so I just finished this book I was reading titled piercing the darkness. The author name us Frank Peretti. I have been told not to read it as well as i been told to read it that is very good. So I read it hehe hr has been one of my favorite christian book writer. Not that I read any others lol. So there are two parts to this book I think it piercing the darkness and then this present darkness. I must say both are really good. I recommend both of them. :) The books really put into light about the spiritual world going on that we don't know about. I say we because you dont have to be a christian to feel the spiritual but people out in the world feel it too. The book also tells a story about how satan wants to take control over a small town. There is a pastor that is one of the churches in the town and he is a bible reading, faith believing, on your knees praying type of pastor. One part that really stuck out to me was when one of the youngster got demon possessed and the pastor was praying for him and the demonic spirits that were holding on to him were lust, rape, witchcraft, addiction, and deception. As the pastor prays for him the demonic spirits speak through the boy. They say things like "we dont like you praying preacher" but the pastor takes dominion and casts the demons out. The books shows that there are angels as well and that they get their strength through the prayers of the saints. Towards the end of the book one of the high angels was fighting the big demon and he was loosing strength because the saints were not praying he called out to God to urge them to pray and as they did he was regaining his strength.
This book got me thinking, first of all there really is a spiritual battle going on that us as saints and non saints can't even begin to imagine. I think about those times, well one more recently when I made a stand to want to change and be a better Christian and I felt like I was getting attacked. Something was said and I knew it to be right. Logically I was in the wrong but emotionally I was trying so hard not to accept it. I kept saying I can't go back to my old me and react on my emotions. I can't pray for God to mold me and allow him to mold me. So as I sat in church I was boiling!! I had my claws out! I felt like I wanted to be angry and bitter and make excuses. I felt like closing off and not ever talking to that person or anyone at that. But I was fighting it so bad! Then I remembered the book how each demon has a name. So I prayed and prayed each and everyone of those unGodly feelings to go away. And it didn't go away right away. I had to pray all night!! Then I just said God I give it to you mold me and change me. After that I felt a sudden peace over me. The second thing I learned was that our prayers have power!!! If you have faith trust in God, He will answer your prayers. Me personally I have need and people I pray for that I have faith God will move. Not to mention that the sermon preached at church was on the power of prayer from a pastor from Russia no less lol so I took that and I believe with all my heart God hears my prayers and something is gonna start. I say that because I started to pray for all my Facebook friends and I know God is already moving things around just wait God is gonna move.
So I say all that to say this lol there is a spiritual battle going on for your soul believe it or not its happening. Ask yourself who do you want to have control over you. Also don't ever feel like your prayers are wimpy. I know I did at one time but God hears all prayers its your faith that he is looking for.
