We Really Don’t Fear God
Time to Get Things Into Perspective
Here I sit going over emails and thinking to myself that I might get to take a day off on writing an article. Looks like God had a different plan. Like I said I take my queues from the Lord via the emails I receive on what I should write about and when I get to take a break. Amen?
Here I sit having just quit smoking cigarettes yesterday. I have quit before. You Bet! And I can assure you being seated in the metaphorical “captain’s seat” of Tribulation-Now is one stressful job sometimes. Behind the scenes I am praying with people, helping to deliver people of demonic attacks, and sometimes just sharing “news and information” about these super troubling things going on in our world.
The Two Most Common Issues … Smoking and Porn
Well “not so surprisingly” there has been an “up-tick” of emails from concerned citizens of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. AWESOME. We all SHOULD be concerned. None of us should take anything for granted. Amen?
As I sit here with my “nicotine” patch, let me share with you this private email I just sent to one of our wonderful Jesus “regulars” who has read the warnings about a possible imminent rapture and wants to make sure he has “all his Jesus ducks in a row” … Amen?
Well guess what? I am right behind you!! We are all struggling.
Some of the older readers of Tribulation-Now have probably given up on sex … this happens when you get older and it’s probably a gift from God for you. Older people also tend to take better care of themselves. They drink less, they smoke less, and do many other things “less”. Did you ever wonder why? In some cases it’s because they have truly lost the desire. It’s a “metabolic” change and a gift from God, in my opinion, since they are hopefully approaching the “pearly gates” sooner than most. In other cases it’s the same dynamic, they know if they quit smoking and drinking, they might get to hang around a little longer.
That’s an interesting paradox in the world we live in today. Hopefully they want to hang around for the right reasons …
Struggling to Abolish Conscious Sin
First an foremost please let me tell you that WE are all in this together. I do not care if you smoke pot. I do not care if you like “cocaine” on the weekends. I don’t care if you watch porn with your wife. I do not care if you smoke cigarettes. It really doesn’t matter what it is that you do, if it is a sin and you know in your heart it is a sin, then you BETTER STOP NOW!!
If your conscience is telling you that you MIGHT be sinning then GUESS WHAT!! Welcome to the world of “those that Loved Jesus before the Foundations of the World”. If you even have a “conscience” then you have the “built in” communications “radio program” that talks directly to God in the Heaven’s. THAT’S COOL … praise Jesus for you. Amen!!
I can tell you in my studies of the demonic and the Luciferian / Satanist world, the FIRST thing that goes away is the “conscience”. When a person is possessed by “enough demons” they no longer can “hear” their “conscience”. Get it?
The demons JAM the Jesus Frequency.
So if you STRUGGLE … you are indeed BLESSED. And you “have a shot” at making the “flight out of here”.
Here below is an email response I sent back to a concerned citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven. This response is full of guidance. And the techniques and rationale remain the same no matter what the sin is that you are “fighting” against.
A Response to the Porn Sin Problem
It’s a Matter of Resolve
You are struggling with THE number one problem any male has on planet earth. Many women have it as well. Jesus said if you even “think” about having sex with another woman it is a sin. And then to further exacerbate the issue, it is a slap in the face to God for someone to say “Father forgive me of this sin” while having no intention to do anything about it.
So I feel for you brother … you have NO IDEA how I feel for you.
If you really want to try and divorce yourself of this sin in your life, as best as possible, you have to have RESOLVE!! And you have to get rid of ALL of your excuses.
If you knew that a Nazi Soldier was holding a gun to your head and would KILL YOU if you looked at porn … you wouldn’t ever do it again … would you? If you knew that a Mobster had your house bugged with spy cameras and could see everything you were doing, and was threatening to “kill” your mother or your child if you ever watched porn again …. you wouldn’t do it …. would you?
NO YOU WOULD NOT!
Motivation is the Issue
The problem here is one of motivation. You do not “see” the spiritual world, so you do not “see” the demons watching YOU watch PORN? Ahaa! If you could see the filthy demons laughing and spitting in your face because you are doing that, you would probably never do it again.
The way that I got the porn out of my life was I got MAD AND ANGRY and SCARED for my salvation over it. I destroyed all (100%) of all of my porn. I deleted every porno picture and video from my computer. I even bought a $34 dollar program that obliterates the files so there is no possible way to recover them. Then you need to get rid of all DVDs. Bust them to bits and GET PISSED OFF.
Then you can get a program off the Internet like “Net Nanny” or some type of “Porn Filter“. Then when the temptation happens you will get a warning message on your screen . In the warning message, some programs will even let you customize it. You can put “In the Name of Jesus” on the warning message. If that doesn’t take away the desire … nothing will.
Most Importantly Ask for Help
The most important thing to do is ask God to help you. Never ever say “Forgive me Father” for something you have no intention of changing because that’s a LIE TO GOD.
Tell Him, “Abba Father, I have a problem and I NEED you to help DELIVER ME from this Evil in Jesus name”. God will help you. Believe me he will. But you need to stop lying to God and really truly mean what you are praying for.
AND … IT STILL WILL NOT BE EASY!!
I pray that prayer constantly to God. Now I am scared to death to look at porn. My wife even left me, and STILL there is NO WAY I am messing this up.
I am going to be found worthy to escape all these things and stand before the Son of Man if it … KILLS ME FIRST … amen!!
And I just quit smoking cigarettes yesterday and am wearing the “patch”.
God Bless You, little brother!!!! Thank you for adding me
to the email list! Have a most blessed day. I have added
you to my prayer list – praying for you everyday.
Amen God Bless You!
THX for the kick in the BUTT
Who… what….. OH LOOK … up in the air, …. its a bird …. its' a plane NO!!
Its JESUS!!
John, What a great post. My thoughts/sins run a little bit different. I am exposed to a LOT of pretty young women and what works for me is when I see or think about them I take it as a sign from the Lord that these women need prayer. So even if I'm talking to them I pray. On the smoking side I don't have that issue, but if it's a few a day is it that big of a deal? What about coffee? I love it, but I wonder what God thinks about it? God bless you, Howard
We are perpetually in a state of sin and a battle against the flesh. No one thing is "by definition" a sin unless it is "called out" in the scripture. Some make an arguement that anything is a sin that can "trip up" another believer. I think that's only true in certain situations where you might be stood up as an example unto righteousness in front of others.
The rule of thumb is your "conscience". You measure your "conscience" feelings against the inerrant Word of God and you have a complete formula for success. And of course remember that we are subject to abiding by the Law (Romans 13) so illegal stuff is out. A Few cigarettes here and there are probabaly not a big deal. But I was being told by the Lord to KNOCK IT OFF so anything else but quitting would have been direct disobedience. That is a very bad thing to do when you seek God and want his blessings.
Amen?
Yes I stopped all sin, sought to cleanse myself, but I hope I didn't apostasize. My love for Jesus has always been deep, yet somehow I allowed myself to goof off into a lot of philosophical ideas, like those in my high level thoughts email. I consorted with psychics and needed to banish those evil spirits. I have forgiven everyone now.
In 2010, around this same time, I had an impression of rapture and was listening to a band that made me want to live in Jesus's time. I should've repented then and there. I have a feeling God didn't let me take things too far, though, I was delued, oppressed, and not thinking about my salvation or what was to come. Psychologically, it can be hard to face these things. Well, I never denied Jesus was savior, or that God has ultimate power. Thats the real me and I feel like my old born again self again.
I truly am deeply sorry for everything, and I am trying to wake others up. I thank you again for everything, and for praying on my behalf, especially if you asked God to forgive
Stand Strong Steve… Amen brother
I like that..like you said we ALL struggle with sometype of Sin. If we can help eachother off this rock..great !
"The demons JAM the Jesus Frequency."-(funny, yet so true)
Yah bless.
The repetitive intolerant statement I can always hear throughout the Word, is "…and they repented not of their wickedness and evil deeds." Jesus makes it clear to stop sinning or something worse will happen to you!
Sin is the one thing WE ALL WHO LOVE HIM, WANT TO BE FREE FROM – AMEN! THE CONSTANT STRUGGLE AND FEAR.
I found it reassuring when Job was so in tune to it, that AFTER his sons and daughters had feasted, Job arose early to offer burnt offerings for they MIGHT have sinned and cursed God in THEIR HEARTS!" I take that to mean, thoughts and maybe not even actions!
Ha, it is so true that as we get older, the desire DOES LEAVE for the sex. I guess I never thought of it as a blessing! I feel your pain with the stopping smoking.
My mom is dying from the life long habit. I stopped 15 yrs ago and it was one of the hardest things I ever did, so that is what keeps from going back.
My part of the addiction was the emotional support. I would inhale the pain and exhale all the feelings. It felt like a relief for me then. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT, because I did it and I am so much weaker than you brother!
I will be praying along with you and asking for HIM TO DELIVER YOU FROM ALL EVIL WHILE YOU BEAT THIS HABIT AND SURRENDER ALL, IN JESUS NAME, AND FATHER SURROUND JOHN AND HIS CHILDREN WITH YOUR DIVINE PRESENCE,COMFORT AND HEALING AS THEY RECOVER AND MEND THROUGH THIS BETRAYAL AND DIVORCE THAT MAY BE IMMINENT, THROUGH YOUR WONDERFUL GRACE AND MERCY AND POWER THROUGH YOUR SPIRIT! ALL PRAISE IS YOURS FATHER – FOREVER AND EVER – AMEN!
Important post and nice timing – fsatat!
God Bless You Tamra. Thank you for your prayers. Amen and great testimony.
God bless you, brother!! Keep telling it like it is! Folks need to wake up! I don’t think God is going to take anyone out of here that is willfully sinning and not repenting. We have got to get ourselves right and NOW. I am in constant prayer of asking forgiveness; for a good conscience; that I am counted worthy to
escape all, all, things that are coming on the face of this earth to stand before the Son of Man. I really do not like it here. I want to go home so badly that I feel it is consuming me. It is all I think about. Brother, keep
speaking the truth and warning people.
God Bless You in all you do. Will be praying that the desire for cigarettes will be removed from you.
YSIC,
Linda
I just had an awesome workout on my eliptical trainer and started a detox program. Amen and God Bless You!!
Wow! Praise you John. Keep looking up while praying on your knees. God is cleaning you up. Praise be to Our Lord and Savior. I know first hand where you are or have been – pornography was the main reason I filled for divorse last year and a couple of others things as well. My husband was infested with demons, our home had become infested with demons – I myself was becoming infested with demons. GOD intervened and saved us all. If the demons can find that one little weakness – he will use it against you to tear you down. I was walking in the valley of darkness. But, it was throught the darkness that I was able to see the Light. And, if you focus on God – you will win the battle. (…)
This is such an awesome letter. Thank you for sharing.
Love In Christ,
Christina
Hey John ! God Bless!
A word of incouragement to you. I chewed tobacco and smoked cigarettes for
over 20 years. I loved to chew and if I was awake I had a dip in my mouth.
It was a part of the charqacter I was trying to portray, it was a part of
everything I did as a FALLEN human. I knew it would eventually kill me, I
tried time and time to quit to no avail. I remember the day I got saved and
God deliverred me from all sorts of bad habits and behaviors and i remember
asking him to not take away the tobacco, that i needed it. He let me
continue in that realm but I could tell it had an effect on my ability to
witness. I struggled and struggled and tried to quit time and time again
and could not even get through one day without.
Here is the good part. After I hed found Tribulation-now, and realized I
needed to be baptized in the Holy Spirit several months ago I began reading
everything I could find from your site and your suggestions on recieving
the Baptism. In this process I felt a real need to cleanse myself as it was
preventing me from recieving. I started to ponder why all those time I
asked to be deliverred from tobacco, after my initial refusal too let God
take away the addiction, Why would he leave me this way. People would tell
me things like he lets this continue to keep you humble, sin onto death
etc… etc…
John God told me in the midst of this struggle that it was not him
refussing it was that I really did not want to quit. I did not believe he
could. I had tried so many times under my own strngth and power, i had
tried the patch, gum, pills but I had not trusted Jesus. All those failures
and how utterly helpless I felt. I finally reconciled that if I believed He
could take away the cravings, and I did, and if I believed He does love
me, and I do then why would He not. John once I confessed my unbeleif and
threw away all my tobacco knowing that it would not be a struggle, it was
gone instantly. His strength is made perfect in our weakness and all the
struggle went away when I quit trying to do it and let God. But like Sodom
and Gamora if you look back and dabble He will leave you addicted until
death. I know he told me and I have not touched tobacco in over six months.
Praise God.
Awesome Testimony Scott and praise God for you too Christina amen!
good morning John,
for anyone struggling with porn, here is a great program by chris white of nowhere to run radio. give it a listen and pass it on as needed, i think it could be a big help to people.
http://nowheretorun.podomatic.com/enclosure/2011-01-25T19_56_04-08_00.mp3
AMEN !! Thank you SC!
Father, Yahveh, i ask you to give John Baptist the desire to stop smoking, and i ask for a miracle for him , like you did for me, and show him that he doesn't need to smoke anymore, in Jesus name amen.
John, last night or this morning i was feeling something trying to activate my third eye, and all i could do was give it to God and try to resist it from happening. I have been feeling like ringing in my head and like i was going to pass out also, from a spirit trying to take me over. If they can do it to me, they can do it to anybody.
It is getting scary.
anna
Anna – three awesome words … IN JESUS NAME! Stand strong. Praise Jesus
I may be "older", but the "desire" and "drive" have not left. I am a very "under-driven" vehicle, with lots and lots of mileage left to go.
So where is my "desire" and "drive"? On the shelf. (Which is very sad, when you think of all the truly lonely and love-starved women out there, who just want a good man to love them back. But that is just how unfair this fallen world is.)
To be sure, the desire and drive tries to surface now and then.
But nowadays, and especially since being onboard T-Now, my focus on the "things of God" has been even more focused, than on the "things of the flesh", that that is where my victory has come.
But, to be sure, "the flesh" will again, at some point in my future, rear itself (ie, the enemy will take advantage of the "natural man" side of me), in which case, I will again have to bring all things unto the captivity of Jesus Christ – and to receive the continuous cleansing of the Blood of Jesus.
The "blood", whether the blood in our bodies, or the Blood of Jesus, never stops "flowing and cleansing"! AMEN!
The "natural man" side of any man – in today's world, how can one not be affected/influenced by "the world" when "the world" is shoved into our faces 24/7/365? unless one is living in a cave? or unless one is covered by, and yielded to, the Holy Spirit?
And even then, it can be difficult, because as long as we are living in these "earth suits", the earth suits will be feeding us the raw data that these earth suits were designed to relay.
But, even so, we, as the occupiers of these earth suits, can decide what data to reject, or to ignore, or to accept, or to dwell on.
We do have a "choice", but that choice is not always easy to implement in the positive, in fact, can often times seem impossible.
But remember, the Blood of Jesus continues to cleanse. This is not an excuse for us to continue sinning, but a promise from our Savior and Friend of just how much He loves us .. on an ongoing never-ending basis!
AMEN!
Praise God for you Loren… What a great asset you are to the Kingdom. Amen all of you … amen!!
Phil 4:4-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving (PRAISE) let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
KJV
I struggle greatly with alcohol. I thought I was saved almost 10 years ago, but despite the daily struggle, prayers, tears and all, this beast is still beating me. I have asked the Lord to fight this battle for me, to give me strength, etc, etc, etc, and yet, here I am. Your words give me no hope. Only tells me that I am not good enough to make the rescue. I guess I will struggle with my flesh until that day and pray that somehow I will be counted (as unworthy as I am) as worthy. Brother, you don’t give much hope to those who are struggling. I appreciate your info, but your only advice is to stop sinning. If only it were that easy, I would have stopped years ago. How did you stop sinning?
We all struggle. You should never feel “hopeless” because you struggle. Life is a struggle. But you do have to try and you do have to pray and you do need to ask forgiveness and mean it from the bottom of your heart. As the scripture says, “Let every man seek his own salvation through fear and trembling”. And if you truly have a problem, you can always seek help along with God and yourself (e.g. from other people too). Don’t worry, you will make it. We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (as Romans says). Keep fighting the good fight.
E,
Everyone has things they struggle with be it Alcohol, or any other possible thing you could think of. Pride, Arrogance, etc. I get my hope here –
Romans 8:35-39
38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
He will never let his children go! God Bless!!!
I AM ADDICTED TO CERTIAN PORNO SINCE A FEW MOTHS AGO AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO IGNORE IT.
LUCKILY I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND DECIDED THAT GOD MAY HELP ME. I PRAY TO HIM AND …THANKS TO HIM! HE MADE ME FREE TODAY…AMEN!!!
Glory to Jesus Brother!! Amen for the awesome victory.