Do you "KNOW" or know sis?

A few years ago I woke up from a deeply traumatising dream. In the dream there was a time lapse of sorts and I found myself in court fighting to prove that I was mentally capable of raising and caring for my 2 children. The dream was intense, emotional and shocking. But it ended in victory. I clearly saw every lie against me exposed, the truth coming to light and me winning the court case.

Later that very same day and in true prophetic fashion, I received a letter from the Family Court. That letter marked the beginning of a long and painful legal battle that stretched across the next 3 years of my life. And yes: the accusations in the dream were the exact ones I was now facing in real life.

But praise be to God! Just as I had seen in my dream the Truth prevailed. I won the case in stages one step at a time. Slowly but surely every falsehood was brought to light and dismantled as “witnesses” on the same side contradicted each other heavily under the very watchful eye of the judge. After what felt like an eternity the case finally came to an end. Victory was settled.

But to be completely honest those 3 years were the most emotionally and mentally exhausting years of my life. I was emotionally paralysed. I was tormented and overwhelmed by fear almost every step of the way. The process bullied me. It controlled me. Every single day.

I was afraid my children would be taken away…

Afraid the lies spoken against me would be believed…

Afraid I would not survive the weight of it all…

Afraid something would happen to my children…

Afraid I had failed them…

I lived under the heaviest cloud of fear your imagination could possibly conjure up.

And some people might say that such fear was understandable. After all anyone who knows me knows that I do not joke about my children or their well-being. I walk with premium intentionality when it comes to how I raise them. So yes… understandable.

But was it REALLY?

Sis, the very SAME dream that revealed the court case also revealed the outcome: VICTORY. I had already seen that I would win. That truth would triumph in the end. So why even though I was living through what had already been shown to me (the court case, guaranteeing prophetic accuracy) did I still live in fear? Why did I allow fear to dominate me when the victory had already been revealed?

That question lingered long after everything was over. Long after I had repented for not fully trusting God. Long after I had fasted and prayed to evict a wicked spirit that had infected many other areas beyond my motherhood because one open door was all it needed ti enter. And I came to understand something I hope will help you:

The Truth you know is not enough, you have to "KNOW" it.

For most of us to know something means we can quote it recite it or explain it. It means we are aware of it or familiar with it. But that is not what the Bible means when it uses the word "KNOW" this powerful and relevant verse:

“And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32

Here, “KNOW means:

1. To become acquainted with

2. To have intimate experience of (like the intimacy between a man and a woman)

It is not the truth you know (head knowledge) and can repeat that brings change. It is not the truth you can explain that sustains you in battle. It is the truth you become acquainted with that takes root in your heart and soul that becomes a position and not just a statement. The truth you "KNOW."

Fear is a SPIRIT. It’s here to take you out!

So your weapon against it is the truth you sit with. The truth you meditate on until it reshapes your posture. The truth that becomes a lens through which you see life and respond to fear. THAT is the truth that becomes power in your life.

• David "KNEW" something so Goliath was nothing before him... He was not afraid.

• Shadrach Meshach and Abednego  "KNEW" something so a wicked law meant nothing to them... They were not afraid.

• Daniel  "KNEW" something so he opened his window and prayed anyway lion’s den or not... He was not afraid.

• Esther "KNEW" something so she went before the king uninvited risking her life... She was not afraid.

I "KNEW" nothing, or rather chose not to "KNOW" - apart from worst-case scenarios building castles on my head. And so I lived afraid.

"But I haven't had a dream to know the outcome Minister Shammah. You kinda had no excuse. At least you even had a prophetic dream. Me? Nothing"

Victory has already been declared in God’s Word sis. And there is nothing more prophetic than Scripture. It's upto you to “KNOW” it. The Word of God is Truth. And it speaks to any situation or state you find yourself in right now as you read these words. Until you allow that truth to become your position you will remain a prisoner in your own mind.

• Have you truly become acquainted and intimate with Truth?

• How many Scriptures do you KNOW (not just quote) concerning your situation?

• How much time daily do you give to feeding your KNOW of God's report?

• Do your conversations with friends feed or starve your KNOW of God’s Word?

• Have you meditated on the Truth long enough for it to change your position emotionally, mentally & spiritually?

• Are you feeding your KNOW of God or the devil?

In this Kingdom, we "KNOW" until we see it manifest. Nothing less.

Fear can bow and leave sis. I don't care what the issue, report, diagnosis, deadline, threat, pressure or dead end looks like. It. Can. Leave.

So, I will ask you once again in the face of that situation:

What do you "KNOW?"

In love

Min. Shammah