When praying for healing, what is the basis for COMMANDING in Jesus name versus ASKING in Jesus name for healing?

On the face of it there isn’t much difference between:
1) Commanding healing in the name of Jesus
and
2) Asking God if He will heal the person in Jesus name

However, though the difference looks subtle there is a vast difference between these two acts of faith. The first is a statement based on my God-given spiritual authority over the power of the enemy (in this case sickness and infirmity). The second statement is based on the teaching of Jesus that if we ask Father God for anything ‘in Jesus name’ that He will grant it. (John 14:13-14) – but when should we command and when should we ask?

Understanding spiritual authority

In order to know when we should use the COMMAND ‘in Jesus name’ and when we should ask the Father ‘in Jesus name’ we need to understand about our spiritual authority.

Let’s take a look at how the early believers used their God-given authority:

When Peter and John saw a lame man begging at the temple gate, the man got more than he was expecting:

“Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. He jumped to his feet and began to walk.” Acts 3:6-8

Peter did not ask God to heal the man in Jesus name, he commanded the lame man to walk in Jesus name. He did this because that is exactly how Jesus had taught His followers to heal the sick:

“Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.” Luke 9:1-2 (Also Matt 10:1, Mark 6:7)

Note that Jesus did not send them to ‘pray for the sick’ but to ‘heal the sick’ – that was the assignment.

How were they to do it? By the power and authority He had given them. This was a transaction which delegated authority from the one sending to the one who was sent. When we operate in authority, we are answering this command and taking responsibility to make sure the job gets done on behalf of the one sending us.

Taking responsibility

A wise man once said, “You can’t give someone responsibility; they can only take it”. Jesus gave them authority but it was up to them to use it. In the same way, it is up to us whether or not we want to take the gift of this authority and use it – God won’t force us to use our spiritual authority.

One time, the Apostle Paul delivered a young girl from a spirit of divination:

“… he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.” Acts‬ ‭16:18‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

So again we see, not a request to God but the command directed at the evil spirit in the name of Jesus.

Nowhere in the New Testament do we see an example of a Christian asking God to bring healing or deliverance in Jesus name. To worship and pray to God in the name of Jesus is appropriate in many circumstances (for example we are told to give thanks in everything in the name of Jesus – Ephesians 5:20, Colossians 3:17) but it is not a Biblical model for ministering healing and deliverance to the sick and demonised.

Why is this? Because the scriptures plainly designate sickness and tormenting spirits as being the work of the devil. We are told that Jesus went around “healing all who were under the power of the devil” Acts 10:38. We don’t need to ask God if we can destroy the devil’s work because we already have his wholehearted permission – more than that, we have his command and authority to do so. (Matt 10:8)

A Military Metaphor

Imagine a new soldier who has been given all the training and equipment he needs to fulfil the assignment he has been given. He arrives at the front line and gets himself into position for action. He sights the enemy and gets ready to engage them, but instead of doing so, he radios back to the commanding officer at HQ, “ Sir, I have the enemy in my sights, so, I know you’re busy but if you wouldn’t mind coming down here to take care of things I’d be so grateful… but I quite understand if you’ve got better things to do…”

That Private is going to get a pretty heated response that likely involves some rich language! Why? Because he has been given the power, the resources and the authority to do the job himself – it’s his assignment and he needs to take responsibility for it.

Obedience not pride

Using a command of authority in Jesus name is not big-headed or ‘stealing God’s glory’ because, as Peter pointed out after he healed the lame man:

“When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?” Acts‬ ‭3:12‬ ‬

It was the power of God that healed the man but it was released through the authority that Peter had been given – it was Peter who stepped out in faith and lifted the lame man to his feet- but it was the power of God released through that act of authority that healed him.

Look at these other instances of healing from the book of Acts:

““Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. Acts‬ ‭9:34‬ ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

“He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.” Acts‬ ‭14:9-10‬ ‬‬‬

We don’t even hear the mention of ‘in Jesus name’ in these examples but the command of authority is still there. Paul and Peter act as ambassadors of Jesus to heal – the spiritual powers already know who they are and what power and authority they wield – they simply have to command the healing to come.

Jesus told His disciples that as the Father had sent Him, He also was sending them (John 20:21). So as the Father sent Jesus with authority (John 17:2), Jesus also sends His followers with authority. However, just as the authority of Jesus was based on obedience to His Father – we only move in authority to the extent that we submit to Him too.

Not just words

In the book of Acts, Dr Luke very helpfully tells us about some men (the sons of Sceva) who tried casting out demons in the name of Jesus without the Holy Spirit. It ended badly for them: they were beaten and stripped naked by the demonised person (Acts 19:11-20). So as we can see, our authority doesn’t come simply by having self-confidence or saying the right words. This obedience comes from a living relationship with God through the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit – it flows out of a lifestyle of worship.

So, can any believer use the name of Jesus with authority against sickness and demons or do they have to attain a certain level of maturity? Well, all I can say is that I’ve seen little children command healing and seen the most incredible miracles take place. If you are a worshipper and follower of Jesus, the next time you are praying for God to heal someone, why not try speaking to the sickness with authority? Say out loud, “I command this sickness to go and wholeness to come in the name of Jesus, the one I serve” and see what God will do through you today.

NOTE: There is another clearly identified principle for healing in the letter of James that specifically addresses healing for believers in a church community:
“Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.” James 5:14
In this context the directive is that the elders of the church should anoint the church member in Jesus name. Again, this is not a request for God to heal, but an act that symbolises the healing power of the Holy Spirit upon the believer. The elders have a relational authority to minister like this to one over whom they have pastoral care and over-site. The command of authority can also be used, but there is a responsibility on both parties to also come into agreement and submission to that authority.

SHOCKING STATISTICS ABOUT ANTIDEPRESSANTS

I was astounded to read a BBC News Article this week which stated: “More than eight million people in England are on antidepressants – which are prescribed for depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder and other conditions. That’s one million more people than five years previously, (stats from NHS for BBC Panorama)…”

So, if there are around 50 million adults in England, then that’s a whopping 16% taking antidepressant medication! And that’s probably a similar figure for the rest of the UK and other nations too.

The BBC article goes on to say: “More than a quarter of patients on antidepressants in England have been taking them for five years or more.

This is despite there being limited evidence of the benefits of taking the drugs for that length of time.

A doctor who runs an NHS clinic helping people off the pills says withdrawal symptoms can make it hard for some to stop taking their medication…

The investigation also uncovered evidence that a leading drug company attempted 27 years ago to conceal possible withdrawal effects that one drug could cause.

Modern antidepressants – called SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors) – arrived from the late 1980s, including Prozac. They were quickly heralded as wonder drugs compared with earlier medications, some of which had serious side effects.

They were thought to treat depression by fixing an imbalance of the mood-regulating chemical serotonin in the brain. Researchers are now not clear how they work. One theory is that they simply change how you think or feel, rather than rectifying an underlying problem.” (BBC News Article June 2023).

With such a huge percentage of the population looking for help and resorting to antidepressants, which statistically have little benefit and potential side-effects, it’s high time we made known the powerful alternative available for everyone!

A powerful alternative to antidepressants

In my latest book, “Get rid of those demons – it’s your time to shine!” I address the underlying cause of many common mental health issues. Below are extracts from my book, including a powerful alternative to antidepressants, which I think you will find liberating:

Evidence is clear that the side-effects of taking antidepressants are many and according to the NHS website can include anxiety, shaking, stomach problems, sexual problems, insomnia, blurred vision, problems urinating, tiredness, weight gain, excessive sweating, heart problems, twitching, diabetes, seizures, psychosis, stopping breathing, coma, suicidal thoughts, and if that wasn’t enough, even muscle pain and headaches, presumably the very problems that one was attempting to alleviate in the first place!…

A Spiritual Root

Despite often being a result of past trauma, many mental health issues actually have a spiritual root. Discovering the spiritual power behind conditions such as depression, bi-polar, self-harm, confusion, imaginary friends, OCD, ADD, autism, schizophrenia, phobias, anxieties and various disorders can help bring swift and permanent freedom.

I was speaking to a large crowd one time and the Holy Spirit showed me that a person in that meeting had witnessed something horrific in their past, like a violent death and suffered from ongoing trauma as a result. A vision flashed before my eyes of a lot of blood and an awful incident which I went on to describe. A young woman raised her hand and told us all how as a girl she had witnessed an horrific murder right in front of her. Her life had been dramatically impacted as a result to such a degree that she suffered terribly from the trauma in many ways.

After releasing the peace of Jesus into her life, we told the spirit of trauma to leave her. It left forcefully and she fell backwards some distance onto the floor. She was unhurt, but when she got up, she knew all the trauma had left her. We saw her again a year or so later and she told us that she had been completely set free from that demon and her life had been transformed as a result. Years of medication and counselling were unable to help her, but she was instantly freed through the power of Jesus.

FREEDOM FROM NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND ANXIETY

Our Miracle Cafés attract a lot of people. Not just for the good food and drinks, but many are also drawn to our free spiritual menu. Freedom from negative thoughts and anxiety is a popular request from our customers. And it’s no wonder, with pandemics, wars, unrest, economies and the like being in turbulence, not to mention ill health, loss, financial and relationship issues…

Unfortunately, whenever we come into agreement in any way with an evil spirit and give it a place in our life, we empower it. We must break agreement and stop its influence in order to live free.

“Refuse to worry about tomorrow but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself” (Matthew 6:34 TPT)…

The way to freedom is simple. Once we recognize that the source of the problem is demonic, half the battle is won! In fact, the battle has already been won, because of what Jesus accomplished on the cross. Once the schemes of the enemy are exposed, it’s simply a matter of submitting to Jesus and acknowledging that through Jesus’ death on the cross and subsequent resurrection, the powers of darkness have been broken.

“Since the children have flesh and blood, He (Jesus) also shared in their humanity, so that by His death, He might break the power of him who holds the power of death – that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery…” (Hebrews 2:14)…

What is behind depression?

Depression can very often be caused by demons. Once, when I was relaxing in the garden on a lovely summer’s day, a dark feeling came over me for no apparent reason. I began to feel sad and then depressed quite quickly. I was starting to take on board the depressing thoughts and felt very low, but instantly I realized these were not my thoughts and that I must not take them on board or agree with them. I recognized that a spirit of depression or despair (like that mentioned in Isaiah 61:3) had tried to settle on me, so I spoke out loud and commanded the spirit to leave in the name of Jesus. Immediately the feelings disappeared, and I was back to normal. I was shocked to realize that if I’d taken those thoughts any further and come into agreement with that demon, before long I could be suffering from depression. I think this happens to many people without them knowing it.

Demons torture, they enslave, they defile, they deceive, they cause addictions, they attack the physical body and the mind, they compel, they harass, they entice.

But, “The mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace” (Romans 8:6). That is our true identity and inheritance, and it is up to us to choose this way of life each day.

Emotional freedom

Isaiah 61 cites a spirit of despair which can also be translated ‘heaviness’. Many people relate to a feeling of hopelessness, or despair as being a heavy feeling or a dark cloud upon them. They find it difficult to get up in the morning or to exercise, or even to go about the day’s basic necessities of life.

Often this is a result of being betrayed or abandoned, even from a young age, or perhaps a traumatic experience or sustained difficulties or loss in life.

If we allow feelings of rejection, hopelessness, anger, rebellion, hatred, bitterness, fear (and any negative emotion you can think of) to have a place in our life, then before long, evil spirits of rejection, hopelessness, anger, rebellion, hatred, bitterness, fear and so on, will take up residence in our emotions which is part of our soul. The result of this is that we become an angry person, or a fearful person or whatever, and those traits will manifest in our lives, no matter how hard we try to stop them.

The solution is to recognize the demons and get rid of them and to go back to the root cause of those feelings – what caused that response in me in the first place? That needs to be dealt with and repentance is also necessary, which means changing the way we think and acting differently.

THERE IS A POWERFUL ALTERNATIVE TO ANTIDEPRESSANTS!

My book goes on to explain how we can be free, along with a whole series of prayers for you to pray along with. Here is part of one of those prayers that you may now wish to pray:

Father God, please forgive me for coming into agreement with any evil spirit that has caused… (and then say what it is). Father God forgive me for coming into agreement with any evil spirit of (pain, depression, despair, anxiety, addiction, cancer, arthritis etc) when I spoke out….. or took medication to try and suppress it…. or expected it to happen…. or gave in to fear… (or whichever way you gave it a foothold in your life). I’m sorry for believing the lies of the enemy over the Word of God and Your Truth. Whatever is causing this condition, I command that demonic spirit to leave me now through the power of Jesus who is the anointed one; the highest power… Amen.

I hope you found these short extracts from my book helpful. Follow the link for more details including me reading the introduction on video and you can purchase the book from our online store. Also available on Kindle.

In this article and video, we will look at ways in which evil spirits can cause medical conditions – physical, mental and emotional – and help you to get free.

Did you know that we can come out from God’s covering by things that we do or others do to us and we can become demonised and we can get sick?  Since the time that Adam and Eve disobeyed God, all of creation lives in a fallen world. However, we don’t have to be subject to that fallen world, that sinful nature any longer, because of what Jesus chose to do for us. He paid the price, He took all our sin and sickness on the cross, He died in our place. He rose again and through His body, through His blood that was shed for us, He bought us with that amazing price so that we can overcome these things. We can push away the things of darkness and we can extend the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of light everywhere that we go.

Crippled for 18 years

So we’re going to look at a couple of things with regard to that. I received a question from someone in one of our Classes who asked: ‘Can a demon sit on someone’s head and make it droop?’ That reminded me of a woman in Jesus’ time when He walked the earth, as recorded in Luke chapter 13 verse 11 and it says this: “There was a woman who had been crippled by a spirit for 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten…” So whether the problem is a person stooping, bent over from the waist or a hunched neck or back, or a feeling of a weight pressing down or not being to stand up tall, that’s a physical condition occurring in the body, just like the woman that Jesus came into contact with.

But in Luke 13 when Jesus met this woman who was bent over, the Bible says that it had a spiritual cause – that of a demon, a spirit of infirmity. She’d been in that condition for 18 years. Imagine being bent forward with facing the ground for all that time. What a horrible existence! But Jesus set her free and He wants you to be free right now. Jesus said to the woman, “Be set free!” The demon left instantly and then she was completely healed, standing upright.

Do you want to be healed and set free right now?

Many times we’ve seen hundreds, if not thousands of people receive instant miraculous healing when an evil spirit leaves them. Do you have something physically wrong with you or a mental health issue or emotional problem that you want to get free from? Perhaps you’ve been praying and asking God to heal you of that condition or disease and you’re not sure why it’s still there. Well there are a number of causes that can block you receiving your healing, but a common one is very simply an evil spirit. Once you realise that’s all it is – just a demon – and as soon as you get free of that demon, you can be completely healed. Expect to be set free and healed as you read this. Why not? It’s the power of Jesus that sets you free and heals you and what Jesus did for the woman in Luke 13 He can do for you right now!

How the enemy operates

You can receive healing in your body and in your mind and in your emotions so are you ready for that? We want to help activate and launch you into everything that God has for you. This story may help you understand how demons operate. One day as I was working in the cafe we used to have in Blacon, I got chatting to a customer who told me that she’d suffered from a stroke about six months earlier. So I asked if she’d let me pray for her and she agreed. As I was telling the stroke symptoms to leave her body, I heard my name being called from the other side of the cafe. “Aliss, Aliss! Help me!” I looked across and saw a man I knew who had just walked into the cafe. So I ran over there as he was shouting, “I’m having a stroke, call an ambulance.”

I thought, that’s a coincidence! As I’m telling stroke symptoms to leave a woman, at exactly the same time, a man in the same room starts to experience all the symptoms of a stroke. I concluded that it must be demonic, and somehow an evil spirit caused the woman to suffer a stroke 6 months previously and as I told it to leave her it must have looked for another host! So immediately I told him, “It’s just a demon, tell it to go, in the name of Jesus.” Thankfully, he told the demon to leave in Jesus’ name and all the symptoms left instantly.

It’s time to expose those demons!

Demons can operate without you recognising what they are. Satan wants to kill you and destroy your life. They can cause you to have physical, mental and emotional problems, and it’s easy to come into agreement with them and to give them a place in your life; however you try to get better, that thing remains there and you don’t understand why. So it’s really important to recognise when something is caused by an evil spirit, even as it’s happening and those initial feelings or thoughts strike. Now, Jesus released a woman from a demon, a spirit of infirmity that was causing her to be bent forward; she was bent over and couldn’t straighten for 18 years. He set her free and she was healed instantly.

In Mark 9:25 in the Bible, there was a boy who was deaf and unable to speak. It was actually a demon that was causing the boy to be deaf and to be mute according to Jesus and after it was cast out, the boy was healed. Demons can cause other conditions connected to speech such as stammering and Tourette’s Syndrome. They can cause conditions like migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, food intolerance, allergies, arthritis and even cancer. Not every condition is caused directly by an evil spirit but there are probably many more than you thought. Anything that’s stopping you doing normal everyday things or causing problems in your life is very often just the result of a demon trying to stop you. Mental health issues such as OCD, depression, bipolar, hearing voices, anxiety and fear are all usually caused by evil spirits.

Break agreement now

The enemy wants to make your life miserable. Make the decision now that you’re not going to put up with that issue any longer. Break all agreement with those evil spirits and choose to get rid of them, which we’ll do together in a moment. We want to help you to learn how the spirit realm works and be aware of what the enemy is doing, just like the Apostle Paul said we should all do (2 Corinthians 2:11).  Often situations or conditions that we think are just physical, natural things may be caused by the enemy. Did you know we don’t have to get sick? Things come at us but we don’t have to allow them to affect us. We don’t have to be subject to this fallen and sinful world any longer. Do you realise that? It’s time to wake up and put a stop to it, through the power, the blood of Jesus, what He’s done for us on the cross. It’s through His death and resurrection.

So whether you know Jesus or not you can be set free and healed right now. But I tell you what, if you want to go on and remain healed, if you want to stay living free from demons, you need to follow Jesus, you need to give your life to Him.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

Everything I do is to lead people to Jesus; it really is all about Jesus and through the power of His Spirit, the Holy Spirit. You don’t need me! I can help train you and activate you and show you things but at the end of the day it’s the power of Jesus, it’s not my power. And the more you lay down your life and let go of the right to be right, the more you follow Jesus and His ways, (not your ways), the more you’ll be moving in signs and wonders and miracles as you step out in faith. I really want to encourage you to do that. But I’m going to pray with you to help you. So don’t look to me, it’s not me doing the miracles, I’m just helping you get the revelation about who Jesus is and helping you to recognise some spiritual stuff and know what to do with it.

So before we pray together, I just want to say that if you have some kind of condition or some pain in your body or mental health issue and you think it might be caused by a demon then you need to take responsibility for that. It might have come at you during some kind of trauma, it might not be that it came through sin although maybe it did or you were being disobedient to the Lord; it may have come in then. However it came in, I would still recommend that you ask God to forgive you for coming into agreement with that demon so are you ready to do that now?

Pray along with me now:

“Father God, please forgive me for coming into agreement with any evil spirit that has caused… (and then say what it is – just name it and shame it!) Father God forgive me for coming into agreement with any evil spirit of (pain, depression, despair, anxiety, addiction etc) when I spoke out….. or took medication to try and suppress it…. or expected it to happen…. or gave in to fear… (or whichever way you gave it a foothold in your life). I’m sorry for believing the lies of the enemy over the Word of God and Your Truth. Whatever is causing this condition, I command it to leave me right now in Jesus name. I command that demonic spirit to leave me now through the power of Jesus who is the anointed one, the highest power.

Holy Spirit in, demons out!

Now take a deep breath in of the Holy Spirit and then on the count of three, cough out all evil spirits. ONE TWO THREE OUT!!!!! Breathe them out or cough them out, just get rid of them right now. I’ll pray as you do that and you can watch the video above to help with this as I pray. I release the power of the Lord Jesus and I take authority over every demon that is working in you right now and I tell that thing to leave and go to Jesus. Sense the presence of Jesus as you do that. Thank you Jesus. We release the power of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus Christ come now, come and fill us. Breathe in the Holy Spirit, out with the demons, in with the Holy Spirit. We release joy right now – this should be fun, it’s not a heavy thing. You’re getting free and this is going to change your life! Honestly this has the potential to change your life, you don’t need to be the same ever again. You can be completely healed now by being set free just like Jesus did when he walked the earth and just like His disciples did.

Receive healing now

So we release the healing power of Jesus into your body right now. Just receive it. Put your hand on that part of your body that needs healing and receive the healing from Jesus, not from me, from Jesus. He loves you. Father God loves you so much. I’ve got to say actually that if those things try and come back then just don’t have them, you’ve got to fight sometimes, you’ve got to say ‘you’re not coming back’. But if you don’t know Jesus personally, those evil spirits along with the symptoms may try to come back and however much you attempt to stop them, if you don’t know Jesus personally you will have no power to prevent them. So it’s important that you give your life to Jesus. If you do not know Jesus personally, if you have not invited Him into your life and if you do not follow Him, then now is a good time to do that. Tell Him you want to get right with Him, that you’ve been going your own way, ask Father God to forgive you for doing that, for sins that you’ve committed and thank Jesus for all He’s done for you. Ask Him to come into your life through the power of His Holy Spirit and begin following Him and getting to know Him. We can help you do that through our online portal and weekly Classes if you would like help with that and ongoing mentoring and encouragement.

Now begin to test out your body and check for healing. Try doing something you could not do before, just have a go. You may need to get up and bend over, move around. Take out hearing aids, remove glasses, get up out of your wheelchair or bed and start walking. Let go of your walking aids, check out lumps, tumours or anything else like that. Go on, step out in faith and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, He loves you and His wonder-working power is available for you today. Then please do let us know what happens after you’ve done this.

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Diary Date 2nd July 2020

I had a sniper on my doorstep yesterday! Well, actually he used to be a sniper in the British Army but now he’s a delivery man. He remarked on the stunning location of our cottage and I told him we’d only been here three months. When he asked how we’d ended up here, I felt obliged to tell him that the Holy Spirit had got us to pack up our home, to get in the car and follow wherever He led us and this is where we’d ended up. I shared how after we’d arrived I read an old journal entry where years back, I’d written the dreams of my heart, and how what we’re doing now and where we’re living is exact in almost every detail to what I’d dreamed. And that by being obedient to the Lord’s call, He’d brought us to this point.

Without knowing anything about the man, I began to prophesy and the Lord showed me how He’d kept him safe and preserved his life over the years to bring him to this point and that He’d been chosen by God and now it was time that he choose to follow Him.

The delivery man shared with me how he’d been a sniper and he had to admit that he’d been close to death so many times, and perhaps it was God who had protected him. At the time, he couldn’t fathom why he was still alive.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

However, after being posted to war zones throughout the 1980s and 90s he told me that he still had PTSD after all these years and how it had caused him and his wife to split up. He got to such a low point that he actually tried to kill himself – he told me the steps he took to end his life, but at the last minute his dog licked his hand which caused him to not go through with it.

I don’t think he had a relationship with God, but he bravely told me how he’d cried through the night and begged God to help him. Amazingly he explained how after crying out to God, he and his wife got back together, but still, even now he was unable to sleep. Not only has he constantly had awful flashbacks where he sees horrific images but he smells the putrid stench from war regularly even after all these years.

My heart went out to him and he let me pray. Keeping the required two metre distance, I stretched out my hand and he put his over his heart. I could feel the power of God touching his heart and I released the love of the Father into his body, soul and spirit, to cleanse him of all bad memories and of trauma. I gave him one of my booklets ‘Your Spirit Life’ and I wrote down our friend’s name for him to check out: Neil Obbard who was also a sniper in the Army. As well as writing a book on his own life, he also features in my latest book. I would love to hear back from this guy and hear that he is now able to sleep and that the flashbacks have gone, but I pray that he would continue to encounter Jesus every day.

Diary Date 29th July 2020

I saw the ex-sniper again today when he was back delivering our groceries. He’d had PTSD for 15 years since coming out of the army; he couldn’t sleep, he had nightmares and flashbacks – he could even smell the awful stench from his past.

I am soooooo happy. He told me how since the day I prayed for him on my doorstep, he has slept soundly all night. That he would often violently elevate up from the bed while he was sleeping, he was so tormented and it would disturb his wife. But now he sleeps well. He told me it’s been 15 years since he last slept properly. But now he feels peace, that everything is well with him. I could have hugged him, but managed to remain at a distance 😊 God is so good.

I didn’t think I’d see him again, so I’m really pleased I got the chance to find out what happened since I prayed. I gave him my latest book ‘Unexpected Miracles’ as one of the miracle stories in there is of Neil, also a sniper whose life also dramatically changed when he met Jesus.

You too can be free!

If you know anyone with PTSD, whether ex-military or who has faced any sort of trauma, please share this post with them and let them know that the power of Jesus is available to set them free forever. Just call on His name and receive it by faith – And if you want moral support or help to get free, consider joining one of our weekly online Classes at SpiritLifestyle.com

Let Jesus into your mind, your heart, into your spirit, soul and body and be healed, set free from trauma, from torment, from any thoughts of ending your life. Let the Holy Spirit wash away all painful and negative memories in the name of Jesus and receive His peace and life everlasting. God loves you and you can be free, right now, through the power of Jesus!