I am not sure of what questions to ask on this subject, but I have noticed that sometimes when I pray, should I say when it gets to a time I get aware, I notice that I feel vibration move from my feet to my head, though it happens very fast and more like my hair begins to stand on end and like there is someone around and then I will try opening my eyes but nobody, and from that point I don't close my eyes to pray or I just stop praying because I am scared.

It now happened that I prayed while opening my eyes and it happened so I knew it was not a matter of opening or closing eyes, but I have noticed it always happens when I am praying against certain spirits or more like a warfare prayer.

What could it be? Because I am not knowledgeable, I am not sure of the right questions to ask but Rabbi please help me

Good evening Rabbi, Thank you so much for all you have been doing! It's been amazing!

To my question, I recently noticed it's been so hard to mutter words to pray but then I have been doing a lot of praying-thinking if there's anything like that. Instead of muttering words to pray, I have been thinking instead; it's so unusual for me and I have been trying for a while to bring myself to mutter words to pray.

Is this a problem? Do I need to knock myself out of it? I know thinking can be a form of prayer but I'm thinking it's not normal for it to become a constant way of praying, so if you can shed more light on this

Sir, it will be more appreciated!

I used to move in God’s power as a psalmist; I had such boldness and I also walked in the prophetic a lot but when I traveled out of the country, I fell into fornication and I couldn’t do ministry for that period of time. I feel like I lost myself.

I know God has forgiven me but I just feel like I have lost the boldness to move in God’s power again.

When you are praying and instructions or ideas begin to jump at you like a flood. Does it mean you stop and start writing? Usually when it was one instruction I remember after my prayers but this time it rushed at me and I couldn’t keep up. I wrote but since after then I am yet to get this kind of experience. Wondering if I handled it well.

Good day, sir. I responded to one of your VNs with a follow-up question but I didn't get a response, so I deleted it and decided to ask you directly.

I have, for example, set aside a time to pray from midnight to 1am because it is a quiet time and many leaders in the church have guided that the best time to do so is from midnight to about 4am.

I, however, struggle with either staying up to wait for this time or sleeping and waking up between these times, for various reasons, including a busy day from work and various programs in the day.

How can I overcome this because I feel like I am not trying hard enough to sacrifice my time for God?

Rabbi, I'm reading the manual, and I'm still stuck on the dream part. I see myself having sexual intercourse with women, but in real life, I don't even watch porn, think, or do anything sexual. What do you think? I assumed it's just a dream, but it's been reoccurring for about 3 years now.

Rabbi. In the manual, you discuss the Bible as the capsule of the spirit.

"S" (Sod), which literally means the hidden secret of God reserved for those with the ability to search out this truth. Please, sir, can you expound on it?

I have an ulcer, and I love to fast.

Many times, my loved ones would advise me to take it easy while fasting, considering the ulcer. We are currently on a 4-day marathon fast; I'm doing it, but my loved one keeps saying I should take it easy; that I can eat and still be praying; he's just concerned about my well-being.

My question is, how do I balance this thing? What do I do when I need to take medications and also need to fast?

A few years after taking my Bible study and Christian walk seriously, I've been having very strange encounters; the most notable are instances where I wake up and, mid-awake, I can hear myself and someone having a conversation.

The conversation seemed like it was happening for a long time while I was asleep, and I only woke up to catch the last statement I said or he/it said (I don't know what pronoun to address this other person with; I don't even know who it is).

I also noticed that the conversations are mostly a 'question-and-answer type,' where I ask a question and the person responds or explains. Unfortunately, no matter how much I stay still when waking up, it's like that presence gradually leaves, or the conversation fades the more conscious I become.

The day that shocked me the most was when I woke up to hear myself and this person laughing and talking like friends, and  I felt like the third wheel waking up to stop their conversation. I honestly felt left out and confused.

With this backstory, my question is, please, how do I engage this? Why does it vanish the moment I'm waking up? Am I even meant to engage it? What kind of experience can I term this? Who is that person talking to me in my sleep? Am I on the right track or entering where I don't know? Is it scriptural?

I asked a few people around my church; some even mocked me, saying I had started astral projecting, until I joined this class and I feel it's a safe place to ask that kind of question.

Thank you so much for your time and patience with my question, sir🙏🏼

How do you maintain a state of meditation when all prophecies and dreams of victory shown to you concerning a matter have been unfulfilled?

How does one maintain constancy before God when one has personally seen things in the spiritual concerning a certain matter but it has remained unfulfilled?

Does this mean this person is not seeing right or the prophecies told by people, which the Lord Himself has confirmed in the mouth of 2 or 3 and even personally to the hearer, were untrue?

I know God is not a liar but how do we explain these situations that threaten our identities and constancy before God, especially when you are dealing with one health issue after another, thus negating prophecies shared and witnessed?

Hello, Rabbi! Thank you so much for allowing God to have expression in and through you. I'm super elated to be here.

My question is regarding retaining these things, retaining the awe and wonder one feels when these things or dealings of God are fresh. Sometimes it feels like a wooing phase and I know, of course, God won’t coddle us forever and we also have a part to play in this and it’s always for our own good but how do we stay committed? How do we not get so familiar with these dealings and practices that we start to lose the wonder and reverence for them?

Hello, Rabbi! Thank you so much for allowing God to have expression in and through you. I'm super elated to be here.

I’d love to know, my 3-year-old nephew stays with us and you’ve spoken a lot about how, because our minds have been so cultured to these things that it’s hard for us to focus and meditate on things, since he’s still young, are there any practices I can inculcate with him to make his journey with God a bit easier?

I already speak to him about God and teach him to pray because there are so many prophecies concerning him, so I just want him to have a good start. I want to engage him in practices that culture his mind to stay on God and the things of God. Any ideas, please? How do I go about it?

Good evening, Rabbi. In the course manual, you stated that in our dreams we are the same person as we are in the real world.

Please, I've heard people say that when we dream and see people, it might not be the same person in reality. Like if someone has an accident in the dream, some people say it might not be the person you saw; it might be another person.

How can I reconcile these two ideologies?

What is your take on baptism? How do i study the bible effectively? Where do i start and what resources do you recommend

Hello, Mr El Shakar, Thank you for the insightful sessions so far. They have been truly impactful. My question is this: There has been a strong emphasis on focus during meditation and the importance of giving full attention to one thing at a time.

However, as a woman, I often hear that women are praised for their ability to multitask, and I find myself juggling multiple activities at once. Can these two approaches coexist effectively, or am I doing myself a disservice by multitasking?

Hello Teacher, I must say what God has used you to do with the HGA is absolutely wonderful. I am extremely grateful for his hand in your life.

To my question, do you suggest listening to uniform music or a playlist perhaps while we meditate in order to stream line our thoughts, or does this defeat the purpose?

I’m asking because once I listen to something for an extended period of time, preferably a beat, it becomes like a background to drown out other noises I can’t control. Is that a problem, and if not, could it be applied while meditating?

How does one live Christ in the midst of party politics in the workplace, when every co-worker just wants to take advantage of your vulnerability even though they are Christians too?

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How does one build a consistent prayer life? Cause sometimes I'll be able to pray for 1 hour and sometimes I struggle with praying for 10 minutes

Good day, Mr. El Shakar. Thank you so much; the classes have been worthwhile. For a bit of context, I live with my parents, and they go to a different church, which my heart really is not in, but I have to go.

I have a church I follow quite religiously online, but I also have a few other pastors that I listen to their messages. Also, sometimes when I need clarifications on certain topics i look for pastors I believe are sound who have spoken on the topic for clarity.

However, I also join NSPPD every morning; I have a retreat I attended last year; I joined the Hallelujah Challenge, which was held earlier this year; and I have a few other preachings I listen to, like Pastor K, who preaches on marriage, and a few others. About 5 different pastors and different churches in total.

My question goes thus:

1.⁠ ⁠Does this make me a butterfly Christian?
2. In the second class, you spoke a bit about butterfly Christianity; can you please give a bit more context and a more in-depth explanation?
3.⁠ ⁠What is your advice for me going forward?

Good day, our laughing Rabbi! My question is related to the exercise from Saturday.

After writing down the negative areas that I have negatively meditated on, I immediately burst into tears. This went on from Saturday to Sunday night. Uncontrollable tears that kept coming from my depths. I was scared and had to ask you if this was even normal. You establishing that it was the first stage of healing was very helpful. Thank you!

My current dilemma is that one of the things I wrote down is that I struggle with lust. This isn’t even something I would say was ever an issue for me, as I find intimacy to be very daunting. It is one of the reasons why I got divorced from my ex. Of my own, I do not care for sex nor struggle with abstinence. But I’ve noticed that some people who have been my very good friends live wild lives.

Warnings have come from 2 other friends to separate from these two, as constantly communicating with them can and will influence me eventually. I find this to be true as I now struggle with lust by proximity to their promiscuity. I would have lustful thoughts towards even the most random people online or physically.

How do I navigate ending these friendships or establishing strong boundaries that protect me? How do I let go of people who have been good friends to me? How do I walk this painful path that I know is for my salvation?

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Good day, Rabbi. Thank you for this opportunity. Last year, I experienced something strange. I was sleeping in the night, and I'm the only one in my room, but then I began to perceive a floral scent like perfume.

It was so strong that it woke me up from sleep, but I was too scared to open my eyes because I'm the only one in the room and the room was dark. Months later, it happened again. I was sleeping and suddenly woke up from sleep, and as I couldn't sleep back, I started listening to a sermon and slept off.

I had a dream or not, but it felt so real. I felt someone leaving my bedside and went back again. It became faster and faster, and I couldn't move again.

I felt myself drowning in it, and I was shouting my roommate's name, but she couldn't hear me. Then I started speaking in tongues, and then it stopped, and I started scenting that floral scent again, and I slept off. Fast forward this year; I was lying on the bed and sobbing because I was sad and hurt about something, and then the scent came up again.

Why am I smelling this scent when there is no visible source? What does this scent signify? Is there an unseen presence around me? Is this scent a positive or negative occurrence?

Good day, sir. Thank you for patiently reading and answering our questions. God bless you.

My question is, What is the best way to go about a situation where one’s kindness is being taken for granted, being manipulated and used?

Despite being aware of these manifestations, how long can one continue being kind, and when can one draw a line between being kind and being foolish?

Sometimes when believers in our community come out to give testimonies, they mention how they told or asked God that if He did this and this, they would testify.

Sincerely, I’ve always had a certain feeling about that phrase. Is it correct? Does God answer those prayers so we can testify or because He is good?

I know the advantage of testimony to other believers in stirring up faith.

Can God have favourites? Are there some people he just chooses to favour and others He chooses to abandon?

Good day sir. Thank you for this opportunity. I'm always grateful for you and for everyone committed to making this vision a reality. I love you all, truly.

For my question, I hope I can find the right words to express it.

By nature, I'm a person that embodies leadership, and I also have a heart for service that makes me present and active in whatever space I find myself, which in this case is my school. This combination sometimes makes me the recommended person for this post, and that post, and that assignment by many.

At this point in my life, especially with the way this course is opening my eyes to things, I find out that I have a desire to slow down, and I'm beginning to subtly shy away from these many groups and responsibilities, some of which I initially even said yes to because I felt it was a possible thing to do or a great place or unit to serve.

And I really do ask the Holy Spirit, but I don't just seem to get definite answers about these particular things, maybe because of where my heart is. Now, I seem to be in everything, not knowing if I'm even involved in the things I really ought to be in, or if I'm just really tired of responsibilities.

Whenever I think of this situation, I immediately remember this scripture, "If your eye be single (good), your body will be full of light," which I now see is a meditative scripture.

I really want to live a life faithfully doing what God would have me do and desire to be focused, consistent, and diligent in the things and in the positions of service I'm committed to, because I'm convinced I ought to be doing them.

How, please, do I go about this without losing my heart of service?

How can one balance or differentiate between being led by feelings/emotions and the Holy Spirit, especially when it comes to decision-making?

I’m ‘Joseph the Dreamer,’ lol. My mum and I have similar dreams most of the time; sometimes the messages are clear, sometimes they are not.

However, I have been paying attention to some of my reoccurring dreams, and I noticed that I always see myself going back to my junior secondary school either to write an exam or something, and in those exams, I never finish any.

I finished since 2006, so you can figure how long I have been away from school and my surprise each time this happens. This kind of dream has been happening for about 2 years, but I never paid attention to it until lately because of its reoccurrence.

I honestly want to know what it means and for it to stop completely.

Is it possible for one to lose his or her salvation or not? I have been seeing some preachers saying once saved, forever saved. What's your insight on this?

Good evening to you, sir, my laughing teacher. Thank you for the teachings thus far.

My question is, why is it that after taking a bold step to pray for myself (I am presently not feeling well) and even feeling the presence of God envelope me, I didn't get better? I can't be bold to pray for someone else like this.

Christianity is practical, but after practicalizing this one, it didn't work. How can I then be bold to try it again? I should be sincere. I am not happy that the sickness didn't go away. I am taking medications already

I really want to understand why I'd pray for myself and I won't get well.

What is the place of dreams, especially where you have recurrent dreams of a battle that you seem to have won in the physical but keeps coming up in your dream?

How do you focus in the place of worship without your mind wandering??

Can the enemy read our thoughts? I’ve heard they can. So if that is true, why do our minds wander so terribly the moment we try to be still, quiet or meditate?

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So my question is this: We are Christians, but early this year we went to visit our granny at her place, and when we got there, this man we met there started saying things like he was prophesying, so he started this thing about me getting pregnant, and the funny part is I have never dated nor been in a relationship.

At a point it stopped, and now today again my granny went for prayers somewhere again, and it's the same old story in as much as I'm trying to ignore it, but I'm really scared.

Good evening, sir. How are you doing? I truly hope that you and yours are doing well, as well as the HGA team.

My question will be a bit long and detailed because I want to give context to the situation. This question is centered around relationships—friendship specifically. A few years ago, I realised that I began finding it hard to connect with people on an emotional level.

I mean, I feel compassion towards people, but I really just find it hard letting people into my space. I don't know, but could part of it be because of my upbringing? (By the way, I'm only 21 years old.) My siblings and I haven't always been close, but 3 out of 5 of us began working towards building a relationship recently. My dad hasn't been the best example to me and my family. My dad lies a lot and can be very manipulative, and the hurtful part is that my dad is a pastor.

I see how people honour him, but I only wish that they could see who he truly is and how he treats us at home. Plus, I've heard the worst things from my dad growing up and I just think to myself that I'm only a young person trying to figure out life. This has affected my walk with God in a way that I never imagined.

I really don't know how I arrived at pushing people away. Recently, a friend walked away, and she said that I was really just sulking instead of focusing on investing my emotions in other things and building whatever God has sent me to do. This made me feel some sort of pressure, yet at the same time, I feel stuck.

What do I do? And how can I move on from here?

What is the difference between honoring your spiritual leader and idolizing them?

If I always quote my pastor and I am always acknowledging them as well as posting more of what they say and listening to them more than reading scripture, have I crossed the line?

Secondly, what can spiritual leaders do to ensure that members, in honoring them and loving them, don't place them higher than God?

How do you start all over again as someone in her mid-thirties with missed opportunity because of ignorance and fear?

Good evening, sir

My partner said it's important to serve in church as this is also an extension of me showcasing my love to God. He said if I indeed loved God, as I claim, I would look forward to working in his vineyard. Is this true? I just want to be a member and not a worker based on past experiences.

How can I apply meditation to conflict resolution in marriage? I feel so guilty about what is going on currently, and I don't know if there's anything I can do to change it.

Good evening. In one of the emails you sent, you spoke about the course being free but not free at the same time; your exact words were that God will cost you, but eventually, you grow to fall in love with the costs of the kingdom of God.

My question is, how is this possible? When do we ever get comfortable with the costs that come with the kingdom? What will my heart and mind look like at that point in time?

The kingdom has cost me some things, and the bending I have to bend for the kingdom has sometimes strained my relationship with God because I happen to not like this side of God. I then see myself doing things for the sake of doing them, not because I love God, and I don’t like it, so how does one grow to love God despite the cost?

Hi, Rabbi. Please, could you throw more light on the difference between meditating, visualisation, and maladaptive daydreaming?

I used to be a fan of visualisation, but when I came across an article on maladaptive daydreaming, I stopped because I thought I was doing something wrong.

How do we know exactly what to meditate on? For example, I read a whole chapter in a Bible, I listened to a powerful message that same day, I saw some wonderful quotes on social media, and I also want to think about some things to do as regards career and all.

So, in all of this, what will I do? Which one should I focus on? Since it requires discipline on one thought.

When you sit and start seeing different pictures, what are you to do with those pictures? Let's say you see pictures of someone in pain or faces you don't recognise. What do you do? Also, if you see a short vision of something evil or a wicked person doing evil to others, what do you do? is just praying enough, or do you ask more questions? How do you sit with these visions and take actions?

Why do we also fall asleep sometimes while trying to meditate? Is it a lack of discipline? Are kids 8-10 years old mature enough to learn meditation?

I've always wondered, when listening for God's voice, are we to empty our minds completely so we can tune into his frequency and hear Him clearly or do we focus on a scripture while listening for His voice?

I tutor international individuals, and whenever they ask me what proofs I have that there is God apart from the Bible saying so,to be honest I get stuck,no matter how I try to explain from my perspective what God has done for me, it just sounds crazy to them.

How do I face questions like this with certainty and a factual answer?

How do we constantly stay in the posture of meditation with confidence and not doubting the voice we are hearing while taking off that mental barrier that it's only certain questions or areas of our lives we can speak to God about?

I know the course just started but what are the practices we can incorporate daily, as we seek Him in all areas of our lives?

Can meditation set me free from addictions?

So I have a problem with keeping my mind from wandering, even in the place of prayer. I start praying and my thoughts begin to wander off. 

My question is “How do I keep the doors of my mind shut when I pray and focus on the purpose of my prayer?” 

1. I used to be tagged a workaholic because of how much I loved exerting myself. Doing so brought me a lot of joy. 

Lately, I've been in some sort of limbo, I've been like "Jesus is coming soon, why do I need to stress myself " Then when I also think about my family, I want to do more. I feel stuck basically and I honestly don't see a way out.   

How do I get out of this mindset?

2. I'm someone who is very gifted, I can do a lot of things but people have always advised that I find a niche - that picking a niche will help me have a sense of direction, somehow in response to my first question. 

How do I decide on a niche? If that's what you advise. If not, what would be the best course of action for me? I honestly feel like I'm wasting my life.

How do I know God is the one speaking to me through dreams?

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Based on the state of my soul and the conforming beliefs, I felt the Holy Spirit saying there's a need to renew my mind and begin with God's love towards me, that is, to probably study and meditate on this.

I don't know how to go about this. Will this require reading the entire Bible? You talked about God's love in the last class with such depth and understanding that I was deeply touched.

Please guide me on how this should be done. Thank you.

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How should a believer balance seeking divine healing and seeking medical help? For instance, a Baptist minister had issues with his tonsils. His doctor recommended a surgical removal of his tonsils, and a surgery date was set. Ironically, on the day of his surgery, the scripture he was reading was the one about King Asa, who got a disease in his feet, and instead of seeking the Lord, he sought physicians and died. 

The minister shared this with his family, and they prayed together about his tonsils. When they prayed, the Lord told him not to have them removed. To his astonishment, the Lord healed the tonsils, and he did not need surgery again.

This brings me to my second question: What if the minister didn't hear from the Lord even after praying and went ahead to take out the tonsils? The story was derived from Kenneth Hagin's book, Exceeding Growing Faith.

Is it okay to express emotions like tiredness and frustration during difficult seasons, even if you have strong faith? Can you authentically share your struggles through tears and words without feeling like you are lacking faith?

Some people believe that having faith means constantly praising and never expressing negative emotions, seeing negative emotions as signs of unbelief that can bring about difficult seasons. But does this mean we can't authentically express our emotions about our circumstances to God and seek guidance on what to do?

This leads me to wonder, how can people discern the difference between a waiting season and a delay?

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What's your take on prayer as a form of meditation? It’s like everyone has their own take on it. Some folks say the longer the prayer, the better. 

Others reckon it’s the short and sweet ones that hit home. Then there are those who say, just go with the flow and let the spirit lead. Some treat prayer like a chat with a friend, not just asking for stuff, while others think it’s all about making requests. 

And then you hear that it’s supposed to be your time to listen to what God is saying instead of doing all the talking.

But when you check out what Jesus said about prayer in Matthew 6:5–13, it’s pretty straightforward and to the point, which is kind of different from all the stuff people do now. What prayer is and how to accurately pray is still a bit of a mix-up for me.

I am having a hard time understanding how meditation means steadfastness. Can you expound on it more? Joshua 1:8, the context of meditation in this text is to ponder upon. Here's what I was able to find:

This word comes from the root הגה (hagah), which means "to meditate," "to mutter," or "to ponder deeply." It implies a continuous, thoughtful reflection or contemplation on something. In the course material you gave us, you gave the example of bees meditating during pollination, and that nature is in a constant meditative state.

I understood it as you show different aspects of meditation by using these cases, but I'm a bit confused at how the actions in themselves are meditation? Are they the result of meditation or meditation themselves?

Please, can you help me marry the two realities?

How can a believer truly change his character? He goes to church, reads the Bible, and prays. However, those character traits that make one despicable still show, such as uncontrollable anger, telling lies without batting an eyelid, etc.

Is it true that Jesus is all about love in the New Testament and that there is no consequence to what we do in light of this? Is it possible that men inspired to write the Bible wrote what God did not intend them to write? In addition to the above, since God is love, is it possible that He never ordered the Israelites to kill the Canaanites while in the wilderness because He is love? Thank you. 

I was talking with my dadabout prayer last week, and he mentioned that prayer is both an action and aposition you take with God in the spirit throughout the day. In the documentyou sent last night, you said meditation is steadfast and consistent. There wasalso a scripture that said, “You will keep in perfect peace those whosemind is stayed on you." This scripture has been on my heart.

My question is this: how can we keep our minds"stayed" on God throughout our day? It seems almost impossible,with all the several things we get involved in during the day, to still keepour minds "stayed" on God. The word “stay” is the emphasis for me,but I wonder how.

Good morning, sir. It is said that we cannot come to God if our hearts are not pure and sincere. Sometimes we have a wondering heart, and I'm confused about how to condition my heart to that level of truthfulness and sincerity.

My first question is how you refer to "Christ." As I was reading the manual and other prints, I noticed it, and it seemed more like a concept than a person. It’s just like saying "The Father" and "My Father." I understand that we refer to God based on our understanding and relationship with him, but this seemed very new.

My second question is about meditation as a process. So I just recently realised my true purpose, "intercession," and as much as I love praying, the moment I knew of this, it just became work. God speaks to me through dreams and scripture, and I believe he wants me to pray for people or things He shows me but not tell them. It's all new to me, and I'm not sure how to process it all, pray, and still go about my usual day's work.

How do you know the voice of the Holy Spirit? How can you differentiate or be able to tell when he's the one talking and it's not just your thoughts? I hear people confidently say, "The Holy Spirit is saying." Is there a way his voice sounds that is different from the regular voice in your head when it's just you and your thoughts?

After recognising a thought or meditation as negative, how do we practically “bring it under submission to Christ”? It’s easy to recognise and identify it as wrong, but what exactly do we do with the thought afterwards? Do we just ignore it? Suppress it? For example, if a person recognises the presence of intrusive, lustful thoughts, what is a practical way to go about this?

“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you". Does this verse describe a meditative practice?

You made a good point about how parenting changes as kids grow up. You wouldn't treat a 5-year-old the same way you would when they're all grown up, right? But no matter what, that love from the parents doesn't change. It's like how we're told to have a child-like heart when we're with God, but then there's that verse in 1 Cor. 13:11 about putting childish ways behind you.

So, I'm wondering if I can get so caught up in my meditations that I miss the memo that God's doing something new. And how do I know when to switch things up and get on the same page with God?

You talked about the subconscious controlling us even though we are not aware. How can I identify the negative, suppressed, or hidden thoughts that have been affecting my life? (so that in identifying these hidden ones, I can address them.)

Also, how do I practically confront particular fears that I am aware I have? I have had experiences that can be likened to Job’s statement, “That which I feared has come upon me.”

Good day, man of God, I am a bit worried because I'm not a dreamer, and I don't know if that's normal. In a year, I can dream three or five times, and the dreams are insignificant.

My second question is that I noticed around 2022 that I started seeing something like a bright light very close to the corner of my eyes, like a flash. It happens at random times the majority of the day; it started with one eye, then it started on the second eye also. I didn't know what to make of it; after some months, it stopped for a while, then started again. It was coming on and off for 2 years, but this year I haven't experienced it. I don't even know if this is a question, but I had it in my spirit to ask. Thank you.

Sir, you talked about being in a good place or having a container to receive what you have prayed for. Two things that put you in a position to receive:

1. Raising your consciousness level and renewing your mindset (I like this very much; it reminds me of James 1:6–8)
2. Not having a common ground with the demonic realm, and therefore these "demons" do not have a claim to or right over your life.

I guess my question is this: is it possible to have a renewed mind or raised consciousness, or at least be in the process of it, and still share common ground with the demonic realm?

Okay, to be fair, I don’t think so. But is there a thing where your mind is being renewed, and then maybe you do something that gives the demonic realm a right or claim over your life, and now you’re just back to square 1, or if you pick yourself up, they lose the rights?

I’m not sure if my question is clear, but I guess I just want to know how these things work. For instance, if you were addicted to smoking and then, with the help of God, you stopped, and then one day, you did it again, but it was just a one-off. What happens after that? Do you still share common grounds?

From Module 1, meditation was defined as being steadfast, consistent, and resolute towards a thing and that it can both be negative and positive; it went on to give examples of other creatures and their meditative habits/lifestyle.

My question is: Is it possible then to be 'meditative' on more than one thing at a time/in a season?

For quite some time now, I have found prayer to be a chore. I get very tired and uninterested in praying. Not that I used to be a prayer warrior, but it was not this bad.

When I try to troubleshoot, I realize that it may stem from major prayer points in my family that's still not answered. So I am a bit weary.

I love the Lord, and I know that He's a faithful God because I grew up knowing Him. What do I do about my prayer life?