© Ayo Omolayo
I woke up at the sound of my alarm. It was time to observe my quiet time. I sat on the bed as sleep was gradually clearing off my eyes. I stood up and looked at the bed very well. I discovered my hubby was not in bed. It was a shock to me.
His quiet time was by 3am, so why wasn’t he in bed? I began to search for my Apostle and found him in the sitting room on his knees.
I smiled and turned to leave when I noticed something in his hand. It was a picture of me. He was using it to pray for me.
“Father! Juliet is my Eve! She’s my mother of many nations! If Satan wants to access this family, he has to go through her. He has to seduce the woman to eat the forbidden fruit. He has to seduce the mother of many nations to give her maid to her husband.
Lord! She’s my backup! My destiny helper and the embodiment of grace and favour you bestowed on me. If a woman goes down? Oh God! When a woman goes down! She never crashes alone! She takes her man down with her. Because she’s a combination of WOMB & MAN. That’s why she’s called a WO-MAN.
Eve fell and her husband fell with her. Sarah fell for Satan’s deception and Abraham went down with her. Lot’s daughters fell and Lot went down with them. He had intercourse with his two daughters and got them pregnant.
Lord! A woman never falls alone. That’s why I’m bringing my Eve before you. If she goes down, I go down! She’s my gatekeeper. Lord, please help her. Last night, when we talked about Cris, I knew she was still holding on to the hurt. She’s still not completely ready to do your will concerning Cris.
She’s standing at the edge of the cliff. One wrong move she goes down into bitterness and unforgiveness. Lord! Please help her. Help her stand firm! Help her overcome the whispers of the the enchanter. The voice of the master seductress. Satan will not penetrate my home in Jesus name!
Lord you told me to be spiritually sensitive. That you’ll always alert me with signals whenever Satan came for my family. And I have gotten the signal. Lord! Here’s a picture of my Julie angel!”
He said and covered my picture with his palm.
“I’m using it as a point of contact. Wherever you are right now Juliana hear me! I command your spirit man to receive strength. You will not fall to the seductress! Recieve grace to overcome the whispers of the enchanter!”
At this point, I couldn’t explain how I was feeling. I felt some kind of heat all over my body. What was happening to me? I had to leave quietly so as not to distract him.
A part of me was excited he was praying for me, but the other part hated the prayer point. Was he saying I still had bitterness in me? I had already told God I was ready to forgive Cris which of course I did. I felt peace as I released her from my heart. Why was he telling God I was listening to the whispers of the enchanter?
He’s just praying out of fear. He’s praying amiss. He should stop wasting his prayers, I have already forgiven Cris.
I returned to the room and began my quiet time. Our rule was one of us could use the sitting room, the bedroom or the study room. We don’t observe our personal time with God in the same room so as not to distract the other person.
So I started worshipping God with songs and later, switched to prayers of thanksgiving. Soon I was praying in tongues and walking around the room.
“START PRAYING FOR CRIS!” Cane the gentle whisper.
Why should I? We have both gone our separate ways. She’s no longer interested in my mentorship program. She’s moved on and I’ve moved on also. I have forgiven her and I’m not holding any grudges against her. So let’s maintain it that way.
“ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE FORGIVEN HER?”
“Yes! Why not?” I replied.
Matthew 5:43 – 48. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
I paused in my tracks and tried to continue praying, but the tongues stopped in my mouth. I started praying in words, I knew this prayers were not connecting.
I sighed and sat down on the bed. I knew what it meant. God was calling my attention to something I was neglecting.
“Lord! What is it?” I asked and immediately, my eyes spotted my Bible. It was a language we both understood.
I stood up and went for the study table in our bedroom, taking my Bible along. I sat down and opened the passage that had popped up in my heart. Matthew 5: 43.
I read it and I realized how much I deceived myself that I had forgiven Cris.
“But Lord! You knew I did during our family prayers!” I said within me.
“YES YOU DID, BUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, YOU LISTENED TO THE WHISPERS OF THE ENCHANTER. WITHOUT YOU KNOWING, BITTERNESS CREPT IN AGAIN. BY REFUSING TO TREAT CRIS WITH THE SAME LOVE YOU HAD FOR HEE BEFORE HER BETRAYAL, YOU GAVE IN TO THE VOICE OF THE SEDUCTRESS”.
I bowed my head and sighed.
“Lord! I’m sorry. I messed up badly. I was busy thinking about how Cris betrayed you. Unknowingly, I was also betraying you. I was judging her actions and just as the bible says that whenever I judged someone, I would be judged. I was judging her actions, but I didn’t know you were also judging mine. I was condemning her and received condemnation as well. I saw her as my enemy and ended up becoming your enemy”.
“JULIET, CAN I TEACH YOU SOMETHING?”
“Yes sir!” I replied within me.
“IS A HUMAN BEING YOUR ENEMY? I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE MYSTERY BEHIND THE WORD, ENEMY”.
I quickly brought out my quiet time jotter and took out my pen and began to write.
“WHO IS YOUR ENEMY? IT’S EASY TO SAY ITS THE DEVIL, BUT WE STILL FIND OURSELVES FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND HATING ONE ANOTHER. THE TRUTH IS THAT SATAN IS OUR ENEMY, BUT, HE’S DOING SOMETHING TRICKY WE HAVEN’T NOTICED.
THE EARTH IS OPERATED BY DEVILS. AND THEY ARE ALWAYS POWERLESS WITHOUT THE HELP OF A HUMAN AGENT. THAT’S WHY MEN ARE IMPORTANT TO BOTH GOD AND DEMONS. IN ORDER FOR SATAN TO ESTABLISH SIN ON EARTH, HE NEEDS MEN. IN ORDER FOR GOD TO ESTABLISH RIGHTEOUSNESS ON EARTH, HE NEEDS MEN.
AND THE GREATEST WAY TO INFLUENCE A MAN IS THROUGH WORDS, WHISPERS, SEDUCTION. SO WHEN THE SPIRIT OF IMMORALITY WANTS SOMEONE TO COMMIT IMMORALITY, HE STARTS BRINGING SUGGESTIONS TO THE MIND OF HIS VICTIM.
WHEN THE SPIRIT OF HATRED WANTS TO DESTROY A MAN, THIS IS HIS STARTING POINT. HE KEEPS ENGAGING THE MAN IN A CONVERSATION. LOOK AT HOW WICKED THAT MENTOR IS! SHE’S STANDING AS AN ENEMY OF PROGRESS TO YOUR HAPPY MARRIED LIFE! AND EVEN WHEN CRIS TRIES TO SAY NO, IT COUNTERS HER CLAIMS. IF SHE’S NOT AN ENEMY OF PROGRESS, WHY CAN’T SHE ALLOW YOU MARRY THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS? YOU’RE NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER.
AND THIS SPIRIT STARTS CONVINCING HER AND CONTINUES TO GAIN MORE GROUNDS. AND THE MORE A SPIRIT SUCCEEDS IN CONVINCING A MAN, THE MORE THE MAN WILL BE ENSLAVED TO THE WHISPERS OF THAT SPIRIT.
SO WHEN CRIS PICKS UP THE PHONE, THE SPIRIT TELLS HER TO CURSE HER MENTOR. SHE KEEPS TRYING TO RESIST, BUT SHE HAD GIVEN THE DEVIL A LISTENING EAR THAT, AHE HAS BECOME A VICTIM OF HER THOUGHTS. SO SHE CAN ONLY RESIST FOR A WHILE.
THIS WORLD IS A GAME OF SPIRITS. EVERY THOUGHT THAT APPEARS IN YOUR HEART ARE JUST WHISPERS FROM A SPIRIT. EITHER THE SPIRIT OF GOD OR AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT. THESE ARE THE TWO SOURCES.
SO MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT WHENEVER THEY START THINKING IT WAS ALL THEIR IDEA, ITS NOT. A SPIRIT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THOUGHTS THAT CAME TO THEIR MINDS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN A HALF NAKED LADY PASSES AND A YOUNG MAN SEES HER. IN ORDER TO STAY PURE, HE LOOKS THE OTHER WAY. THAT THOUGHT THAT USUALLY COMES AND ENCOURAGES HIM TO TAKE A SECOND GLANCE, ISN’T THAT THE WHISPERS OF AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT? DO YOU THINK HE’S JUST THE ONE THINKING?
SO THE MAN TAKES A LOOK AND LUSTS AFTER THE LADY IN HIS HEART. CRIS GO AHEAD AND CALLS HER MENTOR A CRAZY WOMAN. BUT SHE’S ONLY A VICTIM, ENSLAVED TO THE WHISPERS OF THE ENCHANTER. SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHY AHE SAID IT. AFTER SAYING IT, SHE MAY START REGRETTING IT. BUT WHAT DO WE HUMANS DO?
WE PICK ON THAT STATEMENT! OH! SHE INSULTED ME! I’M NEVER GOING TO PRAY FOR HER AGAIN. SHE CALLED ME A CRAZY WOMAN! I DON’T WANT TO EVER SEE HER AGAIN! UNKNOWING TO YOU THAT YOUR ENEMY IS NOT THE PERSON WHO SAID THOSE WORDS, BUT THE SPIRIT THAT WAS BEHIND THE PERSON THAT SAID IT. THE SPIRIT THAT MANIPULATED THE PERSON TO SAY IT.
FOR THOUGH WE WALK IN THE FLESH, WE DO NOT WAR AFTER THE FLESH. FOR THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT CARNAL. BUT THEY ARE MIGHTY THROUGH GOD TO THE PULLING DOWN OF STRONGHOLDS.
JULIET, WE DO NOT FIGHT A PHYSICAL ENEMY, BUT A SPIRITUAL ONE. AND THOSE DEMONS OF REBELLION THAT ENSLAVED CRIS WEAK MIND. TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HER IGNORANCE AND TURNED HER AGAINST YOU, ARE MORE ENEMIES TO YOU THAN CRIS. CRIS IS ONLY A PUPPET UN THIS GAME. SHE’S ONLY ACTING THE SCRIPT THEY GAVE TO HER.
JULIET, GO INTO THE SPIRIT REALM AND GET YOUR DAUGHTER OUT OF THEIR FILTHY HANDS AND STOP THINKING SHE’S YOUR ENEMY”.
To be continued………
How many of you loved the prayer Roberto was praying for his wife?
It’s absolutely true brethren. A woman falls spiritually is going to be disastrous to the entire family.
Lot’s daughters fell for the deception of the devil and took Lot down with them. After standing for God as virgins in an immoral place like Sodom and Gomorrah, fell and lost their standing with God.
Brethren, please stop the criticism. Learn to pray for each other. Stop the character assessment, start learning how to fight in the spirit and watch your prayers controlling the physical.
How many of you know that unforgiveness is a very deceptive spirit? You keep telling yourself you have forgiven the person, but you’re still keeping the issue in your heart.
Please share with me what you have learnt in this episode. Don’t walk away please.
God has given us the spirit of forgiveness. If we don’t forgive those who hurt us, we offend God and sin against him.