Debbie Egleston, Just a Stranger Traveling Through this World...: Real Vs. Fake

REAL NOT FAKE!!!

Wow! What a crazy roller coaster ride the world has become lately....

It's on my heart - Real Vs. Fake, Lord Jesus, please help me! I need discernment. And boy, has He ever answered that one. The world has become one big battlefield of control and manipulation. You do This!!! Demand! Demand! Demand! IF YOU DON'T DO THIS! DEMAND! DEMAND! DEMAND!

I also cannot tell you how much spiritual attack my wonderful husband and I have come under for just simply trying to obey Jesus. Thank God, I married a Christian man who has extended grace to me more times than I ever deserve.

Remember as Christians, our center to ground is God's Word. As Christians, we are to believe God's Word more than what we are seeing or feeling or hearing, or sensing...Things may appear to be one way when really they are something else.

I have a physical deficiency, and yes, I am trusting the Lord for my healing, but in this process and it is deeply embarrassing to have to admit that I, at times, have hallucinations. This 'disease' has caused my world to turn upside down. Along with the hallucinations comes pain, different kinds of pain. Cramping pain, burning pain, continuous chronic aching pain, sharp-shooty jabby pain, cattle prod being poked in my back pain, along with the sudden inability, after moving around just fine, cannot walk pain, muscle stiffness and joint pain. And this too, can happen to you. I pray it doesn't. But this is a bunny trail and back to task - Real Vs. Fake...

In these hallucinations, the enemy had convinced me that my husband was trying to kill me and that his family was out to get me also; and, my husband was convinced I was out to get him. There were physical manifestations such as black spots suddenly appearing in the carpet, messes left in the bathroom. This happened even after a person visited my house and I thought, "Boy, these people are after me and my husband's got them convinced too." Yes, this happened and 'No, I'm not crazy!" This is exactly how the demonic works and if you don't believe me, just ask anyone who has worked in deliverance ministries. The only way to combat the enemy with other people is by talking to that person, reading and speaking scripture, and prayer to God and then being obedient to do what He says to do in that situation. If you are doing what God wants you to do, you are going to get attacked. We have to know how to defend ourselves against the enemy and a lot of churches are not teaching their people how to operate in spiritual warfare. To them, it's a game and these things cannot happen. But I am telling you the truth today, because these things did and are happening. All I can say to you is that if someone is telling you how they 'feel' believe them because it is very real to them. You are not going to get through by mocking them or putting them down, etc. If you are gaslighting and being narcissistic, eventually you will lose it all: that person you are trying to control and dominate is one day going to stand against your wrongdoing. Everything you are trying so hard to keep is going to get ripped right out of your hands. This is why I equate narcissism with the human sin nature because when you get to root of it, it's sin. In this process, the Lord was teaching me how to war also against the spirit of Control and Manipulation, the spirit known as Jezebel.

Now, if you will remember, some time ago I blogged on this topic - and I asked the Lord why certain things kept happening to me. This was before I had the triggering of this chronic physical ailment I deal with now. He led me to the book by Steve Sampson "Confronting the Jezebel Spirit, How to Defeat the Spirit of Control and Manipulation." I also was led to the book "Boundaries, How to Say No and Take Control of Your life" by Drs. Townsend and Clark. I found both books to be helpful. However, I will say that Boundaries is so easily perverted by the enemy. He will take it and make you go overboard in saying no which in itself becomes a form of 'control and manipulation.' This must be avoided at all cost. Jesus does not want us running around telling others what to do and how to do it...it is His job to clean someone up, not you. And you cannot be the Holy Spirit for another person. However, you can stop participating in their sin. And again, this is a process that only you and the Lord can work out by you reading His Word, praying, and obeying Jesus by doing what He tells you to do. He will never tell you to go against His Word. And I'm sorry, but I just do not see it that you cut someone off if they do you wrong. I haven't quite figured out what the correct response is, but I know Jesus says to show them kindness, compassion, understanding, patience... and with this let me preface by saying - if the person is abusing you, doing harmful things, then yes, you have to do what you need to do to protect yourself and your family. But if it is just because you have different viewpoints, then no; you do not just get to cut them off. This all gets really muddy as most of these issues carry a lot of hurt, injury, and downright meanness that can cause even more trauma and injury. Best left to the experts right, except that sometimes, the experts are telling you to do things that God says in His Word not to do. But again, for now, this is another bunny trail. So back to the topic - Geez, I wonder why I'm having such a hard time staying on topic today - Real vs. Fake!

This world has become so good at making fake look real. I mean, you cannot even tell some cuts of meat, trimmings, from a real Prime Rib. You don't believe me? Well, pick your favorite search engine and go research something called - meat glue. I tell you, it just about turned me in to a vegetarian. Technology is wonderful if used correctly. It is absolutely horrible when it is used to deceive and trick. And this, my friend, is exactly how the enemy works. He uses a half-truth to trick you and then introduces the deception. More than ever if you are a Christian, you need to be reading God's Word so you will know what it says and proceed from there because you do not ever want to side against God's Word.

As evil grows, in these last days, I also find it is easier to see some of the fake. But evil is getting really good at hiding fake, so again, Warning, Danger Will Robinson, Danger! Warning! Warning! Never stop asking the Lord for discernment...Make sure you compare that newer version of God Word, The Holy Bible, against some of the older versions like the King James to be sure parts of scripture are not being removed. Oh, you did not know they were doing that? Well, yes they are. Discernment, Never Leave Home Without It! And if you do not know, ask your Bible reading Christian friend/s...