作者：這篇預言是為了那些一直在與憂鬱症、疾病或慢性、持續的健康問題爭戰的人。

被聖靈引導，提升你的分辨力！
作者：安妮-巴拉德 Anne Ballard
日期：2022年3月14日　
翻譯：Kate　
原文：http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word.html?ID=27017　
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在這個季節，神用祂的靈來引導我們。祂正在教導我們敏銳祂的聲音，並行在分辨中。我們正在戰勝黑暗的工作，祂正以新鮮和滿溢的喜樂充滿我們。用神的事物充滿你的心靈，讓祂一步一步地引導你走祂的路。

合一的果子：與真理結伴而行

小子們哪，你們是屬神的，並且勝了他們；因為那在你們裏面的，比那在世界上的更大。（約翰一書4:4）

你是否覺得自己受到攻擊，或者說你無法從一場戰鬥中解脫出來--好像無論你在做什麼，你都在不斷地面臨反對，或者在繞圈子，或者重新回到舊模式？

僅僅因為你面臨著挑戰，並不意味著它是魔鬼的。然而，有時當我們為取得突破而奮鬥，卻沒有任何進展時，這可能是惡魔的力量在起作用。應要求聖靈啟示你的生活中是否存在任何魔鬼的堅固營壘，並放棄你可能與它達成的任何協議，即使是無意的。

魔鬼可以通過不同方式讓進入我們的生活。不饒恕、自憐、恐懼和羞恥，雖然這些本身不是魔鬼，但如果我們在這些信念/情緒中停留過久，就會為魔鬼開門。

我們也可以與謊言達成協議，這可以為魔鬼的堅固營壘創造空間。例如，假設你正在與拒絕爭戰。發生了一些事情，使你感到被拒絕。然後，你注意到，在你與某人（或一群人）的每一次互動中，你都會感到被拒絕和無足輕重。很快，你花了大部分時間感到被拒絕和不值得聯繫，幾乎就像有個聲音在你腦中不斷提醒你，你不值得愛和歸屬。

在反思中，你意識到你與這個謊言達成了協定：你不值得被連結。這個協議成了一個邀請，讓拒絕的靈對你產生影響。為了打破這個協議，只需放棄 "我不值得連結"的謊言，並開始宣稱新的真理："我值得愛和歸屬。" 敵人只擁有我們給祂的力量。因此，用真理更新我們的思想很重要。

評估你生活中的果子，以幫助確定什麼靈在起作用。將你所經歷的與聖靈的果子（加拉太書5:22）進行比較：愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、溫柔和自制。

這個預言是為那些一直在掙扎，似乎無法掙脫的人預備的。你可能覺得被卡住了，就像你在一個漩渦中，或像你受到攻擊。求問神，你是否允許進入你生命中不希望出現的靈。如果祂證實了這一點，問祂你要如何具體擺脫它。可能是你要為與一個謊言合作而悔改，擺脫一個物品，或原諒某人。

如果主向你指出堅固營壘，好消息是，你有能力改變事情！你可以向神詢問，是否有任何協定/信念？問問神，是否有任何協議/信念是祂想在你身上改變的。要知道：說這些不是為了激起恐懼，而是為了提醒你在基督耶穌裡擁有的權柄。神已經把萬物放在你的腳下。回到與祂保持對其，呼喚你需要看到的轉變。

深入分辨

惟獨長大成人的才能吃乾糧；他們的心竅習練得通達，就能分辨好歹了。（希伯來書5:14）

分辨力對於信徒的屬靈之路至關重要。這不是一個經常被教導的事物，也不總是被理解。分辨力被定義為判斷力的敏銳性。因此，屬靈的分辨力就是對靈界事物的判斷。

我個人一直在努力追求提升我對主的分辨。當我即將遇到新的人或進入一個新的地方時，我會請求神增加我的分辨力。我所經歷的讓我感到驚訝，因為我經常對新環境中的某些事物甚至人有強烈的厭惡感。

當我和聖靈一起處理這個問題時，祂讓我看到，我在那個環境中發現了不潔的靈。這並不是說任何時候我對某人有強烈的反應就是靈；但有時我是在對我在靈界感覺到的事物做出反應。我可以感覺到對靈/靈性的認同是拒絕的，同時又對這個人有很大的愛和同情心。

我正在做的是收集資訊。我的下一步是問祂我要用這些資訊做什麼。如果我對某人有強烈的負面反應，而聖靈向我表明那是一種靈，那麼我可以祈禱並在他們身上釋放和平或自由。然後我可以進入與他們的互動中，求神讓我看到祂所愛的人，讓我完全看到他們，而不是靈界的協議。

當我們按捺不住，行使我們的恩賜，增加使用時，分辨力是可以得到的。作為信徒，我們對靈裡的事物敏銳是非常重要的，所以我們知道我們在與什麼或誰結盟。如果你想在分辨力方面有所成長，就找一些分辨力強的人，花時間和他們在一起！閱讀分辨力方面的書籍，並與他們交流。閱讀有關分辨力的書籍，求神在你的生命中增加這種恩賜。

神在呼召我們往高處走，磨練我們的屬靈感官，這樣我們就能更多地瞭解我們周圍的屬靈力量的作用。當我們渴望成長時，祂正在滿足我們。當你遇到新的人，去到新的地方時，有意地祈禱，請求神提升你的分辨力。與聖靈和/或屬靈的人一起處理你所感覺到的事物，並祈禱你要用這些資訊做什麼。祂會告訴你的。

所有事情，要被聖靈引導

你或向左或向右，你必聽見後邊有聲音說：「這是正路，要行在其間。」（以賽亞書30:21）

上帝的話語永遠是智慧的絕佳來源。祂的話永遠是真實的。我們要永遠生活在與聖靈的聯繫中，但有些時候和季節，我們必須更緊密地被聖靈引導，就像上帝要求亞伯拉罕犧牲以撒時一樣。亞伯拉罕遵從了神的話語，直到他收到神的瑞瑪(rhema)，告訴他住手止。亞伯拉罕收到的 "現在"這個字在那一刻是最重要的。這句話改變了一切。

在你自己的生活中，可能有一些非常實用的智慧是你所相信的，但瑞瑪(rhema)是不同的。例如，也許去年在你的地區有一場嚴重的暴風雪，失去了電力。實用的智慧會說，買一台發電機以防止類似的事情再次發生，這可能是明智的。但是如果你有主的話語，你不需要這樣做，祂的新鮮的話語總是勝過實用的智慧。

在所有事情上，我們希望被聖靈引導，我們知道祂的靈永遠不會與祂的話語（聖經）相矛盾。祂從開始就知道結局，甚至知道我們情況的微小細節。祂知道我們的銀行帳戶、健康，甚至是什麼讓我們夜不能寐。在所有事情上尋求祂，並相信你聽到祂說的話。如果你想知道你是否真的聽到了主的聲音，可以和屬靈朋友一起分辨。

神正在以我們能聽到和理解的方式說話。當我們提出問題時，祂在回答我們的問題，祂在引導我們的道路。這個詞是為那些深深渴望以親密的方式被神引領的人而設的。他們可能不知道這種親密關係是可能的，但他們渴望這種親密關係。求神帶領你。當你生命中的事物出現時，帶到祂面前。分享你的掙扎和你需要作出的決定；與祂一起處理各種關係。祂想在一切的事上引導你，帶領你，指導你。要充滿信心，期待祂會說話並引導你。

喜樂的心與崩潰的心

歡喜快樂的心使身體和靈魂都得到醫治。但心被壓碎的人掙扎於疾病和憂鬱之中。（箴言17:22 熱情版本）

快樂的心是良藥，喜樂的心使人痊癒，但心碎卻使使人骨頭枯乾。（箴言17:22 擴大版）

喜樂的心乃是良藥；憂傷的靈使骨枯乾。（箴言17:22 合和版本）

神的話中隱藏著許多智慧和真理。有時，我們必須堅持下去，甚至尋找不同的譯本或原文，以便更充分地理解其中的內容。

有新研究表明，消極心態會導致心靈的問題，如癡呆症。箴言第17章的這節經文表明，疾病和憂鬱的一個原因是有一顆破碎的心（熱情版本）或一個 "破碎的靈"（擴大版）。它還表明，"喜樂的心使身體和靈魂都得醫治"（熱情版本），或者換一種說法，"快樂的心是良藥，喜樂的心使人痊癒"（擴大版）。

我們還知道，我們想什麼，就會變成什麼（箴言23:7）。羅馬書12:2告訴我們，我們的心思被更新而改變。當我們專注於神所做的美善事，花時間停在感恩中，用真理和美善充滿我們的思想和靈，那麼美善就會從我們身上流出來。實際上，這看起來就像對我們所聽到的真理進行宣講，因為真理/信仰來自於聽（羅馬書10:17）。當我們說或聽真理時，我們正在積極地更新我們的思想。在真理和神的話語中重新定位，會引導我們接納神的存在，並結出神的果子，其中包括喜樂。

神正在通過祂的話揭示更深層次的真理。祂向我們展示進入祂的同在、喜樂和醫治是多麼容易。通常，只要花時間在祂面前，就能解除我們的重擔，改變我們的觀點，使我們從憂慮中解放出來。

這篇預言是為了那些一直在與憂鬱症、疾病或慢性、持續的健康問題爭戰的人。真正地原諒那些傷害你的人。如果你需要的話，原諒你自己。花時間在神的面前。為你要感謝的事情喜樂。默想美好的事物（這可能包括任何負面壓制的影響，無論是人、電視節目、電影、書籍--甚至社交媒體）。在你的生活中加入積極的影響。寫一些真理經文，每天對自己說，並承諾這樣做。

宣告：

- 在我裡面的那位比在世界更大。

- 上帝正在提升我的分辨力。

- 聖靈一步步地引導我。

- 我正在用天國的事充滿我的心。

- 我每天都在持續不斷地聽到主的聲音。

安妮-巴拉德
皇冠上的寶石
 

Be Led of the Spirit and Increase Your Discernment!
Anne Ballard, Bedford, TX
2022.3.14

In this season, God is leading us according to His Spirit. He is teaching us to be sensitive to His voice and walk in discernment. We are overcoming the works of darkness, and He is filling us with fresh and overflowing joy. Fill your mind with the things of God and allow Him to lead you step by step in His ways.

Fruit of the Union: Partnering with Truth

"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." (1 John 4:4)

Have you felt like you're under attack, or like you can't get free from a battle – like no matter what you're doing, you're constantly facing opposition or going in circles or reverting back to old patterns?

Just because you're facing a challenge, doesn't mean it's demonic. However, sometimes when we've fought and fought for breakthrough and nothing's happening, it could be a demonic force at work. It's worth asking Holy Spirit to expose if there are any demonic strongholds present in your life and to renounce any agreements you may have made with it, even unintentionally.

There are different ways that we can allow the demonic access to our lives. Unforgiveness, self-pity, fear, and shame, while not demonic in and of themselves, can provide a doorway to the demonic if we stay in these beliefs/emotions for too long.

We can also make an agreement with lies which can create room for a demonic stronghold to take place. For example, say you are struggling with rejection. Something happens that causes you to feel rejected. Then, you notice that in every interaction you have with someone (or group of people), you leave feeling rejected and insignificant. Soon, you spend most of your days feeling rejected and unworthy of connection, almost like there's this constant voice in your head reminding you that you're unworthy of love and belonging.

In reflection, you realize that you made agreement with that lie: that you're not worthy of connection. That agreement became an invitation for a spirit of rejection to have influence over you. In order to break that agreement, simply renounce the lie, "I'm unworthy of connection," and begin declaring the new truth, "I'm worthy of love and belonging." The enemy only has the power that we give to him. Thus the importance of renewing our minds with truth. (Photo via Pixabay)

Evaluate the fruit in your life to help determine what spirit is at work. Compare what you are experiencing with the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22): love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

This word is for people who have been struggling and can't seem to break free. You may feel stuck, like you're in a swirl, or like you are under attack. Ask God if you've allowed access to a spirit that you don't want in your life. If He confirms it, ask Him how you are to get rid of it specifically. It may be that you are to repent for partnering with a lie, get rid of an object, or forgive someone.

If the Lord highlights strongholds to you, the great news is, you have the power to shift things! Ask God if there are any agreements/beliefs He wants to shift inside of you. Know this: none of this is said to stir up fear, rather to remind you of the authority you have in Christ Jesus. God has put all things under your feet. Come back into alignment with Him and call forth the shift you need to see.

Diving Deeper Into Discernment

"But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil." (Hebrews 5:14)

Discernment is critical for the Believer in their spiritual walk. It's not something that is taught on often and not always understood. Discernment is defined as acuteness of judgment. Spiritual discernment, therefore, is judging things in the spiritual realm.

I personally have been diligently pursuing an increase in my discernment with the Lord. When I am about to meet someone new or enter into a new place, I will ask God to increase my discernment. What I've experienced has surprised me, as I often have had feelings of strong dislike for certain things or even people in my new environment.

As I have processed this with Holy Spirit, He has shown me that I am picking up on unclean spirits in that environment. This is not to say that any time I have a strong reaction to someone that it's a spirit; but sometimes I am responding to something I am sensing in the spiritual realm. I can be feeling turned off to the spirit/spiritual agreement, while simultaneously experiencing a great deal of love and compassion for the person.

What I am doing is gathering information. My next step is to ask Him what I'm to do with that information. If I have a strong, negative reaction to someone and the Holy Spirit shows me that it's a spirit, then I can pray and release peace or freedom over them. I can then go into my interactions with them, asking God to show me the person He loves and allow me to see them fully, not the spiritual agreement.

Discernment is available as we press into it, exercising our gifts, and increase our use of it. As Believers, it is so important for us to be sensitive to things in the spirit, so we know what or who we are aligning ourselves with. If you're wanting to grow in discernment, find people with a strong discernment gift and spend time with them! Read books on discernment and ask God to increase this gift in your life.

God is calling us higher, to sharpen our spiritual senses, so we can understand more of the spiritual forces at play around us. He is meeting us when we desire to grow. Intentionally pray as you meet new people and go to new places, asking God to increase your discernment. Process what you're sensing with Holy Spirit, and/or a spiritually discerning person, and pray about what you're to do with that information. He will show you!

In All things, Be Led By the Spirit

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'" (Isaiah 30:21)

God's word is always an excellent source of wisdom. His word is always true. We are to always live in connection to Holy Spirit, but there are times and seasons when we must be even more closely led by the Spirit, just as when God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham obeyed God's word until he received a rhema word from God telling him to stop. The "now" word that Abraham received was what mattered most in that moment. That word changed everything.

In your own life, there may be some very practical wisdom that you're believing, but the rhema word is different. For example, maybe last year in your area there was a bad snow storm, and people lost power. Practical wisdom would say that it might be smart to buy a generator to guard against something like that happening again. But if you have a word from the Lord that you don't need to do that, His fresh word always trumps practical wisdom.

In all things, we want to be led by the Spirit, and we know that His Spirit will never contradict His Word (the Bible). He knows the end from the beginning and even the minute details of our situation. He knows about our bank accounts, our health, and even what keeps us up at night. Seek Him in all things, and trust what you hear Him say. If you're wondering if you actually heard the Lord, process it with a spiritually discerning friend.

God is speaking in ways that we can hear and understand. He is answering our questions as we ask them, and He is leading us on our paths. This word is for people that have a deep longing to be led by God in an intimate way. They may not have known that this kind of intimacy was possible, but they desire it. Ask God to lead you. Process the things in your life as they come up with Him. Share your struggles and decisions you need to make; process relationships with Him. He wants to guide you, lead you, and direct you in all things. Be full of faith, expectant that He will speak and lead you.

A Joyful Heart vs. a Crushed Heart

"A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul. But the one whose heart is crushed
struggles with sickness and depression." (Proverbs 17:22 TPT)

"A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones." (Proverbs 17:22 Amplified)

There is so much wisdom and truth hidden in God's Word. Sometimes we have to press in and even seek out different translations, or the original words, in order to more fully understand what it says.

There is new research which indicates that a negative mindset can lead to problems with the mind, like dementia. This verse from Proverbs 17 indicates that one cause of sickness and depression is having a crushed heart (TPT) or a "broken spirit" (AMP). It also indicates that "a joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul" (TPT), or, said another way, "a happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing" (AMP).

We also know that what we think on, we become (Proverbs 23:7). Romans 12:2 tells us that we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. As we focus on the good things that God is doing, take time to sit in gratitude, and fill our minds and spirits with truth and goodness, then goodness will flow out of us. Practically, that looks like making declarations of truth that we hear, because truth/faith comes by hearing (Romans 10:17). As we speak or listen to truth, we are actively renewing our minds. Being recentered in truth and God's Word leads us into hosting the presence of God and yielding the fruit of the Spirit, which includes joy.

God is revealing deeper levels of truth through His Word. He's showing us how easy it is to enter into His presence, into joy, and into healing. Often, simply spending time in His presence lifts our burdens, changes our perspectives, and frees us from our worries.

This word is for those who have been struggling with depression, with illness, or with chronic, ongoing health issues. Truly forgive those who have hurt you. Forgive yourself if you need to. Spend time in God's presence. Rejoice in what you have to be thankful for. Meditate on the good (this may include silencing any negative influences, be they people, TV shows, movies, books – even social media). Add in positive influences to your life instead. Write out some verses of truth to speak over yourself daily and commit to doing that.

Declarations:

• The One who is in me is greater than the one who is in the world.

• God is increasing my discernment.

• Holy Spirit leads me step by step.

• I am filling my mind with the things of Heaven.

• I am hearing the Lord consistently and on a daily basis.

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Anne Ballard
The Crowning Jewels