Benjamin Antell's thoughts

ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW

WRITE 744 • FEBRUARY • 05 • AA 2011 Finland.

Some people don't believe in the Lord even when there in proof on black and white that He still does miracles.

I guess some people just want excuses to go on living in sin. The evil one has tricked them into believing that a life in Christ is boring, when on the contrary it is exciting an adventurous!

I found that God was the opposite of what most people had told me. It was His love that turned me around 180 degrees. I guess I was a bit different from other guys my age. Most people my age were all "mouths", they thought they knew everything and they were constantly stating their silly views. I was "mostly" quiet since I really knew nothing. It's better not to speak if you're empty, your personal views mean nothing to anybody if you don't know God in person.

Many (even some "so called" Christians) seem to have a problem with the fact that I know God in person :-)

Since the churches more or less died and started relying more on ritual and religion, people's lack of spiritual knowledge waned. Today some churches are waking up (thank God) and people are again beginning to teach the good News, the cross and Salvation.

Unfortunately many are Nicolaitans, people who have a humanistic view on life and allow sin of all kinds. They are mostly people who don't know Holy Spirit and they will never see the kingdom of God, since nothing unclean will ever enter through the gates.

Rev 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

The Bible is very clear on what is God's will and what is sin. There's no need to doubt God's word since it was not written by men, but dictated by God. If you're not sure about the Bible, ask Holy Spirit (if you have met Him) He will confirm it being the word of God, just like Jesus does!

2Pe 1:21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

Unfortunately most of these are only Christians by name, but still it's a large number. In Africa today 50% are Christians! 480 million in South America and 260 million in the US.

Why would someone thing that all these are delusional? There's no logic in that statement. We see miracles on a daily basis, both spiritual and physical. There's no doubt about it.

God is wonderful and He will give you a supernatural life if you welcome Jesus Christ His only son!

I know this for a fact, He is so cool. Since I "cleaned out my closet" so to speak, He has touched me every single day for the last years. Every day He nudges me many times, and always when I pray. I'm so grateful for the fact that He won't leave me alone ever.

You can experience Him too, if you give your life to Him and let Him take over. If you seek Him and help others around you. We can't feed our ego's if we want to walk with the Lord.

PS. Check out the prayer at the bottom of the page if you want to get to know Lord Jesus right now!

ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW

WRITE 743 • FEBRUARY • 02 • AA 2011 Finland.

What surprised me most about demons, is how medieval they seem to be, ugly and pitiful creatures. But then again you'd have to be pretty stupid to give Heaven up…

It all started when I was a kid, demons would mess with me at night. My mother told me that I was having night mares, I didn't see how that was possible since I was wide awake, but that was the only response I got from her and my dad never said anything, we almost never talked.

I was left to my own devices, and what can you do when you are 3-4 years old and demons come to scare you? I just had to suffer while the demons had their fun. Luckily they never did anything else but frighten me, not that I can remember anyway.

They used to make weird noises to wake me up, then they'd creep up on me and breathe on my back. It was pretty scary for a little kid. Sometimes a demon would do a Hollywood-ish laughter in the chimney in a dark voice as well, a tad like Vincent Price in Thriller, the demonic song by Michael Jackson. I was so paralyzed by fear that I could not speak nor move. This went on for years.

If I had known about the authority we have in Christ, I could have chucked those bastard out of our house myself (even a little child can do it!).

But alas nobody told me about Holy Spirit (the Helper) when I was a kid. They wouldn't even let me get baptized, they said I was too young (stupidity) when I asked them if I could. I felt a strong love for Jesus as a little child. As I got into my teens I would only pray sometimes at night, I never actually met Christ for real until I was 21.

I had absolutely no idea that you could talk to Him and even see Him in this life, it was a real chocker for me to meet Him, the Father and Holy Spirit in person!

I think the reason for the demonic presence in our house was the fact that my grandmother who lived in the same house, had messed with the occult in her younger days. They told me later that she had been into spiritism, dancing tables and all that mumbo jumbo, and it worked. My dad told me that she stopped after a bad experience with Polter-geists (spirits that chuck things around).

I now cast out demons on a daily basis which is a dirty job like cleaning out toilets, but somebody's got to do it.

I only do it because Jesus told all Christians to do so! Since I've never liked demons, I don't talk to them (if I don't have too), I just command them to leave in Jesus' name. I often see the miserable spirits especially during prayer. Some try to hide even, silly but true. It's especially silly to me since I often see them holding their breath...

The spirits know as well as I do that they have NO option but to leave, since I have authority over them in Jesus' name. Still they sometimes persist and try to hold on as long as they can.

I do detest them because of the havoc they are responsible for, but they can rarely do anything unless they are invited to do so by their hosts. Some people live in denial and won't let go of their demons, others are fooled into believing that the spirits are good. Some think it's all in their mind, because of brainless doctors, who know nothing of the spiritual reality.

Some people like to live in compromise, they want to hold on to stuff from their former life and try to combine it with their new life in Christ. This is something that never works. When we come to Christ it's His way or the highway so to speak.

Anyone who lives in sin can be attacked, just like anyone who is disobedient (witchcraft) to the Lord. The Bible is clear about sin, so check it out if you aren't sure. We all have a God given conscience though, if we haven't misused it, it can serve us pretty well.

It doesn't matter if you belong to a "religion" or not, since no religion can save a man. Jesus is the only name in the Universe that can actually save a person. He wants to be your friend, the ball is in your court, you have an invitation written in blood. Jesus paid for your soul with His blood, don't take it lightly!

PS. Check out the prayer at the bottom of the page if you want to get to know Lord Jesus right now!

If you would like to try Jesus for yourself, say this prayer from your heart, it will change your life! God loves you, just as He loves every man who walks this Earth!

Rom 10:9 because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

Heavenly Father, forgive me my sins. Jesus I believe that you are the only son of God, please save me, come into my heart, and take over my life. Amen.

If you said the prayer, you are saved! For we are save by grace and nothing else, we can come as we are! Now thank Jesus for saving you. Welcome to the family! Check out god.TV on TV or the Internet, it is full of good spiritual guidance. xpmedia.com is very good too. Your life will change for the better!

(Naturally, not all preachers are good, just because they are on god.TV), use your brain as you watch, compare what they say, to see if it lines up with God's Word! Another very important thing: we should never criticize our sisters and brothers outside the church! If we feel that we have to correct somebody, it HAS to happen in church and not publicly. We should never launder our differences before the world, that is stupid according to Gods word!

God didn't intend for all of us to become filthy rich on Earth. Naturally, there might be some generous people on Earth, who may be blessed in this way, since God treats us all individually. But I don't believe for a second, that all Christians are meant to roll in cash...simply for our own pleasures. That would be pointless and silly.

I don't believe that we should hoard our money in the bank, but to put it to good use. God will bless those who think of others, like the famous painter Van Gogh did. He gave his money etc. to the poor miners of Borinage, where he worked as an evangelist (between paintings). This is another fact, which is rarely (if ever) mentioned in art books due to our atheistic society.

We read in the Old Testament how he was tested by the devil and lost everything. Because he was faithful to the Lord, everything was restored to him + he became filthy rich :-) Why? Because God blessed him.

Rom 10:13 for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Naturally, your life needs to change, if you've received Christ. We can't go on living in sin, like we did before we met God. But anyway, everything starts with the little prayer. It has worked for me and many of my friends. Let God take over, and don't fret, He will take care of you, trust the Lord!

You are now ready to receive Mr. Holy Spirit (if He hasn't already descended on you)! He is a person, sent by God to be your Helper. Spirit filled born again Christians can pray for you to receive Him. Your life will never be the same!

I call Him Mr. Holy Spirit sometimes, because most people don't seem to know that He is a person as well as Spirit.

Holy Spirit will give you a prayer language, so if you feel like there's something bubbling inside you, just open your mouth and speak whatever sounds Holy Spirit is giving you. The prayer language is called "tongues", it can be a Heavenly language or an earthly one, it all depends. I have many different ones, I've noticed that it changes a lot, from time to time. One Finnish girl that I prayed for received english as her prayer language, go figure.

Some people even claim that you can't pray or talk to Holy Spirit, I beg to differ. God the Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit are ONE, so you can pray to any one of the three.

But it's logical to pray to the Father in Jesus' name. When I pray for people, Holy Spirit and I have an ongoing dialogue during prayer. We speak to each other all day, but even more intensely during prayer, since He then directs me.

Mar 16:17 And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

Tts 3:5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of Holy Spirit,

PS, I sometimes highlight words in the scriptures that I quote. Always check your own Bible to confirm God's word!

I'm not trying to put anyone down with my Write, I'm just trying to convey what God has put on my heart I also feel that that life is too short, to just shut up and go with the flow, when people suffer under all kinds of bondage, and could in fact be set free in Christ.

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