I vowed in November 2023, to not carry any negativity, stress, or problems of 2023 with me into the New Year, and what happened? The devils heard my vow and conversation with Jesus and on New Year’s Eve, my puppy ran away and came back causing me so much stress and anger in my spirit. On New Year’s, my cat peed on me in my bed causing me to feel, again, stressed, angry, and powerless. I felt powerless not because of the actual action of the cat, but because I was filled with the feeling of being unable to control my emotions and feelings.
The New Year was beginning to feel a lot like 2023, with me carrying over my anxiety, stress, exhaustion, and sinking feelings. It felt like nothing was going right, and everything that could go wrong, did. I was already exhausted. At this point, I was two days into the New Year. I kept praying and trying to fight to get back into the light before I fell further into the darkness. Four more days and it would be Saturday – Bible Study!
Saturday morning, I woke up with a headache so bad, that all I could do was call on God, take medicine, and lay back down. As my headache subsided to a high 9 from a 10 on a pain scale of 0 – 10, the pain felt on a level 10 would make one call the ambulance for a ride to the hospital and family to say goodbyes. I forced myself into the shower, forced myself to let the puppy out, and forced myself to get ready for Bible Study. Finally, 10 am had arrived, and I began to tell my prayer partner about my feelings and emotions, she is gifted with visions and we began to pray. We host these Bible Study sessions over Google Meet, from our propped-up cell phones. As we were praying I was feeling so heavy, but slowly I could feel my shoulders getting lighter, with my eyes still closed and calling out to Jesus, I heard her say, “I demand you in Jesus’ name to release Rhonda,” then a loud crash. Our eyes are still closed and we are still praying pleading the Blood of Jesus over my life, house, and mind. Finally, we ask Jesus to protect all of us and we say “Amen.” As I open my eyes, I am looking at her ceiling, and figure the phone toppled over on the desk, but no. She says, “Rhonda, my phone is on the floor behind me and it is cracked.”
I am able to still see the ceiling and I can hear her. She could not see me, her screen was black, and could hear me for about two more minutes then she lost sound. The call is still active because she could not hang up her phone – the screen is black. Finally, I got a call and it was her from Google. I send an invite to her email and she joins through the laptop and we still claim victory over our lives and all of our battles. The topic was, Which Road will you Choose: the Wide or the Narrow?
Just like that, we proclaimed the road we travel will not be easy, but we will continue to travel down the narrow road because that is the road that leads to Jesus. Then she told me, “I saw it while I was praying. You were surrounded by demons and they were pulling at your mind and heart, so I began to pray harder. I am here for you, just as you were here for me in my vision. You are a warrior, so keep fighting.”
Quickly, about two weeks ago, my prayer partner was going through a spiritual battle of her own. It became too much to bear and she began to pray, then she said she had seen me appear like a warrior and I began to pray for her, assisting her in winning her battle. Now, fast forward two weeks later, and here we are, physically doing the same for me. There is power in prayer and battles to be fought and won by warriors.
My headache subsides to a 2 on the same scale and I feel rejuvenated, ready for the next battle. She shows me her phone and it looks like someone picked up the phone, grabbed it at the bottom, cracked it with their thumb, and threw it behind her. Now she too can see that her camera is still on and everything she says can be heard through that blackened-faced cell phone. Luckily, she has insurance, so she will have another phone sent to her.
Well, satan, you can get mad all you would like, because we will win these battles! Every. Single. Time. Even when it does not look like it, We Will Win. This year will still be blessed with victories, covered in blessings, with goals being met, and life being lived as God intended it.
I share this story in hopes of encouraging someone to keep going and keep fighting. Pray about all things and go forth, “because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world” (KJV 1 John 4:4).
Disencumbering my Chains 