Hello everyone, I am going through a situation right now where in My personal life. I am holding on and believing firmly that God will do the impossible for me and I would surely share my entire testimony here!
But there are times when I hear some thoughts telling me to not believe that it’s gonna happen! Like a voice telling me God won’t do it for you. I rebuke those thoughts right away but when such thoughts come I get guilty of having them.
Is it normal to encounter such voices during times of testing?
Yes, but unless you speak those thoughts they will not manifest. Allow them to leave in the same manner in which they came, holding firmly on to what you know is the truth. Which is always the word of God. Remember how the enemy tried to tempt Jesus when he was fasting? Well Jesus did not allow anything the enemy was saying to him to manifest, he combatted it with scripture. If the enemy is saying that God is unable, remember that God can do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ever ask or think. If the enemy is saying that you are not important to God, remember that you are of more value than many sparrows. Remember that God sent his only son as a sacrifice for your sins, if He did not think that you were important or worth saving he would not have saved you. Remember that God is not a God of confusion but of peace. So if there is any confusion or negative thoughts those things are not of God, but of the enemy. Spiritual warfare is real, and the enemy will certainly attack you in your mind but you already have the victory. Resist the devil and he will flee.
Hi Candace,
Thank you so much for your encouragement. I have been struggling from this for a long time.
God indeed loves us and cares for us! he is more then able to give us our hearts desires and satisfy our souls.
Regards
Mansi
Yes. It happens to every believer. In the book of Daniel (Daniel 7:25) that Satan purposely tries to wear the saints out. Wear them down. Part of that is through fear and doubt.
This is a double fold purpose. To keep you weak and ineffective, perhaps you will abandon your faith AND you will displease God with the lack of faith. In Hebrews 11:6 it says:
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. ”
So try to look at those attacks on your faith as a thing to rejoice about. You must be heading in the right direction if the enemy is going after your faith like that! Remember that the Bible talks about taking up the shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16). A shield actively wards off the arrows of the enemy in a battle and protects the body. So it’s the same when it comes to you spiritually. You have to protect yourself with the shield of faith. Thankfully God will help us when we ask Him for a faith boost.
I’d suggest getting a journal to write down your blessings where God has been faithful to you with dates and what happened. A book of remembrance . Keep it regularly and make sure to also read it now and again as a faith builder, something to praise God about when you re-read about His goodness in your life and as a way to fight against fear and doubt that the enemy throws at you.
It is hard to doubt when you are reading journal entries written in your own hand about times when God has been faithful! : )
Drar Candace,
Spiritual warfare is real. When we are believing God for change the battle of faith begins. Satan is an adversary that does not want you to succeed in your faith because your testimony will inspire others to believe. He will do all that he can to stop you. I am not going to talk about faith because others have done that message. I want to tell you that according to Ephesians chapter six, we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness and spiritual wickness in high places. Your battle is not natural. It is spiritual. Every voice that you hear that contradicts the promise of God is the voice of the devil. You must cast down imaginations, strongholds and high thoughts and bring them into obedience to the word of god. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Bind the devil and loose yourself from this situation. In the name of jesus i cast out these demons coming against you.
Let me encourage you. For many years I had high blodd pressure. The doctor told me that if I did not go on medication then in a few years I would have cardiovascular disease, stenosis and be a wreck. I went on medication and it made no difference. The blood oressure kept soaring. They call it the silent killer. One day god spoke to me and said go to the front and receive prayer. I will heal you. I obeyed and believed that I would be healed. I went to the doctor and said my blood pressure is low. He took the reading and it was worse than it had ever been before. I came out of the surgery and sat in my car. There were two voices. One said I was healed and the other said you are not. You have high blood pressure. I made a decision. I rebuked the devil. I cast satan down, I cast down the demons causing high blood pressure and spoke the word of god that tells us that by the stripes of Jesus we are healed. I refused to let my faith die and walked by faith and not by sight but I recognised that the devil was oppressing me and that is why I declared war on the demon causing high blood pressure. A few days later in the early hours of the morning, god spoke to me. He said I am going to heal you. I tell you this much the angel of god came and put his hand on my chest and I felt a burning in my chest on the left side. I knew that god had healed me.
I went back to the doctor and i said god has healed me my blood pressure is low. He took the reading and it was the lowest it has ever been. You cannot rest. Everyday I cast out the demon of high blood pressure because once you get healed you must keep it. My blood pressure has never been high again. Faith is important but any area of destruction we see is the sactanic power of the devil working against you. That is why you get the conflicting voice to faith.
Drive out the powers and demons that are affecting you in faith and hold your ground no matter what. God is not a man that he should lie. He will fulfil his word but knowledge on a spiritual level is essential if you are going to be free.
I hope this helps you. I pray that God will give you wisdom so that you can act in line with his guidance and be free. God bless you.