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What a profound thought.. I'm liking it!

Praise God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I read your testimony I thought of this verse: For this I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38/39) By the way: to the site!

how good is our God. Just before I'd prayed for God to give me a song as my inside is just longing to be in His presence. Then I logged in here and the first post i see is this one. I love this song too. Thanks for posting! be blessed!

great news! God bless you, before, during and after the trip! Can't wait to hear the testimonies of what God's doing and going to do through you and your team in Uganda. Be blessed as you'll bless others.

Wow, awesome thread.. Only stumbling upon it now:) Hmm, this is the THIRD time in the last 24 hours that God is bringing Josephs' story to my attention..I'm going to look it up and read through it now. God bless you all!!

Thanks Connie! Yesterday I heard in my spirit that there's breakthrough in praising Him. Praising Him takes my eyes of myself and up to Him where my help comes from. I better keep my dancing shoes on..

Thanks so much Connie. The time you posted this must have been in the middle of the night here, but I woke up this morning with God showing me some concrete things to pray for. It's a step further.. I've also been delivered of things in the past without the help of outsiders but somehow i got myself cornered into thinking this was/is too big/overwhelming.. Duh.. (I know..that's a lie from the enemy I believed). My God is BIGGER. Thanks for your prayers. I appreciate them.

Thanks for reminding me of that:) It's very true. I know I have some 'holes' so to speak, that need His restoration so I'm no longer allowing myself to be trapped in this bullying so to speak...The comparison with a bully is a very good one, because that's exactly what it feels like. Also realizing I'm responding from my old hurt and wounded self.. That's where I need His restoration, that's where the strongman has built his stronghold, around old sores/trauma. Just pray I find His total healing in this area. I want to walk as the free woman He wants me to be!

I have been seeking Him, I suppose that's why I posted this question. One morning last week I heard in my spirit: 'bind the strongman'.. that's when I really started thinking 'well, how do I do that Lord?' I've been seeking to connect with a deliverance ministry but I haven't been able to find one in this area (i live in a rural area) It's a great lacking that I've been crying out for.. funnily enough originally not even for myself but for others i saw in need.. I have to say God has been good in using this circumstance for me to really seek Him and rely on His presence, but I've got so much to learn in that area still. A couple of months ago He said 'I am training your hands for battle' but I'm finding myself weary and worn and at the end of myself..learning to understand what grace is..(and very ready for Him to do a great work:) There's so much more to this, but a bit of a long story;)

Thanks Deborah, I'm very interested. Will pm you for more info .

Thanks so much Dove and Cholette for your replies. Not much time now, but will try to respond soon. God bless you!

How exactly do we bind the strongman in a particular situation? I've been praying for insight and I think I know what the strongman is in this case, but not 100%sure. I've been looking at verses in the Bible speaking about the strongman: Mark 3:27 "But no one can go into a strong man's house and ransack his household goods right and left and seize them as plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may [thoroughly] plunder his house." and at this point my understanding is that if I don't bind the main principality (strongman) the fight is endless and I'll loose terrain as quickly as it's gained, or pretty much.. It's a spiritual battle but I don't feel equipped/don't know how to tackle this before knowing exactly how to go about 'binding' this strongman. Who can share Godly advise/insight/experience on this? Thanks in advance.

Hi Usually when they talk about offices in ministry it refers to one of the five offices (from the five fold ministry).. Teacher, Evangelist, Prophet, Apostle, Pastor.. See Ephesians 4:11-13 11And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, travelling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers. 12His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body (the church), 13[That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him.

I knew God was telling me to break the door!