FACING YOUR GOLIATH - AUDIO
I have noticed via private
messages and posts that there are many who are experiencing spiritual attacks
right now. There are three reasons for spiritual attacks that I feel impressed
upon my heart to share.
1. The first one I would like to
mention is that the enemy at times wants to stop the assignments given to
us.
He wants to frustrate the purposes
of God. Even in the writing of this post, he tried his best to
frustrate the writing. And even though
he can frustrate our assignments, he cannot stop them.
2.
The second one is that of legal
right.
PROVERBS 26: 2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless
shall not come.
In other words, the bird,
representing the curse, cannot find a resting place unless there is a cause. Birds
in the word of God is also synonymous to demons. You will remember that Yeshua gave the
parable of the sower, speaking of the fowls of the air that steels the seed
sown. This cause speaks of a reason.
There must be a reason for it or in our terms an "open door" in the
spirit for the enemy to come and lie, steal and kill. Open doors can be
generational or through our own deliberate disobedience. This, in the spirit
realm is considered legal ground for the enemy.
3.
The third reason for spiritual
attacks is, just like in the case of Job, He allows the attacks by design.
ROMANS 8:28
And we know that ALL THINGS work
together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according
to his purpose.
Before you become a child of God,
these attacks are meant to lure you away from Him and to bring you into
bondage. However, when you are a child of God, these attacks are meant to draw
you to Him and to sanctify you. Therefore, your disposition with regard to
attacks from the enemy has to change when you become a child of God. You then
are no longer a victim as before, but with each attack you understand and
acknowledge that your Father allowed it. Unless you have opened a door through
disobedience of course. However, being His child, He even uses your
disobedience and the consequences to bring you closer to Him and also to reveal
your heart to you. Therefore, though painful, always a win/win situation.
Many years ago someone told me
that whenever you want a situation to change, no matter what it is, start with
yourself. I took this to heart and this
has been a faithful way that Father has shown me the value of taking my eyes
off my “problem” and onto Him. Many
believers when being attacked are prone to become more aware of their enemy in
battle than their God. Suddenly all
kinds of prayers are taken out of the woodworks and a call for warfare is
sounded. Meanwhile, back at the ranch,
His focus is your heart. How big would
David’s God have been if all he could see was Goliath? Some of us are facing massive issues or
longstanding issues that towers over us as Goliaths. But all our Goliaths are to stand in the
light of who He is. Sometimes our
Goliath is a person. It could be our
spouse, our children and extended family or friends. We see what they do and how the enemy uses
them to attack us. Our first reaction
is, “The enemy is attacking us!” How we react to our Goliaths in the heat of
the battle, is the real issue. This is
why He tells us to guard our heart with all diligence, because out of it flows
the issues of life. Our heart is the
wellspring of our life and so whatever flows out of us, is the issue He wants
to bring before us.
I told Father the other day that
it seems the longer I serve Him the greater the battles. Standing before my own
Goliath, I told Him I would like to have a word for this season I am in. I need
an anchor. I told Him that I want something specific that will resonate in my
spirit as not something in general. That morning in prayer I was reminded of a
scripture that perfectly holds hands to what is being said here.
2 KINGS 6
8Then the king of Syria warred
against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a
place shall be my camp.
14Therefore sent he thither
horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed
the city about.
15And when the servant of the
man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city
both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master!
How shall we do?
16And he answered, Fear not: for
they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
17And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD,
I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the
young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and
chariots of fire round about Elisha.
It is all a matter of perspective. The 10 spies saw themselves as grasshoppers
in the sight of the giants in Canaan, but Joshua and Caleb were of a different
spirit. Instead of seeing what the enemy
could do, they saw what their God can do.
When I spoke to Father about this scripture regarding seeing the heavenly
hosts shown to Elisha’s servant, I told Father that I would rather be living by
faith than see all the heavenly hosts.
Elisha did not need to see it to believe it, but his servant did. The veil over his eyes had to be lifted. How many of us are still veiled in unbelief
when we are facing our giants? I would
rather be Elisha who do not need to see and still believe, that his servant who
had to see in order to believe.
This particular scripture is indeed significant
to me. About 3 years ago, my personal
intercessor saw a vision of me walking out of my house, looking at the
surrounding mountains. Suddenly the
heaven opened up and I could see chariots and angels. She said it seemed the most natural thing for
me to be able to see in the spirit. The
Lord reminded me of this vision and I could only say, “Yes Lord, but give me
the faith first before the seeing.” It
is by faith we please Him. It is easier
to believe when we see, but much more difficult when He does not seem to answer
or the one thing after the other goes wrong.
A while back I had a dream. I dreamed that I was walking down a corridor
of a very shabby looking apartment building.
I could hear people arguing, glass breaking, the TV’s on and just
poverty where I looked. I could see into
one living room. There on the floor,
sitting in the dust, was a little blond haired girl with her dirty white
dress. Towering over her was whom I can
only think as her father dressed in a white vest, hairy big chest and
build. He was sporting a stubble beard,
beer belly and bald head. A very scary
looking man. The next moment he picked
her up and walked out of the room towards staircase going down. Just before the stairs he put her down and she
followed him as he led the way into another room. The moment he entered, she quickly closed the
door behind him and locked the door.
Immediately she spun around and ran back to her home. At this point I noticed her teddy bear under
her arm. When I woke up the Spirit said
the following to me, “Even a young child can bind a strongman.” The teddy bear speaks of the Holy Spirit who
is our Comforter. We give teddy bears to
little children in order to comfort them.
Father later confirmed this to me
in a very special way. I have an aunt, who has now passed away, who used
to be a missionary for many years. He has used her significantly to
confirm many things to me. This photo above is my aunt. My mother
showed me this photo a week or so after the dream.
What He wants from us is childlike
trust when we face our Goliaths. Yes, we are to be bold and courageous,
but this boldness and courage comes not because we muster up the will, but out
of a deep seated dependence upon Him in everything. We are to look to Him with the eyes of a
young child. All our Goliaths stand in the light of who He is. His
promise to us is that no weapon formed against us will prosper. Not
one. Every single one He will use for our good and He will fight for
us. We just need to come to Him and know that if He allowed it, He must
have a great purpose with it. Nobody can
snatch us out of the Father's hands. Therefore, everything that happens
to us, we can know that he holds our hand and will gently guide us by His
Spirit. He will not leave us comfortless. Children trust in
simplicity. They simply think, "My Dad can handle this."
They do not need to see to believe. This is why the Kingdom of God
belongs to children. Do we think this
way or are we more aware of our enemy? We are not to be ignorant of the
enemy's wiles, but our focus must be Him in all things.
Let us rest in His all suffiency
in all things.
EPHESIANS 3
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in
heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
11 According
to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
12 In
whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
13 Wherefore
I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Scripture reference:
Hebrews 12
TIME
TO FACE THE GIANTS (received August 2021)
My
child, it has been through many seasons I have prepared you, sanctifying and
setting you apart for such a time as this.
Do
you recognize your season? For
everything there is a season and a time.
Do you know your season? Have I
prepared and sanctified you only to put you aside? Am I not raising My warriors for such a time
as this? Is this not the Joshua
generation? The generation that have
been prophesied about? Where do you
stand? Are you standing on the
Rock? Are you established on the Rock?
If
so, then stand. Having done all, stand!
For
as the enemy and his hosts are rising, having been prepared, so My mighty
warriors too will rise up in the strength of their God. Do you recognize your season? Every single one of you I have prepared to
equip you for this season as the Captain of the Hosts. But having the mind of a child is one thing
and true. And having the mind of a
warrior another. In which season are you
in?
Do
you recognize your own personal giants that I have allowed in order to train
you? Have you placed your feet upon his
neck in the spirit? Or are you hiding as
David did in the cave? Are you hiding as
Elijah did? For even the cave has its
lessons, but one does not stay in the cave.
One does not stay in the desert.
Cross
over. This is a transition time for My
Bride to take her rightful place in Me.
Who are your giants? Are you
facing them or tiptoeing around them?
Are you in hiding or progressively taking the ground that I have given
you? It’s time to cross over. Not in pride, but in humility and holiness.
For
My glory shall shine on Priest and Warrior alike. My glory will be your rearguard and will go
before you. Do not fear. I am with you.
Therefore,
have the mind of Christ, the Captain of the Hosts. Follow Him into the battle. Cry out to Him in a time of need for He is
mighty to save. Learn of Him continually
for it is He who has already overcome as you now need to do. Recognize the season and see your giants and
pursue your enemy.
