1 Kings 8:39 says, "then hear in heaven your dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men”
God knows your heart. As in your mind, inner thoughts. The devil can read you like a book tho. The devil can show you a beautiful woman, and your mind will do the rest. The devil knows our hearts, he understands them. Our hearts can be evil. But only God possess the power to truly know you. And what your made of. Heart and mind.
Thank you, that actually clarifies a question I've had for a long time. At one point I was being spiritually attacked and it SEEMED like the devil could hear my silent prayers and then counter them with his own bs. But that was my own mind operating on the fears the devil had already seeded, taking them to their logical conclusions, operating within the framework the devil had set up there. It's good to have this closure on the matter, now I can have more confidence towards God in prayer. (I had been leaning more and more towards this conclusion but to hear it from someone else + a solid scripture puts me over the edge)
As my wife says a lot, say it out loud…to rebuke Satan. In Jesus’s name I rebuke you devil. Then saying out loud, give prayers to Jesus to rebuke this evil. Say it nice and loud so the devil gets a ear full. It works. I mean you don’t have to scream it and scare the neighbors…but basically use your voice.
Yea as a new Christian a few years ago, I didn’t know the devil couldn’t read my mind either. I felt like he was in my head constantly. I eventually learned through lessons or scripture and church that it’s was more me, my mind doing what it does, but being manipulated by the devil. The devil calls us by our sins constantly. Jesus would never do this. There are many videos that helps in learning to decipher “the voice” we hear. From the Holy Spirit and not the enemy. But we are hit humans. We have to have daily prayer and “walk in the spirit”, as Paul talks about in the Bible. When our focus is on Jesus more, it silences the evil that surrounds us.
Put it this way the devil has millenia of experience reading human nature and tendencies so essentially he's making really good guesses based on how we have acted in the past as well as his knowledge of humankind. That's best explanation I've ever heard
Thank God lol. So it's a one-way valve with that bugger. I wonder if it's a two-way for someone who is possessed, like the ones Christ cast the demons out of... is it possible for a Christian to be possessed? I've been told it isn't since we have the holy Spirit and the devil can't get near it
Lol when I first got born again I was of course into all these various preachers etc and they had me rebuking left and right like mad! Everything up in that house was getting a thorough rebuking! 😭 it was kinda manic. When I discovered "the Lord rebuke you satan" I let that stuff go, gave it to Jesus. That verse is one of the main reasons I don't talk to angels or demons or any of that now. Just my Saviour and Heavenly Father
Amen. Is it possible for a Christian to be possessed..hmm. I mean me personally, I would say no, for the reasons you stated, buuut, that one movie called The exorcist of Emily Rose. If you haven’t seen it, don’t watch it. I’m telling ya it invites evil. But she, supposedly, was a Christian, Catholic. And she got severely possessed. Show is crazy. I can’t watch it. I’ve watched it once since I’ve became a Christian and I’m telling you, I was attacked that night, severely. I’m a grown man, not any weakling, and I was the most afraid I’ve ever been in my life. Shedding tears and praying repeatedly to Jesus. My sins were being called all over me. The remarks I heard…and I mean heard. Not in my head. I’m getting chills typing this, so ima stop but. So I don’t know really. I would say no. The protection from God is to great. But we have to stay focused. Look to Jesus. We can’t fight these battles. But we can pray to the one who can and will, because he loves us so much.
Ah yeah I don't watch things like that. The closest I get would be something like Stranger Things, but even that was causing spiritual doors to open that should probably not be open. There's just no point beyond watching it to understand what the world is being fed, so as to help them later. Same with watching the MSM. After a while It'll degrade your mind that you are supposed to be renewing (Romans 12) so you need to be strong and also need a reason to be watching it beyond just entertainment or God-forbid, to actually consume the content as truths
I don't know why anyone believes angels can hear them? Unless they are praying out loud, of course. But even then, angels aren't omnipresent, so unless Michael is hanging out at their house with them, he's not hearing it. It probably embarrasses him that people do that.
I've wondered on that. Is there any scripture on it either way?
Quickly I found this for you.
1 Kings 8:39 says, "then hear in heaven your dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men”
God knows your heart. As in your mind, inner thoughts. The devil can read you like a book tho. The devil can show you a beautiful woman, and your mind will do the rest. The devil knows our hearts, he understands them. Our hearts can be evil. But only God possess the power to truly know you. And what your made of. Heart and mind.
Thank you, that actually clarifies a question I've had for a long time. At one point I was being spiritually attacked and it SEEMED like the devil could hear my silent prayers and then counter them with his own bs. But that was my own mind operating on the fears the devil had already seeded, taking them to their logical conclusions, operating within the framework the devil had set up there. It's good to have this closure on the matter, now I can have more confidence towards God in prayer. (I had been leaning more and more towards this conclusion but to hear it from someone else + a solid scripture puts me over the edge)
As my wife says a lot, say it out loud…to rebuke Satan. In Jesus’s name I rebuke you devil. Then saying out loud, give prayers to Jesus to rebuke this evil. Say it nice and loud so the devil gets a ear full. It works. I mean you don’t have to scream it and scare the neighbors…but basically use your voice. Yea as a new Christian a few years ago, I didn’t know the devil couldn’t read my mind either. I felt like he was in my head constantly. I eventually learned through lessons or scripture and church that it’s was more me, my mind doing what it does, but being manipulated by the devil. The devil calls us by our sins constantly. Jesus would never do this. There are many videos that helps in learning to decipher “the voice” we hear. From the Holy Spirit and not the enemy. But we are hit humans. We have to have daily prayer and “walk in the spirit”, as Paul talks about in the Bible. When our focus is on Jesus more, it silences the evil that surrounds us.
Put it this way the devil has millenia of experience reading human nature and tendencies so essentially he's making really good guesses based on how we have acted in the past as well as his knowledge of humankind. That's best explanation I've ever heard
he would have to be omniscient in order to hear your silent prayers. he isn't.
Thank God lol. So it's a one-way valve with that bugger. I wonder if it's a two-way for someone who is possessed, like the ones Christ cast the demons out of... is it possible for a Christian to be possessed? I've been told it isn't since we have the holy Spirit and the devil can't get near it
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Lol when I first got born again I was of course into all these various preachers etc and they had me rebuking left and right like mad! Everything up in that house was getting a thorough rebuking! 😭 it was kinda manic. When I discovered "the Lord rebuke you satan" I let that stuff go, gave it to Jesus. That verse is one of the main reasons I don't talk to angels or demons or any of that now. Just my Saviour and Heavenly Father
Amen. Is it possible for a Christian to be possessed..hmm. I mean me personally, I would say no, for the reasons you stated, buuut, that one movie called The exorcist of Emily Rose. If you haven’t seen it, don’t watch it. I’m telling ya it invites evil. But she, supposedly, was a Christian, Catholic. And she got severely possessed. Show is crazy. I can’t watch it. I’ve watched it once since I’ve became a Christian and I’m telling you, I was attacked that night, severely. I’m a grown man, not any weakling, and I was the most afraid I’ve ever been in my life. Shedding tears and praying repeatedly to Jesus. My sins were being called all over me. The remarks I heard…and I mean heard. Not in my head. I’m getting chills typing this, so ima stop but. So I don’t know really. I would say no. The protection from God is to great. But we have to stay focused. Look to Jesus. We can’t fight these battles. But we can pray to the one who can and will, because he loves us so much.
It sounds like you experienced demonic oppression, rather than possession.
Ah yeah I don't watch things like that. The closest I get would be something like Stranger Things, but even that was causing spiritual doors to open that should probably not be open. There's just no point beyond watching it to understand what the world is being fed, so as to help them later. Same with watching the MSM. After a while It'll degrade your mind that you are supposed to be renewing (Romans 12) so you need to be strong and also need a reason to be watching it beyond just entertainment or God-forbid, to actually consume the content as truths
I don't know why anyone believes angels can hear them? Unless they are praying out loud, of course. But even then, angels aren't omnipresent, so unless Michael is hanging out at their house with them, he's not hearing it. It probably embarrasses him that people do that.
😂😂😂 If friggin archangel Michael actually did show up I bet they'd stop doing that. I hear he's a scary guy 😬