Overwhelmed yet?  If you are paying attention to what is going on in religion, politics, and culture in general, you may feel a bit (or a lot) overwhelmed.  Whelm is a medieval English sailor’s word for capsized.  Over time it became the term for drowning or being covered by water.

Today, overwhelmed has come to mean deeply buried in a dire circumstance, or completely taken over by emotion.  At the present I am not overwhelmed.  Further, I refuse to be overwhelmed by the constant information regarding the diabolical activity occurring in this temporal realm.  In fact, I reject the spirit of darkness that wishes me to be overwhelmed by the monumental satanic activity in our world today.  I refuse to join the cacophony of complaining voices from individuals that are overwhelmed in the world system.  For that reason, I don’t listen to talk radio and I am selective about what and how much news that I watch on TV.

I confess that at times I have felt overwhelmed.  However, I reached the point to where I realized that we cannot alter or dismiss prophetic fulfillment.  We can’t even stop the natural storms.  So how do we believe that we can stop the massive diabolical spiritual storm bearing down on this world and our nation?  Our only hope is to be prepared for its arrival.  Essential to that preparation is to have freedom from oppression emanating from the threat of satanic attack on our freedom, quality of living, and even our existence.  Therefore, as a child of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, knowledgeable about God’s word, I intend to overcome, not be overwhelmed.

Our journey in this world involves participation in the war between darkness and light.  God’s word does not inform us that it will be easy.  There is no victory without a battle.  Our attitude in the battle must be governed by our faith, not the size or ferocity of our opponent.  Therefore, we should not submit to forces or circumstances that make us feel overwhelmed.  Instead, we should remember that God is omnipotent and His Spirit in us is greater than the spirit of darkness.  We should remember that we are equipped to overcome evil, even if our only response to its aggression is the word of our testimony (Revelation 12:11).

The feeling of being overwhelmed is a signal that we need to get busy praying, focusing on God, and feeding ourselves with His truth.  We cannot afford to be weak in this harsh period.  There are too many forces that stand ready to brutally attack vulnerable Christians.  Satan is not a roaring lion, but the Apostle Peter wrote that he goes about as one, seeking someone that he believes he can devour (1 Peter 5:8).  The quickest way to attract diabolical entities is to plead weakness in the battle.

We should not believe that being strong is being presumptuous.  In my opinion, some of God’s people are hesitant to fully avail themselves of His power and equipping and make a strong stand.  They are wary of being associated with the heretical WOF crowd and other deceived ones.  It does not matter if heresy comes right up to the line of truth, we should not back away one inch.  We need everything God has promised us to be an overcomer.  Please read Revelation chapters 1 through 3.  Consider how many times overcome is mentioned.

I encourage every true believer to put on the whole armour of God with the sword of the Spirit and stand.  Light trumps darkness.  What’s the use of singing “Victory in Jesus” if we are not willing to fight the good fight of faith?  We must prepare our minds and spirits for the battle.  At some point, God will raise a standard against the evil storm.  Raising a standard is a military term that means to raise the flag of an army.  When God raises the flag of His army against Satan’s flood  wickedness, we will witness the utter destruction of evil from the earth.  Our Commander has never lost and never will.  We cannot lose if we follow Him.  We cannot perfectly follow Him with a defeated spirit.  After all, how can an overcomer be overwhelmed?

Over 4 million people purchased a new iPhone. There is a very long line of people at our nearest Apple store this morning waiting to pick up their new phone. Some people camped out overnight. For a phone. In a couple of weeks or less, you can walk into a store and pick one up with no waiting. 

To be honest, I cannot think of one material thing I can afford to buy that I would camp out all night on a sidewalk for. But I have prayed all night. I have gotten up in the middle of the night or early morning to pray. The reason is not because I wanted something material, but because I respect the voice of the Holy Spirit. And there is a consuming hunger in my heart to know God more, to obey Him, and to be in His perfect will.
I know that some people will groan at my next statement, but it is truth. When a man of God prays, often fasts, and boldly declares the word of God, not only do they not camp out overnight, nor are there long lines, but the great majority of people refuse to come to the sound of truth. It is indicative of a decreasing interest in God and His truth. Another god has their ear and attention. It is the false god that is presented by individuals such as the Osteen’s. That god exists to make us happy, wealthy, comfortable, and free from all inconveniences. He is the god of most professing Christians and god of the “Me” generation. They do not want the God that will purchase and redeem them from sin’s bondage, that they must surrender to, and for whose glory and pleasure they were created.

To be clear, I’m not against anyone wanting a iPhone. Get two of them if that is what you want and can afford. I’m just pointing out the disparity in our efforts between what we want and what we need. We have become a nation that sacrifices for what we want, but are increasingly unwilling to be even mildly inconvenienced for or even recognize what we need. In fact, we do not want what we need.

The new will wear off of the newest adult electronic toy very rapidly. However, we will still need God and even more so as the darkness approaches. Did Christ say to first seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness? Instead, the determined seeking is for an iPhone for a “Me” generation.

Whatever we turn our best efforts toward procuring is no doubt the best indicator of what we wish to fill our lives with. Whatever the desire is in our hearts will most certainly be reflected by our actions. How priceless is the pure truth of God! A few minutes in His presence is more desirable that anything this world has to offer!

So I turned on the TV this morning while eating my breakfast and learned something new.  Going through the channels I landed on TCT religious network.  They were having one of their telethons to raise money for their heresy factory.  As the piano player and the teleheritic joked with each other, the singers were crooning, “God is pregnant.”  Doesn’t anyone know what blasphemy is today?  As the song went on they sang, “God is pregnant with a miracle for you.” Really?  And how many miracles is God pregnant with.  There are a large number of people who need miracles today.  Are they saying that God is pregnant with millions of miracles?  Is He going to give birth to them?  Then what?

I have to wonder at the twisted minds that come up with this type of rot.  It is apparent that they do not think before they open their mouths.  First, God is omnipotent.  He does not need to become pregnant with a miracle to do a mighty work.  The idea of God being pregnant with miracles is vulgar.  Any miracle that comes from a pregnant god (if that was possible) is a baby demon.

Second, miracles only occur in the temporal realm.  There is no such thing as a miracle in heaven.  Miracle is a term temporal beings use to describe an event that appears to have been caused supernaturally.  Therefore, a miracle is not an object or even an event that God possess and gives to us.  It is an event God causes that affects us.  If one is terminally sick and God heals him or her, the work of God’s power is miraculous because there was no other way the individual could have regained health.  No object passed from heaven to that person.  God simply willed it to be, and it became as He willed.

Third, one does not have to do anything special for God to act on his or her behalf.  You certainly do not have to send money to a religious television network.  Every true child of God has access to the Father by prayer.  When we pray, God in His infinite wisdom may or may not decide to intervene in our situation.  It is not a lack of faith if He does not intervene and no amount of money given to TCT, TBN, or a teleheritic will cause Him to change His mind.

What the heretics and hirelings have done is fashioned a god that appears more like the false gods of the world system.  I’m wondering when they are going tell people to rub their Message “bibles” and say “abracadabra”.  God is not like a genie.  He is not a big Santa Claus in the sky. However, the heretics and hirelings portray Him as waiting with bated breath for us to make a donation so that He can pour out His power.  Instead, He is grieved that people who do not know Him are convincing people who think they know Him into committing simony.

I have said it many times before and I will keep saying it until I have no breath to speak.  This life is not about us; it’s about God.  It is not about conjuring up a god with positive phrases and money to do something for us.  Instead, it is about us being fully surrendered and submissive to Almighty God.  The Apostle Paul wrote, “For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:20).  But these heretics are insinuating that we can buy God at a price, and that He will glorify us in this temporal realm.  Not going to happen.  What is happening is these individuals are insulting the Spirit of grace and courting demons spirits.

As the decay of Christianity worsens, I’m certain that there will be more bizarre heresies and evil practices manifested.  How tragic that many professing Christians do not know better.  They only grasp a concept of God that results in them being manipulated by wicked people.  Not only are they being cheated out of a relationship with God, but they are being conditioned for membership in the church of the False Prophet.  If they had ears to hear and eyes to see, they could be warned.  Sadly, they believe that they are living in the miraculous.  Further, they believe that they have superior knowledge of God.  The truth is that they have no power, do not know Him, and He will declare from the throne of judgment that He does not know them.