TRANSFORMATIONAL 4REAL MAGAZINE -- MARCH 2022 -- VOLUME 2, NO. 8

Watch What You Say, Based on Who You Are

by Apostle Patsy Anderson-Benjamin (An Excerpt from Teachable Moments from God) 2 Peter 1:2-4 — May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

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. [NKJV] I had an interesting conversation with an awesome woman of God today. In the conversation, she made mention of something I posted on Facebook, that shook me to the very core. Sometimes we play into the trickery of the enemy.

The reason I say this is that the word says he comes to kill, steal and destroy. He is like a slinky; it looks like fun and catches our attention to the challenge. Well she said to me, “Why are you posting things on Facebook using OMG, and some of the other games that come back and give you supposedly an idea of what your life would be like in the next two years, if you will be married what kind of car you will be driving or if you will be rich or poor?” Now mind you, I do not play them often, but I played them often enough to get her attention. The question was, why are you playing those kinds of games? My reply was that it’s just something to do. I only play them once in a while. She said, “You know who you are, right?” I said, “Of course,” and again she said, “Do you really?” Her reply was, “So you are anointed and appointed walking in what God has called you to.” My reply was yes. This is what caused me to gasp in disappointment. She said, “Did you not know that is a spirit of witchcraft?” In my mind, the Holy Ghost kicked in, because the Holy Spirit had spoken to me before about this very thing, but I allowed that snake spirit to say to me, ‘It is okay every now and then.’ As the conversation continued, she said to me, “When 13