Post by danlirette on Nov 1, 2008 9:02:32 GMT -7
Recently my wife and I sat down and had a heart to heart and I expressed how the most vile thoughts come into my mind from the enemy and how other things rise up that I can't seem to break free from. Scripture tells us to confess our faults one to another that we may be healed; who else than your spouse to confess specific things to that we struggle with?
It seems like there's a chain around my mind as I enter into prayer or into the Word of God with so much vileness entering into my mind. They aren't "my" thoughts but are planted there by the enemy to cause torment.
My wife began fasting for me.
Just a few days later my mom called and said, "I had a dream about you."
Now, you have to realize, my mom is a genuine Woman of God, above reproach....when my mom speaks "The Lord gave this or that to me" you can pretty much bank on it that it's correct; her life is one of prayer and dedication to Christ in both word and deed as she relies on Jesus for her life.
She described her dream as thus (paraphrased):
"I saw crowds on each side of the street watching you as I saw you. I thought to myself that you were only looking for attention but then I noticed 4 men dragging you in the street. They dropped you and I ran over and saw whip marks on your forehead. I grabbed you and held yuo and the Lord told me to hold you tight even if you tried to struggle. Then all of a sudden you became completely still; I thought you had died, but then knew that it was the Peace of Christ that came on you and there was a peace that made you absolutely still."
Beloved, when we come to Christ and say, "Lord... I have a hidden bondage that I'm ashamed to tell anyone about, but I know Your Word tells us to confess that we may be healed" then the Lord's Spirit is free, so to speak, to deal with us according to our honesty and openness before Him and His People.
I am expecting the Lord to complete the deliverance my wife has prayed for and which my mom, independently, saw in a dream just days later.
Please join in prayer for this; I believe that those who come to the Board here are people who pray. I covet your prayers.
It seems like there's a chain around my mind as I enter into prayer or into the Word of God with so much vileness entering into my mind. They aren't "my" thoughts but are planted there by the enemy to cause torment.
My wife began fasting for me.
Just a few days later my mom called and said, "I had a dream about you."
Now, you have to realize, my mom is a genuine Woman of God, above reproach....when my mom speaks "The Lord gave this or that to me" you can pretty much bank on it that it's correct; her life is one of prayer and dedication to Christ in both word and deed as she relies on Jesus for her life.
She described her dream as thus (paraphrased):
"I saw crowds on each side of the street watching you as I saw you. I thought to myself that you were only looking for attention but then I noticed 4 men dragging you in the street. They dropped you and I ran over and saw whip marks on your forehead. I grabbed you and held yuo and the Lord told me to hold you tight even if you tried to struggle. Then all of a sudden you became completely still; I thought you had died, but then knew that it was the Peace of Christ that came on you and there was a peace that made you absolutely still."
Beloved, when we come to Christ and say, "Lord... I have a hidden bondage that I'm ashamed to tell anyone about, but I know Your Word tells us to confess that we may be healed" then the Lord's Spirit is free, so to speak, to deal with us according to our honesty and openness before Him and His People.
I am expecting the Lord to complete the deliverance my wife has prayed for and which my mom, independently, saw in a dream just days later.
Please join in prayer for this; I believe that those who come to the Board here are people who pray. I covet your prayers.