Facing the Battle Head-On
I was still in high school when I first enjoyed reading weekly horoscopes, watch some occult stuff and research stuff about rituals, powers, magic and elemental spirits.
What one thing led to another and I ended up doing the stuff I knew was wrong. And it affected my beliefs, my actions and sad to say my view of being a believer.
It was only through the grace and intervention of God through my brother that led me to freedom - indeed,I was set free from that mindset and got the favor to operate in not the counterfeit gifts but in the essential gifts operated through the power in the Holy Spirit.
But sad to say, many more are being lured into these new age teachings and occult practices. A lot are being played by so-called "voices" that spreads deception, fear and unfortunately false hopes. And I'm afraid that media seems to play more on this mysticism instead of focusing on hope that comes from the Lord through his people, the prophetic people I mean.
How then can we change people's mindset on these things? How can we lure them out of the occult practices and into the genuine and powerful intervention of God through our giftings?
And the only to do it is to battle them head-on, face to face and get where they are.
First, every battle starts with the mind. And if we can change their mindsets by showing them that God's plans, wisdom and power is better than those counterfeits.
That when every time we speak, we need to reflect God's love, his testimony through our lives. Prophetic or not, it is Christ's testimony through us that brings them to check their own mindsets and desire what we have.
As a true prophetic voice, we need to change how we view these people. We need to view them as people who are bound to deception, bound for an eternal damnation because they practices what is not of God's.
But also, we need to understand where they came from, why they follow these things and ask for wisdom and knowledge how to help them be freed. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free - and we can help them find this way as well.
Second, as a prophetic people, we need to be the front-liners of this war. It is because the most powerful tool to destroy the lies of the enemy is the truth that sets people free! And we are called to be truth-bearers in this end time harvest.
Unfortunately, we don't fight head on because we are afraid of rejection. I sometimes think that we live in a generation that wants to avoid conflict. But the reality of it all is that we will always be in conflict with the darkness around us.
And we are set to win this war so why be afraid then?
Third, the genuine gifts that we have is far more greater and can change whatever horoscope or any fortune teller will tell. Also, whatever curse these things brings to someone's life can be broken by the prophetic act done through the cross.
It is through Christ's blood, obedience and mercy that we can go out of the kingdom of darkness mindset into God's wonderful light.
The genuine prophetic voice God has placed in this season must come to terms that the Chief of State, the Rider of the White Horse and the one who's testimony is without blemish won it all. He gives those powerful encounters for us to speak life to others, to stir them into being and to bring back the authority that the enemy has taken away from them.
But to top it all, the real question is what makes us different from the others? What does it take to make our voices to be heard? How can we be the genuine voice that speaks of Christ versus the counterfeit message of the new age movement?
Lastly, does it really make sense to fight head-on or to lurk at the four walls of the church, waiting for them to come in instead of going out and bring hope outside - where the people are?
I don't know about you but it does make sense and I think, we need to not just be aware of it but really do something about it. What do you think?
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