King James Version (KJV), John 21:25 reads:

“And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.”

People often think that God cannot handle their problem or situation. so they don’t even try to lift their situation up to God. Ask Him for advice or turn it over to Him to take care of. Jesus asks us to turn our cares over to Him.

1 Peter 5:7. In the King James Version (KJV), it says:

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”

Will you allow God to take care of your worries? Will you reach out to God and ask Him for help. Not asking God for help is a form of pride and God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. So humbly ask God for help. Let him take care of you and you will see miracles happen in your life. Every day people are hurt or hit by things that seem insurmountable and end up falling into despair and hopelessness. It is in these moments that we need to seek God and ask for His help. We often don’t believe that or trust God to come through and that is the challenging part for many.

Trusting God is where we often fall short. One thing that God likes is someone who trusts Him with all their heart.

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 KJV

Leaning not into our own understanding is so difficult to do. We want to see things with our own eyes, feel things with our own hands, and understand things with the knowledge and mind that we have. In those moments of desperation trusting God becomes our best and greatest hope. Lean into the wisdom and strength of God rather than your own. It takes faith rather than works in these moments. Faith to wait upon the Lord. Then an answer shows up in a person, idea, thought, scripture and then taking action in faith. Faith is also expressed through your works when you have a revelations from God to act. it may seem like an unusual idea, like, Jesus telling Peter to go get a coin out of a fishes mouth to pay for the temple tax, or the person who was told to go to wash themselves in the river and their leprosy would be cured.

2KIngs 5:14 “Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.”

Sometimes what he asks may seem embarrassing or undignified but if we are trusting God and not leaning into our own understanding we would do it. We need to cleans ourselves of this embarrassment of believing God and doing the things he asks of us.

What if it nothing happens when we trust Him, you say? Well, you don’t know if you don’t try. But also there are times when our faith is being tested too. There are many things that could answer this. Maybe we didn’t hear correctly. Maybe it was the wrong spirit and not the Holy Spirit. And again maybe it was to strengthen our faith in God. Trusting in Him even when nothing happens in the physical realm does not mean that nothing is happening in the spiritual realm where our eyes cannot see.

Now in all your situations that seem impossible. Say this, GOD CAN! And he is faithful to answer our requests. I pray that you will have faith in God and trust Him with all your heart. I pray that whatever situation you are going through that his angels will uphold you. I pray with you for answers to your God honoring prayers. In the name of Jesus, I ask this, amen.

The Problem of Sin and Salvation

The greatest challenge we face is sin—our inclination to fall into it due to temptation, much of which is instigated by demonic or evil forces. But how does this relate to salvation? If you have been saved yet still struggle with sin, what does that mean for your salvation?

Some believe in “Once saved, always saved.” However, I do not think that is always the case. In some instances, people may not have truly been saved at all. Simply saying “yes,” nodding your head, responding to an altar call, or raising your hand does not equate to true salvation.

Salvation requires a genuine change of heart—true repentance and godly sorrow. We are redeemed when, by faith, we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, believing that He died for our sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day.

Are You Truly Saved If You Continue in Sin?

Many struggle with this question: Are you truly saved if your life remains unchanged? I believe the answer is no. Salvation is not just a moment but a transformation.

Some argue that if we live in the Spirit, we are free from the law of sin and death. But the Holy Spirit would never lead someone to sin. Walking in the Spirit and continuing in sin are contradictory. True salvation results in turning away from sin.

No one wants to be hurt by sin, nor do we want others to suffer from it. So why do people still sin?

The Role of Evil Spirits and Fallen Angels

When people sin, they often harm others in the process. Evil spirits and fallen angels desire our downfall because they themselves are beyond redemption.

Unlike humans, they do not have the option to repent and accept Christ. Their fate is already sealed, and their only goal now is to drag as many people down with them. If they cannot have heaven, they do not want mankind to enter it either.

This leads to an important question:

Why Doesn’t God Destroy Evil Beings?

Wouldn’t it be easier if God simply wiped out all evil entities to prevent humanity from being tempted? It may seem like an option, but God’s justice is perfect.

If He were to destroy fallen angels immediately, would He also have to do the same to sinful mankind? This may explain why evil is allowed until the appointed time—because God, in His mercy, has given us a grace period to turn away from sin and accept the forgiveness offered through Jesus Christ.

Jesus: The Only Way to Redemption

Jesus is the only way to salvation because He became the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. God poured out His wrath upon Jesus as the representative of His people. One had to die so that the rest might live.

John 11:49-50 (ESV)

“But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, ‘You know nothing at all. Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.’”

John 11:51-52 (ESV)

“He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.”

The Origin of Evil in the World

The presence of evil in this world is a result of the fall of angelic beings who rebelled against God. According to ancient texts like the Book of Enoch, these fallen angels abandoned their place in heaven and corrupted humanity.

They were led by Samjaza (Shemihazah) and Azazel, who introduced sin, forbidden knowledge, and violence into the world.

Samjaza (Shemihazah)

• Leader of the Watchers—200 angels who descended to mate with human women, producing the Nephilim (giants).

• Corruptor of Humanity—taught humans sorcery, astrology, and weapons of war (1 Enoch 6-8).

• Judgment—the fallen Watchers were bound in the abyss until the final judgment.

Azazel

• Teacher of Forbidden Knowledge—introduced weapon-making, warfare, and vanity (cosmetics and seduction) to humanity.

• Scapegoat Connection—linked to the ritual in Leviticus 16:8-10, where a goat was symbolically burdened with the sins of Israel and sent into the wilderness—some scholars connect this to Azazel as a representation of sin.

• Punishment—God commanded the angel Raphael to bind Azazel in darkness until judgment day (1 Enoch 10:4-8).

Why Evil Persists and What We Must Do

I believe that the evil introduced by these fallen beings continues to influence mankind today. However, God has appointed a time when everyone will be judged—both the righteous and the wicked. Until that time, we must remain vigilant, resisting temptation and striving to live in righteousness.

God does not desire evil, nor does He take pleasure in suffering. However, because none of us are completely free from sin, His justice and mercy delay final judgment. This grace period is our opportunity to repent and turn back to Him before it is too late.

That is my understanding of this topic.

A Prayer for Strength and Redemption

I pray that all will come to know Jesus Christ and believe in His redeeming power. May you have the strength and self-control to resist the temptations of the enemy. I pray that God will heal and restore you, making you whole again. May His angels protect you, and may His Spirit guide your heart and mind.

I pray that all will turn away from sin and return to the presence of God.

In the name above all names—Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus Christ, I AM THAT I AM—Amen.

The empath narcissist relationship, why does it happen? I believe that it is a spiritual fight, good against evil. The empath is willing to accept the narcissist behavior because they tend to believe that love will win. They see something inside the narcissist that they want to save. They can overlook many emotional problems that conflicts with their beliefs, hoping that if they just love, the narcissist will change and love them back.

But what they don’t understand that the narcissist does not know how to operate out of love, because they are, in most cases, spiritually and emotionally damaged. They are not capable of understanding love because of the belief system that was instilled in their psyche the way they were raised. The narcissist is often a person who was not given or shown true love. The parents that raised them did not show them love or affection. They were most likely traumatized as a child, by neglect or some form of abuse.

And why does the narcissist seek to deceive the empathic person. In most, cases it is because the empath chooses to love the narcissist selflessly. The narcissist’s spirit wants to take advantage of this empathic power. The empath doesn’t realize or understand that there are forces out there that cannot be explained by reason, it can only be explained by the presence of something that is spiritually evil. The empath cannot fathom how someone can think and do evil without a reason except that hurting someone gives them a relief or satisfaction from their internal pain. The spirit is tormenting them with both pain and pleasure and their only relief comes when they satisfy this evil presence.

Here are some of the traits of a narcissist: love bombing at the beginning of a relationship. Lying and manipulation. Uncaring and unfeeling after they are over the initial phase of the relationship. Gaslighting. They are unfaithful and will seek sex outside of the relationship for their self esteem. They hate and are violent. etc.

Jesus vs. Satan

The saying that hurt people hurt others is not enough in the case of the narcissist. The narcissistic personality is difficult for the empath to understand because empaths are simply wired to do good. They are focused on saving the person’s soul while sacrificing theirs. The comparison I would make is that the empath is to Jesus as the narcissist is to Satan. One tends towards love, justice, truth, compassion, kindness and care. The other tends to pride, envy, jealousy, deceitful, hurtful, uncaring, hatred and being unkind. But why do the two often get paired in life.

The answer is not that opposites attract but that the devil wants to destroy Christ in the empath. They want to go after the strongest and yet most vulnerable part of the empath their heart. Your battle is not against the person, the flesh, but against the evil spirit that resides in or is manipulating the narcissist. The Narc will not stop until they completely destroy the empath emotionally and financially.

And why financially and not just emotionally?  Because the Narc knows that the empath wants to help others through the gift of hospitality, caring and giving. It fulfills the empath when they are able to help others. They work heartily and tirelessly if they know that the fruit of their labor will end up helping others. Again, they are driven by their sacrificial love even to the point of being a martyr for this cause.

I heard someone say that the narcissist seeks out empaths to destroy them, hurt, persecute them, bring them to their knees, and cause them to have a nightmare of a marriage instead of a fairy tail.  But they are looking at it only through a physical and psychological perspective.

The main problem is spiritual. As the Bible says, “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world…” (Ephesians 6:12).

The spiritual battle is on. The empath must recognize this and either leave the relationship if they are not willing to sacrifice years of life for this battle. Or they must equip themselves and employ tactics that will allow them to defeat the enemy within the narcissist.

The empaths love and empathy for others causes them to love someone this troubled person because they are driven by an inner sense that they are their for God’s love and justice. They see something that others cannot see. The problem is that the empath is not equipped for the battle that they are undertaking. The battle they are getting into is a huge demonic spiritual stronghold. The usual outcome is that the empath will be overrun by the destructive behavior of the narcissistic spirit. They are in a battle with legions of demonic forces. They don’t realize that as they escalate their efforts to love the narcissist that the demonic entities within are escalating their strategy to demolish the heart and spirit of the empath.

On the other hand the narcissist’s demonic goal is to diminish and devour the love and heart of the empath They are like the black hole of emotional empathy. They can constantly deplete someone of love and never give any back. The only thing they want is to be fed emotionally until the person they married to or are in a relationship with is devoid of love. Then they, the narcissistic man or woman, can say that, “See the empath didn’t really love me.” and “Oh, they thought their love was strong, I proved them wrong.” The demonic side is very calculating and strategically works to find the pressure points that they know will dishearten and eventually destroy the love and heart of the empath. That is the ultimate goal of the narcissistic spirit. To defeat the Christ heart of the empath.

The demonic side wants to humiliate and destroy the soul of the empath just for the enjoyment of it. They enjoy taking whatever you give to them. If you are vulnerable and open. They will use what you told them against you when it serves their purpose to destroy your self worth. The demonic spirit is against the empath solely for its enjoyment of seeing someone who loves as Christ loves be defeated, humiliated and out of the game of life. The greater the evil spiritual forces against should reveal to you that God has a great purpose for your life. You can’t throw in the towel. You need to rise up again and win in life.

But the battle is the Lord’s. The empath can win their hearts back and they can help, if the narcissistic man or woman is willing to surrender to God’s love and redemption. The empath wasn’t wrong about love being the strongest. They just did not understand the spiritual side of the battle.

The battle requires spiritual tools: prayer, Scripture, and unwavering faith. As Ephesians 6:13 reminds us, “Put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.”

The demonic spirits do not follow the laws of love. They only use hate, anger, shame, humiliation, abuse, and every negative emotional energy they can to drag the empath down to their level. They need your spiritual energy because they don’t have it.

Focus on defeating the demonic spirit within the man or woman. These spirits are often attacking the trauma of the narcissist. When you start to peel away the layers of hurt and trauma that these demons are feeding off of. The narcissistic person will be set free. God’s power and love will be able to penetrate the stronghold of these demonic spirits that has controlled the narcissistic behavior of the man or woman.

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It’s frustrating when it seems like the ones who suffer the most are those striving to live righteously, while the unrighteous appear to thrive. They seem to have it all—money, power, and happiness—even as they lie, cheat, and swindle their way to success. Their finances grow, they live in luxurious homes, drive expensive cars, and enjoy the best of everything. Meanwhile, those striving to honor God often struggle just to make ends meet.

Sometimes, it doesn’t seem fair. Does God really love the righteous? Even in the church, we see people prospering who aren’t living God-honoring lives. They act just like the world, yet claim they’re blessed by God. It can make you wonder if living righteously is worth it when unrighteousness seems to lead to comfort and success.

But here’s the truth: You need to change that belief system. God isn’t holding blessings back from you because you’re not perfect. He desires to bless those who seek Him and live righteously. The difference might be that those who aren’t living perfect lives still believe God can bless them. They trust that He loves them despite their flaws.

Perhaps you need to start believing that God isn’t demanding perfection—He’s looking for people who are being perfected through Him. Surrender yourself to His love and forgiveness instead of striving for unattainable perfection.

Stop holding yourself to a standard only Jesus could meet. Accept His forgiveness and allow Him to take care of your imperfections, mistakes, and sins. Let go of the idea that you must be perfect before God can bless you. It’s okay to receive good things for yourself—God loves you, and He is perfecting you daily. Can’t a loving Father give His children good gifts simply because He loves them? You don’t have to work for His blessings. They come through faith in Jesus, not by your efforts.

Here’s a prayer to help realign your focus:

Lord, thank You for redeeming us through Your works, not ours. I pray that Your people will trust in You and what You’ve done for them. Help them to receive Your love and grace fully, without feeling they need to earn it. May their righteousness come through faith in You alone. Thank You, Lord, for Your redemption and Your blessings. Bless Your people with good things by their faith in You. Amen..

Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men. Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts, “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked. “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

In the church today I think many in the pulpit and in the pews aren’t really saved because of the condition of their hearts. Because things are done in secret or in the dark people think that they are getting away with sinful acts. But the truth is God sees everything. The Bible tells us that nothing is hidden from God. He even knows about events in the future that haven’t happened yet.

Back to the scripture and why I thought it interesting. The first is that the men who made an opening in the roof and lowered the paralytic so he could be healed showed complete faith. They believed in Jesus and went through all the trouble to lower their friend down so that he could be healed. They had no doubt that he would be healed or they wouldn’t have gone to all that trouble to carry him to the roof and lower him down to be healed by Jesus.

I can just see Jesus’ face, a big grin, knowing the hearts of these men and how much they must have loved the person they brought to be healed by Him. I would like to have friends or relatives like that!

But what did Jesus say first, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” He was first concerned about the condition of the man’s soul. Eternal life was more important than the healing. He wanted to heal his soul first. Even today, as I was driving around and seeing the homeless around the city, some being fed by a ministry. I thought, “Is God more concerned about their bellies being filled or their souls being nourished.” I guess this scripture answered my question. Take care of their eternal lives first then worry about filling their stomachs.

The other interesting part is that he saw the hearts of the scribes (Scribes were religious scholars, experts in Jewish law, and often functioned as teachers and legal advisors). Jesus asked them why they were thinking in their hearts that he was blaspheming God, when he said that the man’s sins were forgiven. The scribes knew the law by heart and questioned the words and actions of Jesus. He asked them why they were thinking this in their hearts. It seems that knowing and citing the law isn’t what Jesus is impressed with. It is the condition of our hearts. Couldn’t they empathize with the men and the paralytic instead of questioning whether Jesus had the right to forgive the paralytic’s sins. In response to the question in their hearts, Jesus said what is easier to forgive sins or to heal the paralytic. Jesus subsequently told the man to pick up his mat and go home, which he did. To Jesus it was easier to heal the paralytic, yet the crowd was more astonished about the healing rather than the forgiving of sins.

So who do you think had their hearts in the right place in Jesus’ eyes? The scribes or the men who had the audacity to break open the roof and lower the paralytic down in front of Jesus. I think it was the four men and the paralytic, who had such great faith in the fact that Jesus could heal him. So your faith and zeal to believe in the love of Jesus and his power to heal whatever you bring to him, even if you have to break open the roof, is what Jesus is looking for in His followers.

Apply your faith, rather than your knowledge, you may be astounded and God will be glorified. And Jesus can forgive your sins, that’s what He suffered for on the cross. Our sins.

Lord, I pray that the person reading this will know how much you truly love them. You can forgive their sins and heal whatever they bring to you. And that you hear their heart crying out to yours. Amen.

Lamentations 3:21-24

Yet I call this to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed,
for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness! “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in Him.”

I was thinking about this, that each day we get to have a reset. We can either do the same thing we did the day before or we can do something different. There is a movie, “50 First Dates,” Its called that because the person wakes up each morning and has forgotten everything that happened in the past. She goes through the same routine over and over. But do we want to live our lives like that. Each day we don’t get better, we don’t do anything different, and the clock keeps ticking. We aren’t getting any younger. Our behaviors are the same as when we were elementary school till we die. Now, that isn’t how God created us. We are to be perfected each day. We are supposed to be better at life, a better person. When we are saved. We are blessed with a total reset. Jesus wipes our slates clean, all our debts are paid.

When we accept Christ, we are given a true reset. Jesus wipes our slate clean; all our debts are paid. But do we take that opportunity to step into a new creation in Christ, or do we fall back into old routines? As Paul said, once we’ve left our past behind, we are no longer the person who sinned. We can choose today to become better, to live a life that honors God. Every morning, we have a new chance to grow and transform in Him.

God loves you so much that every time you spend time with him he changes you. He does something to make us better out of love. God loves us deeply. Every time we come to Him, He shapes us, just like a loving parent who adjusts their child’s shirt or brushes away a smudge with care. God tends to us, healing us and making us whole. We are His pride and joy.

God is love and wants the best for you. He wants to see His children doing well. Healed and made whole and holy. You are his pride and joy.

Lord, we come to you with open hearts, without fear of judgment. You didn’t send Your Son to condemn us but to heal and restore us. Take whatever is within us and make it a little better each day. Your mercies are new every morning, and we thank You for these resets, these new chances at life and love. Amen!

It seems that some people don’t understand the gravity of having sex with someone other than their partner. Unfortunately, this isn’t uncommon today. It isn’t just choices that people make, it is spiritual. Something is wrong in their soul and spiritually. Demons and familiar spirits can take advantage of these people through temptations. Causing them to lust after the flesh of other people besides their spouse.

There are those trying to explain this, like on social media, where I saw a woman arguing with others about the importance of sexual faithfulness. She told women not to engage sexually with just anyone, especially if they already have a husband or boyfriend. Shockingly, some women argued back, saying they had the right to do so, not realizing the damage this can cause. The reason is that they have beliefs that are not right with God. These beliefs can lead to intruding spirits, like demons and familiar spirits. The purpose of these unclean spirits is to destroy the marriage and the hearts of those involved. Children, husband, wife, even for generations to come. The battle is for your soul.

The Bible teaches us that our bodies are not our own—they belong to the one we are married to. We are called to reserve our bodies for our spouse alone. Scripture is clear that adultery and sex outside of marriage are wrong.

Marriage is a covenant, something sacred and holy. It’s disheartening that society and laws don’t always reflect this truth, but that’s often because people struggle to control their lustful desires. We must strive to have self-control and live God-honoring lives, because this leads to a much richer and fulfilling existence. If you want a truly great life, abstain from sexual immorality.

Choosing the path of purity isn’t just about avoiding immediate harm. It affects your future and your family. Think about it: Would you want your grandchildren to read about these things in your book of life? You want to have a great story of love and adventure to share with them when you see them in heaven.

As 1 Corinthians 13:13 says, “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

Lord, I pray that you will protect our marriages, that you will keep the marriage bed undefiled. I pray that you will sanctify our marriages and keep them holy. Protect us from the evil ones and lead us not into temptation. Keep us from sin so that we will not be grieved. In Jesus’ name I pray this. Amen.