Jurisdiction in Spiritual Warfare
Jurisdiction determines the outcome of every conflict, whether it takes place in a courtroom, on a battlefield, or in the spiritual realm. Training, preparation, and determination are not enough if you engage in a conflict where you have no legal right to act. Authorization is essential. Without it, our efforts will not accomplish God’s purpose. Demons understand this principle, which is why they respond to some commands and ignore others. We…
Meeting Each Other’s Needs In Marriage
In the first year of our marriage, Denise and I explored the idea of creating a ministry for struggling couples. We thought we might host marriage workshops to provide other couples with tools to stay together so they could avoid the pain and suffering we experienced in our past. We enrolled in a class that would teach us how to facilitate these kinds of events. One of the required books for…
The Spirit of Rejection
Rejection from others does more than cause emotional pain. In some cases, it creates wounds in the soul. Like other emotional wounds, those caused by rejection can become vulnerable to spiritual attack. The spirit of rejection often gains access at the moment of pain, introducing thoughts such as: You’re not wanted. You’re not good enough. You’ll never belong. Some people encounter these thoughts after a father leaves. Others experience them following…
Spiritual Warfare: Praying in Tongues
Spiritual warfare takes place in a realm that cannot be seen with the physical eye. The enemy often works through circumstances, symptoms, and distractions, making it difficult to recognize the true nature of the conflict. To be effective, we need the spiritual tools that God provides. One of the most important is the gift of praying in tongues—sometimes called praying in the Spirit. This mode of prayer allows us to speak…
Supernatural Saturday December 14, 2024 – Question and Answer
How the Soul is Wounded and How It Is Healed
This is an excerpt from my book Emotional Healing Made Simple. At conception, God places a spirit from heaven inside a fertilized egg, and a soul is formed. When the soul is created, it is crafted in perfection. It is unblemished, and in a sense, it is like a clean slate—waiting to be written upon by the world. Every interaction with another spirit or soul leaves an impression on us. Our…
Praying Medic on Eljah Streams – December 29, 2022
Are You Authorized?
I had a dream where Jesus came to the church to check the credentials of people who were teaching about God. Those who were teaching without being authorized by Him were in trouble. His primary concern was authorization. A secondary issue was the content people were teaching. Many false ideas about God were being taught by people who weren’t authorized by Him. In the dream, I understood that along with the…
Power and Authority for Healing
Most of us have been taught that healing comes when we ask God to heal someone who is sick or injured. We pray and God hears our prayer and based on His knowledge of the situation He decides to either heal them or not. If this is how you believe healing takes place, I would ask you to set aside your beliefs for a while as we examine what the Bible…
The Orphan Spirit—A Dream
One afternoon my wife and I watched a Bethel video featuring Bill Johnson, who spoke on subject of the orphan spirit. It was a good message, but apparently the Holy Spirit wasn’t done speaking when I turned the video off. The message continued into my dreams. That night I had a dream in which Bill Johnson and his wife Beni were present, along with one of their sons. (I don’t know which one.) Their presence…
A Crash Course in Self-Healing
I’m often asked if we can heal ourselves, or do we need to have someone pray for us to be healed. Since there aren’t clear examples in the Bible of self-healing, I’d like to share a personal experience: One night, as I went to bed, I developed sudden pain in my lower back that radiated down the back of my left leg. I’d never had this type of pain before, but…
When a Spirit Interferes with Your Divine Destiny
This is an email exchange between myself and a friend named Anne Marie who asked for advice about ridding herself of chronic pain. She gave me permission to share her story. On March 5th, 2018, Anne Marie wrote: I have been soaking up as much wisdom and knowledge as I can through your facebook, mp3 and Yutube teachings, and books. I am also planning to take your on-line course very soon….