When God Speaks do you listen?

April 30, 2004

Personal Narrations

Joel Akin

Calgary, Alberta

When talking with God one must first ask yourself "Are you ready for the answers?" I think most of us have learned to tune in what we want and tune out what we don't. I've done it and so have others. We look for things to support our theories and ignore the rest. But what happens when God doesn't let you? When you are forced to deal with your own weaknesses and failures? That is the hardest part because we don't like to be confronted. None of us does. Especially with things that hinder us in our walk. But God doesn't do this out of cruelty, though it feels like it at times, but so the end result will hopefully be a better Joel. Now some people learn their lessons right away but others like me fight to the end stumbling, doing stupid things, and experimenting like a scientist gone mad.

How? For example the latest dreams indicate that I am finally overcoming Satan himself. How do I know? God showed me an image of Satan complaining about me in heaven. Seems I had been playing around with the authority God gave me and Satan was angry. Now I don't brag about this and I don't want to brag but if I had to be honest I got a chuckle at the reversal of roles. Previously Satan had been laughing and mocking me in my suffering but through all these prayers, and despite all my faults, God has given me this authority. SO I started taking authority over wrongs I saw in the world. The strange thing? Things started happening often immediately after I prayed. It was freaky and part of me kept saying, "Its a coincident."

In a way God began to reign me in by showing me by taking on authority I was also taking on responsibility. And then he has been showing me some of the side effects to these people and others. God showed me it was like a fire. You put it out here but then it springs up over there. Why? Because of sin. As long as mankind makes mistakes, does wrong, he becomes a combustible surface Satan can light his fires under. This is even true for Christians if they have areas of weakness in their lives, myself included. That's why we have to be in prayer to deal with those issues.

So what God showed me is if there is not enough prayer to cover an area then the fire may go out here but it could spring up in two place or three somewhere else. Remember we are not dealing with flesh and blood but powers and authorities. So part of that responsibility is knowing there will be consequences, at least until you get more people praying and taking authority. Do I understand it? Nope. I'm just beginning to realize I know so little about this.