Question: What is the beginning of wisdom?
A) Knowledge and Understanding
B) Information
C) Fear of the Lord
Answer: C) Fear of the Lord
The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom; A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord; His praise endures forever. ~Psalm 111:10 (AMP)
I’m Anne Michaelis, a Christian author and coach. Welcome to the Hidden Battles podcast. My life was radically transformed during a supernatural encounter with Jesus. God allowed my eyes to be spiritually opened, long enough to see the truth of these hidden battles and to scare the rebellion against him right out of me.
In this episode of “Experience and Endurance Leads To The Crown Of Life,” I’ll be sharing a short story about a question that was asked during our small group studies the other day, which led to deep reflections on why we are tested in this lifetime and how it is for our benefit that we should experience, endure, and overcome through Jesus to pass the test and receive victory in this life and the life to come! I’ll unpack what all this means in this episode!
Today, in this episode, I will skip a couple of chapters from my book “Blinded By Hidden Battles” as we read the story of Jesus (His Story) last week. In this episode, I’m going to ask you to think about “your story” as we do a deep dive into the chapter called “Know Your Sins” … “What is sin and what does it do to us?” I challenge you to take out a notepad and pen and jot down whatever may come up for you when I read this chapter from “Blinded By Hidden Battles.” The impact of sin goes beyond what I will share in this chapter. I will dive into the “science of sin” in another episode.
Today in this episode called “Purposeful Prayer”, I’ll share briefly about the period of time between when my eyes were first spiritually opened and before I was delivered from demonic oppression by Jesus. Then most of this episode will be on prayer or how we communicate with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. I’ll be taking some teachings from my Christian Coaching workbook called “The Truth To Overcoming Hidden Battles”. After, we’ll end with reflections.
Today in this episode called “The Shadow Man”, I’ll share one of the demonic attacks from my memoir in which, to my surprise, I have over the last year learned that many other people have seen and experienced this exact same demonic entity. Over the last year, I’ve had numerous people share with me, having seen and some even experienced, nearly identical attacks from what I am calling “The Shadow Man”. They have admitted they did not think they would ever tell anyone about their experience until to their shock they read my story “The Shadow Man” in my memoir. Although, not ready to openly share with the world their experiences, I hope my sharing will empower them to take a step in faith and also share the truth of these hidden battles when they are ready as well.
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