forming and growing at the top of his head, just beneath the skin.
We had to get him to the hospital, but I knew immediately I had to pray or we would lose him. I commanded death and injury to leave (yes, you can do that, if you believe), spoke healing over him, and then we rushed him to the emergency room. I sang worship songs to him all the way, and he began to calm down.
By the time we arrived at the emergency room, and checked in, they had us wait. The reason we had to wait, even for those few minutes, was because Cody was healed. His head went back to its normal size and shape, the pool of blood disappeared, and he was fine and happy.
My wife and I know what happened, we know what we saw, what went on that evening. The doctors checked him out, shook their heads, and probably wondered privately why we had even brought him in.
Another miracle happened after a church service at Believer's Fellowship, a church we attended some years back. A young woman brought her grandmother to me for prayer. Her grandma was almost blind, her vision was blurred to the point of only seeing shadowy images, light and dark. I prayed for her to be healed, and left them. Ten minutes later, the young woman pulled me to her grandma again, excited.
"She can read her watch, and everything is clear!" Both of them were so happy and excited.
See, I believe in God, the God of the Bible, because I have seen Him move in the miraculous. I have watched other things happen, small but important miracles, that affirm my faith in God. In the face of these facts, why would I believe in anything or anyone else?
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Firstly Ive just posted this as an answer to the number one featured answer on this question.. yours was the second on the list... I hope you dont mind?! Its just that this post is entirely appropriate for you too & by the sounds of it maybe you would be able to pray for us? There is 5 of us, me & my 3 children,17, 14 & 10. And my partner whom I want to marry this year if we-I can become more stable & loving... Here is what I wrote before to other lady: WISTERIARAIN
Hi, I envy you your relationship with Him. My very very very 1st encounter with Him came as a result of Him coming in and making me see some of the light. Not tho until after I had gotten serious drug addictions, worked as prostitute in numerous parlours, been abused in so many ways AND abused so many people. In that short time I had developed or picked up through the horendous upbringing or curses in family or hereditary or WHATEVER!!! a horrible fearful obssessive compulsive disorder like behaiviour that showed itself in a most shocking blasphemous hateful angry attitude to Him... immediately it began to show . This continued thru next 2 yrs as I fasted prayed went to powerful church etc etc etc. I am 39 now maybe prayed a thousand hours- thousands of times. Went onto OCD medication for 9 years. Only full brother & our father committed suicide bout 10 yrs ago. Prayed daily for 10 yrs from the time I stopped gpoing 2 church even tho not there. God did many huge miracles in my life. I stopped praying so often after that, losing hope. dreaming of death, hell, condemnation. Numerous visits in the night from extremely evil entities- ones that terrorised me for hours on end, clawing biting me sometimes... some that even others experienced or witnessed around me as well....
So I envy you & your wonderful (comparatively) awesome life. Just in last week have had renewed burst of energy to come to Him yet again to ask for the removal of the thoughts which still plague me- these are the thoughts that stopped me initially. So I have been praying alot over last week & as time is shorter & shorter I can only hope that He will change me give me & my 3 children the love for Him we need. I dont want to live without the peace & love of God you and so many others speak of... Maybe say some prayers for me & us. Just thought i d have a bleat about this, dont mean to overwhelm you.... thanks for listening
@Leaharmony - I know you have a lot of emotions running through you, reading what I wrote, feeling as you do. In comparison to you, you are right: I have had an awesome life. In a real sense, I have lived in my own private hell for many years. It appears your hell was just a few dungeons lower than mine.
First off, I will tell you that I am praying for you now. We are all connected, we have need of one another, and even with miles between us, and totally different circumstances surrounding us, God is not limited to distance and time. The Bible says, in Jeremiah 29: 11, "'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." I believe He means that for all who read those words, who hear them--He means you as well as me.
I have come against demonic spirits before, and only God breaks the terror they bring, the bondage through which they oppress you, keeping you weighted down by despair, tragedy, and loneliness. They rob you of your humanity and yes, most of all, freedom and hope.
You didn't mention a church, so I assume that you are searching for God, crying out to Him, but you don't know where to go. As hard as it may seem, and I know the spirit world will give you fits on going, you need to go to church. If they do not believe in the power of the blood over demons, if they don't seem willing to help, move on to the next church.
I don't understand why God allows some folks to endure the pain of addiction and the horror of demonic manifestations in their life. Whether you realize it or not, you opened a door to these spirits, and yet through Christ you have the ability to get them out of your life forever. It's hard to trust in a God you cannot see, who does not seem to hear, but I can assure you, He does hear your cry.
Do what I tell you. Do not be afraid. Nothing can stand in your way, only make it difficult for you. You have already struggled, so you are stronger than you seem. There is a fight inside you, a war going on, and you have the ability to win. You will win, but you need to get to the peoplle near you who can help you take the next step.
The horrible thing about the path you have walked is that you find it hard to trust anyone. Everyone has used you, dictated their value of you through a dollar amount, or how you made them feel. God wants you to know He thinks so highly of you He sent his son Jesus to die for you, to free you from the bondages and life you are trapped in.
You have to take a big step: you have to trust God now. You've been crying out to Him for so long, but now you have to act. Do not try and think of what will happen next. God will take care of the long run. You need to get to a church and find shelter from your storm.
I understand demonic spirits. I used to have them come to me when I was sleeping and torment me by making it seem as if they were suffocating me. It was only when I cried out to God, in my sleep, that they would release their hold on me. My pastor told me to worship God before I went to sleep, and the tormenting stopped.
God has a plan for your life, Lea (or is it Leah?). He wants to change you, in a good way, and help you find love and happiness. One day you will look back on this time and be able to help others who have walked the same path. But for now, trust God, tell Him you are willing to trust Him, and go get to a church. Tell them what you are going through, and let them help you.
I bless you! The Bible says that 'whom the Son sets free, is free indeed." May you go now and find that freedom.
HI! I cried when I read your post. Thankyou 4 ur reply, your prayers & thoughts. It is wondrous to me & a bit scary (wary) when in the past- less often as time has passed- evry now & then I regain zeal & a little more hope 2 come again closer to Him. Each time this happens I hope that this will b the last time. Thankyou for telling me of when you felt the horrific presences in room while you asleep holding you down. Ive felt this too which started mid-teens up till now. I recently looked this up & sleep labs (well, where I read) say that 5% of us have gone thru this! That is shocking. Lots of ppl experience it and even far worse, and what you described is horrible & way bad enough. I dont know what to write except that I am scared not only of demonic activity but first & foremost of God. Ive - thru all of these years have developed such bad habits.. thru out the bad depression & despair I became lazy, locked away in my own world doing nothing for myself & my own family let alone stepping out to help anyone else. I wish that this laziness that crept in, thats been a big part of my life. In the first place with feeling so so suicidal & unwell there WAS a time 4 me to rest & try to heal. Now I feel that although there is still heaps of depression & despair & healing to be done I need to b moving more, doing SOMETHING. If you pray again then maybe this... that I will get out of this horrible habit of laziness there is no other way to describe it. Its shameful to admit but I realise that I need to admit it. Yes I WILL go to Church this Sunday. That will be a great start! Even this might be a big boost for me. Ill see if the children will come too. Thankyou for that advice I know I need to go. THANKYOU HEAPS for your time & prayers