IT’S BETTER TO BE ALONE THAN TO HAVE MANY UNGODLY FRIENDS & FAMILY Written by Mindy Schuman There are many times in life when we find ourselves surrounded by friends, family and others who don’t have our best interest at heart. There are often individuals we allow to be part of our lives who have not aligned themselves with the kingdom of God and His commandments and have become a negative influence in our thoughts and actions. In many cases we allow these individuals to speak into us and be an active part of our lives causing much damage to ourselves and even our spouse and children. These types of relationships can be harmful and cause us to lose our peace that God desires us to have. We have a responsibility to our spouses, if married, and children to guard ourselves from those with evil intentions and who habitually practice sin and walk out their fleshly desires. Many mistakenly believe that being connected to those who have repeatedly and habitually been critical, judgmental and harsh is somehow better than being alone. But it is far better to pull away and be separate than be negatively influenced, controlled, manipulated and mistreated…

THE JOY OF THE LORD WILL BE YOUR STRENGTH Written by Mindy Schuman When walking through circumstances and seasons that are are difficult, sometimes we will have to choose to walk in the joy of the Lord. Walking in the joy of the Lord will need to be an intentional choice within us, a choice to walk by faith and not by sight. We will have to choose this sometimes because scripture tells us that the joy of the Lord will be our strength (Nehemiah 8:10) and our feelings and thoughts might not always line up with this truth. Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law. Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:9-10 In Nehemiah Chapter 8 above, we see…

This past weekend in Chicago something amazing happened as people came from California, Washington, DC, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana to the Marriott in Naperville, IL.  They all had something in common. They were desperate for peace.  They wanted peace in their own personal lives. They wanted peace in their marriage with their spouse.  They wanted peace for their children and their parents and family.  They wanted healed from their past emotional wounds and physical pains. They were from varied ethnicities, African American, Hispanic, Asian, White, etc.  They were from varied church denominations.  Some people came who had followed Restored to Freedom for years but 75% came who saw an ad on Facebook for a week or two prior and never heard of Nelson Schuman.  Many said that they felt the Lord tell them to come and attend so they could receive freedom from their past wounds and healings.  Every seat in the room was taken and the Marriott staff had to find additional chairs to bring in. A man from Iowa drove five hours one way to attend and then when it was over at 9:30 pm drove all the way back home arriving five hours later.  A couple…

Evil is growing darker in this world but it is exciting to see that God’s remnant is on the rise as people wake up to the need of getting their soul wounds cleansed and desiring to truly be delivered from the demons tormenting their minds in order to have peace. So many who have attended church their whole lives yet never felt victorious are learning that the missing ingredient has been deliverance through soul wound healing, forgiveness, repentance of their sins and pride so they can hear more from the Lord then the enemy in their minds and then truly grow in who they are in Christ. This past Saturday I witnessed the desire as 90% of the people who attended the BREAKTHROUGH event in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Marriott West hotel had never heard of me or Restored to Freedom but the Holy Spirit drew them to the event via a promotional ad on Facebook and EventBrite.  Many came out because they knew they were not at peace and experiencing the fullness of Christ.  More people are signing up to attend conferences in Des Moines, IA and Omaha, NE.  Unfortunately the church has not been equipping the body of…

When stressful times come – demons cause people to trigger into an alternate personality of fear, anger, jealousy and evil more often and thus arguments and strife will occur at a more frequent pace.  When people don’t know if they should wear a mask or not, aren’t sure if they will get paid from their employer or not, unsure if they can attend their church anymore or eat out at a restaurant or even work out at the gym from one month to the next, then they will feel anxious, worried, fearful, angry, and confused - which leads them into striving and arguing much more than usual.   Thus the demons are speaking to people at a much more bold and frequent level than ever before as they know their time is growing shorter on earth. Also witches are actively cursing people more and having "schools of ministry" online acting like they are Christian when in reality they are teaching people witchcraft and cursing them. July 21 was a recent day of more active curses from witches. I have heard from more people who have heard an increase from the enemy in their minds telling them to do things to argue,…

Why are so many people in the church struggling to have peace and see the fruit of the spirit evident in their day to day lives?  Why are so many people living in either miserable marriages or experiencing painful divorces?  Why do so many people have sickness and disease in their bodies? Why are so many children angry at their church-going parents?  Why do so few people in church truly love each other like Christ? Romans 7: 4-25 New Living Translation 4 So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God. 5 When we were controlled by our old nature,  sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced a harvest of sinful deeds, resulting in death. 6 But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law,…

Have you ever considered what you say to your children can haunt them the rest of their lives if you speak negative words of death over them?  Conversely, if you speak positive words of encouragement and life that they will blossom like a flower that receives sunshine and water and will see blessings in their lives.  How often do you think and take inventory of exactly how you speak to and treat your own children?   Those who spoke negatively every day to their children as they were growing up will see children who are largely affected in a negative way for the rest of their lives.  Unfortunately the parents will then blame their children and speak out words of condemnation over them causing a huge chasm to expand throughout their lifetimes between them.  Their children will naturally distance themselves from their parents - wanting to stop the onslaught of death words over them.  Then often the parents will blame shift the reasons that their children want nothing to do with them onto their victimized children causing their children to feel hurt deeply and rarely wanting to ever speak to them as their parents need to own their abuse over…

With the Thanksgiving holiday season coming upon us in America, many people are looking forward to what the holiday truly represents in thanking the Lord for family, blessings and lots of food, but at the same time are dreading having to see certain relatives. The relatives who make you feel loved and produce laughter are those you want to spend time around. But most families have at least one (and often times many) person(s) who they want to avoid like the plague due to various past hurtful comments, condemning looks, snide remarks, prideful statements and other strife that they have experienced coming out of their mouth. 2 Timothy 2:20-26 NKJV “20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.…

Many people who attend church regularly today believe that if they would die that they are on their way to heaven. Most who have any type of leadership position believe they are definitely going to get into the pearly gates with no problems. But what does the Bible say? The only one who counts is the Lord God Almighty. Matthew 7:21-23 New King James Version (NKJV) 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ Verse 22 states that "Many" will say that they had prophesied and cast out demons in the Lord's name and done many wonders but the Lord will tell them to depart from Him. Why? It's because the Lord knows their hearts and minds. He knows how they treat their spouses and children. He knows if they are in…

So many Christians are tormented in their minds every day with thoughts that flood them throughout the day from the enemy.  They have no idea that their thoughts are not all their own because the church fails to teach them at a level that they can truly understand. They talk about taking their thoughts captive but fail to give them tools to actually do it on a day to day basis.  What good is it to memorize Bible scriptures yet never feeling at peace, love or joy on a daily basis?  We as a church must do a better job at explaining to people that Christ died on the cross and then gave us His authority to do the very same things that He did while on earth.  We simply must take His authority and walk it out. When we hear a thought that comes to us that causes us to be in fear, anger, take an offense, we must recognize that the thought is from the enemy and to shut the thought down immediately.  So many people have been hurt by their parents growing up or have been molested, had incest or raped and the enemy now has legal…