You must fight this beast: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the w+ap@ns of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, (2 Cor 10:3-4)
Praise God. Just as I write this whole thing, which happened more than sixteen years ago, how I really marvel (at this juncture) the way the whole story comes up so fresh in my memory like it is just yesterday. I stand in awe of Him as I write with a sense of trepidation.
Everything Is Not Always ‘devil’
Many times, if not always, we find it easy to blame someone else or more so the devil when we fall into temptations, or when we fail to overcome some personal
challenges. Every one of us has one thing of the other hat we must fight at different times whether it is convenient or not. However, we need to be equipped beforehand even if we don’t know when it will be
Though the Bible says, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood… “but as we grow up in the Christian faith, we soon discover that we have some internal battles of emotions against ourselves.
Incident #7 Watch Out! The Bully Is Coming
I found myself coming out of this place of my voyage and I needed to go through a particular village. I didn’t see myself carry any single thing (some of the treasures) in my hand while leaving that cave. A little lad appeared whom I remembered seeing as my guide before I made my way down the worn out concrete steps. I thought to myself, we must get back to the house where I got the key, and where I had initially lodged. I had a flash back and remembered it was at that place I had noticed the lad first. We took another path through the village, and as we were going we saw a group of women walking towards us in the opposite direction. They seemed to be coming from a nearby town. In the midst of these women (seven in number) was a particular woman who was like their commander She appeared powerful, just like a bully and massive at that matter. She wore an aggressive look on her face and wasn’t welcoming at all.
I noticed that she demanded something like a toll fee from anybody she met, which must be paid before she could allow that person to paid I saw this happen to someone and then it was my turn. She loomed large and courageously stretched out her hand towards me, I wanted to ignore her and her team but for her daring confrontation and the unpredictable move of the women-force behind her. I looked at her disdainfully and gave her a stern look. I hissed, reached out to my pocket and deliberately gave her a paltry some, just a coin our of all I had. I did it just to spite her, while at the same time trying to build enough courage against her intimidating presence. I said to her, ‘That’s all I have‘, and walked past her so I could quickly breathe an air of relief. But this was short-lived as she turned to the guy that had my briefcase and started molesting him. The guy, in resisting her, said Jo leave me, (‘Jo’ means, please in Yoruba language). As I heard this I turned back and moving towards the woman, I said, ‘leave him, he is with ret, I have paid his fee‘.
My entire plea fell on deaf ears. She grabbed one of this guy’s legs and began to do something to hurt him. He started to scream as he struggled to free his leg from this ally’s grip. But surprisingly, the rest of the women she commanded turned against her in revolt and started beating her so she could let go of her hands on my guide. As this bully of a woman ignored me this sent my emotions running got infuriated and anger in me suddenly became activated like a rocket sent on a mission that must not fail I became very angry and quickly thought of handing her over to the Holy Spirit Sa. I pointed my finger toward her and started speaking powerfully in tongues
Fight Spiritually or Carnally!
I spoke in tongues for a short while and suddenly had this mental thought, that speaking in tongues would certainly be a slow process to pass the right judgment that should be meted out to this bully
Was it going to be another test for me? Yes. The physical experience and the experience I had, only point to one thing “Anger” I have been a student in God’s Holy Ghost School for a long time over this particular emotional problem. So, did I pass this test? Well as you read further, I permit you to pass your judgment.
I got closer to this bully and in a rage dished out some blows from my clenched fist and delivered them to her head with great accuracy and precision. It wouldn’t have been funny if I had missed a punch because it took all of my strength. As I delivered the last punch to the bully’s head, I felt a powerful force trying to get me seduced like a man would climax in bed with a woman, but for God who wanted the script to come to an end this way, I quickly woke up before anything evil could happen.
I became very sober immediately I woke up from this dream. When I woke up, the first thing I perceived spiritually was a foul odour from an unclean spirit around one of my shoulders. (I have had some moments when God enabled me to discern unclean spirits with their obnoxious odour) Secondly, I noticed that I was very dry and empty spiritually and physically. Remember, Jesus once said, “Somebody touched Me, for 1 perceived power (virtue) going out of Me-Luke 8:46). But in my own case! lost the virtue because of outburst of anger.
I have learnt over time long before this incident, never to rush out of a dream or vision otherwise the revelation may be lost due to lack of meditation. One of the places we can hear God speak to us is in the place of meditation King David said,
When I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches (Psalm 63:6)
So with humbled spirit I slowly slipped my feet down the foot of the bed, not to bind the unclean spirit but in inquire from God to make known the handwriting on the wall In order for us to cause the devil to flee from us. Saint James told us in the bible to “summit to God (first and then), resist the devil”. I also understand clearly from scriptures that we cannot succeed to revenge all our obedience until all our obedience is fulfilled ( Corinthians 10:6).
I strongly felt God was trying to pass a message to me hat I couldn’t afford to miss. I recalled in my mind, how my wife and I had strongly prayed together in tongues and in words before we slept, and the anointing that came upon me. I knew right away, partly the implication involved when we allow anger to turn into some form of rage. The bible says,
“He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls”. (Proverbs 25.28KJV)
The wall of defense had been broken down. By this time some depth of soberness or should I say, Godly sorrow had taken its toll on me.
I mused over the events that took place in my life within one week of God’s dealing:
- The anger bouts on Friday evening between my wife and E leaving the house an anger without telling her where I was going
- My refusal to go back home after God asked me to do so just few meters away from home in order to reconcile with my wife.
- The consequences I suffered being beaten by hunger and the stress experienced in the worst traffic menace resulting in loss of time, energy and money
- How my unscheduled journey was terminated three quarter way because I didn’t remember to take the address with ne
- The sickness that took me to the hospital the next day (Saturday)
- The miraculous healing that I experienced through the merry of God
- The super prayer and the powerful anointing that my wife and I experienced on Friday night
- The expedition, the treasures I discovered in the cave,
- How I didn’t even take one piece of treasure,
- The encounter with the bully and her team,
- The anger rage and the choice I made in the flesh as against God’s own way of dealing with my offender by faith through prayers,
- The loss of spiritual and physical virtue; and
- The foul spirit I discerned around my shoulder
God Chastises Whom He Loves
So with fear and guilt in my heart, I came to God like the prodigal son Have you ever told God how sorry you were many times, rust over one particular event or incident? This happens when the dealings of God in our lives are prolonged. This kind only shows that someone is either not catching the lesson or he is so slow in grasping the revelation needed for a higher class.
The bible says, “he whom He (God) loves He chastises” Don’t forget He’s the best teacher who is always on time and even before the class begins. He has the curriculum of your destiny all prepared to suit His glory
“Behold, I have come in the volume of the book written of me do thy wall O God” (Hebrews 10.7KJV)
Well. I tried keeping up the lesson as a student. I quickly decided to take advantage of His presence to ask (since, He was trying to talk to me then), ‘God! What is happening? What are you trying to tell me?‘ I asked.
