Rape
November 23rd, 2007 by Carl Thomas.So I am working the altar the other day when I went to pray for a girl. Instantly I knew that there was an unclean sexual spirit at work. But I did not feel like she was in sin. That may sound odd but that was my impression. I asked her if there might be some sort of relationship that she was involved in that the Father may not be pleased with. This was nothing heavy handed. Just felt that I had to ask the question.
She was vehement that there was nothing. I am ok with that. I don’t run a cult, I am not going to make someone come up with something just to make me happy. It’s the Holy Spirit that convicts, not me and it is the Holy Spirit that draws, not my words. I left her alone and continued working the altar.
A little later I came back to her. I felt like I had a little clearer picture. I told her that I felt like something had happened and God wanted to heal it. As I continued talking I told her that God would show her what I was talking about. As we talked I knew she was seeing it.
Often as I counsel people they begin to receive revelation. I frequently meet with people who want counsel and before they are done telling me the problem they know the answer. That’s just how the gift works in me.
So as I was talking I could tell that she knew what I was talking about. When I felt the time was right I laid my hands across her eyes and told her to see that situation. This is not guided imagery. I am not telling people to see anything. I never tell people what to do or what to see. I told her that I do not need to know what happened or what the memory was or any of that. She had a memory that Jesus wanted to heal her heart of. As soon as I told her to see whatever it was Jesus was pricking her heart about she started crying. I asked her if she sees it and she answered that she did.
I then told her to look for Jesus. The bible says that He will never leave us or forsake us. That He would be with us to the ends of the earth. That means if we are His, He is with us. When I told her to look for Jesus she started bawling uncontrollably. I prayed till the peace of God overcame her. I then asked if the memory had changed and to tell me what Jesus was doing to which she said,
“He is keeping my father from touching me.”
Selah
I wish I could tell you that I was shocked but I wasn’t. You hear lots of statistics about girls getting touched inappropriately but when you start to see how it ruins girl’s lives the numbers take on a disturbing reality.
I was in prayer about preaching a few months ago and the Lord gave me a word of knowledge that He was going to bring healing to people who were molested.
At the end of my message I told the 150 or so youth the word of knowledge. I did not pray for a minute before there were youth sobbing all over the building. Boys and girls. I wanted to just sit down and cry but I had an altar call for that and one other thing so they could have plausible deniability and the altar was full. It seems like a majority of the girls that have relational issues that I counsel were molested. I don’t know how many of the boys.
After the girl I ministered to this week regained her composure she began to make excuses for her dad, “I just want to let you know I did not get raped or anything.” She was protecting him. How sad is that.
I wish that I could hear preachers address this in service more often. Just cut your giving message back a few minutes once a month and say something like, “Men, if you are touching your daughter inappropriately you need to repent and move out of the house until you get some professional help. Girls and boys, if you are bing molested call the police.” The fear of the Lord would come upon those who are contemplating it.
I don’t know this girl’s father, he does not attend our church. I truly don’t know what I would do I he did.
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