What was Hannah's Protection and Armor

²⁰Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD." And they went to their own home.

 ²¹The LORD visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters And the boy Samuel grew before the LORD.

i gave my first born to the Lord. He was taken from me. and given away. by 'good' people.

i then had three sons. and in between there, january 1987. february 1988. i had two daughters.each one was sacrificed to the spirit of Jezebel, the Molech of our modern age. sure, i had acceptance by that moral standpoint. but no man ever wanted to be responsble for what he had created in my life.

what i never had was the love of a good and godly man. to sustain to grow to minister.

is it any wonder that the hardness of heart and the wounds killed me? killed my spirit. adn the death of my daughters was a direct act of that pirnicipality to destroy me and my witness and the testimony of the lord in the life HE created.

and i ask you Lord, why was there never a man like that for me? Until now. But he does not think that he is. bEcause he can only see what i am not? or cannot see past his deepest longing.

You give me what YOU want me to have, who, when, where. and THAT man will see what i am. not just what i i will become.

Hannah is my hero. and so is Naomi. and so is Rahab. and so is Esther. and so it Hosea, who had the most apostate wife ever and grew her into a woman.

COMMENTARY ON THIS:

Chapter 2

In this chapter we have, I. Hannah's song of thanksgiving to God for his favour to her in giving her Samuel (v. 1-10). II. Their return to their family, with Eli's blessing (v. 11, 20). The increase of their family (v. 21). Samuel's growth and improvement (v. 11, 18, 21, 26), and the care Hannah took to clothe him (v. 19). III. The great wickedness of Eli's sons (v. 12-17, 22). IV. The over-mild reproof that Eli gave them for it (v. 23-25). V. The justly dreadful message God sent him by a prophet, threatening the ruin of his family for the wickedness of his sons (v. 27-36).

Verses 1-10

We have here Hannah's thanksgiving, dictated, not only by the spirit of prayer, but by the spirit of prophecy. Her petition for the mercy she desired we had before (ch. 1:11), and here we have her return of praise; in both out of the abundance of a heart deeply affected (in the former with her own wants, and in the latter with God's goodness) her mouth spoke. Observe in general, 1. When she had received mercy from God she owned it, with thankfulness to his praise. Not like the nine lepers, Lu. 17:17. Praise is our rent, our tribute. We are unjust if we do not pay it. 2. The mercy she had received was an answer to prayer, and therefore she thought herself especially obliged to give thanks for it. What we win by prayer we may wear with comfort, and must wear with praise. 3. Her thanksgiving is here called a prayer: Hannah prayed; for thanksgiving is an essential part of prayer. In every address to God we must express a grateful regard to him as our benefactor. Nay, and thanksgiving for mercies received shall be accepted as a petition for further mercy. 4. From this particular mercy which she had received from God she takes occasion, with an elevated and enlarged heart, to speak glorious things of God and of his government of the world for the good of his church. Whatever at any time gives rise to our praises in this manner they should be raised. 5. Her prayer was mental. Her voice was not heard; but in her thanksgiving she spoke, that all might hear her. She made her supplication with groanings that could not be uttered, but now her lips were opened to show forth God's praise. 6. This thanksgiving is here left upon record for the encouragement of those of the weaker sex to attend the throne of grace. God will regard their prayers and praises. The virgin Mary's song has great affinity with this of Hannah, Lu. 1:46. Three things we have in this thanksgiving:-

I. Hannah's triumph in God, in his glorious perfections, and the great things he had done for her, v. 1-3. Observe,

1. What great things she says of God. She takes little notice of the particular mercy she was now rejoicing in, does not commend Samuel for the prettiest child, the most toward and sensible for his age that she ever saw, as fond parents are too apt to do. No, she overlooks the gift, and praises the giver; whereas most forget the giver and fasten only on the gift. Every stream should lead us to the fountain; and the favours we receive from God should raise our admiration of the infinite perfections there are in God. There may be other Samuels, but no other Jehovah. There is none beside thee. Note, God is to be praised as a peerless being, and of unparalleled perfection. This glory is due unto his name, to own not only that there is none like him, but that there is none besides him. All others were pretenders, Ps. 18:31. Four of God's glorious attributes Hannah here celebrates the glory of:-(1.) His unspotted purity. This is that attribute which is most praised in the upper world, by those that always behold his face, Isa. 6:3; Rev. 4:8. When Israel triumphed over the Egyptians God was praised as glorious in holiness, Ex. 15:11. So here, in Hannah's triumph, There is none holy as the Lord. It is the rectitude of his nature, his infinite agreement with himself, and the equity of his government and judgment in all the administrations of both. At the remembrance of this we ought to give thanks. (2.) His almighty power: Neither is there any rock (or any strength, for so the word is sometimes rendered) like our God. Hannah had experienced a mighty support by staying herself upon him, and therefore speaks as she had found, and seems to refer to that of Moses, Deu. 32:31. (3.) His unsearchable wisdom: The Lord, the Judge of all, is a God of knowledge; he clearly and perfectly sees into the character of every person and the merits of every cause, and he gives knowledge and understanding to those that seek them of him. (4.) His unerring justice: By him actions are weighed. His own are so, in his eternal counsels; the actions of the children of men are so, in the balances of his judgment, so that he will render to every man according to his work, and is not mistaken in what any man is or does.

2. How she solaces herself in these things. What we give God the glory of we may take the comfort of. Hannah does so, (1.) In holy joy: My heart rejoiceth in the Lord; not so much in her son as in her God; he is to be the gladness of our joy (Ps. 43:4), and our joy must not terminate in any thing short of him: "I rejoice in thy salvation; not only in this particular favour to me, but in the salvation of thy people Israel, those salvations especially which this child will be an instrument of, and that, above all, by Christ, which those are but the types of." (2.) In holy triumph: "My horn is exalted; not only is my reputation saved by my having a son, but greatly raised by having such a son." We read of some of the singers whom David appointed to lift up the horn, an instrument of music, in praising God (1 Chr. 25:5), so that, My horn is exalted means this, "My praises are very much elevated to an unusual strain." Exalted in the Lord; God is to have the honour of all our exaltations, and in him must we triumph. My mouth is enlarged, that is, "Now I have wherewith to answer those that reproached me." He that has his quiver full of arrows, his house full of children, shall not be ashamed to speak with the enemy in the gate, Ps. 127:5.

3. How she herewith silences those that set up themselves as rivals with God and rebels against him (v. 3): Talk no more so exceedingly proudly. Let not Peninnah and her children upbraid her any more with her confidence in God and praying to him: at length she found it not in vain. See Mic. 7:10, Then she that is my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her that said, Where is thy God? Or perhaps it was below her to take so much notice of Peninnah, and her malice, in this song; but this is intended as a check to the insolence of the Philistines, and other enemies of God and Israel, that set their mouth against the heavens, Ps. 73:9. "Let this put them to silence and shame; he that has thus judged for me against my adversary will judge for his people against all theirs."

II. The notice she takes of the wisdom and sovereignty of the divine providence, in its disposals of the affairs of the children of men; such are the vicissitudes of them, and such the strange and sudden turns and revolutions of them, that it is often found a very short step between the height of prosperity and the depth of adversity. God has not only set the one over against the other (Eccl. 7:14), but the one very near the other, and no gulf fixed between them, that we may rejoice as though we rejoiced not and weep as though we wept not.

1. The strong are soon weakened and the weak are soon strengthened, when God pleases, v. 4. On the one hand, if he speak the word, the bows of the mighty men are broken; they are disarmed, disabled to do as they have before done and as they have designed to do. Those have been worsted in battle who seemed upon all accounts to have the advantage on their side, and thought themselves sure of victory. See Ps. 46:9; 37:15, 17. Particular persons are soon weakened by sickness and age, and they find that the bow does not long abide in strength; many a mighty man who has gloried in his might has found it a deceitful bow, that failed him when he trusted to it. On the other hand, if the Lord speak the word, those who stumble through weakness, who were so feeble that they could not go straight or steady, are girded with strength, in body and mind, and are able to bring great things to pass. Those who were weakened by sickness return to their vigour (Job 33:25), and those who were brought down by sorrow shall recover their comfort, which will confirm the weak hands and the feeble knees, Isa. 35:3. Victory turns in favour of that side that was given up for gone, and even the lame take the prey, Isa. 33:23.

2. The rich are soon impoverished and the poor strangely enriched on a sudden, v. 5. Providence sometimes does so blast men's estates and cross their endeavours, and with a fire not blown consume their increase, that those who were full (their barns full, and their bags full, their houses full of good things, Job 22:18, and their bellies full of these hidden treasures, Ps. 17:14) have been reduced to such straits and extremities as to want the necessary supports of life, and to hire out themselves for bread, and they must dig, since to beg they are ashamed. Riches flee away (Prov. 23:5), and leave those miserable who, when they had them, placed their happiness in them. To those that have been full and free poverty must needs be doubly grievous. But, on the other hand, sometimes Providence so orders it that those who are hungry cease, that is, cease to hire out themselves for bread as they have done. Having, by God's blessing on their industry, got beforehand in the world, and enough to live upon at ease, they shall hunger no more, not thirst any more. This is not to be ascribed to fortune, nor merely to men's wisdom or folly. Riches are not to men of understanding, nor favour to men of skill (Eccl. 9:11), nor is it always men's own fault that they become poor, but (v. 7) the Lord maketh some poor and maketh others rich; the impoverishing of one is the enriching of another, and it is God's doing. To some he gives power to get wealth, from others he takes away power to keep the wealth they have. Are we poor? God made us poor, which is a good reason why we should be content, and reconcile ourselves to our condition. Are we rich? God made us rich, which is a good reason why we should be thankful, and serve him cheerfully in the abundance of good things he gives us. It may be understood of the same person; those that were rich God makes poor, and after awhile makes rich again, as Job; he gave, he takes away, and then gives again. Let not the rich be proud and secure, for God can soon make them poor; let not the poor despond and despair, for God can in due time enrich them again.

3. Empty families are replenished and numerous families diminished and made few. This is the instance that comes close to the occasion of the thanksgiving: The barren hath borne seven, meaning herself, for, though at present she had but one son, yet that one being a Nazarite, devoted to God and employed in his immediate service, he was to her as good as seven. Or it is the language of her faith. Now that she had one she hoped for more, and was not disappointed; she had five more (v. 21), so that if we reckon Samuel but for two, as we well may, she has the number she promised herself: the barren hath borne seven, while, on the other hand, she that hath many children has waxed feeble, and hath left bearing. She says no more. Peninnah is now mortified and crest-fallen. The tradition of the Jews is that when Hannah bore one child Peninnah buried two. There are many instances both of the increase of families that were inconsiderable and the extinguishing of families that made a figure, Job 22:23; Ps. 107:38, etc.

4. God is the sovereign Lord of life and death (v. 6): The Lord killeth and maketh alive. Understand it, (1.) Of God's sovereign dominion and universal agency, in the lives and deaths of the children of men. He presides in births and burials. Whenever any die it is God that directs the arrows of death. The Lord killeth. Death is his messenger, strikes whom and when he bids; none are brought to the dust but it is he that brings them down, for in his hand are the keys of death and the grave, Rev. 1:18. Whenever any are born it is he that makes them alive. None knows what is the way of the spirit, but this we know, that it comes from the Father of spirits. Whenever any are recovered from sickness, and delivered from imminent perils, it is God that bringeth up; for to him belong the issues from death. (2.) Of the distinction he makes between some and others: He killeth some, and maketh, that is, keepeth, others alive that were in the same danger (in war, suppose, or pestilence), two in a bed together, it may be, one taken by death and the other left alive. Even so, Father, because it seemed good in thy eyes. Some that were most likely to live are brought down to the grave, and others that were as likely to die are brought up; for living and dying do not go by likelihoods. God's providences towards some are killing, ruining to their comforts, and towards others at the same time reviving. (3.) Of the change he makes with one and the same person: He killeth and bringeth down to the grave, that is, he brings even to death's door, and then revives and raises up, when even life was despaired of and a sentence of death received, 2 Co. 1:8, 9. He turns to destruction, and then says, Return, Ps. 110:3. Nothing is too hard for God to do, no, not the quickening of the dead, and putting life into dry bones.

5. Advancement and abasement are both from him. He brings some low and lifts up others (v. 7), humbles the proud and gives grace and honour to the lowly, lays those in the dust that would vie with the God above them and trample upon all about them (Job 40:12, 13), but lifts up those with his salvation that humble themselves before him, Jam. 4:10. Or it may be understood of the same persons: those whom he had brought low, when they are sufficiently humbled, he lifteth up. This is enlarged upon, v. 8. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, a low and mean condition, nay, from the dunghill, a base and servile condition, loathed, and despised, to set them among princes. See Ps. 113:7, 8. Promotion comes not by chance, but from the counsel of God, which often prefers those that were very unlikely and that men thought very unworthy. Joseph and Daniel, Moses and David, were thus strangely advanced, from a prison to a palace, from a sheep-hook to a sceptre. The princes they are set among may be tempted to disdain them, but God can establish the honour which he gives thus surprisingly, and make them even to inherit the throne of glory. Let not those whom Providence has thus preferred be upbraided with the dust and dunghill they are raised out of, for the meaner their beginnings were the more they are favoured, and God is glorified, in their advancement, if it be by lawful and honourable means.

6. A reason is given for all these dispensations which obliges us to acquiesce in them, how surprising soever they are: For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's. (1.) If we understand this literally, it intimates God's almighty power, which cannot be controlled. He upholds the whole creation, founded the earth, and still sustains it by the word of his power. What cannot he do in the affairs of families and kingdoms, far beyond our conception and expectation, who hangs the earth upon nothing? Job 26:7. But, (2.) If we understand it figuratively, it intimates his incontestable sovereignty, which cannot be disputed. The princes and great ones of the earth, the directors of states and governments, are the pillars of the earth, Ps. 75:3. On these hinges the affairs of the world seem to turn, but they are the Lord's, Ps. 47:9. From him they have their power, and therefore he may advance whom he pleases; and who may say, What doest thou?

III. A prediction of the preservation and advancement of all God's faithful friends, and the destruction of all his and their enemies. Having testified her joyful triumph in what God had done, and is doing, she concludes with joyful hopes of what he would do, v. 9, 10. Pious affections (says bishop Patrick) in those days rose many times to the height of prophecy, whereby God continued in that nation his true religion, in the midst of their idolatrous inclinations. This prophecy may refer, 1. More immediately to the government of Israel by Samuel, and by David whom he was employed to anoint. The Israelites, God's saints, should be protected and delivered; the Philistines, their enemies, should be conquered and subdued, and particularly by thunder, ch. 7:10. Their dominions should be enlarged, king David strengthened and greatly exalted, and Israel (that in the time of the judges had made so small a figure and had much ado to subsist) should now shortly become great and considerable, and give law to all its neighbours. An extraordinary change that was; and the birth of Samuel was, as it were, the dawning of that day. But, 2. We have reason to think that this prophecy looks further, to the kingdom of Christ, and the administration of that kingdom of grace, of which she now comes to speak, having spoken so largely of the kingdom of providence. And here is the first time that we meet with the name Messiah, or his Anointed. The ancient expositors, both Jewish and Christian, make it to look beyond David, to the Son of David. Glorious things are here spoken of the kingdom of the Mediator, both before and since his incarnation; for the method of the administration of it, both by the eternal Word and by that Word made flesh, is much the same. Concerning that kingdom we are here assured, (1.) That all the loyal subjects of it shall be carefully and powerfully protected (v. 9): He will keep the feet of his saints. There are a people in the world that are God's saints, his select and sanctified ones; and he will keep their feet, that is, all that belongs to them shall be under his protection, down to their very feet, the lowest part of the body. If he will keep their feet, much more their head and hearts. Or he will keep their feet, that is, he will secure the ground they stand on, and establish their goings; he will set a guard of grace upon their affections and actions, that their feet may neither wander out of the way nor stumble in the way. When their feet are ready to slip (Ps. 73:2) his mercy holdeth them up (Ps. 94:18) and keepeth them from falling, Jude 24. While we keep God's ways he will keep our feet. See Ps. 37:23, 24. (2.) That all the powers engaged against it shall not be able to effect the ruin of it. By strength shall no man prevail. God's strength is engaged for the church; and, while it is so, man's strength shall not prevail against it. The church seems destitute of strength, her friends few and feeble, but prevalency does not go by human strength, Ps. 33:16. God neither needs it for him (Ps. 147:10) nor dreads it against him. (3.) That all the enemies of it will certainly be broken and brought down: The wicked shall be silent in darkness, v. 9. They shall be struck both blind and dumb, not be able to see their way nor have any thing to say for themselves. Damned sinners are sentenced to utter darkness, and in it they will be for ever speechless, Mt. 22:12, 13. The wicked are called the adversaries of the Lord, and it is foretold (v. 10) that they shall be broken to pieces. Their designs against his kingdom among men will all be dashed, and they themselves destroyed; how can those speed better that are in arms against Omnipotence? See Lu. 19:27. God has many ways of doing it, and, rather than fail, from heaven shall he thunder upon them, and so, not only put them in terror and consternation, but bring them to destruction. Who can stand before God's thunderbolts? (4.) That the conquests of this kingdom shall extend themselves to distant regions: The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth. David's victories and dominions reached far, but the uttermost parts of the earth are promised to the Messiah for his possession (Ps. 2:8), to be either reduced to his golden sceptre or ruined by his iron rod. God is Judge of all, and he will judge for his people against his and their enemies, Ps. 110:5, 6. (5.) That the power and honour of Messiah the prince shall grow and increase more and more: He shall give strength unto his king, for the accomplishing of his great undertaking (Ps. 89:21, and see Lu. 22:43), strengthen him to go through the difficulties of his humiliation, and in his exaltation he will lift up the head (Ps. 110:7), lift up the horn, the power and honour, of his anointed, and make him higher than the kings of the earth, Ps. 89:27. This crowns the triumph, and is, more than any thing, the matter of her exultation. Her horn is exalted (v. 1) because she foresees the horn of the Messiah will be so. This secures the hope. The subjects of Christ's kingdom will be safe, and the enemies of it will be ruined, for the anointed, the Lord Christ, is girded with strength, and is able to save and destroy unto the uttermost.

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November 18 Birthday remembrance (rouigh draft)

i broke something. a bond.

but it was not the father-son bond

It was the spirit that had bound the father-son relationship.

somewhere inmy spirit i recognized that Liam was ready to move on.

either the influence of "protector" in his life, or the joy i see emerging in his renewal with eli..

so i questioned my commander.

what i get is that since that happened, his dad suddenly started communicating with him.. of course there was the birthday issue.

but i get that dan is freed to conact liman now, connect. because liam is protgected and the spirit is brokien so the bond can take any destiny that those two allow it. reparation or restoration or not.

Bondage Breaker Has Spoken!~

Paul Cox:

"Prayer to Release One From the Ungodly Depth"

Father, I repent and renounce for myself and my family line for all sins that have brought on the consequence of being entrapped in the ungodly depth, Sheol, the pit, the snare, and the trap and have kept me bound and unable to fulfill my God-given purpose.

Father, have mercy on me, for I have endured much contempt and ridicule. Lord, break off the contempt and ridicule that has been put on me by the proud. Wash me from the arrogance and arrogant ways that brought the contempt upon me.

Lord, forgive me for not forgiving those who have come against me and entrapped me. I choose now to forgive those who have spoken contempt against me, and I release them to you.

Lord, on behalf of myself and my ancestors I repent for making vows, covenants, and promises to You and others, which I broke. Lord, even as I have repented and You have forgiven me, in Your mercy, please cancel these promises, vows and covenants. Lord, please break off any evil or ungodly consequences of these broken vows, promises and covenants.

Lord, I choose to cancel and forgive all broken vows, promises and covenants made by others to me and members of my generational line. I trust in Your words that You will repay. I now choose to forgive them freely and release them.

I repent on behalf of myself and my generational line, for all those who forgot, or turned away from You, God, and for all those who, even though they saw Your awesome works, were ungrateful and unthankful, and complained instead of thanking You and being grateful for all You have done. Lord, please break off these consequences from me and my generational line.

I repent and renounce for all those in my generational line who tried to ascend above the stars or above God.

I repent for all generational fear, especially the fear of man, and I repent for all those who ran from fear, thus causing them to fall into the pit.

I repent for all those in my generational line who caused conflict, strife, or disunity, especially in the Body of Christ.

I repent for myself and those in my generational line for pride, arrogance, deceit, anger and fury. I repent for all generational adultery, harlotry, immorality, sexual perversion, ungodly bloodshed, and for all murdering of the innocent. I repent for those in my family line who used ungodly seduction, enticement or allurement to lead the upright and the righteous astray.

I repent for all those who had foolish lips and did not watch the words of their mouths.

I repent and renounce on behalf of myself and my family line for all who cursed father or mother.

I repent and renounce for myself and my family line for hatred, racism, and slavery. I repent for putting others in the ungodly depth by hating, despising and discriminating against them because of different skin color, culture, gender, and beliefs. I choose to forgive those who came against my family line because of different skin color, culture, gender, and beliefs. Lord, break the consequences of these sins off my family line and restore love that goes beyond racial, cultural, economic, gender, and diversity boundaries.

Lord, please break the consequences of these sins off of me and my family line, and Lord, please remove me and my lamp from any ungodly secret place, deep darkness, and from any ungodly lions' eyes.

Lord, please release me from any ungodly contracts that my ancestors or I agreed to and entered into that have brought me into the spirit of poverty. I pray that You would redeem what the devil has taken away and restore to me Your riches and Your glory.

Lord, I repent for and renounce all generational curses that come with seeking worldly riches. Lord, please restore me to seek riches in You alone. I repent for myself and my family line for robbing the poor, swindling, gambling, cheating and using witchcraft to gain wealth. Father, I repent for myself and my generational line for being greedy to gain wealth, power, knowledge, titles, position, mantles, and wisdom from any source other than from You.

Lord, I renounce and repent on behalf of myself and for all those in my family line who were destroyed through lack of knowledge because they did not seek You, Your knowledge and Your wisdom, and for all those who did not seek Your guidance in their walk, their business, their work, their ministry, their family or other circles of influence. Please remove my family and ministry from any ungodly depth, pit, trap or snare. Please restore to me all the blessings and benefits that have been held in the ungodly depth for my family line.

Lord, I declare that the enemy will now fall into the trap and snare he had set for me.

Lord, I repent and renounce for myself and all those in my family line who did not walk in true spiritual unity, but allowed bitterness, jealousy and envy to be in our midst, causing us to fall into a trap and a snare. I repent for all those who did not guard their friends and family or the Body of Christ and watched them fall into ungodly depths.

Lord, on behalf of myself and my ancestors, I repent for casting an evil eye on others because of envy and jealousy, thus placing them into ungodly depths. Lord, please remove and restore any parts of me that were placed in ungodly depths due to the evil eye.

Lord, on behalf of myself and my ancestors, I repent for all ungodly passivity that caused me to come into agreement with unjust accusations, ungodly perceptions, ungodly images, word curses, limitations, gossip and slander that were sent against me or anything that belongs to me. Lord, please disconnect me from all these and cancel them. Lord, I now choose to come into agreement with Your perception of me.

Lord, in Your mercy, please break off any ungodly work of my hands. Lord, I repent and renounce on behalf of myself and my family line for worshiping foreign gods, idols, and ungodly beings putting me in ungodly depths, especially through drugs and the spirit of pharmacia. Lord, please remove any part of me that has been trapped in the dimensions and cleanse it in Your Blood.

Lord, I repent and renounce for myself and my family line for uttering false prophecies, ungodly prayers, witchcraft curses, or incantations that have placed me into any ungodly depths. Please remove all consequences of these actions.

Lord, please disconnect me from any ungodly physical touch, trauma, or assault that has trapped any part of me in ungodly depths.

Lord, I repent and renounce on behalf of myself and generational line for all those who committed acts or harbored emotions that would place us into any ungodly depth. I repent for all dishonest or unjust covenants made by my ancestors or me. I forgive those who committed injustice against us, and who brought false accusations against us.

I repent for myself and my ancestors for all fear of man, for not caring for the widows and fatherless, and for declaring that no one would restore us from the pit, Sheol, Hades or any ungodly depth. I choose now to believe and declare that You are the one true God and will restore me.

Lord, would you now rescue me and my family line from any and all places in the ungodly depth that trapped us, and restore us to Your True and Righteous depth and height—Your plumb line.

Father, in Jesus' name, my desire is to be rightly related to You, to have all that You intend to give me and to receive everything that is in my inheritance. I ask You to open my eyes, and correct my perceptions. Show me how to work out my salvation daily. Show me what to let go of and to whom to extend forgiveness, so my position will change. Lord, I repent for self-righteousness and wrongly judging others. Lord, please remove the shackle from my left leg.

Lord, I repent for myself and my generational line for denying miracles, power, and the resurrection that You purchased. Lord, remove any balls and chains on me, take me out of any whitewashed sepulchers, and set me free from the grave.

Lord, please shatter the glass walls of deception and ungodly perception that keep me from hearing, speaking, and seeing clearly with Your perception.

Lord, I repent for not acknowledging that the sins of my ancestors and their belief systems affect me today. I repent for blind ignorance and passivity keeping me from taking the kingdom by force. I choose to awaken to righteousness. Lord, please give me a heart of humility and position me rightly before You.

Lord, fill my heart with Your love and give me a revelation of who You are and what my walk is supposed to look like.

Father God, I repent for putting others into the pit through judgments, selfish ambition, and jealousy, especially against my brothers and sisters in Christ. Lord, I repent for choosing to live in the victim mentality.

I repent and renounce on for all idolatry and ungodly worship of man, man's ways and not truly worshipping and exalting You, Lord God.

Lord, please disconnect me from the ungodly star, and ungodly elders that are holding me and chaining me to the pit, and take off the ungodly cummerbund, the knots and cords that have trapped me there.

Lord, please break off, shatter, destroy, remove and cut off any witchcraft which has empowered my entrapment in any of these ungodly dimensional places such as Sheol, death, fear, Hades, the snare, ungodly depth, perdition, the pits, the darkest place, utter darkness or the deep darkness. Lord, I repent and renounce on behalf of myself and my generational line for all those who used seduction, or any sexual practice as a means to entice and entrap people into ungodly dimensions.

Lord, remove me from the deep darkness of Sheol, the ungodly depth, fear, the snare, the trap, perdition, the pit, the darkest place, utter darkness or the deep darkness. Lord, please remove me from the snares, traps and nets that have bound my soul, my spirit, my body and my health in the ungodly depths.

Dr. Paul L. Cox
Aslan's Place
Email: office@aslansplace.com

Cognizance is a bitch

Hair down, boots on, honey on my tongue.

and an envelope in my hand which holds a set of jewelry, necklace and earring set.

i have to write this down because after all i am a historian of my own demise.

The whole scenario starts with the little signs pointing, the odd concurrences and the occasional hugs. My friend J. comes with his story. It is about  the occupation of forces in his life and marriage and spouse of a demonic presence that had been their mead night and day. everything destroyed. He turns out to be a sensitive and had taken steps to deal with the creature, quite unknowingly.

In steps the headblind woman (After my awakening!) who has been told to be on the offensive, be the Boudicea heaven intended. Friend J. and i go out to dinner talk it over and we or i bind the thing and attempt to break it. on Halloween no kidding.. Then he writes this big long account of "its" activities in the life of his marriage and her kids... including the  destruction of income, property, relationships. He is like a kid to have a confirmation. Everyone gets tired you know. This leads to no big woo-hoos, but here is the checklist from my first cognizant and blessed foray.

It starts this way:

Her moms' jewelry making kits and their chaotic mess given to me. corroded and cheap bits, a couple of nicer crystals and a kit of openwork crosses.

Given to me by J. as we cleaned up a storage room over his garage, i had the bead lady take the whole mess, use what she can, and told her what i wanted. she cleaned it up beautifully and presented me with a set wrapped in silver wire, the crystals above the crosses. i had no silver chain so i put the necklace one on a leather choker. wore it out to dinner one time with my magic man. I came home and laid it on the dresser, knowing that the crystals were glow-ey and warm, charged with electrons and sweet almond oil and french perfume.

Some time later during an ongoing email correspondence with J, i look on my dresser as i prepare for bed. Clear as a bell there is a 'voice' in my head that tells me, "Give this to J.'s Daughter, the whole set. She needs something of her mother's that is not tainted with this corruption. It is a redeeming thing."

I get this. We hold on to something that we treasured together? Something that helps us get through the bad things. A parent's one shining moment or activity while shit flows over the rest. As i am thinking this through, i get doubled over with tears and i know i am supposed to tell her, "it is not your fault". What is not her fault? i don't know. Her mom's failures to parent? It is not your fault your mom is crazy? Not your fault you could not be good enough? I know enough to know that a lot are my own messages from childhood that i was healed of... i figure she will know somehow what it means to her..

We are to do a sunday afternoon BBQ get together, friend J. and daughter and her kids and my kids.

This is what happened. She went out on the  night before and ended up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning from drinking too much or so says the toxicology reports. She doesn't remember who she was with, not her usual drinking friend. She was picked up by the police banging on some home owner's window. Her dad goes to get her at 4 am because she is in danger of being sent to the psych ward. It turns out she has been seeing ghosts and aliens. ooooookay...I find this out when we get there for BBQ. I know and so does J. that this is all fishy. Nothing adds up. He knows her habits, her friends and he is beginning to see the light. She is 30 years old, a responsible 4'11" and 4 rum and cokes do not add up to toxicology. He thinks she was slipped some mickey. i tend to agree.

I say, "She was prevented." That is all i have to say. so politely i insist on seeing her. She calls about that time.
He is amazed. "You never call@! You always text~"

We eat and take her a care basket. She is reluctant as she opens the door. She is sick and pale, two year old on her hip, teen in the papasan chair, studiously ignoring us while she avidly stares at us from the corner of her eyes.  J. lets me do my thing. I wish i knew what i was doing. This is more than i had bargained for. I am in a complete stranger's home with a message that is not my own.  I am a firm believer in the direct approach. My  'in' is that she is really fookin' curious what this redhead's biz is with her dad!

i ask to sit. She is reluctant. J. leads the way through the tiny apartment to the dinette bistro set. Candles are lit on it. i sit up and look around. She has a lovely touch with her things. Everything is done in threes. It is a weirding thing that i have always done. i start to chuckle and take her hands, comment on that and tune into storyteller mode. This takes me into the background and puts the story as the main character which lowers her defenses. I tell her i have something from her that came from her mom's stuff, explaining the scenario of J. and i going through that dismal storage room and the box of corroded and nasty craft things. I tell her the story of how it came to be and then hand her the packet and ask her to open it.

As i do so, i am doubled over again. The tears start. I say, "I am supposed to tell you something and it cannot go unsaid. I am to tell you that 'it is not your fault'. I do not know what this means, but i know that it has something to do with you and your mom. It is why you are to have this."

Then i am weeping quietly, my body temp rises and i feel my whole body get very warm. I laugh through my tears and say, "This is a true seeing, (*name)! I am so warm and that is the right Spirit! There is more! You are a warrior woman, you have overcome. You are a blessed woman. What ever put you out last night was not what they say it was. You were prevented and messed with. This is for you and this is the message."

There was a bit more but i cannot remember it now, only that i told her the story of charging the crystals and how i knew they were for her. i only see the candles and her face wearing the look of absolute hunger for belief, defenses down. She took out the set and said in a wondering voice, "Thank you!" no tears. She has learned to not cry. J. is sitting to my left and back watching all this. His spirit is facilitating, i can feel it. Then i ask, "There are candles lit. Do you usually light candles in the evening or when your dad comes over?"

The answer was no she does not. She examined the work of the set and gave no indication that it had any significance from her past, but really admired the design and how it glowed. She gave the envelope to her two year old to play with and we chatted for a bit. i commented on the design and the threes. Somewhere in here, she gave me a hug and i poured out all the warm into her as a shield; at least that is what it looked like in my head.

As we left, i asked her about college and interior design, complimenting her on the stunning sense of design and flow. I was able to give her another binding hug as i thanked her for allowing me in her home.

"Women rock! You understand i couldn't have done it any other way for a sister and a mom?" I point to J. and laugh, "He is just eye candy!"

This sets her off on giggles and i know it is my cue. Outside her apartment, i ask J. to step to the truck as i will be there in a  moment. This seems like an afterthought, but something tells me to have temerity and do it. I pull out the oil from my purse and anoint her doorposts, thinking that this is a nuts things but stand there and bind and break and make anything leave and not come back to trouble her. Even now i shake my head. i didn't feel anything or see anything or whatever. Just that certainty that it had to be done.

On the way home, i commanded J., "You must speak to her about this possesion of her mother. Re-work that email and send it to her. You have to work together. She has to know. This weird little thing i just did is your opening to discuss these sensitive matters. You say she already knows, but you have to make it a 'thing' between you two."

I put my hand in his and ask him, "Can you feel this warmth? What do you feel? Did you feel this happen too?" He agrees but  he is looking at me like i grew a set of balls he wasn't sure what to do with, but when i said, "Two or more agree, but i am not sure i signed up for this!" He relazzed and grinned.

He is hesitant to open this avenue with her, but then he sees that the healing is part of it and that her part-knowing is not fair. I mention again the original thing that was laid on me for him about directive as ex-military, and the Bible thing. As it turns out, she has been trying to fight this thing with church, so i tell him to have her go to NewLife, not the fookin' Lutheran church. He confirms, "Oh that is at the grandkid's school". Which i already know. So now i can pray for that. We discuss resolution on what to do and not do about the ex, since she can't touch them as the relationships are broken in the proper way.

The last thing that made me laugh out loud was his mention that "it" had called just that morning and wanted all the boxes of broken glass. So he set them out in the front drive and they were gone shortly before i arrived. Oh my LORD@@@ !! I laughed so hard it set him off.. I bet "it" did want that and gone. Love you Jesus

WE had a lovely evening watching my kid watch TV while we had volume wars as J. and i cut me some iTunes CDS.

Summary
I was prepared in church with broken chain praise songs, two of them and an altar call where i was prayed with over the addiction thing and the youth.

I walked in my identity in Christ with authority and i was clean. It felt good. i know how to get inside people's defenses. I didn't know i knew how to do that so well. Storytellers have an 'in' because we know how to meet people where their story lives. I did experience two things afterwards. A wave of irritation so strong i ground my teeth as we were driving home; then colors and textures were unusually and almost painfully bright and clear for a couple of hours. i was peaceful in spite of that and slept.

What i learned:

1. clear direction to go. under authority. military analogy.

2. in relationship. can't drop in to a stranger's house and start talking woo-hoo.

3. do not exceed my orders. then i am in front with no covering.

4. bind and break and pray over the physical on the way out.

5. Four fold blessing to place the things where they are supposed to go.

Jude
²⁴Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,
²⁵to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

Nothing is taboo if it is consensual~

Sick of the religious who are afraid of their own lusts and tremble at the needs of their own physical natures. They believe that everything they raven for is taboo. It is because it masters them.

More than pride or compassion in a men. the other is the expressed glory in man-woman.

Today is sunday. i desire relationship, not stuff.. Love edifies.. to the pure, all things are pure..