Matthew 10:1, 8 [GBM]
1 And when he had called to himself his twelve disciples, he gave them authority [over] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely you have received, freely give.
Recently, I had a couple of nights where I was waking up at about three in the morning or the middle of the night, full of pain. The pain was in my stomach and my feet. It was so bad that there was nothing that would help.
I had taken pain medicine before I went to sleep hoping to get a good night’s rest. I wanted peace but I was still waking up with this pain.
And no matter how much I tried to stand against it, rebuke the pain, and rebuke the enemy, that pain was still sitting there.
Cause
Now I know that part of it, I believe was because I tried a different medication for pain. But the other issue, which I believe to be the main issue, was because I was highly stressed.
I could feel the stress in my stomach and my feet because the pain would normally run from my stomach down to my feet when I was stressed.
Usually, with this kind of stress, pain medicine doesn’t work for me and it probably doesn’t work for a lot of people either.
But just for talking for myself, it’s not a lot that can be done when I’m full of stress.
And the true cause of the stress that I was experiencing was because I’d opened the door to Satan honestly, and, there was a curse in effect.
Effect
While these episodes occur, I start to fear, doubt, and worry. Then stress consumes me and it doesn’t matter what I do. I can feel it strongly in my body and it gets me to the point where I don’t want to do anything.
I don’t feel like moving or working. I don’t feel like cleaning or reading. And most of all, I don’t feel like praying. All I do is pity myself and wallow in fear, anxiety, and doubt. Then there it is, my body begins to suffer from behind it.
On this particular night, I took more pain medication, but it did not work. I tried to worship and pray, and I could not feel the Lord‘s presence. I could not feel any change in the atmosphere.
It was just like I was lonely, and it was a cold world. Seems like walls were up, and nothing was being accomplished.
I was just speaking against the wall and that made matters worse because now I’m feeling like I can’t even feel the presence of The Lord to help me out of this misery.
Solution
Then I remembered that my spiritual dad, Les, taught us that the Lord gave us authority to speak to our bodies, and that’s what I began to do.
I said “Body listen to your master. You are well, you are whole, and you are healed. Body, you are filled with peace, comfort, and joy. “
“Stomach be at peace, relax. Pain leave my stomach now! In Jesus’ name. Stomach you are functioning the way the Lord designed you from in the beginning so rest in that.”
Then I went down to my feet. “Feet rest in the Lord. Be restored to the way that the Lord designed you from in the beginning. Feet be at peace. Pain be gone from my feet now in Jesus’ name.”
Outcome
After that, I felt everything coming back to normal and be at peace. I was feeling much better. There was no more pain.
And since it was in the middle of the night, I said, “OK I have victory. My body feels well but now I’m no longer sleepy so if it works with that, let me try to tell my body to go back to sleep.”
So I did just that. I said, “Body. listen to your master it’s time to go back to sleep and get a good night of peaceful rest.” And what do you know? I relaxed and went back to sleep, and I didn’t get back up until my alarm went off the next morning.
I slept so well that it was better than I’ve slept in a long time. I could not believe that I could speak to my body and get this kind of change.
Lesson Learned
With this change, there were three things that I learned.
#1 Even though you don’t feel God near, He is there. He is always there and always listening. Just believe that He is there regardless of how you feel.
#2 Healing is real for me just as it is for someone else. We can speak to our bodies because God did give us that authority to heal the sick.
#3 Close the door to Satan before it gets this bad. It’s much harder to resist the longer you let it linger.
Well done, Nakia. You won a real battle over the enemy here, and I believe it will stand you in good stead with future attacks that try to divert you from the Lord’s purpose in your life. We are often prone to turn first to the solutions of this world and the medical system rather than first using what God has given us. But when the enemy sees he cannot fool you anymore, you have a great victory.
Thanks Dad. 🙏
Nakia,
Thank you! I love this in its simplicity and revelation. This is one of the most effective articles I have read in a while. I hear every word and I will use it in my life.
Mark
Thanks Mark, This means a lot. I’m truly grateful for your feedback.
Thank so much for sharing your experiencesof of victory over the enemy here. It’s an awesome testimony, and I like your faith. Iam absolutely inspired. I am so encouraged to learn how you trusted your God.
It’s a wonderful experience, and I will surely apply what I learnt here.
Hi Ricks. Thanks for your feedback. I was in agonizing pain and nothing else would work. I truly learned something new that I will continue to put in practice.
Congratulations Nakia for the victory that you had in Christ Jesus. I am inspired by the way you dealt with the enemy. It’s a great lesson, particularly when it comes to dealing with an open door that mentioned here.
Amen, Thanks Ricks!
Wow, Nakia, this is a great testimony! I love how you got victory despite the pain and low feelings.
Next time I battle with getting back to sleep I will do the same. Thanks for sharing!
Sonja, thank you. I never thought to do this for sleep. I’m so happy I did. Please keep me posted if you do. I’d love to hear about it.
Amen Nakia. This is really inspirational. I understand some of what you shared, and it is exciting to see you overcoming the attack of the enemy.
I was blessed by this article.
Thank you John for your encouragement. I’m humbled. Glad it blessed you.
Nakia, just wow, what an amazing article and testimony you have her.
I had forgotten about this pearl of blessing we had gotten from Les, but I am so happy to be reminded, and now I am never going to forget again.
I am going to use it in my own life as well.
I was so blessed by your article, thank you Nakia.
Regina, a pearl of blessing it is. And A true blessing to have a teacher in Dad Les. It was about time for me to have victory in these areas. No turning back. I’m happy that it blessed you. I’m blessed by your feedback.
This is a wonderful article Nakia. Thank you for sharing this.