This has been a powerful day. I’m still in complete awe, and I love God more than ever! A couple of things first, and then I will get to the point.

God has been preparing to move me out of my job for awhile now, and today was the day that it happened. Church was so awesome this morning, and I knew afterwards that I was done. I was over so many things there, but one thing was I couldn’t stand feeling so wonderful, and then going to a place that made me feel so miserable.

So I went in, and told them I was done. Praise God, I was freed! Then I decided to go back to church for the 1:00pm service. Another awesome experience! The teaching was right on, and everything I have been doing was just confirmed there. After that I went to Gina’s. We hung out for a little bit, and then we went to Living Waters for a convention called, “Releasing the Mantle”. One of the guys from John Paul Jackson’s Ministry, Aaron Evans, was there and we had a fantastic time!

I got another confirmation for my business! Oh I didn’t tell you I started a business. Well, now you know. It’s a pet sitting business, and I’m so excited. I’ll give you more details later!

Alright, now to the message behind the title. After church (the last service), I had this huge craving for a slurpy. I couldn’t recall where this actual “Slurpy” could be found, and then I remembered that it was 7-Eleven. Right? So we went to search for this 7-Eleven. As we were searching, God had reminded me that it was odd that I wanted this slurpy, and that maybe it was for a reason. We got to one 7-Eleven, and I turned around and left. That wasn’t the one I was supposed to be at, and I knew it.

We continued down the road (completely out of the way), and finally came to the right one. We pulled in, and there was a car just like mine that we parked next to. We got out, and the guy in the car also got out, and gave me a weird look. When we got into the store I felt a heaviness in my spirit. I knew something was going to happen, but I didn’t know what it was. That guy had walked by several times, and I actually said, “how are you doing” to make it a point that I knew he was watching me. I thought, maybe I should just tell him that Jesus loves him. I was envisioning this big huge salvation experience with this guy coming to Jesus, and getting saved in the 7-Eleven. Well, in reality this was a guy that was filled with demonic spirits. Saying “Jesus loves you”, might sound nice to some, but I knew at that moment that it wouldn’t be the wisest thing to say to this guy. We were at the register, and the whole time I was thinking, “What are you going to do God?” Well, the demon-filled man went outside, and I said in the nicest voice possible, “Have a goodnight”.

You truly had to be there to feel what was in the atmosphere. There was a spiritual battle going on, and here’s how I know…

When we went out to the car, he was still outside. I sensed a little fear, but I kept walking. Gina was lip-syncing “Let’s go, let’s go” as we approached my car. We got in the car, and he was leaning against his car, and watching us. I turned the key, and my car hesitated to start. My car has never done that by the way. In an instant, and I mean so fast I can’t believe it, I knew it was a spirit, and I knew that by using the name of Jesus I would be safe. I said, “in Jesus name, let this car start”, and it did. I want everyone one to know that this wasn’t a wishing game. It wasn’t, “Oh God, I want the light to turn green….now. Alright…..now! Okay, how about now?!” It wasn’t saying a prayer, and hoping one day God would answer it. This was the first time EVER that I, a) knew what I was dealing with, and b) knew for a fact, and believed with all my heart that when I told that car to start in Jesus name, I knew it would start.

You should have seen the look on his face when that car started. As I backed up, still in shock that saying what I said worked, I looked at him, and said “I’m not serving you Satan, I’m serving God. So back off!” After that, I knew that because I had been able to discern and listen to God, my life was saved. I don’t have proof that he planned to attack us, but I know in my heart that if I had not been aware of what was going on in the spiritual realm, my car may have not started. I know that if my car hadn’t started, that would have been his opportunity to come over and offer help. I know that in the world we are living in this happens all the time, and people are killed or raped or kidnapped during this sneaky process.

So that was my day. Completely awesome. I could never explain truly how God has made me feel today. He has been talking to me all day long, and teaching me so many things. Frankly, I’m tired, and it’s time for bed.

I do want to ask you this: Are you discerning the spirits that are operating in your life? Did you know that discernment is a spiritual gift that comes to you when you receive the Holy Spirit? Are you using that gift to battle things in the unseen realm?

One more thing, and then I really have to go to bed. This is just another part of my awesome day. Last year Gina got an orchid after her father died. This year, 7 flowers bloomed on it as we were growing in the Spirit of God. A few weeks ago, Gina noticed a completely new stem that was growing and producing even more flowers. TODAY we counted them, and there were 10 buds that hadn’t yet bloomed. Today is October 7th, or 10/7!

Pastor Aaron said 10/7 is a day to mark on our calendars, so I guess that new mantle was released…