Sunday, January 6, 2013

My Experiences with Spiritual Warfare


Amen.  Ol' Scratch don't like me much.  If I forget to ask God to cover my house with His protection at night, I get attacked in my sleep - without fail - and I'm not just talking about having "bad dreams."

The enemy tries his hardest to instill fear in me, but I'm just not afraid of him.  Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4).  I have read a few books on spiritual warfare, and while that hardly makes me an expert, I feel confident enough as a Christian to rebuke demons. 

They started paying attention to me right after I shifted gears in my life and rededicated myself to God.  When I was dormant and sitting on the sidelines, I wasn't a threat to them.  But now, I am loud and proud about storming the gates of Hell and not worried about who's watching.


I never really thought about spiritual warfare before until my children began telling me they were hearing voices in the house.  I don't believe in ghosts, I believe in demons.  I know my kids were telling me the truth due to my own experiences as a child.  I, too, used to hear voices calling my name in an empty house.  I used to hear them speak horrible, hateful things about me in a sing-song type voice, either talking really fast, like a tape recorder on fast forward, or really slow like a video on super-slow-mo.  I, too, used to feel an intense fear, see shadows, and once, even witnessed an apparition in my room.

I'm not completely "green" when it comes to the spiritual realm.

After reading a fabulous book called "I Give You Authority" by Charles Kraft, I went through my house room by room and rebuked anything that might be lurking in the mighty name of Jesus.  After that, as the spiritual authority in my home, I declared the demons were not allowed to touch my children, they could only come through me.  I've learned that demons are very legalistic.  They follow rules.  And if one in authority claims their authority, they must listen and obey that authority.

They stopped pestering my children.

Until I learned how to come before God and wield my rights as a child of God, the enemy attacked me almost every night after that.  They'd come into my dreams and pounce on me.  I don't often realize my dream is demonic until they've already pounced, as they catch me off guard.  They do this so I don't have "time" to call upon Jesus, and, without fail, they try to prevent me from doing so.

Within these dreams, I've had my voice altered, as if they're trying to change how my vocal chords work so I can't say Jesus' name.  I've been choked many times.  And once, in a particularly vivid dream, a demon jumped on my back and shoved its fist down my throat.  They've tied me up, set me on fire, made their hatred known, and even sent a "super demon" to face me once.



I call him a "super demon" because I don't know how else to describe him.  He was enormous.  He was powerful.  And he growled much like the Balrog in the movie "The Fellowship of the Ring".  In the dream, he'd slammed my son and my baby daughter against a wall.  I pretty much went "Spirit Filled Mama Bear" on him when I saw that.  I ran into the room, and immediately, I was in the center of the room, like a "cut-scene", it's the only way to describe it.  My legs were planted firmly apart and my arms were reaching toward Heaven.  I believe God put me in that posture because I could feel the Spirit of the Living God coursing through me.  It rained down on me like a waterfall, hitting the floor and spreading throughout the room like fingers of thick mist.

I screamed, "Get away from them, in the name of Jesus Christ!"  My voice was deeper and stronger than it is in the natural, more guttural, and full of power.

The demon immediately whipped around to face me and screamed "JESUS!" right back.  I'm unsure if he was taunting me, cursing at me, or genuinely surprised I could rebuke him.  I didn't tell him to leave, just to stop harming my kids, of which he immediately did.  But since he didn't immediately leave, I thought I'd have to rebuke him again.  In that moment, God woke me up.


Usually, if I don't fully rebuke a demon in my dream, I can still "feel" it in the room upon waking.  It's an odd feeling.  An oppressive feeling of darkness and fear.  But once I rebuke it in the natural, it slinks away, and one even left somewhat reluctantly, as if I was prey it wanted to play with like a cat playing with a mouse.

But there was no trace of this "super demon" when I awoke.  I felt nothing but peace in my spirit.  I believe God completely took care of it for me.  Perhaps it was bigger than I could have handled on my own.  Or perhaps it decided to leave after seeing the grand display of God's glorious power pouring out of Heaven and down through my body.  Maybe he decided it wasn't worth it, that God Almighty vehemently and jealously protects this little "nobody" housewife.

Ever since that encounter, I've had a couple of times when I'd forgotten to pray for God's protection over my house and my dreams and they've tried to get at me again.  But what I find amusing is the last time they attacked me in a dream, the demon was down the hall of a house I was in, and he only peeked his head around the corner.  He wouldn't come any closer.  I rebuked him easily, but after I woke up from that dream, I couldn't help but laugh.  It makes me joyous to know the enemy is frightened of me.  It gives me more faith in God that He is with me wherever I go.

I've learned through all this that even when they choke you or change your voice or even shove their fist in your mouth, if you just *think* your rebuke in Jesus' name, they immediately let you go.  God can hear our thoughts and He will not leave us to fight alone.  "All who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).



I really don't know what prompted me to write this post -- I felt the Spirit wanted my brethren to know what I've been going through and a little of what I've learned to protect myself in spiritual warfare.  I don't talk about this at all to anyone, because it is a little uncomfortable.  Even fellow Christians don't like to talk about demons, and if one goes around talking about being attacked in their dreams, people they tell might be skeptical.  Therefore, I keep this kind of thing to myself.

But God is telling me to share my knowledge.  Perhaps more of you are being attacked as well.  So here is what I've learned during my trials of war.

Every night, I pray and ask God to protect my dreams, and the dreams of every member of my family.  I ask Him to hide my house in the spiritual realm.  Sometimes, I ask Him to hide it in the shadow of His wings, or to cover my house with His hand.  I ask for angels to be posted in every corner of my house, as well as my property, and I ask for them to sing praises to God in the spirit.  I cannot hear them, but demons can, and they won't be lurking about with the Heavenly Host singing, "Hallelujah!"

I know God honors these kinds of "creative" prayers, because once I got cocky and asked Him to shine my house like a beacon in the night with His glory so that every demon for miles around would know a Christian lived here.  I asked for angels singing loudly in the skies above my house, and basically for my house to be like a spotlight.  For about a week after that, I had to deal with some hairy spiritual stuff.  I definitely got some attention.  Therefore ever since then, I've asked God to HIDE my house in the spirit rather than advertise where I live.

And every night I pray for protection, I have it.  Peaceful, warm dreams about whatever.  But the night I forget to pray for God to cover my dreams and my house -- the demons press in.  They're looking for any chink they can find, any weakness to get at me.  But even so, the demon from my last dream wouldn't even come out from around the corner.

While this sounds scary to the average Christian, its really not.  Demons are more like cockroaches than Hollywood horror.  When one properly exercises their authority over them, they must obey.  Christ is greater and He lives within the brethren.  We are His Body, and if we call upon our Head -- Jesus -- He'll route those demons and send them packing.  "Whatever is bound on earth is bound in heaven, and whatever is loosed on earth is loosed in heaven" (Matthew 18:18).

Therefore, put on your armor, believer, and do not allow the enemy to get the better of you -- even at your most vulnerable.  They refuse to face me when I'm awake.  It's always when I'm asleep.  Demons are cowards, especially when they're trying to pester a Christian who is fully aware of their inheritance and authority in Christ.  They will not shake me.  My God is greater.  "If God is for me, who can stand against me?" (Romans 8:31)



21 comments:

  1. Thank you for this article. I shared it with a friend and I am glad you were willing to be vulnerable like this. This is not your first post that has been a blessing. God bless and protect you.

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  2. I understand it too well; thank you so much for sharing.
    It is a topic that usually makes people uneasy, and it's hard not being able to share with others because they haven't known it.
    Your candor is appreciated. May your confidence in Him be ever strong.

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  3. You just told MY story as well. I have dealt with demons for 38 yrs. God now works through me to help others. Thank you for this.

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  4. Thank you for this post. I had my first experience with spiritual warfare within a dream last night and it truly terrified me. I woke up screaming "I love Jesus" but felt a lingering presence in the room. Eventually I felt it leave and felt at peace. I felt like a crazy person after having it, but your post made me feel much better and reminded me of the authority I have in Christ. I pray this doesn't become a recurring thing for me, but am well armed if it does.

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  5. Thank you. God bless you.

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  6. I am grateful for your article. I even poached one of your spiritual warfare images for my blog (I hope that is OK) because I wrote about a similar experience last night. If you paid for the use of that image, please let me know and I can reimburse you through the proper channels.
    Again, grateful for your article...

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  7. Yes, that is my story too. Many Christians are undergoing this and this article helps. We are more than conquerers in Christ. God bless and keep you all

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  8. I usually sleep with preaching on, and worship music on my Bluetooth speaker . This I do with my iPad on YouTube all nights. But I still do get my share of attacks and nightmares. I love it when I am able to call out Jesus and see them demons flee in my dreams. It sure feels so powerful and reminds us we are more than conquerors , but again there are those times when I don't call out and get defeated in the dream, wake up feeling so angry at the demonic world and wondering which door I left opened.

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  9. I have learned a lot from your experience.I have learned God words is a sword so I play bible on CD all day long in my home.At night I keep it on psalm 91.If God's word is a sword I want the sword I want it near me all day.

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  10. Thanks this post helped me alot. I panic because I have dealt with alot of the same things although I am a woman living on my own. At first I thought I was going crazy but my pastor friends told me they have went through the same things. I wish more people were open about this.

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  11. when it DOESN'T flee after rebuking it, FAST and PRAY. The disciples had this problem and Jesus Christ said this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

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  12. Thanks for sharing. I also feel that this is a taboo among my fellow christian brothers and even my pastor.

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  13. Sister i want to share my dream i was dreaming that im rebuking for possess or any demonic creatures but when im about to speak the word of God there is no voice coming out but i can still open my mouth saying the word of God please help me to explain those dreams and pls pray for me God bless u all

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  14. For the past 7 years or so I have seen demonic spirits I don't hear them or see them in dreams but I do have so very unusual dreams, pointed dreams and visions have been since I was a child. Since my infant son died in October I go through this thing where like I kind of grieve things before they happen and I can feel my spirit wrestling this astrange heaviness that I uselly can't explain until after I come out of it which is the most difficult part about it for me. There were some signs of this in my past but nothing to this extent until I got pregnant with my son and felt a similar grief early in the pregnancy which was immediately lifted by the news of being pregnant not knowing then what was to come. This has happened about 6 times since my son passed and usually it only last from 1-3 days it's usually connected to a death, or some type of deep hurt. This last time however it was much more intense and was about 2 weeks of darkness like I was outside of myself I thought I was slipping into depression I wasn't able to see it as spiritual warfare and I was very scared. It wasn't until a Tuesday night that I saw a spirit in my room rebuked it and I woke up the next morning feeling light. IT WAS COMPLETELY GONE! I don't know what was going on in the spirit realm in that next week but on Sunday I felt a heaviness again this time it was different I knew something wasn't right I got a call from my mom that evening about my aunt who had lost her 24 year old son in Aug she was not ok to say the least the bells began to ring maybe this was why I was waring so but this was only the half of it. In the mist of it all our Lead Pastor was being removed from office from our "mega church" for certain patterns of sins. I say this all to say now I've come to a place where I can't deny my gifting or treat it like a curse so I need to be more equip! I study the word for sure but I am very careful about what I read especially when it comes to the supernatural cause the devil would love to sucks us into some witchcraft and it's a lot mess out there. So any sound advice is well needed.

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    1. Hello, I may not be able to give you great advice but one thing you must do, keep faithful to God. Ask God what is happening and how this will help. Also find out if this is from God or not. When you read the Bible, you are doing so safely. Let me say that I came to a point in my life where I asked God I wanted to know more about Satan but only with God's protection. God made me realise that God put everything in the Bible about Satan to give us all we need to know about him. Don't look further than the Bible. You need to know your enemy so you can see through his tricks, manipulation and all that he does to try to turn you away from Jesus. Get as many people to pray for you as you can as we help each other praying for each other against Satan. Let God lead you and listen for his voice. Don't get down or let Satan upset you. God loves you from before time began. I hope this is good advice your you. I am happy to pray for you too. I started praying for only one person against Spiritual attacks and the list keeps growing. When you worship Jesus, Praise God, pray and read the Bible, you grow in faith and God's love. I hope this helps. you.

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  15. Thank you for sharing your experience. I am sorry for your loss and am grateful that you survived and decided to turn your misery into your ministry. I have learned from reading your story. Glory be to the Father, the Son and the Holy spirit.

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  16. Wow, I just have to say. Since I was a kid I have experienced this. Last night I had a weird dream that something was attacking me and I was rebuking them and all of a sudden I woke up screaming Hallelujah. My husband and daughter woke up. My husband think this stuff is rubbish so he doesn't understand spiritual warfare. Several times I have experienced the demons trying to silence me, but as you stated I think it and it they leave. I am not afraid for Christ lives in me and he has given me the power to take care of the problem. Thank you Jesus for all you do.

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  17. Hello, Just to let you know that the Demon attacks have been getting more and more as we approach the darkness that is coming. I have also written about these attacks as I felt it important to warn other Christians who do not know they are being attacked. I have also given advice and a prayer for protection. I have also had problems and get little sleep sometimes. All I ask is that God will help me to get a good sleep. I know that the attacks are part of us being more Powerful through the Name of Jesus against Demons and they do send more powerful ones. They like to hide in the backgrounds too. The Devil thinks that by attacking us when we are most vulnerable we will be easy pray to him. Keep praying and do tell other Christians as it makes them more aware and we can help each other and encourage each person to stay faithful. You may not know but all the Demons' know who we are and where we live, so we can't hide but God knows what is happening. We do grow in faith and authority over Demons but only for our Faith in Jesus. I have also used my experience of Demonic attack to help other Christians as God will lead anyone to these to help them. Praise Be God for your Witness for God and feel encouraged. I don't pray that God will stop the attacks but I do pray when I need sleep and desperate to help me fight. When we are week, God is Strong. Amen.

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  18. Sometimes I feel so alone when it comes to the spiritual side of things. I go to church but no one talks about spiritual warfare. God has revealed to me that demons are trying to rule peoples lives and people blame it on "Oh, that's just how this person or that person is." He also has been teaching me about generational curses, bloodline curses, and witchcraft(rebellion against God.) I love this post so much! I pray that God sends me a person who understands these things also, who has these dreams and recognizes the spiritual power and authority as a son or daughter of God Almighty. There is power in the name of JESUS! Hallelujah!

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  19. Was an on time blessing. Thank you for your boldness and obedience.

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