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How Demons Stop Our Prayers From Answering by highyo: 7:06am On Nov 27, 2012
I want to share with you from a testimony of someone who was saved, someone who had been serving the devil. And when that man gave his testimony, it so challenged me, I did not want to believe it. I had to go ten days before the Lord in fasting, asking Him, "Lord, is this true?" And it was at that time the Lord began to teach me what happens in the spiritual realm when we pray.

This man was born after his parents dedicated themselves to lucifer. When he was still in the womb, they made so many rituals dedicating him to serve lucifer. When he was four years old, he began to exercise his spiritual power. And his parents began fearing him. When he was six years, his father surrendered him to the witches to go and be trained. And by ten years, he was doing great things in the kingdom of the devil. He was feared by the normal witches.
He was still a young boy, but he was so terrible in the things he did. He grew up to be a young man in his twenties with so much bloodshed on his hands. Killed at will. He had the ability to go out of his body through transcendental meditation. And he could levitate. Sometimes his body would lift off the ground and stay in the air. And sometimes he could go into a trance, and come out of his body; his body would remain behind, and he would go out into the world, this is called astro-travelling. And this guy was used by satan to destroy so many churches, to break down many churches and to destroy many pastors.
So one day, this man leaves his body in his room and goes astro-travelling. He leads a mighty force of demonic spirits against this church. Now this is his testimony. His spirit was moving in the air over the church and trying to attack it, but there was a covering of light over the church. And suddenly, there was an army of angels that attacked them and there was fighting in the air, and all the demons fled, but he was arrested by these angels.
Yes, arrested by the angels! He saw himself being held by about six angels, and they brought him through the roof right before the church altar. There he was, and the people were praying. They were deep in prayer in spiritual warfare, binding and breaking and casting out. The pastor was on the platform leading the prayers and the warfare. The Spirit of the Lord spoke to the pastor, "The yoke has been broken, and the victim is there before you. Help him through deliverance." As the pastor opened his eyes, he saw this young man collapsed there. His body was with him, he was in his body. The young man says he doesn't know how his body joined him; he had left it in his house. But there he was in his body, he didn't know how he had entered in except the angel had carried him through the roof.
Now these things are difficult to believe, but the pastor silenced the church and told the church what the Lord had told him and asked the young man, "Who are you?" The young man was trembling as the demons began coming out of him. So they prayed for deliverance, and afterwards he began to share his life. This young man has now come to the Lord and is an evangelist, preaching the Gospel. He is being used by the Lord mightily in setting other people free by deliverance.
he said, "I appeal to you, pastors. Please teach the people how to pray." The people who don't pray, can be taken in anything, in anything by the devil, and there are ways that the enemy exploits their lives and their prayers. The enemy knows even how to exploit their prayers of those people who don't know how to pray. "Teach the people how to use the spiritual armor that God provides."
Then he shared how he led expositions into the air. He would go with other satanic agents and lots of demon spirits into the air. It was like a shift, you've got to go and work your shift. So regularly he had a time he had to go and wage war in the heavenlies. And he said that in the heavenlies, in the spiritual realm, if the land is covered under the blanket of darkness, that blanket is so thick, it is like a rock. And it covers the whole area. And these spirits are able to go on top of this as well as below this blanket. And from that level, they influence the events on earth.
When the evil spirits and human satanic agents leave their shifts, they go down on earth at the points of covenant, even waters or on the land at the points of covenant for refreshing of their spirit. And how do they refresh their spirit? By the sacrifices that people give at these altars. They could be sacrifices in open witchcraft, sacrifices in bloodshed of all types including abortion, including warfare and human sacrifices and animal sacrifices. They could be sacrifices of intimate immorality where people go into intimate perversions and all kinds of promiscuity. And these sinful acts actually gives strength to these evil powers. And there are many different types of sacrifices.
He said that when satanic agents are up in the heavenly realm, and the Christians begin to pray on earth, the prayers of the Christians appear to them in three forms. All prayers appear like smoke that is rising up into the heavens.
Some prayers appear like smoke, and it goes drifting along and disappears in the air. These prayers come from people who have sin in their lives and they are not willing to deal with it. Their prayers are so weak, they are blown away and disappear in the air.
The other type of prayer is also like smoke that rises up until it reaches this rock, but it does not break through the rock. These are usually people who try to purify themselves, but they lack the faith in what they are doing as they pray. They usually ignore the other important aspects that are needed when someone prays.
The third type of prayer is like smoke that is filled with fire. As it rises up, it is so hot that when it reaches the rock, the rock begins to melt like wax. It pierces the rock and goes through.
Many times, as people begin to pray, their prayers look like the first type, but as they continue praying, their prayers change and become like the second type of prayer. And as they continue praying, suddenly it ignites into fire. And their prayers become so powerful, they pierce through the rock.
Many times the evil agents would notice that prayers were changing and becoming very close to the state of fire, then these agents would communicate to other spirits on earth and they tell them, "Distract that person from prayer. Stop them praying. Pull them out."

Many times Christians yield to these distractions. They are pressing through, they are repenting, they are allowing the Word to check their spirit, Faith is building up. Their prayers are becoming more focused. Then the devil sees their prayers are gaining strength and the distractions begin. Telephones ring. Sometimes in the middle of very intense prayer, the telephone rings and you think you can go to answer the phone and then come back and continue praying. When you come back, you go back to the beginning. And that's what the devil wants.
Other kinds of distractions come your way, even if it means touching your body and bringing some pain somewhere. Even if it means making you hungry and you want to go to the kitchen and fix something to eat. As long as they can get you out of that place, they have defeated you. Pastors, you must teach your people how to pray. Set aside some time, not for just some casual prayer. They can do that the rest of the day. Once in a day, Christians should have a time when they are focusing wholeheartedly on God, nothing distracting them.
And if people persist in this kind of prayer and allow themselves to be inspired in the spirit and keep going and keep going, something happens in the spirit. The fire touches that rock, and it melts the rock! When the melting begins, it is so hot, no demon spirit can stand it. No human spirit can stand it. They all flee. They all run away.
Then there comes an opening in the spiritual realm. And as soon as this comes, all this trouble in prayer stops. The person who is praying on the ground just feels like prayer is suddenly so smooth, so enjoyable, so powerful and intense. And I've discovered at that moment, we normally lose conscience of time and other things. Not that we become disorderly. God takes care of our time. But it is like you lay down everything, and you hook up with God. With prayers going through, from that moment there can be no resistance at all, and the person praying will continue as long as he wants. There is no resistance that can stop him.
And after he finishes praying, the hole remains open, and he said that people, when they rise out of their place of prayer, and they walk out, this open hole moves along with them. They are no longer operating under the blanket. They are operating under open heavens. And he said in that state, the devil cannot do what he wants against them. And the presence of the Lord is like a pillar from heaven resting on their lives. They are protected, and there is so much power inside that pillar that as they move around, that presence touches other people. It discerns what the enemy has done in other people. And as they talk to people and those people are standing with them, they come inside this pillar. And as long as they stay inside that pillar, all the bondages of the enemy weaken.
So when these people who have this spiritual break-through share Jesus Christ with the sinners, their resistance is low. It is so easy to bring them through. When they pray for the sick or pray about things, the presence which is there makes all the difference. And this man said the devil hates such people. And if there are places where prayer is regularly being prayed through like that, the presence comes upon that place and does not leave. So even the people who don't know God, when they come into this place suddenly all the bondages are weakened.
And if someone cared to just minister to them patiently and with love, they can easily be pulled through, not by power nor by might but by the Spirit of God, who is present. And if no one bothers about these people, they come into his presence, they feel convicted, they begin to debate whether to yield or not, but if they are not pulled through, when they walk away from this place, bondages get stronger. And the devil tries his best not to allow them to come back into such an environment.
OK, now, you can imagine we were all sitting down, looking at this man tell his story. He was telling us the things he used to do and what he has seen. Then he told us what they would do to people who have broken through in prayer.
He said they marked such people; they studied such people. They dug up everything they could find about such people. So they knew their weaknesses, and when someone overcomes them in prayer and breaks through, they communicate with other spirits and say, "Target him with this and with this. These are his weaknesses." So when this person walks out of the prayer closet, the spirit of prayer is upon him, the presence is upon him, his spirit is high, the joy of the Lord is his strength. As he moves the enemy tries to bring those things that can distract him from focusing on the Lord.
If his weakness is in the area of temper, then the enemy is going to cause people to do things that anger him. And if he is not sensitive to the Holy Spirit, and he gets angry, then he takes his eyes off the Lord. And being angry, he feels so furious, and after a few minutes, he wants to put that behind him and move along in the joy of the Lord, but he doesn't feel it anymore. He tries to feel good again; he doesn't feel any good again. Why? As he yielded to the temptation, they worked hard to close the door upstairs. And once they restore the rock, the presence is cut off.
The person does not cease being a child of God. But that extra anointing that goes on his life, that presence that could do things without his manipulating anything, it's just cut off. Because the evil spirits seek out where your weaknesses are.
If a person’s weakness is sexuality, then the enemy will prepare people, events, something that will suddenly draw out that person’s intimate passion. And if that man yields to this temptation and opens up his mind to receive these thoughts, entertains them, then when he is through with everything and wants to move again in the anointing, he just discovers it is no longer there. Maybe you say, "That's not fair." Just remember what the Bible says, "Put on the helmet of salvation. Put on the breastplate of righteousness." We normally do not see the need for these weapons of warfare. But remember Jesus told us how to pray "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."
Every time you have a breakthrough in prayer, as you come to the end, remember you are still a weak human being. Remember you have not yet been perfected. Ask the Lord, say "Lord, I've enjoyed this time of prayer, but when I walk out into this world, lead me not into temptation. Don't allow me to walk into the devil's trap. I know the enemy is setting a trap out there. I don't know what form it is going to take. And I know I am still weak in certain areas. If I am just put in the right place, I will yield to that. Protect me, Lord. When you see me turning that corner where the trap is, just cause me to turn to the other side. Intervene, O Lord. Don't allow me to move by just my own strength and ability. Deliver me from the evil one."
God is able to do it. So if something bad happens, that gets your eyes off Jesus, just say "Thank you, Jesus." That's why the Apostle Paul wrote "Thank God in everything." Some things are not good. They are painful, and we wonder why God would allow it. But if only we knew what He is saving us from, we would thank Him. When we learn to trust the Lord, we just thank Him in everything.
And this man said that when you breakthrough in prayer, the answer will always come. He did know a case where prayer broke through and the answer did not come. He said the answer always came, but in most cases, it would never get to the person who asked. Why? Because the Battle in the heavenlies. And the answered may be hindered if they can successfully cut off the open heavens and restore the rock.
Then this man spoke something that really shook my faith. I personally had to fast for 10 days, to ask the Lord if this was true. So hear this. The man said that every Christian has an angel serving that Christian. Now we know the Bible says angels are ministering spirits to us. He said that when people pray, the answer comes in the hands of the angel. The angel brings the answer, just like we read it in the book of Daniel. Then he said something really tough; if the one who prays knows the spiritual armors and is clothed with them, the answer comes by an angel who is also clothed in full armor.
But, if the one who prays doesn't care about spiritual armor, then their angels come without spiritual armor. Christians who don't care about what kind of thoughts come into their minds. They don't fight the battle of their minds. Their angels come without the helmet. Whatever spiritual weapon you ignore on earth, the angel doesn't have it as he serves you. In other words, our spiritual armor is not protecting our physical bodies; it's protecting our spiritual exploits.
When the angel is coming, the evil spirits would focus and look at him and notice the areas which are not covered, and those are the areas they would attack. If he has no helmet, they would shoot at his head. If he has no breastplate, they would shoot at his chest. If he has no shoes, they would try to make fire to burn its feet.
Now, I know this is hard to believe, I am just repeating what this man said. We asked him, "Can angels feel fire?" And you know what he said to us? Remember this is a spiritual realm. These are spirits dealing with spirits. The battle is intense, and when they overpower an angel of God, the first thing they target is the answer he is carrying, and they take that from him. And these are the gifts that are given through the cults, through witchcraft.
Remember what the Bible says in the book of James? All good things come from God. So where does the devil get the things he gives to his people? Some people who cannot have children, they go to witch doctors and satanists, and they get pregnant! Who gave them that baby? Is satan a creator? NO! He steals from those who don't pray to the end.
In the Bible, Jesus said, "Pray without ceasing." And "when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith?" Will Jesus find you still there waiting? Or will give up and let the enemy steal what you prayed for?
And they are not satisfied with just stealing the answer. They are also interested in detaining the angel. And they start fighting him. Sometimes they succeed in holding and binding the angel. When that happens, the Christian is a victim on earth. They can do anything with that Christian because he is totally left without ministry in the Spirit.
I said to him, "Do you mean an angel can be held in captivity by demonic forces?" Now he was just sharing his experiences, and he said, they wouldn't hold the angel too long because as other Christians prayed elsewhere, reinforcement would come, and the angels would go free. If the Christian responsible did not pray through, he remains a captive. Then the enemy sends his own angel as an angel of light to this person, and that is where the deceptions come in. False visions and false prophecies. False leadership, leading and guiding and making all types of wrong decisions. And many times this person is open to all kinds of attack and bondages.
I left that dinner so troubled. I said, "Lord, I don't want even to try and believe this." It removes all my confidence, and my security. When I went to seek the Lord, it was ten days, the Lord did two things. He not only confirmed the things I had heard, he opened my mind to see a lot more that what I heard. And two, he led me to see what we are supposed to do as the things are happening so that we can overcome. Three important things.
One: how to operate with the weapons of our warfare. The Bible calls them the armor of God. It is not our armor; it is God's armor. When we use it, we allow God to fight on our behalf.
Two: understand the relationship of the ministering spirits-the angels-to our spiritual lives. And to be sensitive to what is happening in our hearts, as a leading to what needs to be happening in the spirit concerning us.
Thirdly the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not supposed to come as our servant, serving us and bringing things to us. He does not run to and fro to the Father to tell Him what we need. That is the work of angels. But He stands by our side. Doing what? Guiding us, teaching us, leading us, helping us to pray the right way. And when these things are happening in the spiritual realm, He tells us, sometimes He wakes you up in the night and says, "Pray." You say, "No! My time is not yet come." And He says, "Pray now!" Why? He sees what is happening in the spirit. Sometimes He says, "Tomorrow-fasting!" You say, "Oh, no, I'll start on Monday!"
But He understands what is happening in the spiritual realm. We should learn to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. He guides us in the paths of righteousness. Beloved we've got to stop here. Maybe tomorrow morning, we can talk about how we can pray through, knowing the battles in the spirit and how we can break through. How we can maintain our breakthrough once we have scored it. And once we learn this, it becomes enjoyable. Then we learn one thing: the battle is not ours; the battle is of the Lord! Hallelujah!
Let's just stand up. Look someone in the eye, and just think about how many times that person could have missed what God had for him. But join your hands if you can, two or three people, and just tell each other, "There's no need for more defeat! We can overcome! There is enough power to overcome! Jesus has already done the whole work." Pray for each other that the Lord will help us to overcome. We should not lose. There is enough grace, enough power for victory.
Thank you, Jesus.

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Re: How Demons Stop Our Prayers From Answering by Mcdondayan: 7:32am On Nov 27, 2012
thank you Jesus
Re: How Demons Stop Our Prayers From Answering by mrsheddy(m): 8:01am On Nov 27, 2012
hummmmmmm,,,I love you JESUS! Devil you can NEVER WIN THIS WAR!
Re: How Demons Stop Our Prayers From Answering by ASOROCKb(m): 9:39am On Nov 27, 2012
mrsheddy: hummmmmmm,,,I love you JESUS! Devil you can NEVER WIN THIS WAR!
For Sure.
Re: How Demons Stop Our Prayers From Answering by Nobody: 12:02pm On Nov 27, 2012
please all serious minded christian should read and know this cos we have at one point or the other fallen victim of this. we will overcome becos of his love. thanks poster...

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