Be the kind of women that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says,Oh crap she's up

Demons are not permitted to come and take over a person soul if they have accepted God's plan of salvation through Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  They can however oppress them; that's why we need discernment to rebuke it.  You can only cast out demons when given the Authority. 

 

But I got to tell you, the stronghold demon in my life gave a fight before he was cast out of me.  The time of my total deliverance came not when I asked Jesus Christ to come in my life but two weeks later at a women's retreat. 

 

Prophet Rita Fidele discerned the demon and told it to leave.  When that happened my whole body shook and I let out a horrible scream.  Demons don't like to be found out, they'll dig deep within a person's soul. 

 

Though I too find it hard to believe, that even when I was born-again that there was a demon still present; for how can God's Spirit and Satan's spirit be in me at the same time? 

 

We would have to ask ourselves if one can be saved without God's Spirit working in us?  Can a person actually be saved and then turn their back on God and loose their salvation?  I am only saying this because many Christians lack the Authority over their stronghold of sin and do not always walk a life that pleases God. 

 

Also there is a fear to step out and move in the supernatural.  What causes that?  Is it possibly the direct result of a lack of faith and believing Satan's lies that we don't have the authority?  Why can't we believe for miracles and for strongholds to be cast out like Jesus did?  Afterall, when Jesus did these things he got instant results.

   

Christians don't seem to have a problem with the kind of faith that it took to truly believe in Him for the salvation of their souls and yet will struggle with the 'other stuff' that we are all called to do.  I too struggle at times with this but I have noticed that the closer I walk with God, the more 'stuff' I get to do.

 

Going back to my given situation, maybe since I was still a young Christian with not much of the knowledge of Jesus Christ and the fact that strongholds are harder to cast out was the reason why I wasn't totally delivered when I became born-again.  I was so fragile then.   I have asked God to show me how was it possible that there was a stronghold demon still in me, even though I was saved through Jesus Christ? 

 

We always have to revert back to how Jesus himself dealt with demon possessed people.  He didn't doubt or play games with them (like Catholic priest do), he just took authority over it and demanded it to leave.

 

The example to this is in Matthew 17:  Shows that Jesus' disciples couldn't drive out this stronghold demon, though Jesus did it with no problem.  He did however say, 'that this kind takes much prayer (& fasting)' and earlier he stated that his disciples lacked the faith to cast it out.

 

If 'we' are not walking in God given Authority by the power of the Holy Spirit, then 'we' will have to get in the presence of God in order to do the job right.  Prophet Rita Fidele walks in the spirit in a mighty way and was able to take care of the situation.  But how come the other Christians in my church didn't take care of the situation?  Was it because they were not called or was it a lack of unbelief and discernment?   

 

Not everyone walks in all the gifts spoken of in 1 Corinthians 12 (4-12).  Not everyone purifies that which contaminates body and spirit; perfecting holiness out of reverance for God. (II Corinthians 7:1)

 

Words spoken in Authority and righteous living before God need to be sent in dealing with strongholds.  Since God will not allow His kids to be bound, He does send out those who can get the job done like Jesus did.