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How To Test Spirits

How To Test Spirits

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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.

Prayer To Invite The Holy Spirit To Be Your Best Friend

Prayer To Invite The Holy Spirit To Be Your Best Friend

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If you are feeling lonely or down because you don’t have a good friend or group of friends, you need to make the Holy Spirit your best friend first. I went through a period of time where I felt this way too. I didn’t have any close female friends to go to lunch with or to go shopping with. I tried to make friends with ladies at church and other places, but it just didn’t go well. I was kind of sad and feeling lonely, so I went to the Lord about it. He told me He knew how I felt. This surprised me. I didn’t know what He meant, and He said, “My Holy Spirit is ignored all the time. I’m a person, and you ignore Me all the time. I want to be your friend, and you ignore me all the time.” 

I was so convicted in my spirit! I said, “Holy Spirit, I’m so sorry. You are a person. You want to be my friend. You’re right here. You want me to talk to You.” I realized that He’s a person. He’s a friend. He’s a helper, and we ignore Him all the time. He is teaching us how to be a good friend. 

Our selfish, soulish, human nature wants our value in human companionship. In other words, if human people don’t like us or want to be our friends, we feel like we don’t have any value, that we’re being ignored. But God is saying to us that our value is in the companionship we have with God through His Holy Spirit first and foremost. And we cannot be a good human friend or understand what a good human friend is until we know what it’s like to be a true friend with the Holy Spirit. 

So during that time, I was all by myself. I had no human friends. I was alone. All I had was God, and He brought me to the end of myself and the end of all people to fully and completely rely on Him. It taught me how He feels, that He has feelings too. He knows what it’s like to be ignored, to be alone because you’re not talking to Him or acknowledging that He’s there. 

I apologized to the Holy Spirit for not being His friend and decided to team up with Him, to walk with Him and talk with Him, and I asked Him to teach me how to be a good friend.

Meaningful deep friendships with my husband, my daughter, my neighbor, and my team didn’t come until I learned how to be a true friend to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to be a true friend with me.  So if you are in this same situation, reach your hands out to Him, welcome Him with open arms, and pray this simple prayer.

Pray Out Loud

  • “Holy Spirit, I am so sorry for ignoring You. I repent. I’m asking You to forgive me. You are my helper and my best friend. I repent for looking to people to validate me. I repent for looking for people to give me my worth as a friend. Holy Spirit, I now look to You. You are my friend. My value and my worthiness come through You, Holy Spirit, the spirit of God. You were given to me as a gift from Jesus when He ascended into Heaven. Jesus even said to His disciples who felt they were going to be left all alone, ‘Don’t worry. It’s better that I should go to My Father, and He will send you His Holy Spirit who will be an even better friend to you. He will never leave you and never forsake you. He will help you.’


  • “Thank You for this gift, Father God. Thank You for this gift, King Jesus. Holy Spirit, right now I welcome You into my life. Holy Spirit, I invite You to be my best friend, and I will be Your best friend. Holy Spirit, I want to talk with You, walk with You, and ride in the car with You every day. Let’s talk. Let’s have fun together. Let’s talk about everything. I want Your wisdom. You are the best at everything, Holy Spirit. I trust You. Let’s be friends. 


  • “Holy Spirit, teach me how to be a good friend to You so I can be a good friend to others. Holy Spirit, I know by faith that You’re here. You’re with me. You’re in me. You’re on me. You’re beside me. I command everything in my life to receive of You, listen to You, and honor You as my best friend, Holy Spirit. I invite You to my table. I invite You shopping. I invite You everywhere I go. I invite You when I sleep and when I’m awake. I even invite You in the bathroom, everywhere. I’m not ashamed. You know everything about me, and I want to know everything about You. Thank You, Holy Spirit. I receive You in Jesus’ name. Amen and amen.”

Decree Out Loud

  • “Did you hear the news? Holy Spirit is my best friend. He’s with me day and night. He talks with me and walks with me. He tells me things that I could never know, and I love Him.”
Destiny Helper Prayer

Destiny Helper Prayer

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On a recent broadcast a viewer requested prayer for removal of blockages that were stopping destiny helpers from finding to her.

If you are looking for a destiny helper, you’re looking to man to help you fulfill your destiny. Who does Jesus say your helper is? The Holy Spirit! If you are not looking to the Holy Spirit to be your helper first and foremost, you’re causing your own delays and your own blockages, and you’re praying soulish prayers which are against God. 

Do you need help? Who’s your helper? Who’s your destiny helper? He is your friend. He is your helper. He’s the Holy Spirit, and He will not be ignored! 

God will send divine laborers in your path to assist you. The Holy Spirit sends them because He has to be the one who partners with you to send them. 

If you’ve been looking to man instead of the Holy Spirit to be your destiny helper, the first thing you need to do is repent. Pray the prayer below to repent and then to partner with the Holy Spirit as your destiny helper!

 

Pray Out Loud

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, I repent for not looking at the Holy Spirit first and foremost as my helper. Holy Spirit, I repent for ignoring You. Holy Spirit, I ask You to be my helper and my friend. Holy Spirit, You are my destiny helper. Holy Spirit, You are the one that makes sure I fulfill my destiny. Holy Spirit, You are the one giving me the steps every day. I will not ignore You, anymore, Holy Spirit. I want to talk to You. I want to walk with You. Holy Spirit, if You have divine laborers to put in my path, I receive them. Holy Spirit, if you have divine laborers that I need to be in their path, I will go. Holy Spirit, I submit myself to You because Jesus Christ is within me. I am not alone. That means the Holy Spirit is within me, leading me and guiding me. Holy Spirit, You are omnipresent. You are in me. You are beside me. You are upon me. You are leading me and getting me on the right path. I will take imperfect action because I trust You, Holy Spirit. Even if I mess up, You will make sure it’s corrected because You are my best friend, Holy Spirit. You are my destiny helper, Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name!

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Activation Decree For Spiritual Hearing And Sight From The Holy Spirit

Activation Decree For Spiritual Hearing And Sight From The Holy Spirit

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Decree Out Loud

  • Holy Spirit, I decree that I pay attention to Your voice in dreams and visions.
  • Holy Spirit, I decree my spiritual eyes are open. Reveal signs to me.
  • Holy Spirit, When You show me these signs my spirit will respond immediately.
  • Holy Spirit, I decree that I stop and zero in on what You are showing me.
  • Holy Spirit, I decree I will write down what You show me and seek You for confirmation.
  • Holy Spirit, I decree that my spiritual ears are open to hear Your voice.
  • Holy Spirit, I clearly hear You speaking and discern Your leading in my life.
  • Holy Spirit, I am effectively led by Your spirit and take the next steps You have revealed.
  • I decree bold obedience and clarity to Father God and His Holy Spirit!
  • Thank You, Holy Spirit, for speaking to me in the day and in the night.
  • Thank You, Holy Spirit, for prophetic visions, signs, and dreams.
  • Holy Spirit, I receive Your voice.
  • Holy Spirit, I discern Your voice.
  • Holy Spirit, I honor Your voice.
  • Holy Spirit, I obey Your voice.
  • Holy Spirit, I love that You guide me and give me wisdom all the days of my life!
  • I Decree and Agree In Jesus name!
Prayer To Receive Holy Spirit Fire and Boldness!

Prayer To Receive Holy Spirit Fire and Boldness!

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Transcription of the teaching and prayer that the Holy Spirit gave to Annamarie Strawhand, which she delivered during her broadcast of Life in the Faith Lane on June 13, 2025. Watch the video, and then follow along with the prayer and impartation below.

 

At Pentecost, when the disciples received the baptism of the Holy Spirit by fire, they also received the gift of speaking in tongues, but what else did they also receive? They received the Spirit of Boldness. Are you baptized in the Holy Spirit? Have you asked for the baptism of the Holy Spirit? When you ask for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, you also ask for the Spirit of Boldness, that same boldness that was on Peter, the disciple. 

If you want to receive the Spirit of Boldness to be able to preach the Gospel unashamed and have the Holy Spirit within you giving you the right words to speak at the right moment, reach out your hands and repeat this prayer with me.

Pray Out Loud

  • “Heavenly Father, Almighty God, I come to You today asking, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the baptism of the Holy Spirit in an even greater way with the Spirit of Boldness to come upon me and the power of the Holy Ghost, the baptism of true discipleship, the same baptism of Your Holy Spirit of fire and boldness that You gave to Peter and the disciples in the upper room. 


  • “In Jesus’ name, I ask right now in faith for this. I want and invite the baptism of fire of the Holy Spirit to come upon me and in me right now. I receive it. Holy Spirit, I love You. I want You. I invite You. I receive You. Holy Ghost fire, fire, fire, burn in me! Burn off all the chaff, all the fear, and all the worry. Anything that is not of God, be burned up in me. 


  • “Holy Spirit, I want more of You, as much as I can stand! More, Holy Ghost! More, Holy Ghost! Fire, fire, fire of the Holy Ghost! More, more, more, Holy Ghost! Holy Spirit, I love You. I want all of You. Thank You. Thank You, Jesus, that You made this possible to receive the fire and the infilling of the Holy Spirit burning in me, unquenchable fire! 


  • “Right now, I ask, in Jesus’ name, for the Spirit of Boldness from the Holy Ghost to come upon me. Spirit of Boldness, overtake me to speak the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit, give me utterance. Give me opportunities with absolutely no fear. I speak in boldness. I speak the words of the Holy Ghost. I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me. I walk in the light and the glory of God. The glory of God is my covering. The favor of God surrounds me as a shield. Father, you give me divine appointments, angels of the Lord all around me keeping charge over me. I speak with boldness and with fire! 


  • “Your word, God, is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Your word is stored up in my heart! You’ve given me eyes of understanding, and I speak the truth everywhere I go and people receive it. Give me my one every day, Father God, that I am to speak into, Your words. Help me recognize it. I thank You for this, Father. 


  • “I feel the fire of the Holy Ghost upon me. I do this in love. Father, open my eyes to see as You see, to see as Jesus sees. I receive the gift of the Spirit of Boldness. I receive the gift of the baptism of fire of the Holy Ghost. I receive the gift of the utterance of the Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues. I receive the gift of being the beautiful feet that bring the good news of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ everywhere I go, and people receive of it. Father God, I thank You for this today. 

Impartation

And such as I have, I impart onto all that are here to receive of the Spirit of Boldness, the same Spirit of Boldness that You gave Your disciple, Peter, in the name of Jesus Christ. Receive it right now, in Jesus Christ’s name! Hallelujah.

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Follow up by praying my salvation prayer to reconfirm your covenant with the Lord Jesus Christ. Pray the whole thing all the way to the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 

Salvation Prayers – Give Your Life To Jesus Christ and Invite The Baptism of The Holy Spirit 

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