Faith Teaching – Annamarie Strawhand

How To Test Spirits

By Annamarie Strawhand | September 3, 2026 | Comments 0 Comment

Understand that there is no such thing as ghosts or “spirit guides.” These are demons that are known as “familiar spirits” and can take on the appearance of humans, “angels,” or animals in the spirit. They attach to homes, land, families, people, and even pets.

Also, true angels of the Lord are MALE looking — very large and powerful. If you see something in the spirit that you think could be a true angel of the Lord, they are male warriors or messengers. They come with authority and power and have a quick message, or they even come to smite down a demon around you with their bright flashing weapons.

In the spiritual, angels of the Lord have jobs or assignments to assist us to complete our purposes for God on the earth. There are ministering angels that come to pull the devices of the enemy off of you and pour healing upon you just like they did for Jesus in the Garden.

They serve us at the command of Father God. We can ask Father God for them — angels of protection or ministering angels. I have been to the Lord on this many times asking questions about His angels, and He always reminds me that there are no female angel names in His word.

Also, the angels that fell to the earth with Lucifer (1/3 of the angels) were all male as they bred with the women of the earth and created the demonic race that were wiped clean from the earth by God in Noah’s flood. Those offspring of the fallen angels are now demonic spirits that roam the earth in the spirit realm. They can look like women or children or creatures.

Flowy angel paintings of pretty female angels are not an accurate depiction of the true angels of the Lord. These spirits must be tested if they appear to you. We should always test the spirits! They may pretend to be “guardians” or “imaginary friends.” They attach to you and want to control your life.

They may start out sweet, helpful, nice and pretty, but look out! I had a student once who had this “pretty lady angel” that was with her since she was a little girl, and when she got married, this “pretty lady angel” attacked her husband out of jealousy. It threw things on him off of the walls, moved their bed, attacked with accidents, and even caused havoc in their marriage! That was an unclean, demonic familiar spirit! I showed her how to tell it to leave and it did!

Always test a spirit by saying to it: “Can you say or agree that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, born of a virgin, walked the earth teaching the Kingdom of God, was crucified, shed His blood for the sins of the world, died, was buried in a tomb, and on the third day was risen from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit of the living God — the Father of all creation — and that Jesus Christ is now seated at the right hand of Father God in all authority as King of kings, Lord of lords, Name above all names?”

If the angel stays and agrees — says yes or nods his head — he is from God. If it disappears or flees, it was not from God. This is a good thing to know by heart and it’s the basic Gospel of Jesus Christ. The demons cannot repeat the Gospel, they run from it.

Prophetic Word and Decree for Men – Husband and Sons To Fully Step Into Their Divine Purpose

By Annamarie Strawhand | April 1, 2026

Prophetic word and decree for men (husbands and sons)….

This will set a man or young man free to step into his purpose fully for the Lord. Watch the video and scroll down to read the notes and decree:

“Untie it and bring it here… The Lord needs it” is a direct reference to the biblical account of the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, found in Luke 19:30-34, Matthew 21:2-3, and Mark 11:2-3. Jesus sends His disciples to go and get a donkey colt (young male donkey) that is tied up with his mother and his owners. That the Lord has need for it for an important purpose!

Key aspects of this scriptural command include:

The Context: Jesus instructs two disciples to go into a village to find a colt (donkey) that has never been ridden, which is tied up.
The Command: They are to “untie” it and “bring it” to him.
The Justification: If questioned by the owners, they are to say, “The Lord has need of it” (or “The Master needs it”).
Symbolism:
- Prophecy Fulfillment: This act fulfills Zechariah 9:9, which predicts the Messiah entering Jerusalem on a donkey.
- Divine Authority: The phrase “The Lord has need of it” asserts Jesus’s ownership over all creation.
- Separation: The untying of a colt that has never been ridden symbolizes a creature set apart for a specific, holy purpose.
Spiritual Application: In many Christian reflections, this story is interpreted as a call to release the “knots” in our own lives—such as talents, resources, or burdens—so the Lord can use them for His purpose.

The owners, upon being told that the Master had need of it, allowed the disciples to take the donkey, indicating obedience to divine authority.

Luke 19:28-31 MSG (The Message)

After saying these things, Jesus headed straight up to Jerusalem. When he got near Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called Olives, he sent off two of the disciples with instructions: “Go to the village across from you. As soon as you enter, you’ll find a colt tethered, one that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it. If anyone says anything, asks, ‘What are you doing?’ say, ‘His Master needs him.’”

Luke 19:30

He said to them, “Go to the village which is opposite us, and when you enter, behold, you shall find a colt tied on which a man has never ridden; loose and bring him.”

Luke 19:29-31 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’”

Matthew 21:2-3

saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me. / If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

The revelation is about being released from a bondage, or being released from your mother-childhood. “untie the knot and take the colt from its mother, if they ask why tell them the Lord has need for him”

This points to male children who are ready to be released into their purpose who still have spiritual “cords” attachments with their mothers that they need to be released from so they can fully serve the Lord and instead of carrying a family burden and never progressing they are carrying the King in Honor.

The donkey colt, tied up to its mother directly points to men, who are called to be disciples and step into their purpose to fully serve King Jesus but are still tied up in a “knot” with their mothers.

Jesus said twice to leave your mother and father and serve him.

We still honor our parents, but the “ties” have to be released to serve the Lord.

Can you do this and still live close to your parents and even return to your parents house, yes. But the purpose has been shifted – because the young man knows now the LORD has a need for him! He is called to his purpose, without guilt and is freely and quickly released!

OUR SONS – THE LORD HAS NEED FOR THEM! THEY MUST KNOW THIS!

I realized that this prayer had set him free and now with Palm Sunday and all the signs of the Donkey Jesus asked for to be “untied from it’s mother” a colt (male) and the Lord has NEED for him.” It all makes sense!

I think every man should hear those words, be loosed from your mother’s house, the Lord has need for you!

Genesis 2:24 – Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Yes, look at the scripture, it says a man shall leave his mother and father.

DAUGHTERS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THIS.

Daughters stay with the mother or home until the “husband” comes for her. Daughters are to be like Ruth with Naomi. UNTIL the Husband sees her and comes to her. She begins to glean in the fields preparing, seeks him out in the secret place (Boaz)(the Lord). She steps out in faith to give herself to him, and that is why I had the Daughter’s of Victory word with the vision, they were stepping into the field they were prepared and ready.

The donkey colt is male this word is for men and he had to be untied and by another disciple and they “covered” him and took him to the Lord.

I discern Jesus even took that sin off men who are held back from their purpose when the rope tied around him and he was led to trial. I find it interesting the similarities that the donkey colt was untied to serve the Lord as a King, and a few days later Jesus was tied up with a rope to be held captive.

Jesus took on every possible thing that we could be delivered from even bondage.

There are men that freely submit themselves to service of the Lord, yes but many are still “tied” or held back to the fullness of it.

The completeness for the sons and the daughters come together when Jesus rides the “colt” into the place of the “daughter” who is Jerusalem

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Jesus comes to the daughters. He sends a disciple to bring the men or comes to them while they are “tied” and unties them and tells them to “follow him, he has a NEED for them”.

So the prophetic word is to speak over them or in the spirit over them: “_(name)________Be loosed from your “mother” and your “owners” and untie the knot, the Lord has need for you!” You have an important purpose for your true master, Lord Jesus Christ and you will see it to its fullness, do not worry you are ready now! HE HAS NEED FOR YOU! I break the cords and ties you have to your mother or your “owner/job! I command you to be loosed from your bondage and you be loosed from the past to fully serve the King, King Jesus. I command this by the Authority of Jesus Christ and according to His word regarding the Donkey Colt “Untie it and bring him here” found in Luke 19:30-34, Matthew 21:2-3, and Mark 11:2-3. In Jesus Name!”

Tithing Is An Act Of Worship

By Annamarie Strawhand | June 23, 2024

Tithing Is An Act Of Worship

“The tithe is 10% of our gross income we give to God through our local church. This sanctifies the 90% as “off limits” to satan!” – Gary Keesee

God honors, blesses and protects those who tithe, but He makes miracles out of the offerings that are over and above the tithe!

Tithing is an act of worship and obedience, your offerings are over and above your obedient tithe. I love to tithe and I love to give added offerings unto the Lord because I want to lavish my love on Him and I know if I do this, He will do even more for me and my household! Because He loves me even more than I can give – we give and He gives back even more than we ask or think!

He wants to lavish good gifts and blessings upon us! But we must first reveal our hearts for Him. That we believe He is Good!

Deuteronomy 28:12 describes: “The Lord will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. ”

Abraham was blessed because he tithed and believed God!

Jesus said be like Abraham!

Abraham Knew Jesus! He was generous to Jesus when Jesus visited his tent with two Angels!

It’s a blessing to choose to be like Abraham!

Jesus knew he could count on Abraham to be generous and hospitable to Him!

James 222 – Key of Abraham Works with Faith together!

Faith and Works Can Be Also Fulfilled Through Tithing!

Tithing is a work of FAITH!

James 2:21Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 2 2You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.…

Tithing brings blessing, increase and protection of God!

It’s not a law, its a choice – Jesus made the choice to be blessed like Abraham possible for us as Christians, the tithe is a way Abraham honored God and God called him righteous and Abraham became very wealthy.

Jesus gave us a choice because He grafted us into the blessings of Abraham!

Jesus always asked the disciples what they had at hand first, they brought that to him and he multiplied it

When you tithe, you are putting a fence of protection around your finances. Tithing will not put a million dollars in your bank account. You have to grow something for God to protect. God wants to see you prosper, but while we are living on the earth, we must follow the rules of the earth. You have to first plant a seed in order to produce a harvest. – Gary Keesee

The word tithe means a tenth. It represents a minimum, not a maximum of giving.

We, as followers of Jesus, are called to tithe and be generous, especially since Jesus was so generous to us.

What most people think is that “tithing” is an Old Testament principle and it’s not for us anymore. However, tithing can be found in 3 primary areas of scripture:

Abram gave a tenth in Genesis 14.
Malachi 3:10 talks about how God validates the tithe and says to test Him in giving and that we’ll never “out give” God.
Jesus in Matthew 23:23 corrects the Pharisees for how they were tithing and redirects them for what they should do with the tithe instead. By doing this, we can see it’s still clearly a New Testament principle, Jesus validates it, and makes sure the heart of generosity is present when tithing, not selfish motivations.

As Jesus demonstrated grace towards us, He always raised the bar from the law. Grace raises the bar in everything. (Jesus in Matthew 5, 6, and 7 compares hatred to murder, lusting to adultery, etc.) This means when it comes to tithing, our goal shouldn’t just be to “hit the tenth and be done,” but rather use the tenth as a starting point and increase from there.

Keep this in mind, this isn’t giving God His money, this is ALL already God’s money. This is our reminder of whose money it is.

When my husband Michael and I started tithing, we became debt free after 20 years of marriage! We never argued about money again and our finances began to increase. This is confirmation of tithing. We want to do this, its a choice, we enjoy being obedient, we want to worship God this way.

Watch the video below on how God brought my husband and I into obedience to begin tithing faithfully:

Biblical Instruction: How God Made My Husband and I DEBT FREE After 20 Years of Marriage

Jesus fulfilled the laws of Moses, yes – tithing is being obedient to God and is an act of worship and a connection to the blessings of Abraham and we do this through Jesus. WE have abundance of the Kingdom through Jesus Christ and these are kingdom acts of faith. Also the Kingdom is financed to spread the Gospel. This is going about the Father’s Business. Jesus did receive lavish financial offerings from Joanna, a woman of wealth who was married to an officer in the court of King Herod. Joanna was honored for her faithful financial giving by being one of the women who was the first to see the empty tomb and the resurrection of her Lord Jesus Christ! What an honor!

With the complete work of Jesus Christ, we as believers are now a Melchizadek Priesthood, Kings and Priests through Christ Jesus. We are no longer a Levite Priesthood. Meaning that Jesus is both ministry and marketplace. We can have both ministry and business at the same time, our ministries do not depend on the tithe. However as Melchizadek was a King and a Priest, his Kingdom of Salem (Jerusalem) was both ministry (he made intercession before God for the people) and marketplace (he made sure the land and people were prosperous). He did receive Abraham’s tithe to store and use towards the work needed to be done in his Kingdom region and even to support his work and staff to do this. The first tithe Abraham brought Melchizadek was a 10th of the plunder of the items taken from the enemy from a battle victory! They celebrated together with Bread and Wine! Sound familiar? This is who we are now! This is how we grow the Kingdom of God in the earth! They began a partnership and God was honored and fruitfulness in all areas, the ministry, the land, the people and the marketplace and yes even in their own homes, families and land!

This is the perfect government of God! Salem means “Peace”. Melchizadek means “Righteous”. Your ministry and leadership is to be like Melchizadek and your household and business like Abraham.

The Melchizadek partnership of Abraham and Melchizadek, is Abraham and Jesus Priesthood, and Abraham Tithed to Melchizadek.

Genesis 14:18-20 Abram (whose name was later changed to Abraham) had been blessed by God in recovering Lot and the others who had been taken captive. So Abram gave a tenth of the spoils to Melchizedek. This is the first mention of the practice of tithing—giving a tenth of our increase to God—in the Bible.

Jesus clearly said for us to be like Abraham – a faithful man whom God blessed abundantly and has a covenant blessing with God that will last for all his generations and increase in blessings that are either born into that covenant (Hebrew) and those who are grafted into that covenant (Jesus Christ).

As Christians, we are to be like Abraham and enjoy the covenant blessings of God and remember God for His faithfulness to increase our blessings when we honor our side of the covenant with God with our tithe and obedience. It’s a win- win!

John 8:39 “They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.”

Once my husband and I became faithful with our own tithe, God then trusted us as a ministry to receive tithes here as a storehouse. If you feel led to tithe here, we will pray obediently and faithfully over your tithe and do our best to make sure we do the will of God here with all the tithes and offerings that come into this ministry. However it is important that you tithe where you are being fed and you see that ministry or church doing the will of God and has good fruit of the Holy Spirit. Tithe where God tells you to tithe. This is all an act of worship unto Him by the leading of your heart. It’s not so much the money that God is looking at, but the heart for Him in the way it is presented to Him, it’s like a pleasing incense to Father. It’s because YOU are remembering HIM and BLESSING HIM. How much more will He remember you and bless you when you ask? TITHING is all about RELATIONSHIP.

When we Tithe, it pleases God and He even tells us to TEST Him on this – if we do this in faith and love HE HIMSELF will open up the Windows of Heaven and pour out a blessing so great we can hardly contain it. (Malachi Chapter 3) Not only that, God will then rebuke any and all devouring spirits off your household and finances! My husband Mike and I can attest to this truth in our own life and finances!

When we tithed faithfully one year later we were debt free, our finances had increased and we never had another argument about money!

This also really grew my husband’s faith, he is a numbers man and wow did God really speak to him in this way. Mike is now what I call a “Tithe Evangelist”! He tells everyone he knows our tithing testimony and how God showed Himself Faithful! God knew exactly how to reach Mike with this and wow he is a firm believer!

I know that many of you may have a spouse that does not want to tithe, but you do – so you can start to be an example to them – show them what God does for you when you give in a loving way, and then ask the Holy Spirit to reveal this to your spouse too! I promise you the Holy Spirit will help you with your spouse if you ask Him! Then the two of you can tithe in agreement to bless your household. (Get my prayer here to send the Holy Spirit to a loved one.)

Remember a tithe is different than an offering, a seed or first fruits. Learn more here with my teaching on financial giving for the Kingdom of God.

Prophetic Timing: Double Camels Double Portion

By Annamarie Strawhand | May 24, 2023

Below is an excerpt of a very encouraging word from Annamarie Strawhand’s broadcast of Life in the Faith Lane on May 24, 2023.

Watch the video, and then see the declaration; scriptures; and links to Christine Vales’ teachings that follow.

Get ready to receive your double-portion blessings!

Declare This Out Loud Over Yourself And Your Family

Father God, I am in the timing of your double-portion blessing, and I receive it! I receive my camels, Father God. I receive them in double portions!

Double-Portion Scriptures To Meditate On And Declare Over You And Your Family

2 Kings 2:9
When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”

Job 42:10
When Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes. In fact, the LORD gave him twice as much as before!

Isaiah 61:7
Instead of shame and dishonor, you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.

Zech 9:12
Come back to the place of safety, all you prisoners who still have hope! I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.

Deuteronomy 21:17
But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.

1 Samuel 1:5
but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.

Ezekiel 47:13
Thus says the Lord God, “This shall be the boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions.

Exodus 16:5
On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”

Exodus 16:22
Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. When all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,

Exodus 16:29
See, the Lord has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”

Camel Scriptures To Meditate On And Declare Over You And Your Family

Genesis 37:25 KJV
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Isaiah 60:6 NLT
Vast caravans of camels will converge on you, the camels of Midian and Ephah. The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense and will come worshiping the LORD.

Genesis 24:63-64 NLT
One evening as he was walking and meditating in the fields, he looked up and saw the camels coming. 64 When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she quickly dismounted from her camel.

Christine Vales – His Appointed Times – Biblical Calendar And Feasts

Christine Vales on YouTube

Christine Vales’ Website

Sivan 5783 Chalkboard Teaching by Christine Vales

How To Please God When You Fast

By Annamarie Strawhand | September 6, 2022

WOW!! I JUST GOT A HUGE REVELATION ON FASTING!

Did you know there are Fasts that are pleasing to God and Fasts that are dis-pleasing to God?

Purifying and Giving Fasts are pleasing to God!
Selfish and Gloomy Fasts are dis-pleasing to God!

Together we are doing a Purifying and Giving Fast that pleases God, according to His word in Isaiah 58:5-8

In order to please God during your 21 Day Fast according to Isaiah 58:8-8 we must not be visibly miserable, gloomy, grouchy, complaining or acting like ‘poor me, feel sorry for me I am fasting’! Jesus even blasted the Pharisees for acting that way when they fasted! Instead we are to be doing our best to love others and be giving even more than usual during this time. One very powerful part of this Fast is choose some charitable work you can do for the poor and needy, give in love and give BIG, go and pray for people randomly at the park or even take time to help that neighbor.

Your acts of Love and Giving are actually one of the most important part of your Fasting time to please God and have Him hear your prayers and move powerfully on your behalf for your own needs and breakthroughs. This can actually expedite your deliverance from strongholds!

The word says in Isaiah 58:5-8 “Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the Lord? “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.”

Wow! God is speaking through His prophet Isaiah exactly how HE will bless a person who is fasting! This comes with being kind, loving, charitable, cheerful and giving during your fast – and not to walk around all gloomy and obvious that you are “fasting”. Really it’s about you allowing GOD to work through you even more to show who HE is when you Fast – less of “you” and more of HIM.

This means Jesus was teaching the same thing in Matthew 6:16 (NLT) “And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,…”

I realize your body might be struggling a bit through this (the flesh) you might even feel yucky the first week and not have the energy to do much, however this is really when you call upon the Holy Spirit to come and take over where you are lacking – and be the hands and feet of Christ like you never have before. The cleansing that happens in you is your pride and fleshly ways being removed – and so much so that people will not even realize you are fasting – instead they will see more of Jesus filling you up and pouring forth from you – and God will reward you BIG for that! The word of God says we are to be transformed more into the image of Christ and we will go to another level of Glory in our lives and spiritual maturity. This pleases the Father greatly when we do this because when He looks upon us He sees more of His Son in us! This is when we see incredible miracles in our lives and in our homes, families and even those we pray for!

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Philippians 3:21 Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

Is it time for you to Fast and grow into that next level of Glory? This is a beautiful graduation program for YOU straight from the heart of Your FATHER God!

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Much Love,

Coach Annamarie

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