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I…
can’t… breathe!
That’s all I could think as hands tightened around my neck and an
invisible weight pressed me into the bed, squeezing the very life out of
me. I couldn’t move!
The
attack began in my sleep but continued even while I emerged into full
wakefulness. I could feel the huge hands around my neck but I couldn’t
touch them. I grabbed for them and touched… Nothing…
Thin air! Yet they closed even tighter! My eyes popped opened
and stared directly into his!
Pure
evil! That’s the best way to describe them! Glowing blood-red slits
in a faceless form - a vague outline of a man. No features, just a
blackness that was darker than the darkness around. It was a
supernatural darkness with personality, a malevolent force that
manifested itself as a being totally without light. Terror stampeded
through my mortal soul!
This
was 21 years ago on a Wednesday morning about 2:00 AM. I will never
forget that experience! I had gone to bed just before 1:00 AM after
consuming the contents of a snack-box of KFC. I was working as a Security Guard with 'BRINKS
SECURITY’
and had just finished the 4PM to 12 Midnight shift at a KFC outlet,
although back then they hadn’t shrunk the name as yet.
For
years I had been searching for something, I didn’t know exactly what!
But I knew that when I found it I would recognize it. I studied Esoteric
Astrology for some years, read Linda Goodman, Jean Dixon and Edgar Cayce
among others.
I
consumed every book by Tuesday Lobsang Rampa, renown Tibetian Priest
(Author of The Third Eye), browsed the writings of Paul
Twichell, a former living Eck-Master. And studied a book or two of
‘The Rosicrucian Order'. I even owned a copy of ‘The Bhagavad Gita’
(pronounced Bag-Wah Gee-Tah), which I read cover to cover. For those who
don’t know, The Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu holy book second only to
‘The Vedas' in importance. I was a seeker after Truth… or so I thought of
myself!
At
the time of this attack I was a devout member of a Pseudo-Christian religion and attended church every Sunday bible in
hand. I thought I was so holy that I would start sprouting wings and a
halo any minute. But as I fought with this demon none of my knowledge of The Occult came to my rescue. As I lay on that bed with my
head full of information from hundreds of so-called spiritual books I was
as helpless against this Demonic Terminator as a fly in a hurricane! I
was literally losing my life and could do NOTHING!
But
after a while something did begin to take shape in my mind. It was
something my spiritual leader at that time had shared with me. “The
only true power,” He said, “is in the
NAME OF JESUS!” “We have many religious practices but if you’re
ever in trouble call on HIS NAME!”
So
as I battled this Satanic Assassin I somehow remembered this advice... and
I called!
Inside
I was shouting JEEEZZZUSS!!!!! But in actuality the sound
barely escaped my lips as a whisper… Jesus.
But it was enough!
At
the mere whisper of the most powerful name in the universe I felt the hands
immediately release me and
I saw the demonic spirit retreating and fading into the background. I
was loosed!!!
MY
MIND WAS SCREAMING... GOD!!!
I BREATHED
LONG… HARD... DEEP
BREATHS!
I WAS FREE!!!
THANK GOD! I WAS FREE!!!
I
would like to say that I was immediately and stunningly converted to the
Lord Jesus Christ but it actually took two more years of very
interesting experiences before I completely converted to bible
Christianity and experienced being Born Again!
But
thank God eventually I was converted from occultism and
false religions to the living CHRIST! I served in a small
non-denominational church for eight years before The Lord called me to my
own ministry and I went through a mighty deliverance process, which took
years of reconditioning my mind to flow in the liberty and accuracy of
the Holy Ghost!
The
Holy Spirit led me on an educational adventure, I consumed the Bible
cover to cover the very first year I was saved and again the first year
I entered into full-time ministry.
(I
think I’m due for another cover-to-cover experience right now as a
matter of fact, it’s been a long time)
I’ve
been home-schooled in ministry by the Holy Ghost!
He saturated me in the
teachings of Dr. Kenneth E. Hagin (now home with the Lord), whose many
books I devoured and Dr. Myles Munroe, a truly gifted teacher and
communicator. He also exposed me to the teachings of Dr. Bill Hammond,
Win Worley,
Dr. Edwin Louis Cole, Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland and Dr. John C.
Maxwell and Dr. Mike Murdock among
many others.
In
my lifetime I’ve probably read or listened to on Audio Cassette over a
thousand books on a variety of topics, some specific books that have
impacted my life are:
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