Volume 4.5 — Life practice
Marriage, purpose, wealth, warfare, health & manhood — applied guide
Practical manual cross-linked to Vol 1 cosmology, Vol 2 courts/altars, Vol 3 spirits taxonomy. Every Scripture citation includes the full KJV text.
What this volume is — read this first
Volume 4.5 — Practical life practice
Turns theology into daily decisions: dating, marriage, purpose, money, addictions, prayer, fasting, media, health, spiritual gifts, demonic signs, familiar spirits, witchcraft against you, manhood at 21, generational curses, speaking in faith.
Everything covered in depth
- Dating & sex — covenant vs convenience; flee fornication; soul ties
- Kingdom marriage & dream spouse — Christ at center, not idolatry
- Future, jobs, dream home, God's purpose — faithfulness in little things
- Biblical wealth — attain without mammon idol; lose through greed and injustice
- Righteousness before God — faith + fruit, not performance
- Addictions — porn, substances; empty house refills (Matt 12:45)
- Prayer & fasting mechanics — types, rhythm, Isaiah 58 fast
- Media, health, gifts & discernment
- Demonic signs, succubus/familiar spirit patterns, witchcraft sent against you
- Manhood at 21, generational curses, speaking life vs death
Best used when: You are living the walk — school, singleness, lust, depression, family wounds, discernment in relationships.
"The Fall was not just eating fruit — it was trading God's government for self-rule. Every sin since is that same swap."
Apply: Grimoires, manifestation, and ego-driven 'authority' all replay Genesis 3: you on the throne.
1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (KJV)[18] Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. [19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Galatians 3:13 (KJV)Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Matthew 6:9-13 (KJV)[9] After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. [10] Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. [11] Give us this day our daily bread. [12] And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Isaiah 58:6-8 (KJV)[6] Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? [7] Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? [8] Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward.
Plain-language foundations — read before the heavy terms
What is the spiritual realm? In Scripture, reality is not only what you see and touch. There is a visible world (people, bodies, hospitals, jobs) and an unseen world where God, angels, and evil spirits operate (2 Kings 6:17; Ephesians 6:12). You do not need to "feel" the unseen for it to be real — you need God's Word to interpret what you experience. This walkthrough teaches how Steph Umeh, the Ethiopian canon, and King James I describe that unseen layer — always tested by the Bible.
Discernment vs fear. Discernment is careful judgment: "What is God saying? What is natural? What might be spiritual?" (1 John 4:1; Hebrews 5:14). Fear is panic, shame-spirals, or labeling every headache as a demon. Discernment leads to repentance, doctors, prayer, and wise action. Fear leads to hiding, superstition, or refusing medical help. When this guide names courts, curses, or spirits, the goal is clarity and freedom — not terror.
See also: What are spiritual courts? · Medical vs spiritual grid · Volume glossary
School of the Spirit is Steph Umeh's teaching ministry — the video catalog summarized in Chapter 1. When you see that name, it means structured courses on courts, altars, and deliverance, not a separate church denomination.
"Why Christians lose to witchcraft: dark altars receive hours of investment; the light side tries minutes of prayer."
Apply: Your calendar is your altar ledger. What gets daily time eventually gets legal access.
Applied walkthrough
"You are a woman of God first — before wife, mother, title, or platform. Decentering God for any relationship is idolatry."
Apply: Men and women both: your primary covenant is with Christ. Marriage is second chair, not replacement throne.
Malachi 2:14 (KJV)Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Genesis 2:24 (KJV)Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (KJV)[18] Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. [19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Hebrews 13:4 (KJV)Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
2 Timothy 2:22 (KJV)Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Biblical frame: Marriage is covenant (Mal 2:14), not consumer dating. Sex is sealed inside covenant (Gen 2:24, 1 Cor 6:18–20, Heb 13:4).
Dating (pre-marriage)
- Purpose: discern covenant compatibility, not entertainment or ego validation.
- Guardrails: no secret intimacy, no cohabitation, accountability with mature believers.
- Red flags: isolation from church, refusal of purity, occult/witchcraft background unrepented, chronic deception, anger you excuse.
- Steph: decentering God in relationship building = idolatry that opens legal hooks (Vol 2 Courts).
Sex & waiting
- Sexual sin is body-temple violation (1 Cor 6) and often creates soul ties — spiritual bonds that outlast the relationship.
- Porn rewires desire toward fantasy; repent, block access, fast, replace with Word + community.
- Wait until marriage = active obedience, not passive "luck." Flee (2 Tim 2:22), don't negotiate.
Healthy relationship rhythm
- Pray together only with clear boundaries; prefer praying for each other with mentors involved until engagement.
- Observe fruit: peace, honesty, shared mission, respect for your priesthood/altar (Vol 2).
Ephesians 5:25-33 (KJV)[25] Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; [26] That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, [27] That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. [28] So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. [29] For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: [30] For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. [31] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. [32] This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. [33] Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Proverbs 31:10-31 (KJV)[10] Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. [11] The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. [12] She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. [13] She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. [14] She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. [15] She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. [16] She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. [17] She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. [18] She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. [19] She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. [20] She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. [21] She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. [22] She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. [23] Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. [24] She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. [25] Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. [26] She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. [27] She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. [28] Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. [29] Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. [30] Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. [31] Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
2 Corinthians 6:14 (KJV)Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Matthew 6:33 (KJV)But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Dream spouse is not a Pinterest mood board — it is a covenant partner who fears God, bears fruit, and builds with you.
- Prov 31 / Eph 5: Christ-like love (husbands) and respectful partnership (wives) — character over chemistry alone.
- Don't chase a "type." Chase alignment: faith, work ethic, emotional health, generational healing willingness.
- Pray specifically for character markers: integrity, purity, teachability, peace in conflict — not only appearance.
- Kingdom marriage = two altars becoming one household altar; territorial assignment (family as mission field).
- Enoch/Jubilees warn that corruption enters through broken boundaries — guard yours before you merge lives.
Colossians 3:23 (KJV)And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Luke 16:10 (KJV)He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Proverbs 16:9 (KJV)A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
Matthew 6:10 (KJV)Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
God-given purpose
- Purpose is discovered through obedience in the present, not only mystic revelation (Col 3:23, Luke 16:10).
- Intersection: your gifts + holy hunger + open doors + confirmation of godly counsel.
- Steph: Kingdom agenda = territory (family, work, city) under Christ's government.
Dream job vs assignment
- Job = provision + platform for influence; not your identity (idolatry if it is).
- Develop skills now: diligence, punctuality, learning, integrity — Joseph model in exile.
- Dream home: stewardship, hospitality, peace — not status. Debt-driven "dream" can become altar to Mammon.
How to know God's will (overview — see also § Will & questions)
- Already revealed will: Scripture (moral commands) — non-negotiable.
- Specific will: peace of Christ ruling (Col 3:15), counsel, circumstances, gifts, fasting clarity.
Proverbs 10:4 (KJV)He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (KJV)[6] But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. [7] Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. [8] And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Malachi 3:10 (KJV)Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
James 5:1-5 (KJV)[1] Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. [2] Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. [3] Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. [4] Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. [5] Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
How to attain (righteously)
- Work diligently (Prov 10:4), give generously (2 Cor 9), avoid laziness and get-rich-quick schemes.
- Honor contracts; don't exploit the poor (James 5).
- Tithe/offering as worship — not magic formula but altar acknowledgment that God owns all.
- Wisdom literature (Proverbs, Sirach in Ethiopian canon): planning, saving, honest scales.
How wealth is lost (spiritually & practically)
- Pride, oppression, ignoring the poor, dishonest gain, occult "prosperity" pacts, greed, foolish spending.
- Malachi: robbery of God in tithes — not always literal poverty curse, but spiritual leak and lack of trust.
- James: wealth of wicked stored up for judgment; don't envy wicked prosperity.
Balance: Wealth is tool, not scorecard of righteousness. Righteousness ≠ net worth.
Romans 3:22 (KJV)Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1 John 3:7 (KJV)Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Philippians 3:9 (KJV)And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
- Positional: Faith in Christ — imputed righteousness (Rom 3–5, 2 Cor 5:21).
- Practical: Obedience, repentance, fruit of Spirit (Gal 5) — evidence of indwelling life.
- Not self-righteousness: Performance without relationship = Pharisee trap.
- Ethiopian Meqabyan theme: martyrs valued faithfulness over comfort — righteousness tested under pressure.
- Court access: Repentance maintains standing when accuser brings charges (Vol 2).
- 1 John: walk in light, confess sin, keep commandments, love brethren — tests of genuine faith.
"The Fall was not just eating fruit — it was trading God's government for self-rule. Every sin since is that same swap."
Apply: Grimoires, manifestation, and ego-driven 'authority' all replay Genesis 3: you on the throne.
Romans 6:6 (KJV)Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Matthew 12:45 (KJV)Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
James 4:7 (KJV)Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1 Corinthians 6:12 (KJV)All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Galatians 5:16 (KJV)This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Addiction = compulsive return despite harm — spiritual bondage often layered with habit neurology.
- Repent & renounce — name the sin and any spirit invited (lust, escape, self-hatred).
- Close doors — remove apps, accounts, triggers; change environment.
- Fill the house — Matt 12:45 — empty swept life refills; replace with Word, prayer, service.
- Fast — weakens flesh altar (Steph fasting teaching).
- Accountability — one who can ask hard questions weekly.
- Professional help when medical/psychiatric — discernment doesn't reject doctors.
- Court petition for broken generational addiction patterns.
"You don't enter the Courts to casually seek answers. You enter to break legal rights — repentance is non-negotiable."
Apply: Before binding demons, revoke what gave them standing: sin, oaths, unforgiveness, occult doors.
Matthew 6:9-13 (KJV)[9] After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. [10] Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. [11] Give us this day our daily bread. [12] And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Ephesians 6:18 (KJV)Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
James 5:16 (KJV)Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV)[6] Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. [7] And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV)Pray without ceasing.
Foundations
- Our Father pattern (Matt 6): worship → alignment → petition → confession → protection.
- Pray Scripture back to God — petitions grounded in promise.
- Steph: distinguish intercession (mercy, standing gap) vs warfare (revoke rights, bind/loose after repentance).
Daily rhythm
- Morning: surrender, Scripture, listen.
- Throughout: breath prayers, gratitude.
- Evening: examen — where did I fail? forgive? thank?
How to ask God questions
- Ask with submission: "Not my will" (Luke 22:42).
- Journal impressions; test against Word and counsel.
- Sometimes God answers through delay, peace, closed doors, or Scripture "jump."
- Reject pressure to hear instantly — familiarity spirits mimic voices.
"Why Christians lose to witchcraft: dark altars receive hours of investment; the light side tries minutes of prayer."
Apply: Your calendar is your altar ledger. What gets daily time eventually gets legal access.
Isaiah 58:6-8 (KJV)[6] Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? [7] Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? [8] Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward.
Matthew 6:16-18 (KJV)[16] Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. [17] But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; [18] That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Joel 2:12 (KJV)Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
Mark 9:29 (KJV)And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
Daniel 10:3 (KJV)I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
- Why: Humility, breakthrough, altar power, weakening flesh (Matt 6, Isa 58, Steph essentials video).
- Types: Daniel (no pleasant food), partial (one meal), full (water only — medical caution), Esther (urgent).
- How: Set duration, tell few people, combine with Word and worship, break gently.
- Not: Manipulation, showing off, replacing repentance.
- Isaiah 58: true fast = justice + mercy, not mere hunger.
- Expect spiritual retaliation after major fasts — maintain victory (Vol 1 Phase 7).
Philippians 4:8 (KJV)Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Ephesians 5:11-12 (KJV)[11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. [12] For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Psalm 101:3 (KJV)I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Romans 12:2 (KJV)And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Test: Does it glorify God, edify you, or train your desires toward darkness?
- Phil 4:8 — true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable.
- Eph 5:11–12 — expose darkness; don't feast on it.
- Music: lyrics matter — occult themes, sexual degradation, rage idolatry open doors. Instrumental neutral if it doesn't stir flesh.
- Movies/TV: gratuitous sex/violence/occult normalization desensitizes. Ask: would I watch with Christ in the room?
- Games: addiction, occult RPG worship mechanics, extreme violence — discern; time stewardship is spiritual.
- James Daemonologie: fascination with magic media can slide toward curiosity about real arts — guard the gate.
- When in doubt: fast from it 30 days; note peace and dream quality.
3 John 1:2 (KJV)Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Proverbs 17:22 (KJV)A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV)[19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Matthew 11:28-30 (KJV)[28] Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. [30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Body as temple (1 Cor 6:19-20)
Physical health is spiritual stewardship, not vanity. See also Vol 4 biblical health framework.
- Genesis 1:29 — seed-bearing plants and fruit; whole-food diets reduce inflammation (modern nutrition confirms).
- Leviticus 11 — ancient bio-safety; today: avoid toxins, ultra-processed chemicals, gut-disrupting preservatives.
- Proverbs 23:20-21 — gluttony; hyper-palatable food + dopamine eating → obesity, metabolic syndrome.
- 1 Timothy 5:23 — Paul prescribes medicine; Luke the physician — faith and doctors together.
Poor spiritual health → physical
- Unforgiveness, fear, guilt → stress, insomnia (Prov 17:22).
- Rule out medical causes first; then spiritual oppression if patterns fit.
Recommended books
- None of These Diseases (McMillen & Stern) — Levitical hygiene vs modern disease
- The Bible Cure (Cherry) — biblical nutrition + research
- Christian Paths to Health and Wellness (Walters & Byl) — temple theology + fitness
- God's Diet Plan (Brian) — Daniel Fast, microbiome, inflammation
Research: Daniel Fast clinical trials (blood pressure, oxidative stress); Mosaic quarantine vs germ theory history.
Philippians 4:8 (KJV)Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Ephesians 5:11-12 (KJV)[11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. [12] For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Psalm 101:3 (KJV)I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Romans 12:2 (KJV)And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Guard the gates (Prov 4:23) — eyes and ears are primary entry points. Vol 4 daily armor · grimoire/media crossover.
- Phil 4:8 — true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable.
- Eph 5:11–12 — don't feast on darkness.
- 1 John 2:16 — lust of flesh, lust of eyes, pride of life map to content traps.
- Music: occult/sexual/rage lyrics open doors; instrumental if it doesn't stir flesh.
- Movies/TV: gratuitous sex, violence, occult normalization — would Christ sit with you?
- Games: occult summoning mechanics, addiction, extreme violence — time is altar currency.
- Lemegeton/Grimoire pop culture: demon aesthetic on social media desensitizes — see Vol 4 library.
- The Screwtape Letters (Lewis) — how small distractions disconnect you from God.
- When in doubt: 30-day fast from media; track peace and dreams.
"It is plaine in the Scriptures, where it is said, that Sathan can trans-forme himselfe into an Angell of light."
Apply: If a 'revelation' flatters your ego, promises control, or bypasses the cross — test it. Light that isn't Christ is costume.
"The fearefull aboundinge at this time in this countrie, of these detestable slaues of the Deuill, the Witches or enchaunters, hath moved me to dispatch this treatise — not to shew my learning, but to resolue the doubting harts of many; both that such assaultes of Sathan are most certainly practized, and that the instrumentes thereof merit most severly to be punished."
Apply: James wrote as a king who saw witchcraft as real spiritual crime — not superstition. Your battle is not imaginary.
Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Luke 10:19 (KJV)Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
James 4:7 (KJV)Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (KJV)[4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) [5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Patterns suggesting spiritual oppression (after medical/psychiatric rule-out). Cross-ref historical demon taxonomies (study only — never summon).
- Sudden personality shifts, rage, suicidal intrusion, revulsion to prayer/Scripture.
- Nightmares, sexual assault dreams, eating dreams (Steph — renounce on waking).
- Chronic cycles after occult, grimoire curiosity, or ancestral witchcraft.
- Familiar knowledge about others; hollow voice, unnatural strength (James Daemonologie signs).
- Accuser thoughts — worthlessness, self-hatred (Rev 12:10) — may be spiritual, not only chemical.
Armor response (Eph 6:13-17)
- Truth — anchor in Scripture vs misinformation.
- Righteousness — integrity public/private.
- Peace — refuse ambient panic news cycle.
- Faith — trust God's character in economic/dating uncertainty.
Pipeline: Repentance → renunciation → court petition → command in Christ's name → fill with Spirit → maintain (Vol 2).
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (KJV)[4] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. [5] And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. [6] And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. [7] But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. [8] For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; [9] To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; [10] To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: [11] But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Hebrews 5:14 (KJV)But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
1 John 4:1 (KJV)Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Romans 12:6-8 (KJV)[6] Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; [7] Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; [8] Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Gifts (1 Cor 12, Rom 12, Eph 4)
- Word of wisdom/knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, tongues/interp, service, teaching, etc.
- Operate in love and order (1 Cor 14) — edify church, not ego.
- Steph IG Live on gifts: yieldedness > pursuit of spectacle.
- The Spirit of the Disciplines (Willard) — how God changes lives through habits.
Discernment
- Test spirits (1 John 4:1) — does it confess Christ came in flesh? align with Scripture?
- Train senses by constant practice (Heb 5:14).
- Spiritual senses (Steph): impressions, dreams, peace/check — always secondary to Word.
- Grimoire demon names ≠ automatic diagnosis — seek godly counsel.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (KJV)[10] There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch. [11] Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. [12] For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Leviticus 19:31 (KJV)Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.
Isaiah 8:19 (KJV)And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
James 4:7 (KJV)Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Succubus / incubus (night terrors, sexual spirits)
- Reported across cultures; Steph/deliverance tradition treats as demonic sexual assault in sleep.
- Don't agree, don't fear — renounce, plead blood, command leave in Jesus' name.
- Close doors: porn, sexual sin, occult media, ungodly soul ties.
- Fast; sleep with worship or Scripture audio if helpful.
Familiar spirits
- Imitate dead relatives or give hidden knowledge (James on spirits; witch of Endor contrast — forbidden).
- Sign: accurate but destructive "comfort" that bypasses Christ.
- Renounce generational divination; break bloodline covenants in court.
Galatians 5:20 (KJV)Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
2 Kings 9:22 (KJV)And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
Numbers 23:23 (KJV)Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
- Unexplained relational destruction after your breakthrough; sudden slander campaigns.
- Dreams of known enemies harming you; finding occult objects placed near you.
- James Book II: witch confederacy, devil's mark, counterfeited sacraments.
- Steph: bewitched church — control, fear, manipulation, doctrinal hijack.
Response: Don't return evil; seal home in prayer; Courts petition; avoid paranoia — confirm patterns.
Mark 5:1-20 (KJV)[1] And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. [2] And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, [3] Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: [4] Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. [5] And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. [6] But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, [7] And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. [8] For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. [9] And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. [10] And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. [11] Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. [12] And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. [13] And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. [14] And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. [15] And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. [16] And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. [17] And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. [18] And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. [19] Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. [20] And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Matthew 12:43-45 (KJV)[43] When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. [44] Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. [45] Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Luke 4:33-35 (KJV)[33] And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, [34] Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. [35] And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
- Extreme: person not themselves — glassy rage, superhuman strength, knowledge of hidden sins, hatred of holy things.
- Often provoked when you pray or approach deliverance topics.
- You are not their savior — protect boundaries; pray from distance if unsafe.
- Refer to mature deliverance ministry when violence present.
- Love the person; resist the spirit (Eph 6 — wrestle principalities, not flesh).
Colossians 3:15 (KJV)And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Romans 12:2 (KJV)And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)[5] Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. [6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Psalm 37:4 (KJV)Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Micah 6:8 (KJV)He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
How to know God's will for your life
- Moral will — already in Scripture (don't steal, flee sexual immorality, forgive). Obey what is clear.
- Personal will — career, spouse timing, location: seek through prayer, fasting, counsel, gifts, open doors, and peace (Col 3:15).
- God's desire — your sanctification (1 Thess 4:3), love of God and neighbor, Great Commission participation.
- Steph: Kingdom territory — your family and workplace are primary assignments unless God clearly redirects.
How to ask God questions
- Come with repentance and submission — not demanding signs.
- Ask, then listen: Scripture, wise mentors, circumstances, inner peace or lack of it.
- Write questions and dated answers; review for pattern.
- If silence: keep obeying last known instruction (Luke 16:10).
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
James 1:6 (KJV)But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Proverbs 16:3 (KJV)Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Habakkuk 2:4 (KJV)Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
- Faithfulness: small obedience repeated — shows up, keeps word, pays debts, serves when unseen.
- Walking in faith: act on revealed Word before full sight (Heb 11).
- Decisions in faith: pray → Scripture → counsel → peace → step.
- Armor daily (Eph 6): truth, righteousness, peace, faith — see Vol 4 warfare framework.
- The Spirit of the Disciplines (Willard) — solitude, fasting, silence guard the mind.
"When violence filled the earth, holy ones brought the cry of the oppressed before the throne. Judgment and mercy both answered."
Apply: Your intercession for family and city is not weak — it enters the same courtroom Steph teaches.
1 Timothy 5:8 (KJV)But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Ephesians 5:25-26 (KJV)[25] Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; [26] That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
Joshua 24:15 (KJV)And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
1 Peter 3:7 (KJV)Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
Written for a 21-year-old man building covenant future.
Who you are becoming (before who you marry)
- Provider (physical): learn a trade/skill, budget, save, kill debt, show up on time — 1 Tim 5:8.
- Priest (spiritual): daily altar before you lead a home altar (Vol 2 personal altar).
- Protector: boundaries on your eyes, time, friendships — you won't lead her somewhere you haven't gone.
What to pray (daily / weekly)
- Character: integrity, sexual purity, anger under control, teachability.
- Future wife: protection, salvation if unsaved, healing from her wounds, divine timing.
- Future children: generational curse broken before they exist.
- Assignment: job wisdom, mentorship, financial discipline.
What to fast (seasons)
- Monthly or quarterly 1–3 day fasts for clarity and flesh crucifixion.
- Targeted fasts against lust, laziness, fear of responsibility.
Stand in the gap
- Intercede for family line now — father, mother, siblings — revoke what you won't pass on.
- When married: cover wife and kids in prayer before conflict resolution in flesh.
Practical prep list
- Mentor couple in church · financial plan · housing plan · sexual purity accountability · learn conflict skills · read Eph 5, Col 3, Prov.
What this means: generational curse
A generational curse is not God punishing you for ancestors you never met. It describes patterns — addiction, occult involvement, divorce, poverty, abuse — that repeat in a family until someone repents, renounces the pattern, and establishes a new line in Christ. You may feel "this runs in my blood." That is why teachers speak of bloodline prayer: you stand as the generation that breaks the cycle (Galatians 3:13).
How you notice it: Same bondage in parent, grandparent, and you; family stories of occult or chronic failure; breakthrough that reverts when you slack on altar life.
What to do: Repent for your own sin first; renounce ancestral participation; bless your children; maintain altar — see courts guide.
"The Watchers taught forbidden arts — metalwork for weapons, cosmetics for seduction, sorcery and astrology — and mankind was corrupted. The earth cried out."
Apply: Every 'skill' without fear of the Lord becomes a Watcher art. Gate what you learn and what your children scroll.
"Many brought their books together, and burned them before all men… fifty thousand pieces of silver."
Apply: Repentance that keeps the spell books is theater. Delete, destroy, disclose.
Exodus 20:5 (KJV)Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Ezekiel 18:20 (KJV)The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Galatians 3:13 (KJV)Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Lamentations 5:7 (KJV)Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
- Definition: Recurring sin/suffering patterns (addiction, divorce, poverty mindsets, occult, abuse) often have spiritual and behavioral components.
- Ezek 18: You are responsible for your choices — don't blame only ancestors.
- Exodus 20:5: Visited iniquity — patterns can repeat until someone breaks them.
- How to break:
- Repent for your participation and ancestral sins by name where known.
- Renounce bloodline covenants, witchcraft, idolatry.
- Court petition: revoke legal rights of accuser over your household.
- Change behavior — new altar rhythms; don't repeat what you renounced.
- Bless children before they're born — speak Scripture over future seed.
Vol 1 checklist items c3, c4, c5 · Vol 2 Courts steps.
"The whole architecture of pact grimoires is the contract: name the spirit, perform the rite, exchange something precious for power."
Apply: Gang oaths, trauma bonds, parasocial idolatry, and 'manifestation' without Christ are the same grammar. Renounce exchanges.
Proverbs 18:21 (KJV)Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Romans 4:17 (KJV)(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Mark 11:23 (KJV)For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
James 3:9-10 (KJV)[9] Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. [10] Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
What Scripture supports:
- God speaks creation into being (Gen 1) — you are image-bearer, not Creator.
- Prophetic declaration aligned with God's Word (Ezek 37, Rom 4:17 — "calls things that are not").
- Faith-filled confession of revealed promise (Mark 11:23) — not wish magic.
- Death and life in power of tongue (Prov 18:21) — bless, don't curse.
What to reject:
- Positive confession divorced from repentance, Christ, and cross.
- Declaring luxuries God never promised as "faith."
- Speaking over others without authority or consent in manipulative ways.
Practice: Declare Scripture over your future household, health, purpose — after repentance and in submission to God's will. Pair words with obedience.
Volume glossary — terms in plain language
A–Z style reference for this volume. If a term appears in the text without explanation, start here.
Soul tie
Plain definition: Spiritual bond from sexual or soul-level union outside God's order.
How you notice it: Cannot move on; sexual dreams of ex.
What to do: Forgive; renounce; accountability.
1 Corinthians 6:18 (KJV)Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Generational curse
Plain definition: Repeating family bondage until broken in Christ.
How you notice it: Addiction, occult, divorce patterns.
What to do: Repent for line; bless children.
Galatians 3:13 (KJV)Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Covenant
Plain definition: Sacred binding — marriage is covenant, not contract.
How you notice it: Sex before covenant creates confusion.
What to do: Honor vows; flee fornication.
Malachi 2:14 (KJV)Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Fasting
Plain definition: Voluntary denial of food for spiritual breakthrough.
How you notice it: Heaviness lifts; retaliation after.
What to do: Isaiah 58 fast with justice.
Matthew 6:18 (KJV)That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Isaiah 58 fast
Plain definition: Fast paired with mercy — loose wicked bands.
How you notice it: Hunger without love fails.
What to do: Feed poor; break yokes.
Isaiah 58:6 (KJV)Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Familiar spirit
Plain definition: Spirit mimicking person or feeding occult habit.
How you notice it: Voices like deceased relatives.
What to do: Reject séances.
Leviticus 20:6 (KJV)And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
Succubus / incubus pattern
Plain definition: Sexual oppression in sleep — not every dream.
How you notice it: Harassment after porn or soul ties.
What to do: Renounce; close media; pray at night.
Job 33:15-16 (KJV)[15] In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; [16] Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
Witchcraft sent against you
Plain definition: Others' curses/manipulation targeting your life.
How you notice it: Sudden oppression after enemy's jealousy.
What to do: Bless; don't curse; court petition.
Romans 12:21 (KJV)Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Manhood at 21
Plain definition: Transition to adult spiritual responsibility — altar, work, purity.
How you notice it: Still childish habits at adult age.
What to do: Build discipline; mentor.
1 Corinthians 13:11 (KJV)When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Speaking life vs death
Plain definition: Words create spiritual climate — bless or curse.
How you notice it: Self-curses ('I'll never…').
What to do: Repent words; speak Scripture.
Proverbs 18:21 (KJV)Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Empty house (Matt 12:45)
Plain definition: Delivered but undiscipled life refills with worse spirits.
How you notice it: Freedom then crash.
What to do: Altar, community, Word.
Matthew 12:43-45 (KJV)[43] When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. [44] Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. [45] Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Altar
Plain definition: Daily spiritual investment rhythm.
How you notice it: Minutes prayer vs hours scroll.
What to do: Vol 2 Ch 3.
Hebrews 13:15 (KJV)By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Warfare prayer
Plain definition: Binding/loosing after repentance.
How you notice it: Combat language in prayer.
What to do: Only after clean conscience.
2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV)Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Intercessory prayer
Plain definition: Mercy prayers for others.
How you notice it: Burden for family.
What to do: Daily lists.
James 5:16 (KJV)Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Demonic signs
Plain definition: Patterns suggesting spiritual harassment — not single events.
How you notice it: Cluster: dreams, fear, oppression.
What to do: Discern grid; don't panic.
Mark 16:17 (KJV)And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Demon-controlled people
Plain definition: Humans under strong deception or influence — love them, guard boundaries.
How you notice it: Manipulation, occult leaders.
What to do: Pray; limit access to your house.
2 Timothy 2:26 (KJV)And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Addiction (spiritual lens)
Plain definition: Enslaving habit that becomes altar to flesh.
How you notice it: Porn, substances despite consequences.
What to do: Accountability + fasting + medical.
Romans 6:16 (KJV)Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Biblical wealth
Plain definition: Provision without mammon idol.
How you notice it: Anxiety about money; greed.
What to do: Tithe, work, generosity.
1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Kingdom marriage
Plain definition: Christ-centered covenant partnership.
How you notice it: Idolizing spouse or 'dream spouse'.
What to do: Pray together; Ephesians 5.
Ephesians 5:25 (KJV)Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Spiritual gifts
Plain definition: Holy Spirit abilities for edification.
How you notice it: Desire prophecy, healing, etc.
What to do: Seek in love; test fruit.
1 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV)But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
Gifts & discernment
Plain definition: Testing manifestations by Scripture and fruit.
How you notice it: Weird church behavior.
What to do: Leaders; 1 Cor 14.
1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 (KJV)[19] Quench not the Spirit. [20] Despise not prophesyings. [21] Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Media discernment
Plain definition: What you watch opens or closes doors.
How you notice it: Occult, porn, fear content.
What to do: Filter feeds.
Psalm 101:3 (KJV)I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Health (body-temple)
Plain definition: Physical stewardship alongside spiritual.
How you notice it: Ignoring doctor while only fasting.
What to do: Both/and.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV)[19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
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