It's a new season! It's a new day!

So it's been a while since I've written a new blog.. The holidays have had me swamped! Anywho.. Just a quick word that's been burning in me a lately. Through all of the holiday hustle and bustle... As wonderful as all that is... I have not been in the word and in prayer like I should've been! Blame it on the season... Sure. But in all reality it's been me... I've been a little distant from God. Not in a "backsliding" way just distant. Kinda of lazy...taking my relationship with God kind of casually as its been well put before. Well my husband and I had an awesome discussion while out on a date recently. I told him how I've been feeling lately...how i want to be in the word and in prayer but im so lazy its ridiculous...and he (led by the spirit) began to talk about Romans chapter 7 (paraphrasing)where Paul begins to talk about how he desires or delights in the things of God.... The law, the righteousness... He desires to seek after these things however he sees something warring against that. He sees a war in his members! He then goes on to talk about how he ends up doing the things that he doesn't want to do and the things he does want to do... He doesn't do lol. Well Mr. Paul I Anjel Hendry can relate. With not having been in the word lately at all and kinda just being lazy in prayer and treating God Casually I've been feeling pretty beat up and alone. But when my husband began to talk to me about the struggles that Paul was dealing with I became so encouraged!! Because after Paul says all of this stuff he then goes on to say in the very next chapter Romans 8:1 there is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. So it's a normal struggle. A struggle that needs to be dealt with and learned from.... But there is no condemnation!!! Thank u God!
Well my hubby also got me a new bible for Christmas the "fire" bible. It's leather bound and has my name on it... It's a great tool to start out the new year right!!! I've already been in the Word more than ever lately!!! 2013 does not have to be a year of the same old struggles... It's a new season and a new year!!! Stand up, fight, grow, learn, give, forget, seek, pray, read, forgive, resist, shake it off, get fired up, and get READY!!!!!

Remember!

Sometimes we tend to get in this thing and forget where we came from! We get hardened to the things that should move us and we miss out! I have recently been going through this! I have kind of just been going through the motions and I needed a wake up call! This past Sunday my pastor preached on Jesus! :) best kind! And he was just talking about how he has been given authority and how He is in control and it was very moving! Just being reminded of the God that I serve and who He is and what His nature is was very encouraging! Jesus deals with us ever so gently! He talked about the story of the lady caught in the act of adultery and how the people of that day were ready to stone her and kill her because of her sin! They bring her before Jesus feet and ask Him what they should do to her. (trying to catch Him willing to break Moses law, because Moses law said she should be stoned) So Jesus calmly bends down to write on the ground....(What He wrote we do not know) But then He looks at the people and says those who are among you that are without sin can cast the first stone! And they were pricked in their hearts and dropped their rocks and walked away! Then Jesus bent down to the woman and said woman where are your accusers? She looked around and said...I have none! And He said neither do I condemn you..go and sin no more! And she got up and her life was changed forever! What a picture of mercy! Jesus said the statement "Those among you who are without sin cast the first stone..." that was meant to remind them that YES this lady was sinning but could anyone of them REALLY pick up a rock in judgment and throw it at this woman?? They knew that they too had sin in their lives! So Powerful! I love Jesus and how HE treats us! How many times though have I been one of the people that has a stone in my hand instead of saying go and sin no more! God help us to respond to sinners like Jesus would! With mercy! Was HE condoning her sin?? Absolutely not!! But He died to save us! HE never expects us to be good enough to make it to heaven on our great behavior...lol that is why He came to die!
        But at the end of pastors message he told a story about a girl that had a very broken life and as a teenager she went to a church and Jesus happened to be there that night! She took the broken pieces of her life and handed them to Jesus and He made her brand new! Then HE called her to preach the gospel! As I listened to him tell this story I became pricked in my heart and I walked down to the altar and cried! Thank God! The reason this story pricked me in this way was because I was that girl at one point! Was he talking about me? No but I have the same story!! I was a teenager (19) and I met Jesus in an altar and handed Him the broken pieces of my life and asked Him to change me and lead me home! And then HE called me to preach! Some times we need to be reminded that WE have been redeemed! We can get in such a routine that we forget that Jesus has done such an amazing work in our lives!! Thank you Jesus!!

A Future and a Hope!

For some reason lately I have been pretty negative about life! I have been feeling down because I have heard so many people talk about how life is hard and it doesn't always go our way...and I know that is totally true! But this attitude has gotten in my spirit lately and has done some damage! I have been feeling like my marriage is a huge blessing but one day it will end in tragedy with the loss of one of us! I have been feeling like yea having kids is going to be great...however what if they don't love God...what if this and what if that....We are building a house...and my thoughts are oh it ll be great...but Lord what if we lost our house...its not worth it. Ive thought about our jobs, Brian has a great thing going for him at Austal and I find myself thinking oh God what if he lost that one day! Now all of these things are things that HAVE happened to people in life before and I know that I am not immune to problems. However this whole mind set has become a problem and it is stealing my joy! God is good and no matter what comes good or bad HE is in control! I am tired of being so negative about the future! In Christ we have a future and a hope! I know that pertains to eternal life but I believe that means that HE will take care of us and give us a great life in THIS life! Trials are going to come...I know this...they already have....but if I spend my time worrying about when tragedy is going to strike...I am missing it!
       Now the reason that I am seeing that this is a problem is because of something that happened at Merge last night. We had an awesome service and the Holy Spirit really moved! We had two messages in tongues and the interpretations. The first one was powerful but the 2nd one was for me for sure! The Holy Spirit spoke and said a lot of powerful things but the thing that stood out to me the most was "I am the one who parted the red sea, I am the one who shut the mouths of Lions,What report are you going to bring me, a good one or one of unbelief?" Son I hit my knees because at that moment I knew that I had been guilty of "Unbelief". When the children went in to spy out the land and then came back to report what they saw....they had a VERY negative report! They said yes it is a land of fruitfulness (Paraphrasing lol) flowing with milk and honey, but there are enemies in the land, they are great and we are as grasshoppers compared to them! I don't think it is a good idea to press on!" WOW Exactly what I have been doing! They operated in unbelief! Only a few out of the great number of people stood up and said, NO we can make it through with God on our side! If God be for us who can be against us!? That is the attitude that was instilled in me last night through conviction and repentance! I'm am so thankful that even though we are wrong in our thinking sometimes and we are not doing what is pleasing to God that through conviction HE is able to bring us back to where we need to be!!

Called!

About 2 years ago before my husband and I were married I was called to preach. I was given a sermon and I was pumped. It's funny though because I was still too scared to preach it.There was sermon after sermon that was preached and the altar calls at Merge were given that said..."If you feel that you are called to preach come down to the altar and we will pray!" I remember lots of people flooding the altar and I stayed behind scared like "Nuh-uh Lord...you haven't called me! The devil is a Lie lol!" Because I was nervous! So I guess you could say that I was running from what I knew God had called me to do! Well let me just tell you how funny God is! He has a sense of humor that is for sure! One day I was driving home from student teaching (Brian and I were married) and I was praying! I was saying "Lord please help me when I teach! Help me to have the anointing when I am up there Lord! God I pray that you would give me strength!" I was going on and on and then all of a sudden out of no where I said, "Lord, anoint me to preach your Word!" LOL The Holy Ghost snuck it in!! It was insane lol...but after that I laughed and surrendered to God! I accepted that I had been called to preach and I began to preach at Merge! Since then I have preached about 10 sermons and I have been invited to the Nazarene church to preach to a youth group! IT has been awesome! But I will say this! The war fare started immediately! It was pretty weak in the beginning! However it has heated up recently...it is tough! About a month after I surrendered to the call (About 9 months ago) my pastor heard that I had been called and he quietly spoke to me in the altar one night and he said this..."With the anointing to preach comes a great battle, but do not fear the battle and trials, because God is in control!" That was very encouraging at the time but I guess I didn't realize just how much truth was in that statement! I remember the first 3-4 sermons that I preached I was sick in my body EVERY time! One week I was having stomach issues, the next time a cold, the next time a sinus infection! After about the 3rd time I realized...ok seems to be a pattern and I began to pray a little more before I was about to enter into that time frame! The it picked up a little! I began to experience spiritual warfare on a whole other level! I began to be depressed and oppressed by nothing! Everything was going good but I felt as if I was falling apart! After a season of that I had some friends take authority over it with me in Jesus name. Thank GOD that left! HA but lately I have had some more intense spiritual warfare...I have had Satan trying to tear my integrity down! Trying to make me leave my church because of different situations! Crazy! OR as my good friend says.."Cray Cray" LOL. It is unfortunate because of the situations around me...however it is really an honor! To suffer because of the call of Christ on your life is kind of exhilarating! I think about that one story about the men who tried to cast out demons and the demons said Paul I know, and Jesus I know but who are you!" I hope that the devil knows who you are in Christ!I hope that he is threatened by who you are in Christ! We in ourselves are nothing for him to be afraid of, however a Christian full of the Holy Ghost walking in their calling is a force to be reckoned with for the Devil....and I am not afraid! Because I know whose I am! I am going to keep preaching and keep on keeping on! The devil is a fool and a BIG LIAR! HE wants to discourage you and keep you down! If you let him...he will win!

Guard yourselves!

I have come to realize that things happen for a reason! People are placed in your life for a reason! It is awesome to see how even the people that have been sent for your destruction can be beneficial to you! I am slowly learning that not everyone has your best interest in mind! I have been to gullible in my walk with God! Some people are out to learn who you are and how you feel and then use it against you! And that is completely ok! Because it is all a part of the growing process! God loves us all...even the people that are being used by Satan! But he also knows the intent of mans heart and He will try to help us realize that everyone doesn't think like we do. The Bible even tells us to be as wise as serpents, and as harmless as a dove! The WISE part is what we lack alot of times! I feel like I am wise but then I look back and see how unwise I have been with sharing my heart with people that I really do not know and assuming the best about everyone! I feel like over time that innocence has to be lost! We have to get to a place where we truly realize that this demonic stuff is real and that the devil is out to destroy us! Jesus even said that Satan desires to sift us as wheat and that he truly does! I have seen lately how Satan is working all around us! He is trying to pick off people around me one by one! But thankfully the rest of that scripture...Jesus says..."But I have prayed for you that your faith would fail you not!" So Through all that the devil tr to do to destroy us we must press on! We must continue this walk with God! Having done all to stand...still STAND! If you are living the life that God wants you to live the devil is going to come after you! He hates you and wants to knock you off your foundation of Jesus! He wants to make things seem so bad that you no longer follow Jesus! Well in all things still follow God! It will be worth it! That scripture where some guys came to the demon possessed people and tried to cast them out and the demons responded with "Jesus I know and Paul I know, but who are you?" and they beat them up and threw them in a ditch! I sure hope that if we confronted a devil that they wouldn't respond to us like this! Its almost exciting that the attack against us increases in strength, because that shows that the devil views us as a threat! (Not us but who we are in Christ) So count it all joy brethren! God is in control! However guard yourselves, because the devil desires to sift us as wheat!! Be cautious of people who come in sheep's clothing but inside are ravenous wolves! God Bless! Pray to the good Lord for the gift of Discernment because we WILL need it in these last days!!

All creation!

I was recently shown a video that was amazing...lol some might think it's weird but I thought it was completely on point! I will attach the video so that you can see for yourself but what I took from it was this...EVERYTHING is praising God! All of creation is praising the Lord! They praise Him with the flap of a wing, with the wag of a tail, with everything they do! You will see on the video just how deep that goes! Our God is surrounded by constant praise all day and all night since the dawn of time. Now sadly most of mankind doesn't praise Him...which is ridiculous seeing how we are supposedly some of the most intelligent beings on the planet...can we not just take a look around and see that there is a God! And He definitely deserves to be worshiped! I had a friend that as He was trying to decide whether or not to follow God, he thought..."If there is a God, I should worship Him." And that is the thought that every person on earth should be thinking! The God of the Bible created everything and deserves the Highest praise! My husband and I were watching a show the other day and they started talking about how the earth and universe were formed....and they started saying..."It all began with a big bang...and I got a little angry lol...I was like these people are so ignorant! (Sorry...being real) and my husband laughed and said..."I'm sure it did start with a big bang! The booming of God's voice!" LOL Go Brian! Preach that lol! That's good!
         I am going to post this video and I know it may be different but I want you to keep in mind that Jesus said...If we don't praise Him the rocks would begin to cry out!! Haha God doesn't need our worship...He desires it! Praise Him church!!

Enjoy :)

The subtle enemy...

I just want to expound on the fact that the enemy is a subtle creature...yes sometimes he comes at us pretty hardcore, with some in your face stuff, but not usually. My husband made this statement the other night when I was telling one of my experience stories and I got a little defensive...(Not sure why lol just a crazy woman thing I guess) But he is exactly right!!! The stories that I have written on here were not an everyday thing! These events took place over many years. From the time I was young all the way until recently. If you read this an assumed it all happened in one span of time you might think o man how did she handle that?? But that is the thing, it was here and there, crazy thing here, nothing for a while, then boom something crazy! So my husband was exactly right! The devil is subtle! He comes at us over time and trys to get a foothold. He doesnt come at us guns blazing all the time...usually its just enough to wear us down little by little. He will chip away piece by piece and get in where ever he can! Dont give the devil a foothold in your life, home, and mind! HE comes in and trys to conceal himself...only revealing his true plan once he has you where he wants you! Or he might try to pop up here and there to instill fear! HE is sneaky...just like in the garden! Adam and Eve were tricked by his subtlety! HE came to them seeming nice and he said "Eat of the fruit...it wont really kill you...it ll actually make you better!" He came at them with a subtle twist of Gods word and they fell for it! Don't fall for it! Someone demon possessed might not come at you or after you full blown speaking in latin and eyes black as night...flopping on the ground like a snake! They will probably be there subtly being divisive trying to break you down! Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and he will help you divide the truth from the lies!

Refreshing

I love the Holy Spirit! Jesus referred to Him as the comforter! And that is exactly what he is! He comes to us and is there to lift up, point in the right direction, restore, and refresh! I love it! I can think back to so many times that I have been down and out...worn out and ready to stop fighting! Then step into a service at church or ask for help in my room and the Holy Ghost shows up and gives me everything I need and more to make it through! People view the Holy Ghost as a waste of time...so wrong!!!!! The Holy Spirit and the work and healing that he brings is absolutely needed and vital to us actually continuing in the faith!! So I just want to use this entry as an encouragement to anyone who is feeling low, or worn out, or maybe discouraged! Let the Holy Spirit have His way and HE will make it all better!
        Someone very wise once told me that only the mighty in the kingdom of God get to fight the big battles. Count it all joy brethren! Dont quit, Dont back down, and most of all...DONT GIVE UP!

An Angel stopped by...

Now this sounds crazy, I will just go ahead and tell you...but its as real as the hair on my head! There was a period in my life (about 3 years ago) when I was going through soooooooo much! I had been dating a guy and he was very ungodly! I was being abused mentally and the devil was right up in the middle of everything that was coming my way! I was out of the will of God and was ready to give up!
       Well after some serious issues coming my way and some mental abuse from someone and the devil I was exhausted. I remember going into my room and laying on the floor in the fetal position and crying out to God (saved)..."Take me Lord, I am ready to leave now!" I was begging God to take me because I was so down and out,  and so come against by the powers of hell itself that I was done. I was ready to be done here on earth. I wasnt about to turn away from God...but I was ready for Him to take me home! Well as I laid there crying with my eyes closed...It was as if I had actually opened my eyes and was seeing my room around me...My eyes were still closed...but  I was having a vision.
         In this vision, I was laying there on the floor just as I really was and I saw an angel standing over me. He was gorgeous with armor all over him. He was absolutely stunning and yet terrifying. HE  was about 7 ft tall and completely solid. By that I mean he looked insanely strong. So as I acknowledged his presence...I began to feel the realization of who this was. I am laying in the fetal position and he is standing over me...in victory. He has so much pride coming off of him...his face was turned up to the ceiling but his eyes were looking down at me...(what you call looking down your nose at someone). He was looking at me and the feeling that came off of him was "Ive got you right where I want you." This was satan. Call me crazy I DO NOT CARE. Like I said before the man with an experience is NEVER at the mercy of the man with an argument. It happened to me...it was real! So anyways I saw him and felt all of this and I just KNEW that if I opened my eyes he would really be standing there...so I didnt LOL I kept my eyes tightly pressed together!! But as all of this was going on...it was as if the ceiling parted and I could see people peering down from Heaven (Crazy I know but this is what happened) I immediately thought about the "we are surrounded but such a great cloud of witnesses" scripture and I knew that God had just stood up of His throne to come to my aid. So I hear the voice of God speak to me (Satan is still there mind you) and God says..."Stand up!" I was terrified but I slowly stood to my feet. (I actually stood...but kept my eyes closed too scared to look lol) Then God spoke to me and said..."Now reach up and put your hand around his throat!" I reluctantly reached my arm as high as I could and put my hand around his throat! (I didnt feel anything in my hand THANK GOD lol...oh but this was really happening believe you me!) Then God spoke and said "This is the authority I have given you through my Son Jesus!" I then began to dance around in my room and praise the Lord! My sorrow was gone lol!
       Now...some questions...does the devil really look like this...I do not know. We know that he IS a fallen angel...and that angels are warriors...so yes it is very possible. However I do not believe that what satan looked like in this vision was the point. I believe that the point of this happening to me was that I would see how big my God is. Because here I am so small and weak compared to this angel...but through Jesus I was able to stand up to him and literally shut his mouth with my hand around his throat. God was trying to give me some backbone!
       There are scriptures in the bible that talk about when God finally destroys satan that we will be like..."This is the one?? This is the one who gave us so much trouble???" LOL so he isnt as big and bad as he trys to make himself out to be! But like I said God had a lesson to teach me...so he let satan think he was big and bad....but then he put him in his place!! :) God is good and SOOOO powerful!!!
The devil is a bully...Dont let him bully you!

They believe and tremble...

The Bible says that even the demons believe that Jesus is the son of God and they tremble. And that is so true! I have read and heard testimonies of all sorts of people who were possessed being terrified at the mention of Jesus name! I listened to this man give his testimony one time and I was amazed. He talked about how he had to do a report in college on something controversial and he chose magic. Whether it was real or not. So during his search he found some pretty deep books to use as a reference. He was taking the side that it was not real but as he searched his mind began to change. He began to be drawn by the idea of more "power". After being led by darkness, he met more and more people that were into the "occult" and he was eventually invited to a "get together" with some of the people. So at midnight he showed up at the address that he was given and the people who answer are wearing all black, hooded robes. He walks in and immediately recognizes one of the people in a black hood as his high school history teacher. He was so shocked because he actually knew someone from his past that was into all this stuff. So he says he is walking in the house, down a hallway into a black bedroom and as he is walking he notices weird pictures on the walls. There were pictures of crosses upside down and all kind of "satanic" stuff. He begins to realize that this isnt just witch stuff anymore, this is devil worship. They get in a circle and tell him that they can see an inner power in him that wants to come out and that the devil can make that happen for him! He can make the gift that is inside of him more powerful than he could imagine. He is kinda freaks out a bit and holds it together long enough to leave. Well as he thinks more and more about what happened he becomes more and more drawn by the idea of power.
         After a few days, he contacts the people again and they induct him into the church of Satan. And YES there is a church of satan if you were wondering. It is very real. So after a few months in the church he is eventually moved up in rank to what is called the "High Priest". He was actually the one leading the rituals. He said that one day they were doing their rituals and one of the members spoke up and said that there was a lady down the street that was a "do gooder" and she was giving him problems. She was saying stuff like "I know what yall are doing" and "I am going to expose it", and the member wanted her "taken care of". So the high priest says ok we will send a demon after her. They pray to satan and call forth a demon, he said that the demon manifested itself and they told him where she lived and sent him after her. Well after he left they went on about their ungodly business. After about 15 minutes the demon began to manifest itself again and it was thrashing about the room furious! They were terrified and listened as it screamed "Dont you EVER send me after a Holy Ghost filled believer!" The high priest was so shocked...he saw in that moment that something had more power that the devil that he served had!
               I love that! Dont you ever send me after a Holy Ghost filled believer again! Thats right! The Lord is more powerful that anyone or anything else! And any believer that is full of the Holy Ghost is too much for any devil!
              Now the positive thing for this high priest was that after realizing that he wasnt tapped into ultimate power, he left the satanic church and gave his heart to Jesus! Praise God!

Recieve Ye the Holy Ghost!

I want to share the testimony of my husbands struggle with the baptism in the Holy Ghost. He has an amazing testimony that I should write another post about later, but for now I am just going to share this! My husband came out of the Mission of Hope (great place! But baptist...which is awesome!), he had been delivered from much! Well he had never been to Oak Park of Merge before but one Thursday night he feels like God wants him to come to Merge. He is nervous because he doesnt know ANYONE. But he comes anyways! He begins to talk with people and he makes jokes about us being pentecostal and he even makes the statement "It is one of the lesser gifts" LOL Well after a month or so we began to date and he started coming to Oak Park. He sort of began to have an interest in the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Now as a side note....let me just say...this joker was already FULL of the Spirit. I saw on him love on people like Jesus would have more than half of us did lol! But the baptism is different it is an extra gift! So he begins to seek. Pastor would have altar calls about being baptized in the Holy Ghost and Brian would go. He would lift his hands and ask God for it and he wouldnt receive it. He went like 3 or 4 times...until he began to get frustrated. I remember one night he was so upset that I began to cry and try to prove to him that it was REAL. He was getting pretty down...Well he finally came to the realization that he probably wouldnt receive it in front of a bunch of people. He is a more private person anyways and he doesnt believe that he will be able to with all the stuff going on around him in a church. So a few months later I am getting ready to go to a Monster truck show. I was at my moms house and about to go pick up Brian at his house...I was leaving and I called him to let him know I was on my way! Well he answers the phone and he is kinda hesitant. I said "Hey are you ready I am on my way..." and he quietly says..."Umm I dont know.." and I said "Babe! Whats a matter???" and he starts to cry and he says "I think God just baptized me in the Holy Ghost!" I was like "WWHHATTT! You spoke in tongues!!" and he said "yes! HAHA" I asked him how and he said that he was getting dressed and he was watching Sonlife in his room, and Donnie Swaggart was preaching. He said that Donnie was preaching on the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and that he gave an altar call that said "I dont care if you are in your room at home...kneel by your bed and receive ye the Holy Ghost!" And he said that he knelt down and God did it! He felt it coming and he began to speak with other tongues!
              He is an awesome man of God and I love him! He is anointed to share the Word with everyone he comes in contact with! He is such a bold witness for Jesus! He has also been given the gift of discernment! He can listen to someone talk and tell you if they are lying or not. Kinda crazy lol!! So if you are scared, or unsure of the Holy Ghost, it is so awesome! It is so real! Read Acts Ch 2! And if you have sought it and not received...dont give up! God is faithful and He will do it!

Experiences of Others..

I have an amazing group of friends that I go to church with! They are all around my age and they all love God and most are full of the Holy Ghost (all are saved!) Awesome people! And they have all had experiences with the powers of darkness...both when they were lost and when they were saved. Some have heard a voice calling their name since they were a young child. It would call their name when no one was home...and after salvation it stopped. Also some friends have been delivered from demonic nightmares...it goes on and on. But I must share the stories that prove the power of God! I have a friend whose Paw paw was a pentecostal minister and He tells her story after story about the power of God moving in services.
             Once he was preaching a service and a certain lady came in and sat in the congregation. At certain points in his sermon the lady would try to disrupt, shout and act crazy. After a few times of disruption...her paw paw looks at the lady and says HUSH in Jesus name. The lady froze...went mute and sat down and didnt even blink until his sermon was over. The power of God.
             I have an awesome husband! I know that seems random but I want to talk about him and something that happened to him before. Well he used to work at American Lube fast in Tillman's Corner. One day he saw this lady in all black with black hair, a black umbrella, and a powder white face walking down the center median in Tillman's Corner. She had a little kid with her that was dressed the same. He thought it was odd, but he was busy and didnt think too much on it. Well I believe it was a few weeks later, they were sitting around the shop wth not much work to do...all the guys were cutting up and he was kind of off by himself. He sees the lady walking down the middle median again but she is alone. Now mind you this median and where he is standing is pretty far away and there is cars traveling between him and her. Well he watched her as she walked down the street and he began to feel the darkness that surrounded her...so he looked at her and whispered "Jesus" and right when he did she jerked her head towards him and they had a stare down as she walked by. He said all he did was whisper His name and she was wayyyyyy to far to have heard him...but whatever was in her heard him. He said that when their eyes lock he could tell that it was the enemy staring him down...frustrated because she couldnt break past the blood of Jesus that was on him! Awesome!!
               My point in writing all of this stuff is not to glorify darkness and how it has been such an issue for people...the purpose is to make people realize that there is a REAL devil who hates us and will weasel his way into our lives in anyway that he can...and he will try to destroy you. But through the power of the Holy Spirit he fails! We win! Thank you Jesus!

Power of Pentecost.

I graduated from USA and I had one experience there that I will never forget! It was the summer of my Junior year and I had to take a Geology lab. The class was small and it was very laid back. They teacher never really even stayed the whole class because he had other classes so alot of the time we would end up talking about random stuff while we completed our work. Now we were in a computer lab type room and all 7 of us sat at a table away from the computers. And so far no one but our class had ever came in there while we were supposed to be having class.
      Well one day my classmates began to ask me questions about God. I had try to make it clear that I was a Christian and so they ran with that. They begin to ask me hard questions like, "Why does God send people to Hell" and "Is Allah and Jehovah the same?" fun stuff like that lol. Well the Holy Ghost came on me in such a mighty way the I never missed a beat and answered all their questions with scripture and power! (Purpose of the Holy Ghost you see.) I have all of their attention and I am in the middle of talking about how God has never sent anyone to hell, that he strictly created it for the devil and his angels. And how that we choose to go to hell by rejecting Christ. Well then one of them asked me why the big deal about Jesus...why believe on Him. So I began to tell them that God is Holy and that we are NOT! That our own good is described as filthy rags in the bible. And that sin requires punishment by death and thats why the priests of old had to sacrifice animals to appease God's wrath. And that the whole reason it satisfied God for a moment was because it reminded Him of the coming sacrifice of Jesus. Well Im in the middle of this spill and the Holy Ghost is just taking care of business when in walks a little Muslim girl. I mean covered head to toe and all. She sits at one of the computers and begins to pull up her personal information from the south Alabama website. She doesn't even acknowledge us and we didn't acknowledge her. I thought for a split second...oh I should probably stop so I don't offend. But the Holy Ghost had other plans. I couldnt stop talking. The part I had reached when she walked in was this..."So Jesus died on the cross for us and shed His blood for us, He was perfect and  never sinned but took all of our sins and died for them so we wouldnt have to. So when we ask Jesus to save us, what happens is that he washes and covers us in His blood and then if we come into the Fathers presence all He will see is the blood of His son Jesus and we will be righteous in His sight." Well I had my back to her but about half way through her leg begins to shake uncontrollably as she looks at the computer...After I got towards the end of what I was saying, she jerked her chair back and took off running out the door....Left her personal information up and everything. The people I was talking to sat there in amazement. One even said..."OHHHH she had a demon!" Lol...I don't know for sure if she had a demon or not but I know one thing...she wasnt able to stay under the anointing of God and hear the truth spoken in boldness. She physically got up and ran out. THAT my friend is the power of Pentecost! I pray she always remembers that day she heard the truth. And to answer my friends question..."Are Allah and Jehovah the same?" No they are not...the reason she ran out of that room was because Allah is NOT Jehovah...she could feel that I was talking about the one true God!
      

Election

I didnt want to mess up the flow of things on my blog...I had a plan but considering the huge let down...I must. Obama is our president again and its so disappointing. There was a poll done (For Virginia Alone) but it stated that as people were leaving the polls they were asked if they were born again believers. 21% said yes and 79% said no. So that means that 79% are bold enough to admit that they do NOT believe in Christ. So scary! Makes me sick...used to I believe that people would at least lie and say they were lol (not that Im suggesting that) But man they were just outright hardened and said..No we dont believe in him!! 79%!! Crazy! Lord have mercy on us! Im upset and happy about this election outcome all in the same breath. I wanted Romney to win because obviously though not a Christian his morals are for the most part lined up with the Word. He doesn't stand for same sex marriage, abortion, and all the big issues. That seems like the God choice...but let me just say that God definitely saw fit for Obama to be that president for the next four years! The Lord sets kings up and takes them down! So this was God that won not the devil. That sounds crazy...but God is working towards completing His plan here...everything that needs to happen before the Rapture of His church has ALMOST happened...the last piece of the puzzle is Israel...they are the tell tell factor! We have a president who does not stand for Israel...and that is a BIG deal! All the scripture talks about EVERY nation turning against Israel...and God showing up in a mighty way and the rapture of the church being close!! So this election outcome is kinda putting me in a strange place lol...I am kind of relieved..yes, it is going to get alot worse and its going to be hard...but that means that the Lord is coming back soon. I just hope that the people who aren't saved and rebelling against God are ready when He comes back. Breaks my heart! I pray that God would continue to draw them and they would turn there hearts back to God. But all the more COME LORD JESUS!

Perfect song for the church!

This darkness is real...

I used to think that the scary stuff was just a figment of our imagination and at the most "ghosts". However the longer I follow Jesus the more I can clearly see the powers of darkness. They are trying to drag the lost to hell with them..trying to deter the saved...trying to possess the lost...trying to oppress the saved. Trying to infiltrate our homes...trying to infiltrate our churches. It is wild to be a part of the family of God but even wilder to be a part of the family of God with the baptism of the Holy Ghost! To see the gifts in operation...to experience the boldness in time of need. It truly is amazing! I can name a few experiences that I have had that are pretty amazing...
        One Sunday morning we were going to our Merge sunday school class as usual, when some new people approached us. The girl was wearing all black and had long black pigtails. I DO NOT judge based on clothes because I know I looked a hot mess walking into OP for the first time as well.. Plus I wear black all the time! (Very slimming lol) Anyways she walks up to myself and some others and we say "Hey! Good morning! You are welcome to come to our sunday school room if you'd like!" And she explained that she was going to another class with her friends. We said "Ok well nice to meet you!" And she said "Oh and btw...you ladies look amazing this morning"...it came out pretty strange...and we awkwardly said "Oh well thank you! That is sweet!" and she said "No...really, amazing!" and we were looked up and down. I have two other witnesses that stood right beside me that felt the same thing...and heard the same thing. It was definitely giving me the vibe of homosexuality. But she left and sunday school classes started and we didnt think too much about the situation. Well after sunday school I went put on my choir robe...and was on stage ready for worship. I saw the same lady come and sit on the very front row with a group of like 5 people. Worship started and was very powerful...I was paying them no attention..Pastor got up to do a baby dedication and as he asked the congregation to pray I looked up and the lady was glaring at the baby with a smirk on her face...her hand stretched out and muttering something under her breath. For some reason it made me want to rebuke whatever she was praying..so I did. It really rubbed me the wrong way. But I pressed on through worship and then the choir came down to listen to pastor preach. He preached an amazing sermon and then had an altar call. The altar was filled with people and there was an amazing move of God happening! So we are down worshiping and I look up and see this black figure come GLIDING past me... and its her...she is literally gliding...didnt look like feet were touching the ground (Im sure they were...just looked crazy!) but she was gliding through the altars while pastor was busy praying for people. She was stretching her hand out towards everyone and giving that same glare and she was muttering something. She came passed us and she came all the way across the altar...she then proceeds up the balcony and I noticed the craziest thing. Ok now as a quick side note..we are in a pentecostal church...people lay hands on each other all the time...it isnt unusual...but when this lady was walking passed people that didnt realize it she would touch them and they would turn and look like...what in the world just touched me. They knew it wasnt God. Well my heart is pounding and Im thinking...maybe I am the only one who notices this woman....but all of a sudden I lock eyes with my husband (who has the GIFT of discernment) and he says..."witchcraft?" and I just looked forward because the Holy Ghost was rising up...what he just said had hit the nail on the head...this was a real deal witch in our church. Well she was making her way back down the balcony..towards us...Im praying in the Holy Ghost lol...Well a message in tongues comes forth and there is a Holy hush that comes over our church...my pastor begins to interpret in and the lady screams "OHHHH Father....BLESS this house!!!!!" But my pastor kept on going...the Holy Ghost had over ridden this attempt to interrupt a message. Now let me just tell you...when that lady spoke "oh father bless this house.." she was NOT talking to my Father!! The spirit behind it was definitely not God..That was meant as a curse. Come to find out after service...ALL of the Mergers were aware of what was going on....they said they couldn't worship...all they could do was pray lol. Old saints were coming up to us asking if we were ok lol...it was just awesome to see that this wasn't just us...the Holy Ghost had risen up in many others around the church. I talked to my pastor later and he confirmed what our suspicions were...witchcraft...but he made the best statement in the world..."Dont you let her scare you...this ain't my first rodeo and the devil knows it!" HAHA awesome! And that night they were rebuking a demon out of her.

What is this Darkness?

Now for those that have wondered about the "Ghost" comment in part 2 and the "whatever it was" reference from Freed from Darkness...I can assure you of exactly what it was! Demon spirits. Whoa now...dont get crazy Anjel...come on Demons? And again I say YES demons! The Bible says to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord...and since "ghosts" are meant to be some kind of human that has  past and is stuck on Earth that kind of conflicts a little doesnt it? Well I will tell you that it is NOT the Word of God that is in error! It is the world's philosophy that is wrong! So that leaves the idea of the "vengeful spirits" or some kind of "evil entity" Well my friend that is what we call a DEMON. They are the enemies of God out to destroy His beloved creation. US. They are fallen angels that have a little bit of power that can mess with people. They are bullies! Their master is Satan and there is a heirarchy of them. They are literally like an army. They come after any and everyone that they can. Saved and not saved. The only difference is that the saved cannot be possessed by one of these Demons, because JEsus defeated the devil at the cross and if you are washed by the blood of Jesus they cannot cross that bloodline. They can oppress the saved but not possess. However if you are not saved by the blood of Jesus then you are wide open for possession. Especially if you are involved in things like witchcraft, and the games that I mentioned earlier that can easily open the doorway for them to mess with you and possess you! So the thing that I saw in my house that time...the black mass that thought it was going to show off...was none other than a demon. Yup one of the beasts of old that Jesus rebuked Himself. A demon.
       Now some folks like to talk about how they have seen their grandma, mom, cousin, and dead aunt so and so. But I am sorry to inform you...that if they have passed...their spirit is NOT here with us...They are either in Heaven or Hell. This is what you call a "Familiar spirit". They are nothing but demons that appear to someone who is vulnerable and show themself as a someone who is "Familiar" to them. (Granny, Uncle Joe, Etc..) They do this because they see an opening and they know that if they appeared as they truely are (black shadow, evil beast, etc) we would be terrified and recognize them as something evil! So they trick us! BE aware of this and pray when something like this happens, because as much as we want it to be the person that has passed...it isnt.

Freed from Darkness!

Ok so like my testimony stated in an earlier post...I was saved and filled with the Holy Ghost! I got saved when I was 19 after moving out of my parents house and living on my own. I had experienced some things at my apartment, like spiritual dreams and visions (which will be blogged about later). But after a year on my own and about 8 months saved and growing in the Lord, I moved back into my parents house (I was glad...I missed them) and to focus on school I quit my main job. This is where some of the more interesting stories come into play because the enemy that had been messing with me my whole life now had someone bigger and badder than myself and him to contend with. Jesus and the power of the Holy Ghost! I am involved with an awesome group at my church called Merge! At this particular time frame it wasn't uncommon for us to have 3 messages in tongues with the interpretation EVERY service! So I was getting filled up to running over EVERY Sunday and Thursday! So One Thursday night (after Merge) I was coming home really late! My family was all sleeping by this time and IT was dark all throughout the house except for the light over the stove. I walked into the kitchen to grab a quick drink of water and turned the corner to walk to my room...the area I was walking towards was an area that was in the reach of the light from the stove light. So it was pretty well lit. As I turned the corner to walk into the living room a black mass about four feet tall and four feet wide moved in front of me so clear as if "whatever it was" was trying to show off..or be blunt about it's presence. Obviously naturally I was stopped dead in my tracks with a spirit of fear. But as quick as it came it was gone because the Holy Ghost rose up and I began to pray in the Spirit! I walked as if nothing had happened to my bedroom. I really feel as if this "whatever it was" was trying to mark its territory...which the Holy Ghost in me wasn't going to take! Thank God LOL
        There was another time that some friends of mine from church (they know who they are;) were over and we were out in the man cave hanging out. Everyone who ever spent any amount of time at my house was a little creeped out by it for some reason lol. But anyways we were in the man cave (creepiest room of all to me) and we began to talk about the Lord. Well all of a sudden the power went off LOL Now yes power goes off all the time...but the way all three of us looked at each other when it happened, confirmed the way we felt! We knew something wasn't happy with the topic of our conversation! We began to sing in the dark a song of praise lol (good way to kick the devil where the sun doesn't shine) and it came back on. That night as my friends left to go home they each had some type of crazy experience. One was driving and as they came upon a new street light it was going out. They said it did that the whole way down the road one at a time. The other went to sleep and had to pray to rebuke what ever was making sounds in his room. That night I went to my room praying in the Holy Ghost. I got to the middle of my bedroom and the power went out. Obviously fleshly reaction was to jump to my bed...so I did lol! Then the real oppression started! I was lying there terrified and the atmosphere in my room was so thick and full of fear that I could barely talk...but the Holy Ghost rose up and I began to pray out loud in the Spirit and after about 30 seconds of praying the power clicked back on, the fear was gone, and the atmosphere changed. The man with an experience is never at the mercy of the man with an argument! So whether what I blog about on here seems far fetched to u I speak what I have seen and experienced. It is what it is.
        Also there was a couple of nights where I would wake up and my bed would be vibrating...the first time it happened I chalked it up to maybe I was just dreaming and it wasn't really happening. But after it happened again I woke up and lifted my head completely off the pillow and was like hold up...am I for real feeling this right now? No way...is there a baby earthquake happening in Mobile, Al??? No...lol my bed was vibrating...I'm not talking about "Exorcist" shaking lol but it was a definite movement that the source was completely unknown! After that happened about two or three times...I anointed my whole house and anointed my room a double portion LOL. It ended! Thankfully. But there is still some underlying creepiness about that old house! I'm now married and live with my husband...so I'm not in the house anymore but it was a life changing journey. Because I feel like once you have been opened up to the spirit world..EVEN when the blood of Jesus comes...YES you are protected...but after having experienced so much...you are always aware!

Hooked Up with Darkness Pt. 2

So as the teenage journey begins I will give a little background. Of course as a crazy pubescent teen I was feuding with my poor mom and step dad! (Who didn't deserve it btw) I ended up moving in with my dad and and his wife...(yikes) and it was a mess! At the same time my step sister had moved in with my parents... so after 6 months of mental abuse at my new home and my own ignorant erratic behavior I had enough! I moved back in with my much loved and missed mom and step dad! (Thank the Lord) Well at the same time I moved back in, my step sister was moving out because of the drama that she had been involved in. Well as I cleaned out my new room at my moms, I found a book of witchcraft that she had left behind. I looked through it and then showed my mom...we found some other things that looked like they were used for witchcraft but I cant remember the details because it was literally so long ago lol. The point is that we found some definite tools for witchcraft. Real Witchcraft. So now I will share some experiences. (Keep in mind..I'm lost) These are not in any particular order but they are all my own first hand EYE witness testimonies lol. LEGIT. I remember one time I was being the angry little teen that I was and I was sitting in my chair at my computer and I think my mom and I had had an argument (dumb..life is too short) but its common lol mother...teen daughter. Anyways I was listening to Korn as loud as it would go and my mom was vacuuming the living room. I was all into the song when I heard...AND felt someone come at me saying loudly in my ear..."HHHHEEEEYYY!"  It sounded as if they were running at me and got right in my ear to say it. IT startled me so much that I jumped up and looked around knowing it was my mom lol. But no one was there. I walked into the living room and she was busy..and had not disturbed me. Not the biggest disturbance I'd ever had but it was one of the first.
           Also this sounds crazy but one time I had bought tickets to see the Omen when it came out for my birthday. The tickets actually had 666 written on them...yea I thought it was creepy but it wasn't that big of a deal. Well I had planned to take a huge group with me and we were going to all go see it. So we all got to the theater early and as I looked for my tickets I couldn't find them. I was in a panic so I called my mom to see if maybe I had left them there and she searched high and low in my room. After about 30 minutes she called back and had found them. See a random aunt had given me this tall candle that had Jesus on it. She said she walked passed it and thought hmmmm....she lifted the candle up and the tickets were under it. CREEPY! LOL I knew I hadn't put them there! But that will preach! The devil is under His feet!! Well I always felt as if someone  was watching me...ALWAYS. And there was a period of time when my mom thought I was sneaking out of the house. And as rebellious as I thought I was...I wasn't sneaking out!! She thought this was happening because she would walk outside and see stuff that was supposed to be on the inside of my window on the outside...My screen would be popped off and all my stuff in the front yard. Now the popular belief would be that I WAS sneaking out but lieing. However, as a 23 year old adult with nothing to lose I can say honestly with a clean conscience that I was NOT sneaking out. I didn't need to, my mom was cool. I would go to sleep with my window closed and locked, and I would wake up with it half way open. This happened for a span of about 2 months...never figured out what was going on!
             Another crazy happening, I was wore out one day after school. I had just left soccer practice and was in serious need for dinner and a shower! I came home...spoke to my parents...checked out what momma was cooking for dinner (yum!) and walked back to my room. I shut the door so that I could change and began to try to open the door and walk out. But my door would not open! It locked from the inside and It wasn't locked! It just wouldn't open! I tried and tried and then got kinda worked up! I began to beat on the door and yell for my parents! After about 10 minutes they finally heard me! They were annoyed lol and were asking me what the problem was. I told them and they thought I was playing games lol but then they realized that I was stuck! My step dad then tried to take the door knob off and once he did that it should have opened right? Wrong! It still wouldn't open! All that was holding it closed was the white plastic piece...still wouldn't open. He had to break the white piece to get me out...I was trapped for about 45 mins.
            My mom and I shared many experiences and then there were alot that we just told one another about. But my stepdad never believed us. TURD! lol But one day he and my mom were standing in the laundry room talking and the dryer was going. Now this dryer was kinda old and if it was buzzing you had to open it to make it stop. Or if it was busy drying clothes if you opened the door it would automatically cut off. Well as they stood there talking the dryer door popped open half way kept going and then slammed shut! (not possible for this old thing) He saw that with his own eyes and admitted that something had happened!
There were many more experiences of reoccurring nightmares and seeing shadows that are too numerous to even mention but all of these occurred before I was saved. We chalked it up to ghosts.

Hooked Up with Darkness!

The thing is, people do not realize that there is a major battle going on around us! The powers of darkness are very real. I was exposed on accident to things that were of the occult at a young age and it was very enticing. I watched all kinds of scary movies very young and I loved them!! I remember after watching Chucky at 4 years old I was tormented at night with fear! I also played games like Toby's World and Ouija board type games that included trying to contact spirits. We probably didn't view them as being that involved with darkness but they were very dark! I remember being with a group of silly girls one time and playing Toby's world and leaving terrified. We experienced things, we saw things and it was scary. But the thrill of being scared was enticing! I was the kid at slumber parties that the parents had to pull me to the side and ask me to not bring up Toby's World. LOL The weird kid! But we always played these type of mind opening games no matter what. Well I had a cousin who lived with us for a while and she apparently played with a Ouija board in my house. When she moved out I moved into her old room and I was cleaning out from under her bed. (I was very young maybe in middle school cant remember) I pulled on a big trash bag that was under my bed and a Ouija board slid out from under the bed on top of the trash bag...slid onto my lap with the pointer on it ready to go...if you think about this and how I explained it...It defies physics. But it happened for sure! I ran and told my mom and she began to be a little nervous because she knew that my cousin had been freaked out while playing it and had thrown it away! We threw it away and thankfully it was never seen again. That was the beginning of a long road of experiences that will probably take me more than one post to speak about lol. I remember when I was in that same room and I had a cabinet in my room that had a mirror in the back of it...I was sitting on my bed one weekend hollering at my mom and dad (who was in the picture at this point) I was asking them if I could come out of my room because I was on restriction and I wanted to come out of my room. They continued to tell me no. LOL chumps...but I remember looking over at the cabinet and I saw a scary lady with black hair and a horrible looking face in the mirror. I screamed and ran to the edge of the room asking to get out but they still ( thinking I was seeking attention, I don't blame them lol) wouldn't let me out...It was really scary. These are a few of the experiences I remember as a young child. And it kind of gives insight to where there might have been doors open. On my next blog I will talk about some experiences that I had as a teen.

Testimony

My name is Anjel Hendry. I was raised by my wonderful mother named Michelle Oliver! We had some tough times with her being a 16 yr old mom and raising me by herself. I had some trouble with bullies as a young child and I really hated myself! I tried marijuana at the age of 12 yrs old. It didn't begin to be a routine thing but it was an open door. I had many people around me that smoked and drank...older and younger friends and family. I began to sneak alcohol at the same age of 12. It wasn't a real bondage yet but it was another door that was opened. I had an absentee father that was in my life off and on and it caused nothing but trouble. I began to reap the harvest of not having a father...I began to be "boy crazy" as they would call it. I hated myself and needed approval from the opposite sex. So you can only imagine what kinds of issues I was having. I went to school and was bitter about everything...some events took place in my personal life that made me spiral down a road that was meant to look cool or fun but it was definitely a life filled with garbage. In middle school I began to fight because I was angry and I hated everyone. In high school I began to hang with the wrong crowd and began to smoke weed. I went back to that door that was opened as a young child. I became a bonified pot head and didn't really care about anything but being with my pothead friends and smoking with them as much as possible! That lasted for about 3 years and in my senior year I dated a few different guys and the last guy was into pills. He introduced me into the world of xanex. I began to not really care about the pot anymore but care about pills. I then dated a guy that had about 6 different warrants out for his arrest and a drug past as long as the Declaration of Independence. We dated for 1 year and the entire time we were caught up in a drug world. About a year and a half into the relationship, after lies, cheating, and tons of fights I was more and more bitter and cold. But this boyfriends sister in law began to reach out to me. She was a Christian and she loved the Lord. She wrote me on Facebook one day and told me that God has a plan for my life and that He saw me as a princess in His kingdom. I was like yea right of course but something about this drew me...After a terrible breakup between me and this boyfriend...in attempt to get me back he agrees that he'd go to church with his mom...I decided to go and maybe some reconciliation could be made. That morning we went to a Pentecostal church called More Life in Grandbay. I left feeling good about myself because I had been in church...but nothing happened. That night we tried a different church. We went to Oak Park Church of God that night. I remember walking in and hearing the choir sing. I remember saying...They sound like a black choir lol. We walked in and sat in the back of the church. I sat down and as the choir sang and people stood and lifted their hands...I began to feel uncomfortable..but it wasn't a bad uncomfortable...it was the realization that there was something happening in this church. There was something spiritual happening! I was seeing people dancing and shouting and thought that was very strange and had already made my mind up...that was foolish and I would never be caught dead looking like that! Over the next couple of months I continued to come to this church morning and night...however on the weekends continued to party and do ungodly things...honestly out of ignorance. I would go downtown and party and then go to church. I did this for probably a span of 6 months lol...crazy. Well after being in the presence of God for that long something has to give...I remember it  was around Labor Day  in 2008 and I was partying it up in the club! Drunk, high, u name it. I had taken a couple of xanex that night which had me feeling really crazy...I was dancing and partying it up and in the middle of bouncing to the hottest song at the time. When all of a sudden it was as if time and everything around me slowed down and I heard the voice of God speak to me that if I died tonight...I would go to hell. Party was over for me that night...I was ready to go home. I woke up the next morning for church and cried the whole way there...telling my boyfriend that I was done...I couldn't party anymore...that morning at church pastor box preached on deliverance and I ran to the altar (still hung over) and asked Jesus into my heart...I stood up saved, sober and baptized in the Holy Ghost with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues. I got rid of my boyfriend...friends...bad music...and began to seek God! It has been almost 5 years and I am still set free, still full of the Holy ghost, preaching Gods word, and married to a wonderful man of God! Jesus can set you free!!!