Posted: 09/03/2012 at 10:51am | IP Logged

The Lord showed this to me a couple of weeks ago.  This morning, it came back strong.

I was inside the earth standing at the opening of a hollowed-out area, like a big, open cave, and was looking around at several people that just woke up.  They were dressed and rolling up the mats that they were sleeping on.  They had a lot of energy and were ready to go.

I was then standing at the opening of another hollowed-out area that I knew was to the right of the first one.  I was looking around at several people that were dressed but were still sleeping on their mats.

I knew they should be awake, too, so I asked the Lord, “Why are they still sleeping?” 

I then looked up over the sleeping people and above them on a ledge was a white wolf.  He looked so beautiful but I knew he was bad.  He was lying down and resting, but not asleep.  He was keeping guard over the people, and in his mind, he believes that he owns them as his personal possession.  He was the reason the people are still sleeping. 

I was then right in front of the wolf’s face.  He was demure.  I knew that he was not going to attack me, he was afraid of me and that he did not want me to know that he was there. 

He slowly picked up his head and he looked at me.  I then knew that he needed to be taken down and removed from the midst of the people. 

Right then, a big, solid, metal thing appeared in my hands.  I immediately lifted it up over my head, and with great force, I hit him in the head with it twice. 

It ended.

Acts 20:28-30

²⁸ Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. ²⁹ I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; ³⁰ and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

Disclaimer:  Please know that I know that we do not literally hit people in the head.  My understanding is that it represents empowered rebukes/reprimands.  I believe each situation is unique and that prayer and the Lord’s strategy is a requirement. 

The Lord has granted me understanding of the danger of wolves in our midst on such a deeper level.  I have watched this particular man knowingly undermine the Lord’s will each and every time, operating in his own agenda, very competitive and stealth.  His presence and activity has caused great delay in our journey to our “Abundant Garden.”

It’s been a few years now that the Lord has shown me and others the sleepers.  We have been praying and speaking out that it’s time to “Wake up!” 

Now I know (and the reason I'm sharing this) to first ask the Lord why they’re sleeping.  Step by step He leads us, yes?

God bless you abundantly!!

Posted: 09/04/2012 at 8:53pm | IP Logged

Thank you so much for posting.

God bless you.

Deborah

Posted: 09/05/2012 at 6:41pm | IP Logged

Timing...I just read a word from Munday Martin on Elijahlist titled We Are Being Awakened.  I think the Lord is defintitely bringing the sleeping ones some attention. 

I'm praying for all of the sleeping people now...I so agree that we pray as you said - and asking the Lord for His wisdom for us to come alongside the sleeping people to help if needed.  I pray that their eyes be opened (waking up) to see the deception of what's hidden and happening with them in their lives, to rescue them and replace the lies with His truth.  I pray in Jesus Name!

Posted: 09/05/2012 at 9:09pm | IP Logged

Linda,

I would like to share an experience that I had last year, along with some scriptures.

Something the Lord has really brought home to me is that we do not fight with flesh and blood, but principalities and powers of darkness. Often the one operating under that influence is deceived and unaware (and I am sure there are times when they know what they are doing. But Satan is the great deceiver). However, the Lord desires that His creation is set free and redeemed. He always wants His creation set free from the kingdom of darkness.

Last year I had a dream about a sister in the Lord. The Lord used this dream and the experience I had coming out of the dream to give me revelation how the enemy deceives us and causes us to fight with one another. In the dream, I was walking with this sister in a suburban like neighborhood. To my left was a park with a play ground and to my right was the woods. My friend appeared different than she had looked in real life, she was wearing all white. She was in a tank top, shorts, and tennis shoes. We were talking about things in the dream that we had already talked about in real life. We walked toward the woods and went through a path in the woods. A short way in the distance there was a lake(or pond). I remember seeing a dock and my friend was walking ahead of me.  As we were walking she turned toward me and was telling me how when she got saved she was filled with the Holy Spirit and fire. This was a true conversation we had in real life. However, in the dream her voice turned demonic as she said it. I remember thinking to myself..eww that's not the Holy Spirit. She walked toward the doc and alittle girl was by the water with a golden retriever.

I then started waking out of this dream and as I was waking my body was paralyzed. I was in a semi fetal position and lying on my right side. I could not fully open or close my eyes and there was this creature on my left side that I could only see from the corner of my ear. The creature I believe was a demon and it was speaking things into my ear that I could not understand and saying them very visciously and very fast. However, there was one word I could make out that this creature was saying and it was "fishes". It was saying fishes, fishes over and over again. I began rebuking this demon in the name of Jesus and at that point I came out of the state I was in. In fact, I was yelling out mid sentence. I began saying my mind, "I rebuke you in" and fully woke yelling, "the name of Jesus!!!" It was 6:22 in the am and my daughter was getting ready for school. She came out of her room saying, "Mom? Are you alright?". At first I was like what are listening to? Did you watch something scary last night?!! (we do not have cable but we do have internet). She did tell me one of her friends was talking with her about some sort of man that talked through recordings ( I can't remember what they called him). 

Anyway, I listened to living on the Edge with Chip Ingram that morning which was a message on spiritual warfare (no coincidences with God, eh?) and also sought the Lord on the matter. What the Lord showed me through this experience is this is how the enemy tries to attack the Body of Christ and people in general. For example, when you fall asleep with the t.v. or radio on sometimes you dream about what you are subliminally hearing. This is the same in the spirit realm. The demonic spirits will often speak things and our brain will receive that message. Just like sound waves, you cannot see them but your brain then responds and processes it. The demon was saying fishes and there was a pond in my dream.

There was division occuring among believers in my local area during that time. I ended up sharing this dream with my friend, though I hesitated for fear it would be taken the wrong way (at the time it was so the enemy was somewhat successful). I tried to clear up the misunderstanding, but it was not received well. We went about a year without talking. I prayed as led and asked the Lord if He wanted us to be reconnected that He would allow our paths to cross.

We ran into eachother at the grocery store a few months ago and have had opportunity to talk on the phone a few times since and also fellowship once and it was a huge blessing. God's heart is to see humanity saved and the church is the forerunner in that happening..we are here to co-labor with Christ. I cannot speak for demons, but as far as flesh and blood humans are concerned..God's will is that not one should perish and all of hell is an uproar to keep that from happening. Satan likes us fighting and acting carnal because he thinks in some way he will win.

I am not sure how you sensed the Lord reveal this information to you regarding your co-worker that was not in alignment with the Lord's agenda? But I do believe it worth testing. In your dream, you had to fight the wolf not the people. God wants your co-worker in beautiful deep intimacy with the Lord and growing His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. God is all about restoring people. So, if your co-worker is not in line with God's will it is the responsibility of you and others around her to lovingly lead her to be apart of what God is doing. We are called to speak the truth in love. God desires this woman's repentance. If she chooses otherwise then it is on her own head.

I do not know all the details concerning the situation you are in. If she is clearly speaking perverse things and drawing disciples to herself then that needs to be addressed and repentance and restoration encouraged. If you are all believers then I do not think your boss did anything wrong in addressing issues. Time will tell if the fruit is genuine. We have to be merciful as the Lord is merciful with us. I believe your dream and the word reveals that it is dark principalites involved and your co-worker needs to be woken up and set free from his dominion. Satan does not own her, the Lord does.(As revealed in your dream)

Also, I just do not hear the voice of the Lord in: "in order to grow our organization"

that sounds like wordly competition. Is your co-worker against seeing people saved, healed, and restored, is she not loving others? The Lord teaches us by example.

I'm unclear from what you shared if you believe your co-worker is a wolf? Or if you are sharing that the enemy has deceived you all into this conflict by misalignment?

I believe it is very clear from your dream that the Lord revealed where the enemy is attacking you and your co-workers. You shared that you knew in your dream you needed to hit the wolf in the head with the metal object in your hand. You also shared that you knew that this was not literal in real life to hit others in the head, but it spoke of empowered rebukes and reprimands.  Remember Paul said that to cast down everything that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. So in anyway that your co-worker is deceived and hindering the Lord's work needs to be addressed in love and humility. Paul brought rebukes for the purpose of repentance and empowerment to press on in the Lord's will (seeking and saving the lost). Also remember that satan works deceptively to cause division among the Body..satan comes as an angel of light. So any "message" or impression that does not reflect the character of Christ needs to be tested. The Lord does not crush people to further His agenda. Do you serve one another in the love of the Lord (none of us are perfect in this we are all growing)? If the Lord showed you your co-worker was going to leave you all high and dry, did He lead you to address the problem first? Matthew 18

Posted: 09/06/2012 at 6:13pm | IP Logged

I so appreciate your responses.  I'm sorry and am aware that I did not share all of the details in this situation - only one point.  The Lord has been showing me, and others haved shared as well, people that I know and respect, like pastors, that people are sleeping and this is one situation that the root of the problem has been exposed.  Again, I shared in case there is a similar situation. 

To shed some light...This is truth.  This same lady that he brought back, from Sept through Dec 2011, was abusing and berating staff, making them cry, sabotaging our company, criticizing everyone and everything, putting everyone else down to make herself look good, everything she did wrong was somebody elses fault, always pointing fingers.  Sound like a jezebel?  It's documented and there are many witnesses.

No exaggeration, in December, the Lord kept repeating to me, "Stand up for those being mistreated."  (It didn't sound like satan to me.)

After, no lie, 8-10 times the Lord telling me this, I went downstairs for a different reason, and as soon as she started yelling and pointing fingers, out of my mouth came a rebuke.  Not even planned.  The staff under her thanked me for standing up to her for them.

My understanding is a rebuke is to tell somebody off: to criticize or reprimand somebody, usually sharply.  Empowered, is when it comes from the Lord.  We are to live empowered by the Lord, yes?

I believe the Lord taught me in this is that we do not play when it comes to protecting the sheep.  He sets me on the wall and I'll cry wolf everytime.  From what I just learned, it takes a heavy hand to deal with a wolf. 

Mt 18 speaks clearly how to handle differences. 

God bless!!

Posted: 09/07/2012 at 1:32am | IP Logged

Linda,

thank you for sharing!! That sheds a tremendous amount of light to what you are facing. Not knowing the rest of the details makes it very hard to fully understand what is happening short of a word of knowledge from the Lord :)

You shared, "the Lord kept repeating to me, "Stand up for those being mistreated."  (It didn't sound like satan to me.)

Sounds like the Lord to me too!!!

The woman you speak of truly sounds like she has some things to face within herself. Truly she is blinded by the enemy and operating under his suggestions. She is deceived and love and truth will set her free. How are the leadership handling the problems with her now? Is she receiving any counseling? Has there been any repentance and growth on her end? (I'm guessing not based on what you shared, but just trying to get a full picture)

I understand how emotionally draining and hurtful it is to be on the receiving end of such treatment. The Lord has helped me tremendously over the years by learning how to set healthy boundaries and pray. A few years ago He told me that through these experiences (particularly concerning my ex-husband, but not just him) I was "experientially learning how to love my enemies"

I pray the Lord continue to give you light and wisdom in this situation and especially this woman would wake up to her need for repentance and growth in this area! God bless you rich Linda!!

Just read these scriptures from Marsha Burns Small Straws. So true and certainly a revelation this woman needs on a much deeper level!

Proverbs 18:21  Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Acts 3:19 "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord."