new year dream

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
​It's the beginning of the year and many of us start our resolutions. Many of us seek God for direction for our lives, many fast and pray, and some begin healthy eating and an exercise regimen. I usually fast but I felt led of the Lord to do a Daniel fast in December. It went well and I received direction for the new year, although for me, it still feels a little strange to not fast in January.
​I decided to write this blog to share a personal experience and to provide encouragement. We all have a discourager and a deceiver that tries to infiltrate our lives and his name is satan, whether we believe in him or not. This blog post is not intended to glorify him but to make you aware of his tactics. The devil is a liar and the father of lies and we need to be reminded to not fall for his schemes.
​Last night I woke up from a demonic dream at about 2:40 A.M. The dream started off innocent enough. In it, I was approached by a man in a friendly manner. He was holding a child in one arm who appeared to be a boy, a toddler about 2 or 3 years old. I felt comfortable around this man because he had a child with him. The man then began asking me questions. Immediately I realized he was trying to appeal to my intellect. He began quoting statistics and I was enjoying the conversation. But, it took a quick turn for the worst when he told me to quit preaching about Jesus. He started giving more reasons why I should stop evangelizing and giving me numbers to back up his point. I was not ministering in the dream. He and I were just standing outside when he approached me with his child. We were complete strangers to each other. I became disturbed and began to walk away. He followed me and was still trying to reason with me. So I ran! He started running behind me with his child still in his arm and was now visibly angry because I wasn't listening. His final words to me were, "You need to stop! You won't win! You won't win!" I woke up shaken and I felt like I had been running.
​Let me make a few points. First of all, the devil, the enemy, always shows his hand. I had just fasted for 21 days and got direction for my life and for the new year. The devil tried to talk me out of my God-given purpose. He tried to reason with me first. The Gospel message is not reasonable! You must believe by faith. Then he tried to intimidate me and use scare tactics. What is in your heart to do as a born again believer but you are afraid of failure? Have demon forces intimidated you and told you that you won't be successful? Many times, the thing he fights you in the most is the very thing you should be doing. How about you? Is there something you know that you should be doing? Is it something honorable and that you know would glorify God? Do you almost have to fight to do it? There is your clue to stay the course. The devil tries to steal your dreams and kill your purpose. Don't let him destroy your vision for your life. Stay in faith and don't quit. Remember, YOU WIN!
 
​Now I would like to do what the devil told me not to do; be a soul winner. I would like to invite you to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Someone who doesn't know Him will read this. Someone will share this with a dear person who has not yet invited Jesus into their heart as their Lord and Savior. Say this simple prayer:
​Dear God, I renounce satan and all of his works. I repent of my sins and I receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He was born of a virgin, died on a cross for my sins, and on the third day was raised from the dead. Lord Jesus, come into my heart. Live your life in me and through me from now. From this day forward, I belong to you. Thank You for saving me!

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