I had such a disturbing dream this morning. I dreamt that the Hmong people were calling shamans and witchdoctors to their houses for healing. In actuality, the shamans and witchdoctors were vessels being used by Satan to deceive the Hmong people to stay under his oppression. I know that because I could feel his dark presence all throughout the dream. He would continue to rule over their homes with deception, darkness, and with fear of the unknown. In my dream, I saw a Hmong man invite an elderly woman shaman into his home where she would conduct her rituals. I did not know what kind of ritual it was, whether it may be for the healing of a child or whether it may be for the family or home in general. I just know that there were at least two instances where I saw these elderly women take up this role, entering into their trance-like states, and carrying out Satan’s plan for the Hmong. Even in the dream, I felt the fear that Satan was using to manipulate the Hmong to be under his control.
When I woke up, my body was trembling and shaking all over as if I had just undergone another one of his demonic attacks. I suddenly felt the urge to get out of bed, kneel on the ground, and cast out his influence over me in the name of Jesus Christ…but I was deathly afraid. I laid there, underneath the blanket covers, still shaking and wondering if I should kneel down that instant. I still felt Satan’s dark presence around me. In my mind, I could see his darkness like that of a cloud creeping up over me on top of the bed. If I get out of bed right now, what if he does something even more drastic? I thought to myself. But you can’t let your fear overtake you, I heard the Spirit say. Resist the devil, and he shall flee from you. If you don’t, he knows that he can control you. Those words gave me amazing strength! I immediately jumped out of bed, knelt on the floor, and, though still scared, prayed for the powers of the shamans and witchdoctors to be rendered useless in the Name of Jesus Christ! I asked the Lord to break away the chains of bondage and oppression that was associated with the traditional religion and for the Hmong to turn away from their sins and unto the God who loves them and made them for Himself. I proclaimed that the powers and authorities of Satan were already overcome when God raised Jesus Christ from the dead! Hallelujah! I felt my entire body heat up as I uttered my last request: Father God, don’t let me be afraid of anything in this world, but instead, let me fear not doing Your will more than anything else. Hallelujah (x infinity)! Amen.
Last time I was under a demonic attack, I received threats that if I kept on seeking the Lord and pursuing His will for me and if I continued praying for the Hmong people from Scripture according to the Spirit’s guidance, I was, in his words, “going to get it.”
[“Well, how did you hear that?” you might ask. Well, it sounded like someone was speaking to me; except instead of hearing it with my ears, I heard it with my heart. I knew it wasn’t me and I knew it was evil—the only logical answer would be that it was the cunning serpent of old who tried to convince me as a young child to commit suicide. His words come to me when I start dwelling on thoughts that may hinder me from doing God’s will. And did he speak to me the same way he did back then, too? Yes. I have no doubt that it’s him. And might I add that a lot of bad happens in this world from people who listen and follow his voice—they just don’t know it’s him. And I’m not talking about only nonbelievers, either].
Well, I didn’t hear Satan say that to me this time, but I think that this was just the thing I needed to let me know that I was headed in the right direction. ;)
May our Father God in heaven, through our Lord Jesus Christ, be given the praise and glory forever and ever. Amen.
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