Warfare: The Revelation

By Lesia S Hayden

Warfare: The Revelation will enlighten the reader and reveal God’s plan of redemption, reconciliation, and restoration. As God’s purpose is revealed through each chapter, the reader will experience liberation and freedom as they come to an understanding of what Christ conquered for us through his death and resurrection. In addition, Warfare: The Revelation will have a profound impact upon the church, ushering it into another level of prayer and intercession against the powers of Satan’s kingdom.

The Christian community, those ensnared with bondages, the mentally oppressed, or those who just want to know the mind and plan of God for this generation will find this book to be a relevant guide for teaching and instruction to the complex issues that the Church face in today’s society.

For those who are visual learners, the illustrations of the development and progression of sin, including the administration of the celestial hierarchy will eliminate the ambiguity that surrounds the topic of spiritual warfare.

The advancing of the kingdom of God on the earth will not be demonstrated in human strength but in the bond of holiness, prayer, and love. This enlightening, challenging, and timely revelation will grab the attention of the reader as the mind and love of God is revealed. The pursuer of truth will be in awe of God’s strategy to redeem the human race from the power of Satan’s kingdom in order to restore the relationship that humanity once shared with Him in the Garden of Eden.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781098098551

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Warfare

The Revelation

Lesia S Hayden

Copyright © 2022 by Lesia S Hayden

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Table of Contents

Adam

What Is Spiritual Warfare

To Subdue Sin in Our Bodies

To Be Made Pure—Perfected in Holiness

To Gain Victory Over Our Adversaries

Walking in the Fullness of the Holy Spirit

The Hope of His Calling

To my brother, Tyree Hayden, and my dear friend, Cheryl Turner, who sowed financial seed into the birthing of this book. Thank you for your generosity, support, and faith.

I also thank my children for being a great support during such difficult times.

A special thank-you to Micah for believing in me and not walking away.

Foreword

I first met Lesia in 1991, during my first assignment as an associate pastor. She and her family were a part of the congregation. She was one of the very few African Americans in our church, and she also had a large family—two strikes against her. But I also had a large and growing family, and there was something stirring in me regarding intercultural ministry, so we invited her family over to our home for dinner, and this began a lifelong friendship.

Pastors are often under the delusion that they are supposed to be the source of learning for everything spiritual for everyone in the congregation. But it is wise for pastors and other spiritual leaders to recognize that there are those in our congregations who have been in places we cannot even fathom and have things to share with us that are far beyond where we have been.

So it was that this petite, humble, quiet-spoken lady began to speak into my life. Lesia would speak with such authority, it stunned me. She spoke a lot about my future on several occasions, and every single thing came to pass exactly as she said. Even now, I remember that many years ago, she said that she saw my life and ministry heading further into the inner city as it went on. Presently, I’m as deep into the inner city as you can go in Chicago, now working in the Englewood neighborhood.

The most amazing time that I have spent with Lesia, however, has been when she has prayed. The power, authority, and anointing that are present make demons shudder. She has gone into a level of spiritual warfare that I have never seen anywhere else. When she prays, when she intercedes, she is on familiar ground and understands and moves in this arena with great effectiveness.

I have reaped the rewards in my own life and ministry of the knowledge, wisdom, and understanding she has gained through hers. In these pages, you will read of her incredible spiritual journey and the amazing things she has learned along the way.

May you learn from her story and her insights in this book what I have learned from personal experience with her over these many years. And may God bring great, powerful, and life-changing power into your life through her words.

—John Moser

Introduction

On October 21, 1988, I could not have known that the spiritual journey I was about to embark upon would change the rest of my life. As a born-again believer, I experienced a personal deliverance from demonic forces. Because of that deliverance experience, I sought answers. How could a spirit-filled believer be possessed with demons? How do demons invade one’s mind, spirit, and body? Why are demons allowed to dwell in us and utilize our mind, will, and emotions to exert their will?

In 1987, a year prior to this personal deliverance, a deluge of evil thought patterns began bombarding my mind. The intensity of these thoughts would leave me mentally exhausted and confused as I tried to dismiss them from my consciousness. The mental battle within me was fierce and overwhelming. Some of the thought patterns that assaulted my mind were so perverse in nature, I would not dare tell anyone for fear of ridicule and shame. Images of some of the most promiscuous and deviant acts would assault me mentally, such as adulterous affairs, same-sex relations, coprophilia, pedophilia, and sodomy, along with an impulsive urge to perform the acts or have the acts performed against me. Profanity would erupt out of me whenever I became angry. Feelings of loneliness and isolation would carry me into a spiral of depression as suicidal thoughts continuously bombarded my mind with images of me killing myself.

I did not understand how this could be happening to me. These impulsive thoughts would flash within my mind without warning: during worship, while reading the Word of God, during prayer, even after fasting! The mental battle that I was experiencing would prove to be unrelenting and overwhelming. As I attempted to resist these reprehensible thoughts that bombarded my mind, I was reminded by the Word of God that I had authority in Jesus’s name over these intrusive thoughts. The Lord also revealed to me that the mental assaults were demonic in nature. In other words, these were demon spirits. Although the Lord was guiding and instructing me into this unfamiliar territory in my life, I was yet perplexed and confused as I continued fighting these intense mental battles.

October 20, 1988, a day before I would ultimately experience a personal deliverance from the demons that were assaulting me, I sensed the presence of evil invading my home. As I quoted Bible scriptures, the presence of the Lord put me at ease, removing the fear that had overwhelmed me. I could literally hear the sound of arrogant, hateful laughter echoing through the atmosphere within my home. This demonstration of supernatural activity made it clear to me that I was dealing with spiritual forces. I realized in that moment that the intent of these spiritual forces was to destroy and consume everything about my personality until only they existed. I would become nothing more than a host for these spiritual forces to inhabit a dwelling place for evil and demonic spirits to lodge and act out their desires. As the reality of what I was dealing with became obvious, I called my pastor to inquire if Christians could be possessed by demons. His answer was that darkness could not inhabit the light of Christ in Christians. Well with that response, I became afraid because I knew what was happening to me was real, but I was also certain that I was a Christian! Little did I know that the forces that had assaulted and harassed me mentally and spiritually for over a year, and only by the Grace of God did not overtake me, were about to come to an end.

On the evening of October 21, 1988, the Lord impressed upon me to go to the Christian bookstore not far from my home. I did not know what book I was going to purchase, but I obeyed and went. While at the bookstore, I mused through books on deliverance. The Lord directed me to the books that were encased in glass at the counter. As I looked down through the glass encasement, the spirit of God directed me to a book called Pigs in the Parlor by Frank Hammond. I purchased the book, returned home, and immersed myself in it. As I read each page, an overwhelming sense of victory began to awaken within me. There was an urgency and a great expectation of hope and confidence brewing within me as scripture verses of our victory in Christ became clear. In addition to the Word of God filling my thoughts, a sense of great power and faith also stirred within me, challenging the authority and power of these spiritual opponents that were oppressing me. As a result of an increased level of faith and hope in Christ’s victory over Satan’s kingdom, I would experience a personal deliverance.

On that same evening of October 21, 1988, I would experience a personal deliverance. I was midway into reading Pigs in the Parlor when I began to choke and gag uncontrollably. I then began to realize that the uncontrollable choking and gagging signaled the presence of demonic activity according to the book. The awareness of the demonic presence inside of me frightened me. Although frightened, I continue to read Pigs in the Parlor, which prepared me for what was about to happen next. As the choking gradually subsided, I began to speak words that were not of my own will or cognitive abilities; there was something inside me that was controlling my thoughts and my words. I could feel the presence of this entity within my mind, directing my thoughts and actions. It was as if my mind had two distinct personalities: one that I recognized as myself and another presence that I did not know. I became terrified of not being able to control my own speech or thoughts as this entity exhibited complete control over my mental faculties. It was apparent that I was in need of assistance, and a call was placed to my pastor and the assistant pastor, and they both came immediately to my home. As the senior pastor approached me, the entity within me recalled the phone conversation I had with him the day before. I could feel the presence of the demonic spirits welling up inside of me. Suddenly, I felt the expression on my face change into something that I believed to be evil. This demonic spirit arrogantly peered through me at the pastor, expressed a sinister smirk, and chuckled as it began to speak through me, saying, I thought Christians could not have demons. This entity spoke using my mental faculties as I found myself helpless under the total control of the entity. I could sense the sheer contempt it had for humans. Although it defied man, it feared the name of Jesus. Unbeknownst to me, many demons were about to be exposed.

As the pastor began to address the demons within me, I could feel their presence as each one utilized my eyes, my speech, and my mind to manifest their identity through me. Each of them had names, and as they were called, they would exit my body, shrieking in horror at their exposure and utter defeat by the name and power of Jesus. However there was one spirit that caused great intimidation and bewilderment to me. The pastor and the assistant pastor were slightly taken back by this spirit and their facial expressions reflected that of confusion and concern. This particular spirit was prideful, stubborn, and arrogant. As it confessed its name, my body became limp, and I felt completely drained. It was as if this being filled me with its essence. When it spoke its name, Black Magic, everyone in the room appeared terrified. This spirit defiantly said, I have cursed this child, even her entire family. I knew at that moment that this power was set against me to ensure that the curse, whatever it was, would be fulfilled not just with me but with every generation after me! I remember saying within my subconscious, I have never practiced, at any time, any type of witchcraft. How could this be happening? The assistant pastor began to pray with brokenness and moans mixed with tears, crying out in the name of Jesus for this entity to be cast out. As this sprit proclaimed its authority and power over me, utilizing my mouth, it gazed into the assistant pastor’s eyes through me and said, You are not powerful enough! With a trembling voice, the assistant pastor shouted, I know I’m not powerful enough, but my Jesus is! The spirit then released me, and I began to pray. The word of God erupted out of me with power: We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus, our Lord, I proclaimed. The senior and assistant pastor also shouted with joy and praises to God at my release from the demons and evil spirits that oppressed me.

On the following day, which was a Saturday, I encountered another episode of demonic activity and was led by the Holy Spirit to go to my church. Upon entering the church, I could barely hold back the spiritual forces from manifesting. They began to overpower my will to resist them, and I collapsed on the floor at the front of the church at the altar. My body once again became limp as another entity manifested. This entity consumed my body with its presence. The unwillingness and stubbornness of this spirit resisted the commands of the prayer warriors who were at the church when I arrived. As the spirit of depression was identified, it shrieked and released me as other sprits followed. I remember rising up upon my knees. And as I looked around, I saw many people praying and interceding throughout the congregation. Then I heard someone shout in a loud voice, It’s enough! God says it is enough! I was then taken into the pastor’s office where he ministered God’s Word to me. As the pastor began speaking to me, he reached out to touch my shoulder, I drew back and crawled into a corner as the spirit of molestations surfaced and began speaking through me. Don’t touch me, said the spirit, because everyone that touches me tries to mess with me. I was exhausted and tired and