I have grown weary of voices
that never seem to dim
my heart grows heavy
with battles I can’t win
So many places
I want to go no more
where fields of darkness do lie
where flowers grew before
now they simply die
Is there no place
where I can find
the mountain of prayer…
Scripture memorization is extremely important to me to help when I’m fighting against Spiritual Warfare, so, I try to dedicate a portion of my day to learning scripture. Tonight as I was writing down scriptures I came across a few that really made me question where our culture is today. It’s no secret within the United States sin is completely off the charts, specifically, sexual immorality and lust. But it’s not just non-believers, unfortunately, there are many Christians struggling with this same issue. Whether it’s adultery, pornography, fornication, sexually promiscuous or the issue of lusting, it’s sin and considered wickedness to God. So as I was researching this topic I came across this scripture which reads;
Flee sexuality immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but
he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know
that your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God,
and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price, therefore glorify
God in your body and in your Spirit which are Gods
1 Corinthians 6:18,19
It’s extremely important to remember who God is, He’s Holy, Divine and deserves respect along with our complete loyalty. Because He loved us so much He gave His only Son, the Lord Jesus, as a sacrifice for the penalty of our sin, death. It cost Christ His life just so we could be made right with God. If you’re a Christian please stop and think before you defile the body because scripture tells us God will destroy those who defile the body.
Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that
the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys the
Temple of God, God will destroy that person; for the
Temple of God is holy and that is what you are.
1 Corinthians 3: 16,17
Welcome to today’s blog post! I will dive into the topic of “spiritual audit” and how it relates to solving spiritual problems.
Now, you may be wondering what exactly a spiritual audit is. Well, let’s start by understanding the term “audit.” In the business world, companies often conduct audits to examine their financial records and ensure accuracy. Similarly, a spiritual audit involves examining our own lives with an unbiased lens.
As Christians, we are called to live a life that is pleasing to God. However, sometimes, we may face challenges or struggles that hinder us from doing so. This is where the spiritual audit comes in. It allows us to dissect these problems and uncover the root cause of them.
But unlike a business audit, the spiritual audit is not just about finding the problem and solving it. It’s also about understanding the underlying spiritual factors that may have influenced or contributed to the issue. Was it generational patterns? Or perhaps a result of our own sin OR an open door to the devil?
Asking ourselves these questions during the spiritual audit process can help us gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and our relationship with God. It also allows us to approach problem-solving in a systematic way, with vigor and intentionality.
Ready? Let’s go
As a Christian blogger, I am approached with questions on how to handle various spiritual problems and concerns. And let me tell you, I don’t take these questions lightly. I pray over the person and each email before I respond.
So, in short, I completely understand where people are coming from because I used to be in their shoes.
In 2012, I hosted a Pastor from Tanzania who was incredibly knowledgeable and had an answer for everything backed by the Holy Word. I became heavily dependent on her, constantly seeking her guidance and counsel at every turn.
But then, something happened. Her stay ended, and she moved on to other things, leaving me without my go-to source of spiritual direction. During this time, I realized the importance of developing my tools and skills for spiritual audit.
This post will outline my spiritual audit process, which is a method of dissecting and understanding spiritual problems in order to find solutions. And while I may not have a physical checklist to follow, I have developed my own strategy for tackling these issues in my head. I’ve attempted to write down this post to outline my thinking process.
As you continue to grow in your spiritual journey, you will also gain more confidence in handling these challenges.
Sometime back, I was dealing with a spiritual warfare issue that needed resolution. I initially thought of going to the courts of heaven, but using the outline below (in my head LOL), the Lord directed me to go through a season of consecration. I got BIG WINS.
Friends, don’t assume the Lord will always direct you to fast, etc. He may give a multi-faceted approach (fasting + declaring the Word + courts of heaven etc.) OR a surprisingly different solution (backed by scripture) to solve your situation!
By sharing my own experiences and insights, I hope to help others gain a deeper understanding of how to approach and overcome their own spiritual struggles.
Important Note: 
Please don’t view the steps below from a legalistic way. It’s merely a way to help you brainstorm and understand that YOU can confidently go to our Heavenly Father (through Jesus) and get a solution to your problem- with 0 earthly intermediaries. (Read Hebrews 4:14-16)
Scripture: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” – Psalm 139:23-24
& “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” – Psalm 51:10
These verses remind us of the importance of having a pure heart before God. They invite us to reflect on our inner selves and invite God to reveal any areas that may need to be addressed.
It prompts us to conduct a spiritual audit of our hearts and minds, allowing God to search us and bring any hidden issues to light.
While looking at an assortment of gospel tracts and reading them to ensure they align with the scriptures, one verse in particular really stood out to me. Now, I’ve read the New Testament several times, and as simple as the message is to comprehend, the Bible is very deep and complex. Personally, I believe God made the Good News simple to understand and grasp so anyone could experience salvation. But as I said, as simple as the message is, the Bible, God’s Word, is very deep. One of those scriptures is found in Ephesians 5:25,26 and reads;
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ
loved the Church and gave Himself up
for her, so that He might sanctify her,
having cleansed her by the
washing of water with the word.
The reason this scripture is so important to me and really stood out is, for approximately the past month I have felt like I was being washed on the inside. The only way I can explain it is, I felt in the lower stomach toward my back area like someone was taking a hose and spraying the inside of me. I could actually feel the water and at times could hear a voice speaking.
Since I didn’t realize what was happening, I would often rebuke or even cast out unclean spirits because I thought I was experiencing Spiritual Warfare. That is, until I heard the Lord say, Robin, why are you going against me? That stopped me in my tracks and made me think and ask, how was I going against the Lord?
Through the Holy Spirit I realized what was happening to me had nothing to do with Spiritual Warfare, it was the work of Christ. But until I came across this scripture, I still didn’t understand the full weight of what was transpiring in me. After reading this scripture I now know I wasn’t being attacked, but instead, I am being sanctified by the washing of water with the Word of God.
When we read the Word of God it becomes more than just words on a page, it becomes God’s LIVING Word and begins working inside us. This reminds me of the scripture found in Hebrews 4:12, it reads;
For the Word of God is living and active,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing to the division of soul and spirit,
of joints and of marrow, and discerning
the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Lately it seems I’ve been warring with the mind. Meaning, out of the blue a thought will appear out of nowhere that I know is not of my own. Which means, these thoughts are the result of the enemy waging war against me. How do I handle these thoughts? What can I do to fight against them? Luckily the Bible gives us information, but, it’s crucial to understand that;
For the word of God is living and active,
and sharper than any two-edged sword,
even penetrating as far as the division of
the soul and spirit, of both joints and
marrow, and able to judge the thoughts
and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
While I believe in the word and read it daily (mostly), it wasn’t until recently that I actually realized the implication of this scripture. Because during my difficulty, I prayed and turned to the scriptures to help fight against these thoughts and several scriptures stood out to me.
Romans 12:2 – Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
How can one renew the mind?
For me it’s reading the word daily, praying, memorizing scripture and applying those scriptures to my life. But I really didn’t realize just how important the Hebrews 4:12 scripture really was, till recently. Because, the very words have suddenly came alive in me. They’re no longer just words on the page that I need to apply to my life. No, the scriptures have absolutely taken hold of me in a way I’ve never experienced! Some of those scriptures which have helped during my warfare are;
Galatians 5:24 – those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passion and desires.
Galatians 2:20 – I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Knowing I’ve been crucified with Christ and He lives inside of me, I now have the weapon of the cross to fight against these unwanted thoughts or even temptations that often lure people away. Since Christ lives in me, He is in my mind, my heart and the rest of my body. So when a thought appears I picture that thought being held up against the cross and I see it demolished while reciting;
But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities; the
punishment that brought us peace was upon
Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5
For me this has worked wonders, so, if you’re being plagued with unwanted thoughts, unwanted temptations, letting your imagination run wild or trauma from your past. Try this technique because nothing can stand against Christ being crucified on the cross!
Transgender ideology is nothing more than a theology that creates confusion, hate, division and an over reach in our government system. I watched the Ketanji Brown Jackson when she was being nominated for Supreme Court Justice and it made me angry. Why? Because this WOMAN has NO business occupying such an important seat since she blatantly refused to define what a woman is.
So, let me define what a woman really is!
A woman is one who can have a baby naturally from her own body or she can be barren. She has two ovaries, a cervix, a uterus and two fallopian tubes not to mention her private area. The transgender ideology would have you believe that if a man “feels” like a woman, than he is a woman, if a woman “feels” like a man, she’s a man. If a child believes he’s is the opposite gender than what he is born, a cat, a dog, or a cartoon character than the parents should do everything within their power to ensure their child receives everything needed for their child’s FICTIONAL character. These ideologies allow anyone to create their own truth, but the fact is, there is only ONE TRUTH, and it comes from GOD ALMIGHTY Himself! The scriptures read;
So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created
him; male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:27
When you read this scripture it’s easy to understand exactly what’s behind the transgender ideology push. It’s simply Spiritual Warfare that goes against God’s TRUTH. Remember what the Apostle Paul stated when he said;
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this world’s darkness, and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm.
Ephesians 6:12
If a person of legal age makes the decision to become transgender, that’s their decision. All the Church can do is try to explain to them that God loves them deeply and God didn’t make a mistake when He created them. And each of us must learn how to deal with the burdens we receive. But ultimately it’s their decision, they can choose to work through it or they can choose to give in to it. Either way, the Church plays an important role for these young people. We need to ensure the Gospel is being shared with them before they make such a life altering decision.
The second option I believe all Christians can do is pray that God will reveal exactly what this transgender ideology really is, who’s behind it and will completely abolish it. Remember, Christians are called to love our enemies as well as each other. We do this by presenting God’s TRUTH in a loving manner. Because personally, I don’t want to see anyone go to hell, and the Bible is very clear, those who go against God, who choose to follow their OWN TRUTH will be thrown into Gehenna.
So it’s crystal clear these spiritual forces are actively taking steps to destroy what a woman is, what a man is and what a child is. These unseen entities are moving the hands of political leaders, leftist, elitist, atheists, church leaders, scientist, health providers, and world leaders globally.
They’re allowing these dark forces to work through them instead of holding sacred GOD’s TRUTH and celebrating what HE so wonderfully created.
For the past 6 months I’ve been hit with spiritual warfare worse than I’ve ever experienced in the past. I believe this is due to my intense study of the Bible and drawing closer to Jesus. And whether Christians realize it or not, demons can influence your everyday life. What many don’t understand is spiritual entities that are not from God or His Kingdom are nothing more than demons. If someone visits you in a dream that’s a past relative, a friend who past away or even someone you lost contact with from your childhood, you should be very careful interacting with this entity. Cause chances are, it’s a demon. This is exactly what happened to me yesterday morning.
You can believe in God and in Jesus, but, if you’re not following and walking in the footsteps of our Lord Christ Jesus, then, you’re susceptible to these entities because you don’t know how to fight them off. And this is exactly how the enemy works against you. If you’re not spending time reading God’s Word, you’re at risk, if you’re not praying daily multiple times a day, you’re at risk, if you’re not worshipping God, you’re at risk, if you’re not memorizing scripture, you’re at risk. If you’re not picking up your cross to follow Jesus, in the role of a disciple, you’re at risk.
Did you know Jesus called all His followers disciples? And what do disciples do?
Disciples are those who follow Christ, His teachings and spreads the Good News to unbelievers. Exactly what the Apostles did, preached the Good News, taught non-believers to repent of their sins, introduced them to the Messiah, the Son of God, the sacrifice Jesus made through the blood atonement, His resurrection, and taught them how to live a righteous life before God. Once those new disciples were learned in Christ ways, they would go out and teach others. And this is what the Church was commissioned to do. Discipleship never ends, it’s a constant ongoing job.
So, if you’re not doing these things, you must ask yourself, am I really following Jesus? Because these are the requirements Jesus Himself puts forth. And yes, this applies to women also although their role maybe slightly different depending on how Jesus chooses to use them. The reason I know women are also called to be disciples is this scripture, which reads;
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas);
she was always doing good and helping the poor.
Acts 9:36
As a disciple of Christ, you’re taught how to deal with these entities, how to cast them out, and stand Boldly against them. This is why this topic is so important because a dream isn’t always just a dream, a vision isn’t always just a vision, and a spoken word isn’t always just a spoken word. If it doesn’t lineup with the Word of God, it’s NOT from Jesus or the Holy Spirit. Ghost, spiritual entities, and demons are here for one purpose, to deceive! With Halloween this month, the spirits will definitely be causing more chaos and remember, even Satan can masquerade as an angel of light.
It has come to my attention how many believers are under attack lately. Spiritual warfare on those who truly believe and are not merely identifying themselves as Christians without knowing Jesus personally. There are some who don’t know Him at all or only think they do,
This post will discuss the tricks of the enemy The tricks of the enemy are insidious and can lead us astray if we’re not vigilant. The Bible reminds us that our adversary, Satan, is a sly creature who knows how to use the most vulnerable parts of our nature against us — he uses blindspots […]
Beware of These Sneaky Tricks of the Enemy!
I decided to do something a little different than normal so instead of writing about a subject that’s on my mind and I’ve been reflecting on for the past couple of days, this evening, I was lead to just open the Bible and select the first scripture my eyes focused on. The scripture my eyes fell on reads;
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 NAS
I see this more as a personal message for me. But to fully understand this particular scripture and how it may hold a message intended for me I decided to compare this scripture to my Amplied Bible. And this is the interpretation, which reads;
Arise [from Spiritual depression to a new life], shine [be radiant with the glory and brillance of the Lord]; for your light has come, and the glory and brillance of the Lord has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 AMP
When I read the Amplified Bible’s version of this scripture it really jumped out at me. And I knew the Holy Spirit was definitely sending me a message I needed to hear. Because today I took care of some household chores, watched a movie while playing an online game on my phone but once the movie ended I felt….bored…..listless. Guess I didn’t realize at the time but I was battling spiritual warfare, however, the Holy Spirit knew. It’s like He said,
“I gave you time to take care of your household chores, now, it’s time to get up and focus on the Lord.”
While I had no clue I was battling spiritual warfare, the Holy Spirit did so He sent this message in a way which I have never experienced before and one which I would understand.
Being tempted is something all of us has wrestled with and experienced at one point in our lives. And, temptation comes in many different forms, so, what I experience may be completely different than what you experience. But we can empathize with one another when someone is warring with the flesh because it’s a form of spiritual warfare.
But why are we tempted in the first place? Does God tempt us? Does He just leave us to our own devices to contend with it? Look what James had to say about it;
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself tempts no one. But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and and baited by his own desire. Then when the illicit desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin has run its course, it gives birth to death.
James 1 :13-15
So what do we know? We know God doesn’t tempt people because He is Holy. We also know that temptation is from our own desires of the flesh. Since people are of the world they crave worldly things and we’re often tempted by them. But look what else the Bible says;
No temptation has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience; but God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but along with the temptation He will provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
God will provide a way out, but the key is knowing who God is, doing his will, accepting Jesus as the Son of God who died on the cross for our sins and accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Then get baptized in the name of God the Father, in Jesus Christ the Son of God and the Holy Spirit. Because once you’re baptized into the family of God, you’ll receive the Holy Spirit which guides and directs our steps. And of course, start reading the Bible because when we draw near to God, He draws near to us.
God tells us He will not allow us to be tempted beyond our ability, but of course, that chose is “always” up to you!
Jesus the Righteous Path 