THE BEST RESPONSE TO PEOPLE WHO TRY TO PROVOKE YOU IS OFTEN NO RESPONSE  People who have demons (including unhealed Christians) love to provoke you to get you angry and then point their finger at you blaming you for losing it because they love the power rush of feeling that they can control you to make you get angry, raise your voice and yell at them.  It takes a spiritually strong person to simply not respond and walk away when someone provokes you. The key is not to stay in the same room forever when the person begins to provoke you because their demons are very cunning and adept at knowing exactly what to say to you to hurt you and get you angry and cause you to want to explode on them and then you come out looking like the bad guy or girl.  So what does the Bible say to do when someone tries to push you into an argument or dispute? 2 Timothy 2:23-26 NKJV “But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting…

THE LORD IS SILENCING THOSE WHO SILENCED YOU & GIVING YOUR VOICE BACK  There are many who were silenced as children by controlling parents, relatives and then again at school by teachers, coaches and other students. Also at church by pastors, teachers and leaders who were more like the Pharisees and less like Jesus. At work by bosses and managers who were overbearing and control freaks. Then they often had a controlling spouse and other family members as they grew older who refused to let them share their opinions and even lied about them. They were told to stay quiet and that their voice didn’t matter because they had nothing valuable to say. They were mocked and laughed at by wicked and evil people with demons. Many of those who were told to stay silent have taken extreme amounts of emotional abuse and worse for their entire lives.  The Lord is now silencing the voices who were your abusers and accusers and now exposing their sin and evil ways for others to see. He is raising up those who kept silent and lived in obedience to the Lord, walking in sexual purity, to now stand up for themselves and allow…