Spiritual Parasite Cleanse- Remove the Snakes and Take Back Your Life!

"Don't imagine yourself to be quite presentable when you haven't had a bath in weeks. Don't be stuck-up and think you're better than everyone else. ... A leech (PARASITE) has twin daughters named 'Gimme' and 'Gimme more'"

 -Prov. 30:12-13, 15  (MSG)

Over the last three months, the Lord has been speaking to me and teaching me about parasites. The definition of a parasite is "an organism that lives on or in another organism, known as the host, from which it obtains its nutrients." 

Parasites in our bodies eat all of the nutrition that we put into them, and then slowly deteriorate and destroy us, ultimately killing us if they remain and are not extricated. They are literally worms or little snakes that invade you or violate you with intent to kill you. Did you know that parasites have killed more people in the world thatn all war casualties combined? Did you know that almost 90% of all people, (yes including Americans), are hosting these monsters in our bodies unbeknownst?

The other day the Holy Spirit was showing me and teaching me that a parasite can also be a person- one who literally comes into your life to destroy you. It is a person who invades your life, eats all of your nutrition, and then leaves you sick, damaged, desperate, and in complete spiritual darkness. They come into your life, many time just as Satan does- like an angel of light. Just as when he took on the form of a snake in the garden and tempted Eve with his deceiving words- words that were his own special twist on what God had actually said- words that sounded like they were of God. 

Similar to how Eve was tricked, these snakes come into our lives and at first seem harmless. What they say sounds so good and seems to true! Yet we all know that once Eve opened that door and listened to the serpents manipulative seduction, she then doubted what God had originally said to her. She chose to listen to the lies of the parasite instead, and as a result, she died. In fact, the reult of this one parasitic attack is the reason we all now face physical death!

Parasites kill. They eat your nutrients. 

What is it that keeps you alive? 

What makes you wake up in the morning and keeps you going? 

What are you passionate about and believe you were created for?

Many of you who know me know my life's verse is: 

Proverb 29:18- "Without vision, the people perih." 

Another verion says, "Without vision, the people throw off restraint." 

If you lose sight of your viion, you can expect the devil to send a parasite or snake your way to try to kill you and abort the dream God has given you. 

Parasites steal your vision. They steal, kill, and destroy. In the natural and in the spiritual, one of their main symptoms is causing you to have brain fog, which is a result of the toxins that these predators produce and release in your system. You can't think or see clearly anymore. You get caught up and focused on all of the symptoms without recognizing the actual root of the problem. Next thing you know, you have lost yourself and have become ill and nutrient defficient. 

Why? 

Because YOU LOST YOUR VISION!  

You lost the dream God gave you that gives you life! 

YOU WERE DISTRACTED.

The enemy shifted your focus, and suddenly you forgot what you were created for. You forgot who you are! You feel lost and don't know what happened! 

Parasitic people in our lives drain us. they use and abuse. They take what they can and leave you depleted and badly hurt. They seem to be people who love you and care, but eventually you come to the realization that they don't- and probably never did. Their motives were selfish. They were in it for themselves and what they could get all along. 

I pray that every parasitic person would be recognized in our lives and exposed, and in turn immedietly removed. That the Lord would restore our visions and dreams and that we would have the wisdom and discernment to never again let these type of people wreak havoc in our live! 

STAY FOCUSED! Don't lose your vision or you will end up perishing! You will throw off restraint. You will compromise. you will say, "Why not? How bad could it be?" 

You will make hasty mistakes that may nearly destroy you! 

GUARD what God has given you! 

GUARD your Dreams! 

And,

"ABOVE ALL ELSE, GUARD YOUR HEART, 

for it determines the course of your life."

-Proverbs 4:23

BREAKOUT TIME

"But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; 

God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the strong."

- 1 Corinthians 1:27

In this day and age, with the extreme and constant stress of solely survival, it is easy, if not completely normal, to feel entirely weak. Many of us are physically weak. We are burnt out from years of living in fight or flight mode to survive in a world that never seems to slow down enough for us to catch up and get ahead. Bills never seem to stop. Health fluctuates, and for many of us seems to hold us back from our full potential. Family and friends can utterly drain us, not understanding the refining process we know we are in. Always having something to say- rarely saying anything led by the Spirit. When we finally get on top of things in our lives it's as if we reached the peak of the mountain only to find we weren't able to see the next one following that we now have to climb and weren't expecting. 
And we just want to give up. We are tired. 

We have dreams, aspirations, goals, and visions of how and where we see ourselves, yet they seem so distant that it is easy for the enemy to come in with his accusing lies that we will never make it. 

Does this sound familiar? ...

- "You are not good enough."

- "You don't have what it takes." 

- "You aren't smart enough."

- "You are too weak." 

- "You are not talented enough."

- "You are crazy. No one will want to marry you. You will always be alone." 

- "You are unrealistic, a fanatic, and living in a fantasy world." 

- "You are not special. Get a job like everyone else. Why do you think you are en exception to how  the world operates? What makes you think you are any different?" 

- "You need a college education or you won't get anywhere in this life."

- "What are you doing with your life? Just waiting around for God? Really?" 

- "Good things come to those who hustle. Stop waiting. God is not moving. So wake up- you need  to get going or nothing will ever happen." 

- "You need to see a psychiatrist. You should really consider some drugs."

- "God is never going to heal you. If He was He would have by now. Just accept it." 

- "If God was going to move on your behalf, wouldn't He have done so by now?"

- "If God really cared, wouldn't He take this away from you? You know He could..."

- "How long have you been waiting??? Give up! He's not coming through!"

- "Did you think it was really going to be better than you ask or think? Umm... Hello! Have you  looked at your circumstances lately? Truly you are an utter fool."
- "JUST QUIT ALREADY!"

Can't you just hear the devil? Hear his assault? His harassment? I know I have year after year after year... after year. Many times I have fallen prey and believed these lies. Yet, by the grace of God, I have not quit. I have refused to believe that God is a liar, because His Word says He is not. When Jesus saved me from death 8 1/2 years ago, and I knew, after all my searching through all sorts of religions and spiritualism that this was the truth and the answer, what I was looking for all along and what I needed, I made a decision that I would stand on it until the day I die. If God says He is faithful and true, and everything in His Word is true, then I would test it, trust it, and believe it until I die. Either He would prove true or not. Thankfully, I am not dead. Thankfully, I have come to see over the years that truly, His Word is 100% True and our God is beyond 100% Faithful. 

Today I want to encourage you and challenge you not to listen to or believe one more of these despicable lies. The one thing I would encourage you to accept is your weakness. In 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Paul says, "But He (God) said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong."  

Brothers and Sisters- Kings and Queens- Children of the Most High God: 

NOW IS THE TIME. 

You have been fighting. You have been contending. You have been patiently waiting. You have felt it would never end. It has taken every ounce of strength you have to continue to believe God and stand on His promises. To even continue just to live. You have been tired, even exhausted. You have been lonely. You have been depressed. You have remained hidden, even at times trying to push your way out of the hidden cave He has had you in, only to find by His grace He has not let you, and you're back in. Because the time was not yet. He was not finished with you. There was more process. More refining. More burning. More pain and trials, testing and waiting. 

Today I am here to encourage you. Because truly, NOW IS THE TIME. Your breakout is right around the corner. Your years of tears will be returned to you with a harvest of laughter and joy. You will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, and truly it will be greater than you have been asking all these years, and grander than anything you have imagined or thought. Because in all of these weaknesses, behind the scenes He has supernaturally been building His great power in you, though you may not yet see.

Are you weak? I don't know about you, but as for me, I can give that a big fat YES. 

Are you ready for God to use you? I can also give that a big fat YES. 

God is about to confound the "wise." Those who seem oh so successful by the worlds standards. Who look at you with judgement and criticism, and even straight up call you foolish. They will utterly be confounded and astounded by what God does in and through your life. How He uses you- when it makes absolutely no sense and seemed entirely impossible. 

I want to break down this word confound:

 CONFOUND

* To perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise.

 * To bewilder; confuse.

* To throw into confusion or disorder.

* To put to shame; abash.

* To defeat or overthrow.

* To bring to ruin or naught.

God is about to take your weakness, and use it to astound, confuse, defeat, shame, and bring to ruin all of the criticism, abuse, belittling, rejection, and haters that have taunted you all of these years- whether it be through people you may know, or just straight up tormenting demons. Either way:

VICTORY IS YOURS, AND VICTORY IS NOW. 

As God gave me the Word "Now is the Time" not too long ago, which was so awesome for Him to confirm this Word by giving it to several other known prophets around the world who published them worldwide, I will say it again. 

NOW IS THE TIME! 

As my dear friend says all the time, and I say to you:

IT'S TIME TO BREAKOUT!

Be expectant. You've come this far and you're almost there. The heat might turn up even more. The pressure to follow the ways of the world to accomplish your aspirations or dreams may become stronger as the enemy attempts everything He can to derail you from trusting God, and from resting in His peace. The temptation to take matters into your own hands may come. But...

 DON'T LISTEN. DON'T CAVE. 
STAND STILL AND SEE THE SALVATION OF THE LORD. 

Do you see Him coming? Do you hear the roaring sound of victory? 

Get Ready. It's right at the door... 

It is finally time for the remnant to arise! A new breed is here. A people, Daughters and Sons of the Most High God, who dwell in the hidden place, and who will not be shaken or moved, because we have been prepared. Like Moses, we have been trained in the desert. Like Joseph, we have matured and learned to completely trust in and rely on God in the pit, seeing no light or no way out. Like David, we have cried out and praised Him in the cave. We have been found faithful when we had opportunities to make things happen our own way, and resisted temptations that had we have given in to, would have destroyed our destinies and literally killed us. 

Each one of these powerful men of God were deliverers for their nation. 

AND SO ARE WE. 

We will rule and reign for our King. We will establish His Kingdom in glorious ways that have never been seen or experienced before. It will be very clear to America, our beautiful nation, and to the entire world that not only is Jesus God, but that He is All Powerful, and Utterly Devoted and in Love with us. 

Love always wins. 

We always win. 

We are in Him. 

He is Love. 

NOW IS THE TIME. 

Numbers 23:19, Romans 3:4, Psalm 86:15; 89:8; 119:90; 27:13; 126:5, Deuteronomy 7:9, Lamentations 3:22-23, 1 Corinthians 1:9; 10:13, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, Hebrews 10:23; 11:1, 

2 Timothy 2:13, Ecclesiastes 3, Ephesians 3:20, Exodus 14:13

Slow Down to Speed Up

"Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; 

HASTE makes mistakes."

-Proverbs 19:2

HASTE- swiftness of motion; urgent need of quick action;
a hurry or rush; thoughtless; rash; impatient; RECKLESS 

"Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way! A person’s own foolishness leads to their ruin... " (NIV)

"Ignorant zeal is worthless; haste makes waste. People ruin their lives by their own stupidity..." (MSG)

In this fast-paced world it's hard to move slow. But the old saying is true- "slow and steady wins the race." If we are patient, and not hasty, the process during the seemingly overly excessive amount of time it takes to obtain the promise, will actually prepare us to not only get there- but to successfully stay and remain in the land. To not just grab a hold of it and survive in it; to not just enter it and dwell in it; but to sustain it and build your part of the Kingdom in it- and above all, to have the character, integrity and fruit of the Spirit to rule, reign, and thrive in it.

My spiritual mother, an incredibly wise and seasoned woman, used to always say to me- "Sam- Let time do it's work." Half the time, or more like all of it that was passing by me, I thought was silly and wasteful and the only work being done was me not working towards my vision and dreams. Every time she said it, I wanted to scream. Many times in prayer I did. In fact, at times I still to.

The purifying fire of God is no joke. It burns you to death. You want to have an anointing and ability to change the world and impact lives for the sake of the Gospel? Prepare to burn. I just strongly feel led today to share some advice from someone who has made the mistake so many times of running ahead of God that He has literally caused crippling circumstances to stop me time and time again. Here it is:

SLOW DOWN. LET GO. TRUST GOD.

Let His purifying fire burn all the junk out of you so that He can pour more and more of His beautiful Spirit- more and more of the character and love of His Son Jesus- into you. Your circumstances, even if they are a result of your own poor decisions, are still tools in God's hands- if you allow them to be. This, my brothers and sisters, is GRACE. They say your circumstances can either make you or break you. Slow down, and let God make you the Man or Woman of God you were created to be. So when you are released to walk in your calling, you will succeed in everything you put your hands to. Your words, your actions, your works will be a sweet incense to the Lord. You will look like Jesus. The world will see the real Jesus. Not another Christian trying to act like Jesus. But a humble, grateful, dead yet powerfully alive lover of our Father, who radiates and oozes the precious and pure oil of the Holy Spirit.

This is what we need. This is what the world needs. Pure Oil. Pure Holy Spirit. Pure Jesus. A demonstrative life of who He really is. A tangible and visual experience and encounter of the Father's Love. A person who shows the vast distinction between Religion and Relationship. Who activates the Hope and Destinies in others. Who draws out their desire for intimacy with their Creator, the One who loves them- the One who loves us- PERFECTLY.

Run to the Fire.

Die in it.

Come Alive in Christ. 

Then go forward in His Love and Power!

"NOW is the Time"- July 1, 2016 Prophetic Word

 "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified."  

-Jesus (John 12:23)

"Continue in your confession of faith. Continue to speak those things that seem to not be, as though they are. Because in My Spirit- THEY ARE. It is as you continue in your confession, aligning yourself properly with my Truth and My Word despite what it looks like to your natural eye, and in continuing to thank and praise Me for that which you do not yet see, that YOU WILL begin to see your healing and the answers to your prayers come forth speedily. I have heard, I have answered, I have provided. I am faithful and true to My Word, and you shall see this manifestation of that which I have spoken and promised to you over the years come forth in the natural realm IN THIS HOUR.

Stay steady. Stay the course. Stay in Faith.

There is a fresh Anointing I am beginning to pour out over you. It is an Anointing of RESTORATION. 

I am lifting you up to Higher Ground, and restoring everything the locust has stolen from you over the years. The glory will now be on ME, and ME alone. 

THIS IS THE HOUR.

The River of Life from My Throne- the Eternal River of Life- the Living Water that you need- is flowing over and into you this hour in a fresh way. There is an open Heaven over you- a greater ability to receive all that I have for you than ever before. 

Praise Paves the Way.

My Resurrection Power is springing forth in you this day.

Now is the time.

NOW is the Time.

NOW IS THE TIME."

says the Lord. 

I was just taking a shower and praising God when I suddenly felt this Living Water pouring over me so strongly,  as if buckets and buckets were just being spilled over my head, and these words began to shoot powerfully out of my mouth. I quickly got out and grabbed my notebook to continue to write down what the Spirit of the Lord was saying. Within a half hour, a friend and apostle I know from Uganda randomly sent me a message immediately confirming this Word. Here is what it said:

Acts 3:19-21

"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, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until THE TIMES OF RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began."

Job 42:10

"And THE LORD RESTORED Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed THE LORD GAVE JOB TWICE AS MUCH as he had before."

"The dictionary definition of restoration is “to revive and return to life” or “to bring back to a former or original condition.” This definition falls short of all that restoration in God means. God intends to do more than bring us back to a former or original condition. Restoration begins multiplication! When you study the process of restoration, you discover that once the process begins, you have the right to double, quadruple, and even enter into a seven-fold completion of all of God’s purposes.

I decree a Season of restoration and multiplication. May you double, triple Quadruple and enter into sevenfold multiplication in Jesus' name." -Chuck D. Pierce
"Releasing the Prophetic"

Hebrews 11:1

"Now faith is THE SUBSTANCE of things hoped for, 

THE EVIDENCE of things not seen."

Joel 2:25-29

"SO I WILL RESTORE TO YOU THE YEARS THE SWARMING LOCUST HAS STOLEN

The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust...

 

You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,

And praise the name of the Lord your God,

Who has dealt wondrously with you;

And My people shall never be put to shame.

 

Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel:

I am the Lord your God

And there is no other.

My people shall never be put to shame."

God’s Spirit Poured Out

“And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.

And also on My menservants and on My maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days."

Romans 4:17, Isaiah 55:1, Romans 46:4