This Is War 🛡

Heaven is real.

Angels are real.

So is Hell...

...and so are demons.

Spiritual warfare is so prevalent in today's world. Not to say it hasn't always been around, but in our modern society these spiritual attacks have been woven into our daily lives, and leaving us blind while doing so. Entertainment, our school systems, politics - basically every outlet we can plug ourselves into has some form of demonic influence. Witchcraft is constantly wired into our children's shows, violence has become the standard for video games, and our current generation of children to young adults have experienced the largest amount of mental illness than ever before. Satan is entering our lives in the most cunning of ways - almost as if he is using his unholy strategy and tactics to plan war attacks against every single soul on earth.

Unfortunately, as a population we praise these tactics that Satan has so meticulously splayed out all over the world. We throw our money, time, and minds towards them, soon allowing them to instill their foul ideologies in our minds. It's not very hard to make an idol out of something in 2022, to say the least. As these lies and deceptions are planted into our brains, and eventually our souls, we begin to take them as the truth instead of the real truth - Jesus Christ. While we might have been left deceived and blinded by these demonic strategies to drag as many souls to Hell as possible there is still hope.

God is still God. He always will be, and He has already revealed the outcome of this mighty war.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8

For the believer in Christ spiritual warfare is a fact of life. When you are following the Lord's plan for your life, when fruit of the spirit is being produced, and souls are being saved attacks start to happen. Thankfully that is also a tremendous sign that you are fulfilling your calling. After all, Satan won't attack you if you aren't a threat.

Some types of spiritual attacks from demonic spirits can be things like depression and anxiety, spirit of confusion, overwhelming feelings of anger, desire to hurt or kill others, perverted thoughts that overtake your mind, addiction, voices in your head that are very negative and possibly loud, demonic possession, doubting your salvation even when you once had known the joy of it, sudden attempts at your life (yourself or by others), dreams/nightmares. There a many more types of attacks than this.

When things start happening after you have proclaimed the Lord, or took a step of faith in something that the Holy Spirit convicted you of, that's when you know you've obeyed the Lord and made Satan angry. Do not let that stop you! Claim the authority that we have in Christ and keep going.

The night I launched this ministry I was attacked by a demonic spirit.

It took a lot of time for God to reveal to me what I was to do with Abundantly Agape. After I went through all the things that I wanted it to be the Holy Spirit revealed to me that this was to be a ministry. I decided to listen, and launch as just that. The day that we launched I had been praying to God. I had been telling Him how I have grown up hearing and learning of His mighty power, and how great and strong the power of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit were. But I had never experienced it. I had read how Christ literally rose a man from the GRAVE - like days of death had settled in, the decaying process had begun, and Christ was like "Okay cool, Lazarus come out here." And he DID! How I could know this, and still not know the power of Christ is beyond me. I asked God in that prayer to show me His power, show me so that I could understand better.

That night my husband and I had a normal evening, and went to bed. While I was sleeping I had a nightmare, but it felt much more real than other dreams and nightmares I have had before. In the dream I was trying to go to sleep, but something was inside the house trying to scare me. Like it was haunting the place. Doors were flying open, things were moving off of nightstands, curtains were forcefully flying out at me. I was so scared in the dream, my bones were shaking. If that sound effect from Scooby-Doo when Shaggy and Scooby were scared was real I would've sounded like that. I got so scared that I started to wake up. When I did I felt something tight around my neck, about the size of an outdoor rope, but I chalked it up to being half asleep and sleeping weird. I decided to fall right back asleep, and ended up in the same dream in the same spot I left off. However, I was conscious now. I was making the decisions in the dream. I somehow knew that whatever was messing with me was a dark, demonic like spirit. I suddenly saw something that looked like either feet or hands, and they were a blue/grey/green scaly color with black claws that were 4-5 inches long. I immediately lunged towards it and dug my nails into it, just for one of the claws to dig into my hand and cut all the way around. I felt the pain - I physically felt the sharp stinging pain of something digging into my hand. I woke up entirely, eyes squeezed shut with fear running through my body, and still fell the pain in my hand. Then I realized that the rope feeling around my neck was tightening the way a snake constricts around it's prey.

I was scared to open my eyes in case this demonic spirit had manifested - I did not want to see it. I was shaking when I started praying to God to help me, to send angels down to fight for me, and was pleading the blood of Jesus Christ. I was rebuking the demon in the name of Christ, still scared out of my mind, telling it go back to Hell. After about five-ish minutes (felt like ages) the feelings around my throat and hand went away. I asked God what to do, and He told me to wake my husband and have him pray for protection over us.

This is the first demonic attack I have ever experienced like this. I learned two things.

1. I am on the right path that God has called me to walk on. The first time I step out in faith, and actually do something to spread the Gospel of Christ this happened. Satan knows the power I have in Christ, and knows that this ministry will at least reach one person. He did not like that. Satan sees me as a threat now, and I know I need to lean into God fully.

2. I was terrified. I did not have the amount of power, and authority that Christ tells us we have. I am weak, and I need to strengthen not only my faith in Him, but my knowledge in His power. My goal is to get to a place where I can confidently and boldly call on Him for help, not with a shaky and fearful voice.

Praise God for protecting me and my husband. I called on Him, and He rescued me. I thank You, God, for proving Your power to me when I asked. I worship You, Lord!

2 Thessalonians 3:3

"But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one."

This is real life. Souls are at risk, lives are being threatened. There is a world of people that are oblivious to sin, and are unaware of their eternal consequences. Hell is a real place, and Satan and his demons have devoted their lives to dragging you down with them.

Everything is at stake. Will you fight for it?