Last night was probably the most intense, frightening night for some time....if not of all.

I don't have any real images - just me sort of -a nd I guess, a darkness - I really don't know....the only thing I'm sure of is my screaming, fighting and struggling to say my words....and the very last thing before I woke up - which was my mother in law saying - don't forget the money the extra $60.00 you borrowed - i think those were the exact words.

I can't remember location - although the night was filled with a lot of images both of old locations that I have lived and current people - stuff like that.

All I do remember is screaming that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD and JESUS IS LORD, HE IS THE SON OF GOD....at something. But again, as always the struggle was to get my tongue to say the words - it wasn't even that my mouth was being sealed...my tongue wasn't cooperating. Imagine being totally drunk, or just coming out of the heaviest sleep or an anaesthetic - your tongue just won't work right - it won't form the words you want to say. It was like I had a dry mouth full of cotton wool - my voice felt 'thick' my tongue felt thick and too big for my mouth. but I was saying the words....and the more my tongue tried to stop me with its uncooperation - or whomever tried to stop me - the louder and more adamant I was in trying to speak it out....scream it out. I think, although I'm not sure at one point a hand was placed across my mouth to stop me and I'm almost positive I was being restrained from behind by the arms. It was pure terror I was feeling - desperate terror. And over and over and over again I just kept screaming and fighting JESUS IS LORD, JESUS IS LORD.

I know I knew I was dreaming but couldn't break out of it. During my screaming and wrestling - I WAS wrestling I heard Malachi stir (I'm still sleeping in the loungeroom - he's almost ready to go into the big cot in his brother's room) - and I'm thinking - you've got to stop this - you're waking the baby - imagine what hubby would be thinking with my screaming and thrashing about - then I slipped back into it - I just couldn't get it to release me.


But - what worries me is it's not just spiritual warfare, but that I'm trying to prove my faith - which has been and is still being SORELY TESTED. Seriously tested. I keep feeling that 'desperation' creep up on me and it's really hard to stop it. Even after my "Hershey Kiss from God" smell event that I had Saturday. But that I'm not just trying to prove my faith to satan, or to people - but also to God...almost like a 'see - I do believe! I do believe'. I guess sometimes I feel that I have so little faith that I wonder if God believes ME.

I feel satan is trying to crush me - but I'm not even that big a danger to him at the moment. Although - and here's something interesting, tonight at House Church or Home Group - it's my turn to 'share' my story and stuff. But I don't necessarily think there's anything in it that should cause that horrible creature any concern. It really - in my eyes is quite unremarkable.

So that's it. THoughts - and even MORE prayers are very very welcome. I need to tell hubby about it I guess - but it took a trip to the supermarket and loud playing of Petra for me to remember this. I knew there was something I wanted to remember when I woke up -but couldn't until a song of Petra's came on - I think it's called Hit you where you LIve....at least - that's a line in the chorus.

MadMikki, I have had similar dreams to yours...where it is a struggle to say the name of JESUS. Its like I am being choked, but there is nothing there actually choking me...I do finally get the words out...and whatever it is leaves.

I wonder if others also share in this dream experience.

I will be praying that the LORD put a hedge of protection around you and your family.

(adding in a note:) This type of dream usually comes after I have prayed an intercessory prayer, before going to sleep...ansd sometimes even in my dream I am interceeding for someone else.

Sorry about the double post there - stupeeeed thing. Hubby - whom I made read it - I didn't want to have to speak it yet - came out side where I was putting potatoes in the garden and said....sweetheart...don't you know when you're about to do something big for God, satan's just going to do his best to stop you? Surely you realise that by now! Like the stuff he's doing with the soccer club - then Medusa ( thatt's waht I call his former MIL) sticks her beak in and tries to destroy it. Obviously I'mdoing something right.

I said - well I wish He'd let me know what it was! I've a meeting with the pastor today to arrange me taking over doing the church newsletter - and as I said earlier - at house church tonight it's my turn to tell my story - which - with all this spiritual warfare stuff that I go through and the smell events and hearing the voice of God and my dreams - won't be anything like converting from Hinduism.....but will certainly surprise some of the people there. But it's not BIG!

BTW - I like your rock and a hard place thing.

Just wanted to give you some scriptures...

Joe 2:28 ¶ And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. J30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. 32 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.


Act 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Hope this helps you...May the LORD bless you always!

Yes and no.....I can say what I 'feel' I've been told - or - that 'gut' instinct we sometimes get but can't explain, until the cows come home.....in fact one of the things I want to bring up with the pastor today if I get a chance to - is the home group. We're calling them DNA groups - discipleship, nurturing and accountability. That's all well and good but....there are some issues that I can't see how they fit into that sort of thing - like spiritual warfare! for one! I'm certainly going to be putting people's 'believability' to the test tonight....as well as that there's also the 'words' I've recieved - but there's no-one that I can go to who can say - well - this is how I reckon you should go about it etc etc when it comes to passing the word on. On the other hand - I don't want the strictures put on me like a church in this city has done to it's people when they've had a Word....don't say anything to such and such....when it was taken first to the senior pastor! And the point of getting a word for someone is precisely what? I know DNA groups are all over the place - it's a huge 'thingy' at the moment.....but I'd like to see our church - a baptist (regular not southern coz we is australian) church with it's feet still stuck in the last century in some respects where 'respectability' was teh catch cry - at least open up to this sort of thing - make it easy to 'discuss' instead of hiding it .

I don't know - maybe I'll be forcing open some issues tonight - or at least.....causing others to give thought to the aspects of christianity which in some circles can be regarded as 'off' or 'not the done thing'.

oh well. gtg - I've got 50 mins before I go and have to get the kiddies settled for their naps.

I will be praying that the LORD take care of you...I don't know anything about the DNA cells...but I can say, that Spiritual warfare is real. We are to fight the good fight of faith...Stand strong in HIM....I am still praying that hedge of protection around you...

You have experienced of what is called a sleep paralysis. I've experienced it too but I was not terrified but just a bit stirred in my heart. I woke up and my brain was telling my body to move but my body wouldn't coordinate or cooperate...mind you my eyes were shut and I was fighting my hardest to move and restore order in my body. Beside me I could hear chanting of some sort and then thats when I began to say Greater is He that is withing me than that is of the world..and I kept repeating in Jesus name get out. I was having difficulty over saying my words too just like you. It was like a spirit was holding my tongue from saying My Dad's name. Just remember to always rebuke the demons that are around.
for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

I wouldn't call it sleep paralysis - considering how much I was flailing about - and as time went on yesterday - I remembered more of what went on. At one point I got up togo to the bathroom and briefly considered hopping into bed with my husband......but I thought that he might get injured. When I got back into bed - I fell back into the battle. And in the dream I was seriously struggling to get whomever it was to let go of me - it's like I wanted to stand straight by myself - either that or start ripping eyes out I wasn't NOT moving - I was seriously wriggling to get out of that grip. I've had sleep paralysis before and it was nothing like it.


AT the house church - I realised something else. IT was the FIRST time I went into battle without back up. Every other time I've had to face that evilness and I've fought to say those words ( and always have said the words) - God or an angel has been at my back as backup. THIs night - I was flying solo. And I said to huybby when I got home - it's like - I've passed a test and had my first battle all at once.

I also said to my friend on the way home from house church - you know - if Laurel's husband is experienceing the same thing - imagine - a whirlwind is starting - those of us who are doing these battles are the beginning of a holy whirlwind......and satan's trying to stop it. Maybe - I guess - somethign Big is about to happen

Oh hon. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry you are dealing with these unclean ugly things.

God has a purpose in it... trying to teach you something.

Do all the normal things- annoint your walls, rebuke all spirits before you go to bed, play worship music all the time.

Ask the Lord what He wants you to know- or what it is that you have done to open a door (or someone close to you has done).

These things used to FREAK me out... not being able to talk, feeling suffocated and choked. I didn't have ANY sleep difficulties like you described until I really started praying and seeking God. A big 10/4 confirmation that once you start walking with Jesus "for real" you become a target.

They are powerless, as laurel says, to Jesus' Name. Even thinking His Name during such attacks is enough to get yourself awake most of the time. God knows our voice... even if we are just thinking... and will show up EVERY TIME.

YOU ARE CLOSE TO A BREAKTHROUGH. I suggest that you fast and get alone with the LORD if you keep getting confronted in your sleep.

You are close to something. HOLD FAST. The enemy shows up like this as a last ditch effort most of the time.

I love you! Praying for you.

Hi, MadMikkie...

I thought I would pipe in, if you don't mind...

I have battled demons for 20 years now virtually on a nightly basis. I have encountered very powerful 6-winged fallen seraphim; trans-dimensional “time witches” who have penetrated the “Time Gates” to attack me from the parallel time reality of Noah’s Age; Satan, himself; the False Prophet, Maitreya; the Death Angel in which there was a “death assignment” proclaimed against me; the demonic “Shadow People”; a 3-feet long black demonic scorpion that was about to pounce upon me in my sleep; a 3-feet wide demonic black widow that bit me in the night; and an array of minor demons as well. I'm used to their tactics. If I were to write my autobiography they would have to put in the Sci-Fi section of the book store, because no one would believe it. My life reads like a Stephen King novel.

Like Martin Luther, who received daily visitations from Satan, himself, those Christians who are a target of the Demonic Nature this is so because they pose as a GREAT THREAT to the demonic agenda, hence the attacks. Christians who are NOT a threat to the demonic agenda are not a prime target, for Satan has them exactly where he wants them, passively inactive. So let this be a clue to you that the Lord has really BIG PLANS to use you in a BIG WAY that will cause GREAT DAMAGE to Satan and the Demonic Realm.

Now, in your spiritual warfare be careful not to engage in the “practice of the presence of the demonic nature” where you become demon-focused, or even focused on their activity, for this is what they desire because it will feed their activity even more so. Instead, immediately evoke the Presence of Christ and the Holy Spirit "practicing the Presence of God” firstly and foremost, the rest will follow. Avoid engaging in “dialogue” with the demons, this too will feed them energy that will be diverted and used against you. A fierce command against the demons in the righteous indignation of tongues usually remedies the situation for me, or a wrathful curse in the Name of Jesus will break their hold. To merely say “Jesus is Lord” is NOT ENOUGH, because this is a Truth the demons are fully aware, already know and are in AGREEMENT with, thus this will not rid of them. Instead, you must verbalize an action command that they must obey, or curse against them in the Name of Jesus.

Remember also your "authority" and "position" in Christ, for it is not only ABOVE the demons and the entire demonic hiearchy, but your authority is also ABOVE Satan, himself, and they all must obey your commands. Jesus has the title of "King of Kings and Lord of Lords", but He said that His Kingdom is not of this world. So His title is not in reference to His authority over earthly kings and earthly lords. Consequently, who are the Kings and the Lords that the King and Lord Jesus Christ is King and Lord over? The answer is US! Those of us in Christ! We are the Kings and the Lords that are under Christ. And what is Satan's title? He is a mere PRINCE. What is higher, a King/Lord or Prince? A King/Lord is higher, therefore the Prince of the Power of the Air, the Prince of Darkness, Satan is BENEATH us. We have complete and total authority above and over Satan, and he must obey our commands in Christ. When the False Prophet, Maitreya, came to me, he had to address me in the following manner as he so did, "Hello, Your Royalness...", because those of us in Christ are the Royalty, the Kings and the Lords under the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Christ, Who sits at the Right Hand of the Father.

The demons are very dumb. One night while a very powerful fallen seraph held me in a head-lock where I had muscular body paralysis, the only thing I could move were my eyes as I laid there in bed under the demons power, it whispered into my ear, “I want to kill you, because you are the Seed of Armies.” I was fearless. Yet, the stupid demon revealed to me God’s incredible purpose for my life. So as these things happen to you, REJOICE!!! You are being raised up not as a mere Soldier of Christ, but as a Commander or General of Christ in this Great Spiritual War. And we know which side will win, don’t we?

Many, many blessing to you!

Victory in Christ…

THE SEVEN THUNDERS

THank you 7 - what an awesome story.

Although - most of the time upon waking ( i spilled cordial or coffee on the keyboard so excuse typo's the shift key sticks ) - I am 'with it' enough to tell the wretches to get lost. But - in this instance - because it hadn't occurred in over a year - before I had my 7 month old - it was like being shot or robbed - unexpected! I haven't felt like I'm doing anything spectacular. Yet - it occurred the night of the day I'd scrapbooked some of my religious poetry - Sons of Abraham in particular was the poem - I did the others the day before - and uploaded it to a couple of scrapbooking sites.....as well as the night before I had to share 'my story' at house church. I think the things that people questioned me about most after I"d finished and during - were my stroke - and my 'dream encounter' while in recovery and my refusal to die thank you very much - and my demonic struggles......although they also liked my encounter with Our Lord....which was an add on - I'd forgotten that it might bring hope (maybe) to people. MY concerns are that in our church at least people don't talk or think about spiritual warfare....I wanted them to know it existed. So now it's out in the open - or at least 7 other people know about it - and 6 didn't know about it before - what I've gone through - they can see that things aren't always 'peachy'. I told them what my hnubby said about the Lord and His FAther's task for me - like - it's going to be big or I"m going to do something big - and that's why they came and tried to get at me.

Oh, I've had subtle inteferences - but this was like comparing a bug bomb to a grenade - with the bug bomb being the subtlties and the grenade the SUnday night offensive.

The other thing I need to do now is to get it into my SPIRIT that I need to curse - well not curse (didn't think God liked you cursing even demons in His name) - but demand - order - whatever - these uglies to leave me alone.....to see them wither in the Lord's presence. But it seems so ingrained into me to just shout out those words they cannot say - that it's probably a psychological thing.....I"m not destroying them - I'm just trying to create a barrier.

I need to bless some oil.....and annoint the doorways and windows that are opened in our home to create a spiritual barrier and to pray a spiritual fire-hedge of protection around the house.....and be specific, that anything that is not Good shall not enter. In this, I need to prepare to do so....get in the God zone, and probably write down the wording so that I know what I need to say.

I have considered using lamb's blood - I have to go back to the original passover story to double check a couple of things - and may do that anyway when Passover begins.

I need to be strong! But more than that - I need to be brave and stop feeling like I'm an idiot for wanting to do this...that is Satan moving again...you know - a bit embarrassed to be doing it etc.

Thank yooz all for your loving words. It's wonderful - to know that others are also going through this - and in a similar way - coz it means that the Whirlwind of God is revving up.

Gee, MadMikkie, I had no idea of all that you have been through, my heart goes out to you. One thing you might consider, this is something my Christian friend Deborah down in San Diego has done several times where her and her husband and the kids do a Prayer March around their property proclaiming it Holy Ground onto the Lord, and while doing this she pours salt along the perameter of the property. Also, I know from my Christian friend Barbara that the Holy Water that one can purchase at a Catholic Store is actually "corporately" prayed over by the congregation and can be used to sprinkle throughout your home.

I had a jeweler friend, Monica, make me a silver pendent of the Hebrew Chet (Het), the 8th letter to the Hebrew alphabet which I wear around my neck. It symbolizes Divine protection, resurrection, restoration, healing, wholeness, rejuvenation, new beginnings, renewal, and super-abundant prosperity. I used to wear it all the time, I guess I should get back into doing so. But since I received it I have never been out of money. In fact, after being unemployed for a long time the week following when Monica completed it and gave it to me the phone rang and out of the blue I was offered an incredible job as a major designer/art director for a major Southern California design firm. It has to do with the frequency of the number and its shape associated with Christ (Yeshua) Whose number is "888".

In the Name of Jesus I proclaim PEACE and DIVINE PROTECTION upon you and your family. I will certainly keep you in the prayers of my heart.

Amen.

Good night.

THE SEVEN THUNDERS

I WENT and typed up what I WANTEd to say and asked THE Lord to bless the 'contents of this vessel' - poured oliveoil in a ramekin - then standing in the fropnt doorway did the Lord's prayer, then the prayer I"D written down asking for protection, hedge of spiritual fire - o heck - I'll copy and paste...hang a mo

Dear Lord,

Please bless the contents of this humble vessel so that it may be used as a shield against Satan and his army of followers.

Please give me the strength of faith that I need to perform the tasks you have placed in my path.


Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever, Amen.


Dear Lord

Please bless this house and it’s occupants and anoint the heads of those who enter this home so that they may share in your protection.

I Pray a shield of your Holy Presence across every doorway and every window and I anoint those doorways and windows that are opened to the outside world on a regular basis. I pray a mighty barrier of spiritual fire around this home so that no entity who is not on a mission of the Lord’s may enter. I pray a cleansing burst of spiritual fire throughout this home so that Your may evict the evil presences that may lurk in the darkened and unseen corners.

I pray that those who come here and are not of good intent may feel the discomfort of Your presence so that they take their leave quickly and those who are of good intent feel the calming presence of You when they take their leave and KNOW that you dwell in this home.

Lord, please forgive us our weaknesses and give us the strength to continue on in our Journey with you.

I ask this in Your Holy Name

Amen.


I ALSO Ad-libbed a bit too - when I'd finished, I then asked the Lord to bring up his hedge of spiritual fire.

I've done it - I believe it....although the nigglies are trying to stop me from believing it. I ALSo asked for a special blessing at the window of my naughtiest boy - because he's been not wanting to go to sleep, been having bad dreams and sleep talking etc - the poor kid's only 3! - so he's tired a lot as well because he's had such restless nights. I've given him over the weekend, a couple of doses of liquid phenergan - not full doses but half doses - he slept but was very restless and wakeful still. Tonight I GAve him half an avil tablet - i part to get him to sleep and inpart to clear up his nose - I THINk he's got ahayfever allergies just like his mum. POOR li'l boy. And he tries so hard to be good....but then it all just falls over and the naughty gene kicks in. Anyway - I've wondered if he's been bugged at all as well. The other's don't seem to be bothered at all....although now I THINK Of it the 2 year old has been restless a few nights and woken up crying. BABy twitches and squeaks in his sleep....hubby - sleeps the sleep of the dead! NOTHing wakes him.

MadMikkie, I'll be praying for you and your family. I was brought up Southern Baptist and the things that are talked about on this forum would never fly. I pray that you can find someone to talk to about this in person if you need it!

Since my husband is away, I have had "attacks" at night, I will be awake though. The last "bad" one was about a month ago, and all night I was just unsettled and I would prayed as I put the kid's to bed, and my daughter, (almost 4) would wake up fussing off and on. So when I got ready to go to bed, I always check doors, locks...then again, it's a little obsessive compulsive, but ya can never be too careful right?
I always pray a hedge of protection over us, around our property, my husband and where he is, but I was so unsettled. I just felt I had to go to all the rooms and pray around all the walls/windows leading to the outside. I kept telling myself I was crazy, but I did it.
Well my daughter woke up upset and went to sleep in my bed, (I was still going through all the rooms) and when I got to bed. I laid down and went to sleep. A little while later I woke up out of a dead sleep, and remembered I didn't pray my usual prayer that night. I speak these 2 Psalms over us. I just had this feeling of dread, so I prayed them and it would just get worse as I started reading, my head was spinning, it felt like it was burning, but not, and it was hard to get the words out. I felt terrified and so scared. I realized it was for my daughter. I was terrified for her for some reason. So I just kept reading I think Psalm 70 it was. Speaking it aloud. The feeling was horrible, I can't explain it.

A few hours later, my husband called, I think I just fallen asleep and I told him some of what happened and he just needed to pray, especially for our daughter.

I've never thought of annointing the house or anything. Like I said, I was raised in a "conservative" church, that sort of thing wasn't talked about or explained.

I feel like I'm fumbling through things, but I know I need to learn. I'm afraid for my daughter often. I don't want whatever "it" is to get to her one day b/c of my lack of knowledge.

I'm sorry I hope I didn't go too far off track! Just thought I would share my experience w/ late night attacks.

sounds great Laurel! I searched on the internet last night and found a piccie of the number and printed it......looks terrible coz we're running out of ink - the site - although I t hink is a Jewish Kabbalist site, actually has a little audio when the page loads that pronounces the letter/number.....and has a lot of information on it as well regarding the meaning. Kabbalism isn't just a celebrity jewish 'sect' - although they are a sect, they've been around for thousands of years and were basically the Jewish mystics ( from what I understand from reading last year) - kind of like....Well - I described them as like the 3 wise men....except they were jewish wise men. I also told hubby what I'd done when he got home from soccer training.

So - the only thing that I dreamed of that I'm aware of is that my boys were throwing things - a tennis ball this time - over the fence into the neighbour's yard and the neighbour told them off

And during those times that I woke up - a lot - we had me awake at 1:30, malachi at 2am, MIcah at 3am and Elijah at 4am who then climbed in to sleep with me. NOt a lot of sleep - anyway - each time I woke up I had a different Petra song running through my head.

You are just beautiful Laurel. Just downright beautiful.

My husband gets dreams like that and I have found that if I play worship music during the night on the radio ..he sleeps better..Of course the devil will attack anyone who is a threat to him..so keep up the good work.
Lord, I ask that you place your warring angels around those under attack, and that Your Holy Fire surrounds them and anything that is their's. Lord, I ask that you remove anything from their homes, and blind the enemy to the work they are doing in Your name. Thank You Lord for Your protection, and Your angels to keep guard of Your people.

You know can I say something...

Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [a]

2 I will say [b] of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."

I am not saying that I haven't had such dreams before but I find that when this happens it becuase I opened the door somewhere--- God's word says here that if we are totally dwelling under HIS wings then Satan can't touch you!

PS--- I would stay away from Kabbalah dangerous stuff... freemasonry and occultists, even satanists use kabbalistic magick, it was originally from Babylon and not Jewish.