Cast it off.

Well…I never knew I was being smothered by a serpent.

I do know there is an enemy serpent, and I did know of this evil when I met the Lord over 20 years ago, but what I did not know is that it has gripped me for over 35 years, not only that it was attached on me a stronghold to me.

Never knowing about good and evil growing up and the importance of being carful not to get involved in evil type stuff when I was little, I was innocent and never really knew any better when we are little we learn and are growing up, we have not established much wisdom or knowledge or even understanding, not yet anyway. When we’re little we are innocent and curious, fearless, adventure seekers and entertainment sponges, we have no idea what we are involved in that could potentially corrupt our lives, we have no clue to wrongdoings we simply are in the moment and our surroundings encaptivate us whether good or bad.

Dabbling in evil things and in the first moment I did the enemy attached himself to me and ever since I had a hard time with life, in many different things I was involved with it always seemed like something was pulling me down, back or silencing my voice. Let’s roll ahead to 2022 after over 35 years of struggle I have finally became loosed of the enemy’s grip on my life and it all makes sense. Times I tried to share the Word of God, I’d have a gripping strangling on my throat so it would be hard to get the message out, or when I prayed for others, the enemy would grip me again a sense of being strangled, silenced and shut up, I figured out how to pray through it sometimes resist the devil and he will flee but sometimes it was too much.

I have been prayed over many times and nothing would budge this off of me and it constantly overshadowed me and pulled me into hell a few times. I came across this verse and never really understood it because I was always in sinking sand struggling, with some brief moments of joy. 1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV. No temptation has ever sized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. This did happen to me, times where I was pulled down so far into the darkness the light of my life was going out and I was withering away, no color filled my eyes nor my Soul, I was bare and overshadowed cursed by a demon and when the opportune time would come the enemy would strike me. Tempted beyond my control happened from time to time my life would suddenly be called back and the darkness doomed my life consuming me; rage, bitterness, mean bad thoughts, suicidal, substance, wrong choices that seemed to be right at the time, the enemy had a way about slurring me in and the list grew.

Moments with the Lord and deception from the enemy, I was playing ‘Russian Roulette’. All these moments of sin caught up with me and as the enemy hand his hand upon my life, so did my Heavenly Father have His hand upon my life too, the tough thing is how does one choose when I had this serpent entangled within me loss, turmoil, chaos, sickness, among other negative things I couldn’t always choose what was best because I was fighting a battle that would only be won half of the time, one half doing well with short moments lived in His glory, while the other only plummeted me into a dark hole facing death and thinking its best.

After so many long years of being in a constant struggle Gods glory has prevailed, I am still adjusting to this newfound sense of free. Here’s the back story…

I was prayed over and set free from a white python snake entangling around me suffocating me, while she prayed I kept grabbing at my neck and she was pointing there and she saw this serpent wrapped around my neck, in the name of Jesus it was ‘Cast Off’ and as I fell to the floor the ladies kept praying over me and as I settled she then saw I was blanketed in a blanket of feathers and I took a soft gentle breath, ever since this day so much has made sense. Past loss, I went through many miscarriages and this serpent was sinking its teeth into me stealing from my womb, its venom killing me from the inside out. I got caught off guard in life many times and substance became a crutch, all because this serpent was attached to me by choices I made early on in my life as a child not knowing any better, I can now explain my whole life’s choices and everything makes sense this bible verse about God pulling us out before we get in too deep is true, for me it rings true now not being attached to an evil demon, I always wondered why right decisions were so hard to follow consistently until I realized I was being controlled be a gripping serpent. How many are out there in our world gripped by one like I was too, how many are suffering.

My revelation is by God Himself He unveiled this to someone else to pray and cast off me what was never meant to be in the first place, I am covered in feathers, this means so much to me I am in a blanket of feathers whoa! How precious is this… I am faced with another struggle now, how do I succumb to this revelation when for so long I have been captive, you don’t know how long I’ve read that verse and stood on it and for others, but I know this truth and the devil better watch out cause I’m coming for him, I know how to cast off a demon and my voice has been restored, I will be silenced no more, Amen.

Isaiah 61:1 NIV. The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed meto preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.

Promise activated. In Jesus name, Amen.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV. But the Lord is faithful and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

When you have been in a state of constant struggle and fight, how do you gain strength and protection from the Lord?

-Be in constant connection with Him.

-Through prayer.

-His Word.

-Church gathering with other believers.

-Group with friends.

-Worship.

-Soak in His presence.

-Be in awe of His glory that surrounds you.

These are just a few ways to signify this scripture, speaking it as truth is one way to find the Lord’s strength and protection from the evil one.

How do you steady yourself with the Lord as you walk with Him?

-Let go of the enemy’s hand and take the one that matters. We can get caught off guard in moments not even realizing we give the enemy plenty of room to barricade us. Simple example is when we talk ourselves down – saying I’m not good enough or I always make mistakes…these sorts of things the enemy uses to disrupt our lives because every moment we are focused on negativity he gains more of a foothold, then we begin to talk ourselves out of a lot of good blessing the Lord has just around the bend, going from a place of disappointment within ourselves turn the corner and we end up in a positive blessing where we can then go around spreading the goodness of God instead of being tripped up in sorrowful self-pity, whatever our thought process is will gain the momentum of what we think of most, so lets tell ourselves the Truth of Gods Word and accelerate on that which is our true self.

-Surroundings…where are we? what are we doing? who are we with? why are we here? When? How, are we involved? The 5 w’s plus a how, and the how is important because knowing how we got there to this certain situation is important or how we are going to get out. Example: submerged in what ever it is that is sucking the very life out of you…Where are you? Are you in a sense of peace or a sense of despair. What are you doing? Are you raising others up including yourself. Who are you with? Good influence or bad. Why? Decisions have consequences. When is this happening? Darkness of the night, in a closet, hidden from others. How? The big how did it get this far, how did I end up here… All of these great questions bring us to self - check our intentions or quality of character and the persona of our true self in our Lord, while dabbling in things we are unsure of or know for a fact they are not life giving then we need to evaluate the importance of the gestures these may implode on ourselves but this may not always be the case the fact can be with you, remember freewill. Your choice, Your decision.

Concluding this question on how you steady yourself in the Lord, it is all about choosing and sometimes its harder to make the right choice actually it usually is harder to make the right choice, not always, but sometimes.

When you are gripped by a depleting aliment you feel inadequate, not letting go of something that has kept you from life in abundance there’s a crippling effect upon you then go deeper with the Lord and find out, which prayer promise is yours and who you need to seek out for prayer, God will lead you specifically where you need to go.

Thank You Heavenly Father for deliverance I am so excited for what You have instore, this revelation has catapulted me and we are just getting started, what You have instore in unimaginable and I’m all in. I pray deliverance comes to others now in the name of Jesus those who are burdened heavily by a serpent I ray a casting off in the name of Jesus be free and covered in feathers by our Heavenly Father, I pray blessing comes for you and from you since you will now be able to bless others being free and placed on a firm foundation in the Lord that looked foggy before is now clear, we who have been set free have a clarity that’s Heavens clarity, Gods will be done, in Jesus name, Amen.