It is critical that we heed the warning of Prov 4:23 which instructs us to “guard our heart with all diligence for out of it flow the issues of life.” Another version says, “for it will determine the course of your life.”
Most recognize what has been transpiring in our nation as a spirit of offense resulting in division being released. As it incubates it will eventually turn into rage. It is a spiritual issue released into the natural that grows worse if left to fester. It is a spiritual virus which I have shared about often. You can read more here.
The result, if allowed to take root and left untreated, is insanity. We can see how that is already manifesting in our nation. I’ll share two instances in just the last month. The first is about a well-educated rocket scientist, living as a lesbian, who used an ax to hack her father to death. When the police arrived they found her covered in his blood, laughing and saying that it was an “act of liberation.” What was his crime? She wanted him to turn the lights off and he voted for Trump. https://bit.ly/AxMurder
Another incident took place in Illinois this past week when a man took a chainsaw, entered an assisted living center, and tried to harm the residents. Again there is nothing normal about the behavior in either of those incidents. It is a result of minds and hearts unguarded, but allowed to ponder on evil. Click here to read that story.
Will we see more of this kind of insanity? The answer is most definitely yes, because of the spirit of offense and fear that has been released and stoked. This is a spiritual root which progresses through 7 stages that ends with insanity. What will stop it? Revival that transforms and heals hearts.
What we are witnessing is the result of unguarded hearts. When we allow anything and everything in, there will be a manifestation of demonic spiritual roots. Is mental illness and insanity always attached to unforgiveness/offense/wounded hearts? Great question—which I cannot answer. But I can tell you, it is in a great many instances demonic.
One of the ways we guard our hearts is by making sure that we let go of anger and unforgiveness quickly. Satan and his minions are working to stoke fear, hate and division. We see it everywhere. Those on the giving end are not the only problem. Perhaps you’ve been on the receiving end of an unjust attack. That also opens the door to the spiritual virus. Guard your heart! Extend forgiveness to ensure seeds don’t take root in your heart!
I felt so impressed the need to pray about this growing issue this week over our nation, our neighbors, and our families; for us to take authority over the growing insane actions—and release forgiveness and the love of God to transform hearts.
Father, we take heed to Your Word to guard our hearts with all diligence. May what guides and comes forth from our heart, be kindness and love. What comes from the abundance of our heart will be words of forgiveness rather than rehearsing the hurt. Help us to do as you have instructed and forgive so that our hearts do not become polluted gardens producing hurt, justification and rage. When things are said about us or done to us, we choose to forgive rather than let the sun go down on our anger.
As we do these things, we pray that the evil of the division, fear and rage that has been released will be stopped. It will have nowhere to grow and will whither and die. We pray for those whose hearts have been polluted by those seeds that they will recognize it, repent and uproot those seeds to walk in forgiveness. We pray for those who have responded in rage because of the wounds of their heart. We pray that they will be healed and those deep wounds uprooted and the oil of Your Spirit poured in as a healing balm.
You are close to the brokenhearted and rescue those whose spirits are crushed. There are so many walking wounded in the world—even in the Church. Father we pray that Your Spirit would be poured out and drive out the spirit of offense and rage. That the true healing of a sound mind and whole heart would begin for those who have been overtaken by unforgiveness, pride, offense and fear.
Lord, the world needs You. And during this Christmas season, when hearts are more open than usual to the message of Christ, may they receive You. May we be your messengers of love and forgiveness wherever we go so that people can see You, find You and receive You.
Prov 4:20-23, Eph 4:26, Luke 6:45, Ps 34:18