Prepare-for-War

the Lord speak to them because they are afraid of being deceived. They are afraid they will accept something as being from the Lord which was actually either from their own imagination or from Satan or his demons. I have been through this myself. I went through a terrible experience in this area shortly after Elaine's final deliverance. I thought the Lord told me to do something on two occasions, both within a couple of days. Neither one was the sort of thing that you could check out in the Bible as they regarded everyday activities. So, I went ahead and did them thinking the command had come from the Lord. As a result Elaine and I nearly lost our lives and there were some long term disastrous consequences. I was so upset. I went flying to the Lord and spent much time on my knees crying my eyes out saying, "Lord, you've got to give me some fool-proof way of hearing your directions! I must be able to always know instantly and clearly if I am hearing your voice or from Satan or the demons. I simply cannot be vulnerable to Satan in this manner!" Father's reply was strong and immediate and shocked me greatly. He said, "Then you cannot serve me!" "Why not?" was my shocked reply. "Because as long as you are in your sinful human condition you are going to be vulnerable to attacks from Satan. What you have to do is trust that I will honor the intentions of your heart to serve Me. There will be some times when I will permit you to be deceived and permit you to make mis takes and fall down. BUT, I will always be there to pick you up, and you will always learn a valuable lesson from the experience. I always have a purpose in everything I do. You will not always know what that purpose is, for I AM GOD." I realized that I had actually been telling the Lord that I was willing to go ow to fight in this very real battle with Satan,

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