It's Your Time To Be Advanced

Scripture says to us that God spoke through his prophet Isaiah, that he would raise up a heathen king
by the name of Cyrus. God said that he would do the following for king Cyrus:

" I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in pieces the bars of iron:

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou may know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel" Isaiah 45:1-3

Well, I pray this morning that this same God who did the above for a heathen king will go ahead of whoever is reading this post and make the crooked paths in their lives straight. It is also my prayer that God Almighty will break in pieces the spiritual gates of brass and cut in half the spiritual bars of iron that have withheld your spiritual blessings and, as a result, advance you to where you should have been at this point in your life.

Father, Just like you did for King Cyrus, Please! Release to us the treasures of darkness and the hidden riches of secret places that the enemy has stolen from us so that we would be even more convinced, that you O' Lord, who has called us by our names, that you are the God of Israel.

I want to say to someone today that the God of all glory has positioned others to catapult you to where you should have been at this point in your life. The physical manifestation of what God has done for you spiritually will be revealed in the uncommon help that's about to come your way. All that the enemy has stolen from you spiritually and hid in his treasury must and will be released.

God advanced Abraham, God advanced Moses, God advanced Isaac, God advanced Jacob, God advanced Joseph, and so many others. NOW HE HAS DECIDED THAT IT'S TIME TO ADVANCE YOU!!!!!!

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
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Dreaming of Dogs

It is pretty standard for me to be physically approached daily or to discover my email inbox flooded with emails by folks seeking to understand their dreams.

While reviewing some of their dreams. It becomes pretty clear to me some of the spiritual things that have their lives tied to a destiny of utter misery while others are on the road to encounter the incredible promises of God, which their dreams have clearly revealed.

Recently, many folks have approached me concerning dogs being in their dreams. These dogs are either chasing them, biting them, growling at them, or just viciously attacking them. In fact, I can vividly recall someone telling me about a dream a friend of theirs had. In this dream, it was revealed that two dogs were either about to attack this person or attack them. Suddenly, a white man appeared, which caused the dogs to change their course and retreat towards the white man. The white gentleman began to pet the dogs and advised that the dog would not harm her.

As expected, this person thought this was a good dream. of course, it is all due to their lack of understanding of what dogs symbolize in a dream.

Let's look at scripture to garner spiritual insight about dogs. "For dogs have compassed me about: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet" Psalm 22:16. The King James version from which this passage of scripture was extracted clearly reveals the punctuation symbol of a colon (:) after the sentence, "For dogs have compassed me about." The word dog in the text indicates or symbolizes wicked people. As many of you would know or may not know, a colon is used to explain further or give details of what has been previously saying about something or someone. So in the following sentence, " "For dogs have compassed me about," the colon sign (:) that comes after the sentence now provides more details of the sentence. Now let's carefully read that explanation in the following sentence: "The assembly of the wicked has enclosed me." Wow! Now isn't that amazing?

Let us take it a step further. This prophetic chapter of Psalm 22, which speaks of Jesus' crucifixion, gives us a more spiritual insight into the meaning of dogs in a dream or the understanding of its symbol in the spiritual realm. In Psalm 22:20, the Psalmist is now revealing the spiritual forces that would come against the soul of Christ during his crucifixion, and we know the soul of man to be his mind, will, and his emotions.

Now, what you are about to read in Psalm 22:20 are symbols of things that are spiritual. This particular text it's indicating demonic attacks. "Deliver my soul from the sword; (sword in the realm of the spirits represents words, in this case, evil words) my darling from the power of the dog (indicating deliver those things that are precious to him from the power of demonic attacks).

So far, we have unearthed the mystery of dogs to indicate wicked people and evil spirits/demons. Let us now read with spiritual understanding what the Apostle Paul was pointing out to the church of Philippians. In Philippians 3:2, "Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision." Of course, he's not referring to literal dogs in this text, and if you study the text carefully, it will quickly reveal he's warning them to beware of bad things!

Therefore, with the above understanding in mind, the dream I mentioned earlier about the lady, the dogs, and the white man is clearly not a good dream. However, outside of the above understanding of what a dog symbolizes, it can easily be assumed that it was a good dream. The white man calling the dogs and allowing the lady to continue her journey would point to a good deed. When the reality is, if dogs represent evil spirits and these evil spirits are friendly with whomever in the dream, then we can conclude whoever that person is, in fact, the source of that evil. The act of what appears to be a kindness on the white man's end was a part of a bigger picture to mislead the dreamer on a destiny of failure and destruction. As always, when such dreams leave the dreamer confused as to whether or not such a dream is from God or Satan, it is always good to play it safe by praying the following prayer.

"Father,  if my dream was from you, then I come in complete agreement with your plans for my life. If my dream was from Satan and the kingdom of darkness, then I reject all subtle and overt evil covenants forged in my dream, and I cancel all pending evil manifestation in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Amen!

Dreaming about dogs is also a symbol of a dog's spirit. A dog spirit is a sexually perverted spirit that lacks any form of shame or acknowledgment of disgrace. In fact, it is associated with humiliation. However, the victim of this spirit is spiritually blind to the disgraceful acts they perform sexually with others or the gyrating and sexually charged movements and motions that they publicly make with their bodies. Like a dog, in reality, a person with a dog spirit does not care if they have sex with a complete stranger, their Mother, sister, or whoever, or even if the person they are about to have sex with has a disease or not. This spirit is heavily influencing their victims to do whatever it takes to satisfy the evil spirit that's operating behind their strange, perverse behavior. Please! If you are being attacked by dogs in your dreams, you need to pray hard.....

Some folks have experienced dreams where they saw dogs licking the sex organs of the dreamer. These dreams must be taken seriously because such dreams represent impotence and barrenness. Again, it can also mean a spirit of uncontrollable lust being introduced to the dreamer's life.

The bible says the following, "As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his foolishness" Proverbs 26:11. The spiritual implication of this scripture is simply this. If you were to see a dog returning to his vomit in a dream, this would indicate that the enemy is attempting to take you down a path that you have already been delivered from. Again, you must cancel, rebuke and reject such dreams in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!

In the book of revelations 22:14-15, it says, " Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city. However, dogs, sorcerers, whoremongers, murderers, idolaters, and whosoever loves and tells lies outside the gates. Again, dogs in this text are cast in an opposing view and among grievous evil as everything else mentioned.

Dogs are also quite noisy and annoying with their constant barking. If you're experiencing dreams where dogs are barking at you in a dream, the dream indicates continuous pending or current trouble and confusion that just don't seem to be able to go away from the dreamer's life. If one dog constantly barks at the dreamer, the dream reveals an individual becoming a nuisance. If it's a group of dogs, the dream indicates a group effort in being a nuisance to the dreamer. Some folks have dreams where they would see dogs attacking their real-life enemies. In such cases, the dream reveals that the evil your enemies sent after you will be returned upon themselves. I can vividly recall having a dream some time ago where a pit bull dog was quite a distance facing me, making vicious growling sounds preparing to attack me. Before he could make a run at me, I began to run in his direction to attack him. I have had this dream twice. The dream reveals boldness and courage and that not only was I courageous in the face of evil but was willing to be the first to initiate the attack..... This is what I call bringing the battle to the enemy's gate.

Despite all that you have just read, God will give you victory over these dogs in your dream, which represents evil spirits and evil people if you challenge these dreams via prayer and canceling of such dreams. Let us read what scripture says about this, "They return during the evening, they make a noise like a dog and go around about the city. Behold they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips; for who, say they, do hear? But thou O' Lord shall laugh at them; thou shall have all the heathen in derision. I will wait upon thee because of his strength: For God is my defense. The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies" Psalm 59:6-10. 

The reality is there is nowhere in scripture where dogs are cast in a positive light. In fact, all of its connotations revert to negative things. Therefore, dogs in a dream are considered negative dreams. Suppose those dogs in your dreams are friendly. In that case, the reality is the dreamer is being manipulated and set up to unknowingly engage in evil covenant to secure defeat and destruction in their life.

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

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Are you being attack in your dreams?

Folks have to, at some point wake up to the reality that many among you will do
everything within their power to see to it that you do not succeed.

Unfortunately, their efforts will not always be by physical means! Meaning, you will not know how or when they will attack you simply because for the most part there will be little to no evidence of approaching physical danger.

For this reason, alone we must make reasonable efforts in regards to understanding our dreams. It is our dreams that's revealing the origin of all attacks against us from a spiritual perspective. Our dreams are considered our spiritual monitors, revealing pending spiritual matters that desires to be manifested in our natural world, inclusive of imminent dangers.

So, if you're having dreams where someone is running or chasing you, then not only is this dream revealing an attack against you but more importantly, it's simultaneously acknowledging defeat and error on your end. Scripture tells us that The wicked man flees though no one pursues, the righteous are as bold as a lion, Proverbs 28:1.

Based on the above scripture there is something terribly wrong if you find yourself as a righteous person running away from the enemy in your dreams. In fact, according to scripture, this is an error. Simply because scripture clearly says the righteous are as bold as a lion, meaning they are never afraid to the point where they run away from their attackers. Instead, scriptures reveal that the wicked run even when no one is after him. Again, this scripture is revealing some startling facts in that those that are after you are more afraid of you than you are of them. However, they will always use the preferred method against the righteous, and that is the weapon of "FEAR"" in an attempt to disable the upright from resorting to his God-given gifts, anointing and power to subdue his attackers.

Having said that, if you are being attacked in a dream or even defeated it is a MUST! That you rebuke and cancel such dreams if you desire not for this dream to be manifested into a reality. In fact, I strongly advise you read scriptures such as Proverbs 28:1 repeatedly before going to bed at night to build your spirit man to challenge the forces of darkness that will ultimately challenge your spirit during your sleep.

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
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Effective prayer!

The application of knowledge is indeed power! The Bible is saturated with the knowledge and understanding of what controls of our natural. Based on the Biblical evidence presented. Our natural worlds events are orchestrated and control from the unseen world, which is also known as the spirit world.

Therefore, whatever happens, or is manifested in our visible world it will always be as a result of what has been initiated or conceived in the invisible world, again, also knows as the spirit world or the spirit realm.

The purpose of prayer, therefore, is to seek the assistance of God (who is a spirit) to challenge, change, resist, alter, or amend from the realm of the spirit, in order to change or amend our physical situations.

This is the error that the majority of Believers make when engaging in prayer. Meaning, their prayers would usually be geared or centered around what is visibly seen, such as a person dying from cancer, an unfair work environment, an unreliable car, etc.

Effective prayer is to challenge the spiritual forces that are pulling the strings or should we say influencing what is visible to us such as cancer, your car constantly breaking down, etc. I know I am repetitive in all of this but I must say it again, and that is, whatever it is that we are challenged with physically or that which is visible, it is only the physical tentacles of the spiritual root behind it, which we can not see of course.

So, whatever it is that is challenging you physically, then you must seek the spiritual assistance of God by searching the scriptures to find scriptures that are relevant to your matter and begin to include these same scriptures in your prayer against the "SPIRITS" that are influencing the people, places, and things that are relentless in attacking you.

The word of God is spirit according to John 6:63, therefore it is the word of God which is spirit that will resist the evil spirits that have launched an all-out attack on you. For example, you have been praying to God to heal Mary of cancer, but have you ever prayed the following, "Lord I come against the spirit of infirmity which includes cancer that is oppressing Mary, Father I speak and declare your word that says because of your stripes she is healed, Isaiah 53: 5 Peter 2:24?".

As you can see prayer is to strategically discover the spiritual influence, source or root behind our real-life situations and aggressively attack those spirits with the word of God which is also identified as the sword of the spirit realm.

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
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Religion Will Make You Believe Only Christians Can Help You

In the book of Isaiah chapter 45, The prophet Isaiah via the spirit of God, Prophesied about a future
King, Cyrus, to be exact, would show tremendous mercy and kindness to the children of Israel. In fact, upon further reading of the said chapter, it reveals that God himself would aid Cyrus in subduing nations, loose the loins of kings, break the gates of brass and give him the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, etc. all for the children of Israel sake.

The fascinating fact about this entire scenario is that King Cyrus would not show up until approximately 150-200 years after Isaiah's prophecy. To add to this, he would be a heathen King that doesn't even recognize the God of Israel. Nevertheless, God had chosen him to do the unimaginable for his people, the children of Israel, while held captive by King Cyrus.

QUESTION! Who has God decided to use as an instrument to bring deliverance and relief to your situation, but because they don't fit your description of "Holiness and Christianity," you either resist or ignore their efforts?

Question! Why do you make statements such as "God can use anyone or anything, but because your deliverance isn't packaged wearing a religious collar, speaking in tongues, carrying a giant bible, or holding the title Christian, you've concluded this can not be God's doing?

Question! Why have you allowed a religious leader's view to supersede what scripture has clearly indicated, and as a result, you're suffering even though God has provided but not the way you thought it would come? Smh!

Well, I don't know about you, my friend; I concluded a long time ago to reject the religious misleadings of "what is good is of God and what is bad is of the Devil." Instead, I've embraced scripture that clearly states, "ALL THINGS (good and bad) are working together for the good of those that love God and those that are called according to his will. In other words, as a believer of Jesus Christ and a doer of his word, absolutely nothing in your life is by chance or accident. Subsequently, there is a divine purpose behind the good, bad and indifferent in your life.

Remove your religious lens, my friend, and apply the gift of discernment to determine what is or is not of God! Religion will keep you in bondage, while a relationship with Jesus Christ will open your spiritual eyes to what God has prepared and done for you by whomever, well in advance of your challenges.

Father, in the name of your son Jesus Christ, let the readers of this post discern and accept what you have so graciously done for them by whomever and whatever in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
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The Spiritual Law of Association

Many folks have little to no idea that it was and will continue to be the connections with others that
they encountered throughout their lives that would clearly explain how they ended up where they're at presently.

Think about it for a minute. Before meeting certain folks in your past life or even the person you're currently with now, did you notice a change in your attitude, your emotions, etc.? Why don't you compare what your life was like before meeting that person and now what is your life like after having met them? Do you see the difference? I am sure you have noticed some changes on your end as a result of the connection.

You see, my friend, there is so much more to a person than just their physical existence. There are so many things that you can not see that are far more real and influencing than what you see. Unfortunately, these invisible forces are attached to these folks and even yourself that are influencing the course of your union, be it friendship, marriage, business, etc.

For example, if a person has a curse of backwardness on their life. Your relationship with that person exposes you to that curse. Let us look at spiritual law to not only prove but highlight this essential overlooked spiritual point. Scripture says, "A person that associates himself with wise men shall become wise and he that becomes a companion of fools will not only become foolish but shall be destroyed, Proverbs 13:20. In other words, the victim was not placed in a classroom and taught how to be wise or foolish. Instead, it was the invisible spiritual connection with its influencing agents that is causing this,

Therefore, demonic forces attached to a person, be it a spirit of poverty, a spirit of backwardness, a spirit of anti-progress, etc., are the invisible forces influencing the human spirit of the other party to conform to its will. So it's just a matter of time before the traits, behavior, and patterns of the cursed person begin to manifest in the person that was never this way before meeting this cursed person.

Think about a person that you know that never used profanity before. However, after they connect with a particular person, it is almost as if they can not stop using profanity. I am attempting to reveal that things such as the above example are not happening because it could happen or the person just changed. Well, I will agree with you they have changed, but the reality is it was a calculated change influenced by the enemy. Unknowing to the victim, it was Satan that caused this connection to devalue, halt, and re-route this person's destiny.

Trust me when I say to you that the source behind every connection in your life will be from God or Satan. The idea behind this is to manifest the will of God in your life or the will of Satan.

My advice this morning is to CONSULT WITH GOD before FORGING RELATIONSHIPS!

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
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The spiritual Reconnaissance Mission

There is a military term known as "Reconnaissance Mission" which means to explore in order to
gain information. This is usually done via drones, spies or other technical means that are sent into the Enemy's area usually from an aerial position all in an effort to gather and record everything about their enemy for current and future use. The enemy of course for the most  part is unaware of this activity

Therefore when the opponents launch an attack against their enemy they're not just shooting and firing  missiles at anything hoping that they would hit something. Instead, because of the "Reconnaissance Mission" that took place prior to their calculated fight they are now able to attack specific targets which will 1) Disable their enemies immensely and 2) because of the specific targets that have been destroyed it lessens the time that the war would be fought, again all due to the information gathered unknowingly from their enemy that they were able to use to gain a successful and less time consuming victory.

Unfortunately, Christianity which is all about spiritual warfare seem to some how either over look or misplace this key understanding. The bible, which was written thousands of years ago by several authors under the anointing and guidance of the Holy Spirit, have in it years of documented truth, strategies and revelations of our Enemy Satan and his kingdom of darkness.

Nevertheless, it would appear to me that for the most part this vital book that is filled with knowledge of our enemy and how to defeat him is rarely open in most churches. Televangelist seem to only find information from it that is in regard to finances and the average preacher or teacher would quote a line or two and then go off on their own foolish deceptive and manipulative ideologies, philosophies, riddles, rhymes or quotes from some pagan new age movement etc.

This is the reason why my writings, teachings and whatever else that I do for the kingdom of God and his people is and will continue to be filled with "Reconnaissance information" which is biblical scriptures revealing to the soldiers of the kingdom of God what the enemy's plans are and how we must used this gathered information to defeat him.

Therefore, when I make statements such as if your leader or church is not teaching, preaching or praying the scripture, then leave! I am telling you to leave because if it's not the Holy scriptures that they are giving you that is the only information to unseat and remove the enemy from your life, then whatever they are replacing it with is of Satan designed to make you a co-conspirator to your own defeat and ultimate demise.

Just think about it for a minute or two. God throughout the ages have inspired specific men to enter the camp of the enemy and endure the persecution of the enemy onlyto gather that vital information and record it for future use to every Believer of Jesus Christ! However, the enemy has subtly moved in to our churches and upon our leaders with the sole mission of replacing the "Reconnaissance Mission information"  which we know to be the Holy Bible, with money, miracle oils, miracle soap, anointed cloths, etc.

My friend please hear me today, you're probably still sick, broke, frustrated, spiritually tired, defeated, unsuccessful and the like simply because you thought a cloth, oil, "Pastor say double for my troubles" giving large sums of money, or sending in some scam prayer request with a love offering could replace the "Reconnaissance Mission information" which is and will always be the PROVEN WORD OF GOD!!!!!!!!!!!

I will say it again, if your preacher, teacher, leader, church is not revealing the "Reconnaissance Mission information" which is the HOLY BIBLE then PACK YOUR STUFF AND LEAVE AND GO TO A PLACE THAT IS DOING IT........

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
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GOD WILL MAGNIFY YOU!

There are so many of you that are overdue for advancement and promotion in your life, but it seems as if every door has been shut and sealed.

It isn't that you're not qualified or possesses the smarts and skills, the problem my friend is that there are others in a position to assist and help you but perceive you as a threat or just love the idea of making life hard for you.

I am here to inform someone this morning that God has decided to "MAGNIFY" you in the midst of those that have rejected you. I want to make this clear! God is not about to change you! Instead, he will alter the perception of others towards you that will access the favor,, opportunities, blessings and the like that has been withheld from you.

To magnify is to make something appear much bigger than it actually is. It is also defined as exaggerating the appearance of something or someone. When something that can not be seen by the human eye is placed under a microscope, the microscope magnifies its size. So the reality is, absolutely nothing was done to whatever was put under the microscope. Instead, the microscope lens amplified the appearance of whatever it was magnifying......... My God!

GOD WILL INDEED MAGNIFY HIS PEOPLE!

Just before I proceed any further with this biblical insight, I must make clear that when God promotes, give favor, advances, or elevate you he initiates it by changing the perception of those around you. The lessons which were via your trouble and challenges were making the necessary changes in you. However, I am sure you’ll agree that no matter how much you’ve changed some folks refuse to accept the fact that you’ve changed, and will continue to label or categorize you as to who you use to be. Therefore, if it were left up to those around you who refuse to accept your change you’ll never advance. So, it is necessary for God to change their perception of you to accommodate the change in you.

Joshua, who was the minister of Moses was about to take on one of the greatest challenges of his life. That challenge was taking over as the leader of the children of Israel following Moses’ death. Now, lest we forget this was not an easy task, simply because Moses was the greatest leader they ever knew. Aside from leading them out of Egyptian bondage, the many miracles that were performed by God through him and to top it off he brought them out of slavery by breaking the back of poverty and causing them to become wealthy.

Like any good leader Moses affirms Joshua as the future leader to the children of Israel. “And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of Israel, be strong and of good courage.” Moses added by saying, “The Lord will go before thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee, fear not neither be dismayed” (Deuteronomy 31:7-8). In reading this I was compelled to ask myself, why would Moses say this to him be strong and of good courage? I am convinced Moses knew the difficult times Joshua would have faced leading an estimated three million people who revered Moses.

In Deuteronomy 31:7-8, Joshua 1:6,7,9 Moses and God had repeatedly said to Joshua: a) Be strong b)  Be of good courage c) Fear not and d) Be not dismayed. Again seeing that Joshua is now the leader, why are these four statements being rehearsed into his hearing?

It is almost as if they knew something Joshua did not know. The truth is they both knew that the children of Israel would automatically compare Joshua to Moses and conclude that Joshua was inferior to Moses and not capable of leading them like Moses did.

So, even though Joshua was qualified for the job the children of Israel perception needed to be amended to remove this comparison issue. Right now you are eligible for that promotion on your job, or you've changed your life and decided to live for God, but somehow folks don’t accept your new status because you are still the same old you in their sight. Therefore God will have to do for you what he’s about to do for Joshua.

“And the Lord said to Joshua, this day will I begin to "MAGNIFY" thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. The word, magnify means: to make someone or something appear larger than it is as with a lens or microscope.

The revelation here is simply this, God changed absolutely nothing about Joshua. God did not change his height, strength, weight, etc., but instead, the bible said that God made Joshua appear larger than he was in the sight of Israel (they respected, honored and appreciated Joshua as a result of what God did to them spiritually). The only thing that was changed was Israel’s perception of Joshua who was already qualified for what God had called him to do……wow!

My beloved readers, you've been ridiculed, talked about, used, skipped over for promotion, degraded and laughed at. To add insult to injury, it has been trouble after trouble, disappointment, setbacks and not to mention hindrances. However this year God has decided that you've qualified to go forward, but he has to change the perception of your haters and oppressors. All of the challenges were to change you. Now that, that leg of the process is completed GOD WILL NOW MAGNIFY YOU IN THIS YEAR!

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

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Parts Still Make Up The Whole

 In order to fix the whole of anything emphasis must be given to its parts. Just like with any mistake,
error or disagreement, these are just parts that make up the whole or should we say parts that gave us end results such as divorce, dissolved friendships, lifelong enemies, dysfunctional families.


It is quite normal for human being to disagree with one another. Abnormality would be those folks who are a part of that disagreement individually analyzing themselves (which are the parts) as a contributing factor to the disagreement. Isn't it amazing how no one wants to concede in an argument, everyone wants to stand their ground while subliminally refusing to be a part of the solution unless it’s on their terms?


Sometimes the peace we seek in a relationship begins with us, which are parts of the whole; meaning, the way we handle being right or wrong in an argument, the way we speak to others, our unteachable attitudes, always missing the point but insisting on sticking to our points, which for the most part has zero to do with a solution.


Rather than pointing out everyone else’s faults why not look at yourself and evaluate your contribution; did your behavior, words, and over all contribution make things better or bitter? Were you seeking peace or a resolve or were you defiant in getting your point across at any cost? Did you ignore the contribution of others because you’re in charge? Do you see yourself as prideful, controlling, rude, self-serving, arrogant?

Well, it is parts like what I have just mentioned that are fueling the whole.
This is why Jesus said that we must remove the beam from our eyes so that we’ll be in a better position to remove the specks from our brother’s eye (Matthew 7:15). In other words, we must acknowledge and address our issues (parts) in an effort to make better the whole. Mom, dad, husband, wife, boss or whoever may have their faults: could it be our behavior, attitudes, condescending words that are contributing to what we are seeing as a whole?
 My friend, my words of wisdom this morning have been pulled from the pages of experience and they are, “check yourself before you wreck yourself”

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

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Spiritual Embargo Pt.2

To gain a deeper understanding of spiritual embargoes, I have decided to outline common signs in a person's life or business that may indicate the presence of this spiritual restriction.

In part 1 of Spiritual Embargo, I depicted a physical embargo between Cuba and America. As you may or may not know, the United States has imposed an embargo on Cuba, preventing Cuba from engaging in any trade or commerce with America. In terms of proximity, America would have been Cuba's most significant trading and consuming partner for goods and services. The restrictions imposed upon Cuba by America have not only stagnated their economy and way of life but, more importantly, Cuba's stagnant state has made them almost irrelevant to the rest of the world.

When an individual is subjected to a spiritual embargo, they may be unaware of its profound impact on their destiny and blessings. This can lead to their manner of living and their thought processes needing to be updated and revised. Again, for comparison., If you were to visit the island nation of Cuba right now, you would quickly discover that well over ninety-five percent of its vehicles are from the 1950s. Additionally, Cuba has some of the best doctors in the world. However, their monthly salaries are about $300-$500. When comparing this scenario with a person oppressed by a spiritual embargo, this person refuses to update their clothing, drives a vehicle that is 30 years old, and spends thousands of dollars repairing it instead of just purchasing a more up-to-date vehicle. Their thinking and decision-making become archaic. This person is so spiritually bound that they cannot see the apparent lack of progress in their life, even though it is evident to the rest of the world.

The bottom line is that the purpose of a spiritual embargo on a person's life is to keep them stuck for a certain period and ensure that they never associate or engage with anyone or anything that would cause or assist them in breaking free from the limitations and restrictions on them. Some of the most noted cases of spiritual embargo are folks who are hoarders. A hoarder is a person who gathers stuff over some time, supposedly for future use. These folks also never dispose of anything they have but will store it for future use until their premises become one big pile of junk. If you were to take a closer look at the life of a hoarder, it is almost as if they are stuck in time; they would avoid purchasing anything new, make do with what they have, pay absolutely no attention to their health, their appearance, neither the desire to progress in life.

"Let's not forget that everything in God's creation is meant to progress and grow. Frustration arises when something or someone fails to advance to the next level or stage of existence. Spiritual embargoes are intended to hijack and replace an individual's destiny with a fate of backwardness and misery. These embargoes are so debilitating that the victim loses their ability to recognize that they are stuck in a fruitless, unproductive cycle. They become immune to frustration and are comfortable in their state of backwardness, even though others may be frustrated by their lack of progress."

After being manipulated by Satan, Adam and Eve were led into a spiritual trap that resulted in a life filled with hardship, limitations, and misery. By disregarding God's simple instruction not to eat from a specific tree, they changed the course of their destiny.

Who or what have you connected to in the past that has placed a spiritual injunction on your life, consequently placing a spiritual embargo on your life? What negative things have you been saying or have others been saying about you that have put you in this cycle of restrictions and limitations? Spiritual embargoes are invisible, but their effects are physical, so you must pray specifically against the spiritual limitations and restrictions this curse has placed upon your life.

1) First, thank God for opening your spiritual eyes to this covert and conniving evil.

2) Now ask God to dismantle the strongholds that have conditioned and governed your pattern of thinking, which has resulted in restrictions and limitations in your finances, relationships, etc. 

3) Decree and declare the rejection of Satan and his demonic host and human agents' power over your life and all that concerns you. Now, repeat Psalm 138:8 as a replacement in response to unseating the enemies of your destiny.

4) Begin to speak prophetically about the re-calibrating of your God-intended destiny. "Father, I thank you for my new life; thank you that you have now connected me with the right people, things, and places to advance me in the name of Jesus."

5) Remind God of his word, which says that he has blotted out the handwriting of the ordinance that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made an open show of them openly, triumphing over them in it, Colossians 2:14-15.

6) Ask God to reconstruct your hedge of protection from all spiritual opposition,  Job 1:10.

7) Finally, outfit yourself and all that concerns you at all times with the whole armor of God, which scripture clearly says that once we are attired with it, it will cause us to stand against the wiles of the Devil, Ephesians 6:11,13.

As a side note, in all of my teachings, it is the responsibility of anyone seeking freedom from spiritual opposition to first identify the specific root cause of their problem. In most cases, if not all, the root cause will be spiritual. Although we may have seen extreme deliverance involving shouting, screaming, and convulsions, these do not always represent true deliverance. In reality, genuine deliverance consists in identifying the spiritual oppression one is facing and gaining the spiritual knowledge needed to be set free from it. Hence, "My people are destroyed because of their lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6. Consequently, this same rule book (the Bible) clearly states that through the acquiring and applying knowledge shall, the just be delivered, Proverbs 11:9b.

I pray that God will open your spiritual eyes and enlighten your spiritual understanding so that you will recognize the spiritual restraints imposed upon you as the root causes of your physical limitations. I pray that you will refuse to conform to this world any longer. Instead, be transformed by renewing your mind so that you can now prove God's good and acceptable will for your life. Father God, I pray that you will catapult the person reading this article to where they should be at this stage of their life, with absolutely no desire to return to their former limited, restricted state in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Kevin L A Ewing

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