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“And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.” Numbers 11 V 1

I have recently been led to study the forty years the Israelites spent in the wilderness. I encourage you to do the same. I believe that this is one lesson that is extremely timely to what we, as Christians, are going through at this time.

I want you to know that their will NEVER be a time in our walks with the Lord that the devil will leave us alone. I am not going to lie to you and give you some cotton candy fluff. We need to be prepared because the saying “the higher the level, the stronger the devil” is true for every Christian who desires to walk with the Lord.

The closer your walk with the Lord, the more opposition you will come across. Numbers is a book in the Old Testament of the bible that illustrates very clearly that no Christian fully matures until he or she goes through serious trials and remains faithful to the Lord (Romans 5:3-5; 1 Peter 1:6-7)

Walking with the Lord will involve the acceptance of that fact. That is why bad things happen to good people. When we grumble during these trials  and say “I am not sinning overtly, I am a good person, why are you letting this happen to me God” we are going to prolong our time in the midst of our problem. Why? Because God hates grumbling. He illustrates that in the book of Numbers.

Grumbling leads to open rebellion. Things aren’t going fast enough for us and so we then decide to handle things “our way.”  We even, in some cases, give up and go back to some of our “idols” of the past.  We figure, as the Israelites did, that God is not helping us anyway so what is the use of following Him?

Beloved of the Lord, God has been showing me in my own life that a time such as this is when Satan works havoc within our lives. When this grumbling spirit attacked me recently, it caught me completely off guard. The attack came completely out of the blue. I started to grumble and react in the flesh. I began to go into praise and worship of the Lord. Still the demon would not leave me, I complained and grumbled to God.

I began to realize that I was under an attack aimed to keep me from ministering effectively in the calling God had on my life. It took me a few days to get to that point. This demon was extremely powerful and sneaky. I know that some of you understand what I am talking about here, from the e-mails I have recently received. Looking back, I believe God showed me how to overcome the attack, specifically, to teach others what is “really going on.”

I was praying to understand the attack, when suddenly God revealed what I was to do. He spoke to my heart to separate myself from the thoughts of the problem, and to go on and do my ministry work as if everything was going my way. I turned my thoughts from the problem, then and went back to my work. Within 15 minutes my peace was restored and I  LITERALLY     felt the demon attacking my mind retreat. I again had my peace of mind restored.

I am here to tell you that in these last days there will be demons released that are going to release stronger attacks then we have ever experienced in the past. That is why the Word tells us that there will be few left having faith with Jesus returns for the church.

My advise to you all is to see the attack for what it is and realize who it is from. Resist the urge to give up on God. The grumbling won’t change your situation. It will only get worse, as it opens a door to rebellion against God. The rebellion then leads us back to a place where Satan will attack us even harder. Then, like the Israelites we go back into days and years of oppression.

Rise above the situation, see it for what it is and determine that regardless of what circumstances look like, in the natural, you will continue to love and serve God. Don’t turn to other Gods, it will only prolong your misery. Act as if your life was exactly where you want it to be, and Satan will flee and your peace will return.

Father, we promise you today that we are totally committed to you. During good times and bad times we will still praise your Name. We will rest in the calm assurance that no matter what things look like you are in the midst of us, and have a wonderful glorious plan for our lives. No weapon formed against us shall prosper. In Your Name, the name above all names, we pray. Amen and Amen.