A new member once confessed:
Elisha, calvary greetings! I like saying that now although at first I was very suspicious of you...
Hmmm.
I love this sister.
Because of her honesty.
Truth is, many who come across our materials start out very suspicious.
But there is something WAY better than suspicion.
It is called: DISCERNMENT.
A gift of the Holy Spirit.
For instance:
If you wanted to know...
...the spirit behind anything, it is a spiritual gift called "discernment of spirits" that will take you there.
It is a super-precious gift.
One that all true prayer eagles possess (or should seek to possess).
With this one gift, they are able to spot fakes and counterfeits easily and
effortlessly.
Including --
- fake prophets
- fake suitors
- fake business partners
- fake friends
etc.
No one can deceive them at all.
Absent that, you find that many believers have nothing but suspicion to fall back on.
I mean they are SUSPICIOUS of everyone.
Including those the LORD has sent to help them.
There is a HUGE difference between
...
Suspicion and Discernment.
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A quick personal example ...
Many years ago,
a horde of "pastors" descended on our websites like vultures.
Everyday they would send angry emails accusing me of all kinds of unprintable things.
They were all MAD as hell.
One day I was informed they had decided to "report" my activities to a highly respected man of God.
One thing I could not understand was...
Why they were so angry at me for trying to help believers learn how to pray for themselves and their loved ones...
... Instead of depending on others who claim to be praying for them (without any results to show for it).
Anyway, I was secretly glad to hear that they
reported me to that particular man of God ...
10,000 miles away in another continent!
Why was I happy about this?
Because I knew the man of God operated in many of the 9 gifts of the Spirit.
I knew he would go to the LORD and ask Him about who I really was and what I was doing.
Something that those "pastors" were CLUELESS about.
So I waited.
I didn't have to wait long.
Within weeks it happened.
At his monthly program where hundreds of
thousands of believers gather for prayers and worship...
The man of God issued a stern warning -
a SHARP REBUKE - to all those people.
He explained what the Holy Spirit told him about us.
He warned that --
They were fighting against the LORD of Hosts...
Who is really the One behind Elisha Goodman
and Firesprings Ministries.
Pretty scary ...
For a believer to be fighting against God without knowing it!
Why does this happen?
Lack of discernment.
I'm happy to tell you after that open rebuke from the great man of God, all those attacks ceased.
Many of the former attackers even joined the Prayer Academy to learn what we teach here.
And very, very soon, they too were sharing explosive testimonies!
Praise the LORD who stands ready to vindicate those He
sends.
There is an object lesson here.
And it is this:
If you are a minister of the gospel, you may not make much headway in ministry without this gift of discernment of spirits.
A prayer eagle without this crucial gift may quickly become meat in the mouth of the devil.
Early Christians knew this.
The Apostles flowed in this gift.
The Prophets would not leave home without it (the one who did paid with his own life - see 1 Kings 13).
And --
This gift is still freely available to believers who ASK, SEEK and KNOCK until they receive.
Bible says:
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit with.
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom... to another discerning of spirits... 1 Cor 12:7-10
Let me encourage YOU today...
To do all you can to receive this gift that is freely available to those ...
Who choose to put their trust in Jesus Christ, and His Holy Spirit.
Be An Overcomer
elisha
PS: Inside the New Prayer Archive there is a section entitled:
"Ask the Advisor"
Tonight, after my midnight prayers, I will personally log in there to answer your questions and give guidance (as led by the Holy Spirit).
I'm doing this because many members have been asking for specific prayers to address specific issues in their lives.
Access here >>
See you on the inside.
Please go to the "Ask the Advisor" page.