A Reflection on 2009

I was blessed to see the start of this year. Many people did not live to see 2009.

At the start of this year, I was moving. I moved around a lot this year, which was not how I planned on spending the first half of this year. But, it was a journey that showed that God's hand was upon me.

In March, God protected me from the poisoning attempt of a relative. Her father and siblings covered the plot, but God sees and knows.

A familiar spirit followed me and led me to a false church, Open Heavens Ministries in Jamaica, Queens, NY. There I encountered an African witchdoctor and false prophet named Kofi Asare-Bediako, who is also known as Bishop Felix. He was hired by my father's wicked relatives to do witchcraft to kill me, but failed miserably in his attempt. His relentless pursuit of my already redeemed soul has proven that God really is sovereign and no one can stop him from fulfilling his good purpose for my life.

The devil was also surprised to learn how much I knew about and understood God and his character. He tried to wear me out by hindering my destiny, but my endurance just kept growing. He continues to hinder my destiny in his plot to waste my life, but I know that God will restore all the years that the locusts have eaten and restore double my prosperity.

I realize that part of the reason for the devil's repeated attempts is because he used divination to glimpse into my future and he hated how glorious it appears. I know that God will grant me all the desires of my heart because I have delighted myself in him and fought the good fight of faith.

I took a firm stand against witchcraft and idolatry. The devil hated this because God is raising me up as a sword in the spirit to defeat his evil kingdom. Jaccinette Philogene, a Haitian witch's evil intentions for my life include unemployment, sickness, jail time, a tarnished reputation, insanity, premature death and a hindered destiny (waste my life) and a duel with me. But God's powerful right hand can and will overthrow her evil plans and I will continue serving God with more fervor than ever!

After leaving that false church, I experienced hatred from other churches. Leaders and members at churches including Royalhouse Chapel in Bronx, NY and Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies in Richmond Hill, NY conspired with the witchdoctor, allowing him to masquerade as the pastor, hold secret services, preach from the pulpit and transfer evil spirits onto me. Those are just two of the churches that helped him in New York and South Florida.

May marked the one year anniversary of my graduation from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. While I have not yet received my petitions from God, I am blessed to be one of the 9 percent of Americans with a master's degree.

During a revival in April, God miraculously healed a cyst in my breast, showing me that it is his desire for me to walk in divine health.

In addition, I experienced first-hand the power of a praying mother. She covered my family in prayer and I know that her prayers helped cover us from the satanic schemes of my evil relatives.

I know God loves me and is walking with me as my destiny unfolds. I also know that God's justice and the fulfillment of my destiny will ultimately come to pass. More importantly, I have learned that God is Lord in heaven and on Earth!

The Devil Wants My Mind

"An idle mind is the devil's playground." Why is that? If there's nothing inside your head, the devil can deposit all the garbage that he wants. This can be very fatal. For example, Jim Jones, a cult leader convinced his entire congregation to move to Guyana and drink poison. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones. They all died because they believed and trusted him more than God. They had Bibles, but they were still deceived. He slammed the Bible on the table and yelled, "I've got to destroy this paper idol." This was clearly a red flag. If someone did that in front of me, I would never return to that church.

The last time I attended Open Heavens Ministry, a lady gave a testimony about how she met a psychic who confirmed some of the things that the Obeahman told her. She ended her testimony by saying, "If Bishop isn't for real, I'm going to stop serving God." Everyone sighed. They were already not serving God. There are a lot of false prophecies in the world who are telling people false and seducing things. Also, people can try to fight or hinder the prophecy in the spiritual realm so whether or not prophecy comes to pass sometimes has little to do with God.

The devil is after our minds. He wages war against our minds, trying to convince us that God does not love us and that it is better to serve him. I have learned that renewing my mind is what gives me victory over the devil. When I first got saved, the first thing that I did was throw out all of my R&B CDs. I had to throw them out because they were feeding my flesh and I had to keep lust at bay. I ate the Word (Bible) and matured spiritually.

As a result of my commitment to the Word of God, I was able to discern the evil spirit and false anointing of the Obeahman. However, I fight continually in this area. The devil has been trying to put a lot of tormenitng and discouraging thoughts in my head. Sometimes he succeeds momentarily, but I always rise and bounce back!