Lance Wallnau

How To Deal With A Sudden Attack!

Three Stages and Strategies in Dealing With Demonic Attack
Have you ever been in a situation where you knew you were in the will of God, yet circumstances suggested the opposite? Have you ever been surprised by a demonic backlash?

Read on…
In Mark 4, Jesus finished teaching to a really receptive multitude.  His grassroots movement was on fire! Afterwards, He sent the crowd away and entered a boat with His disciples—and in the exhaustion of His schedule, the outpouring of virtue, and rigorous prayer life, He fell into a deep sleep.  As He slept, a furious storm arose with waves that overwhelmed and beat against the ship.  As it took on water the disciples in near panic awakened Him crying out, “Lord, don’t you care that we’re perishing?” (Mark 4:38)
Jesus arose, quickly discerned the situation, and did something that up until now they had only observed Him do when casting out demons—He rebuked the wind! Immediately the wind subsided. Then He spoke to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And immediately there was a great calm.  Then He turned to His traumatized disciples and said, “Why are you so fearful?  Where is your faith?” (Mark 4:40)
So how did Jesus deal with the drowning contradiction? Here are three principles you can apply.

  1. Don’t accept the situation. Use your authority to change it!  Sometimes you need to combine spiritual authority and discerning of spirits to deal with a high-level attack. There are several storm stories in the Bible and each one reveals a different strategy.  For instance, Paul did not rebuke the storm he got stuck in because God was using it to his advantage! Instead, he used his faith to deliver himself. (Acts 27:39-44) Mark 4, however, is my favorite storm illustration. When God gives you a clear direction and a big contradiction shows up—rebuke the hindrance and keep moving.
  2. Rebuke the spirit.  Never forget—the force behind your battle may be a spirit assigned to keep you from crossing over! God has called you to go somewhere.  Don’t be surprised if the devil wants to stop you! In this passage, Jesus stands up in the ship and directly rebukes the causative spirit behind the storm. Note: the waters are not rebuked.  He speaks calmly to the condition that was created by the agitating spirit and says, “Peace, be still.”  There was a demonic fury that came up against the vessel that Jesus was on.  It’s a two part formula. 1.) Rebuke the devil. 2.) Speak calming words to the agitated elements.  Again, how do I know this spirit was demonic? Because Jesus rebuked it.  Jesus’ rebuke was evidence that there was an intelligent force behind it that was resisting His will and acting out of alignment with His authority.
  3. Speak peace. In prophetic language agitated waters or seas symbolize people being stirred up. This shows up especially in the book of Revelation. Likewise,“winds” refer to spiritual forces. In your church or business or family you will need to deal with the devil directly in intercession.  Follow it up by speaking wisely and peaceably to the agitated congregation, clients, employees, or family members who were unsettled and destabilized by the attack.

Question: When have you declared peace to the chaos around you and seen circumstances change before your eyes? Comment below!
Peace Be Still meme edited
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Lance

67 thoughts on “How To Deal With A Sudden Attack!”

  1. Thanks Lance! I started new job as COO in Feb 2015, in April 2015 the CEO was suspended until today. The organisation has been in the storm since then. God brought an intercessor who has been standing with me. We have witnessed God taking us through. There are elements of strongholds we are continuing to deal with, such people who have been abusing resources to enrich their personal businesses. These are instigators who pretend to br fighting for justice. The Lord is bringing in new management to support the right ways of doing things and I believe this warfare will be over soon. I see that God has elevated me into this acting position of being an accounting officer for this season to uproot the evil which has been in this organisation for a while. I have started to speak peace in the organisation because there has been so much despair and low morale amongst the employees. So your message speaks directly to where I am and its giving me strength to go on.

  2. Several years ago I was driving and saw some very scary looking clouds blowing in with a storm that was in the direction I was driving. They looked like funnel clouds and I almost turned around and went back home. The sky was black… The voice of the Lord said to, Keep driving and speak “peace, be still” in faith, not fear. I did just that and kept driving but I would look at these clouds and begin to fear. He would say, In faith, not fear. So I would say it in faith and I kept driving into the storm.
    I made a quick stop to pick up something at the store and as soon as I entered, over the intercom, I heard ‘the tornado warning has been canceled!’
    So thankful He has taught me the difference of praying and speaking to situations in the natural and spiritual, rooted in faith and not rooted in fear.

  3. Was really struggling with work especially on Friday things came to a head and I believe I had a panic attack and quickly left work on Friday night…i was trying to figure out how to fix work but was just too overwhelming to think that way. The authority though that is though the Lord Jesus Christ to speak to this situation though wow what a powerful way to bring peace out of chaos !

  4. Your messages are always on time, Lance, and in line with what God is showing me! I did as you instructed and went from feeling defeated to feeling hopeful, with God giving me the next step in the process. I had just ministered a Wednesday night seminar on Biblical weight loss strategies and did not recognize the subtlety of the backlash (malaise, discouragement, etc.) Rather than feel discouraged about being a lone voice, I saw myself as God’s solution to the people in the sphere of influence God has given me. Thank you for your powerful gift of encouragement.

  5. My training ground has been within my own home. I deal with a family member who carries much bitterness and unforgiveness towards me. This person has borderline personality/bi-polar, and its taken me years of turmoil before I began to understand strategies God was giving me to overcome.
    So far, it has been five and a half years since I have had to deal with a huge manic episode with this person. That is awesome!!!!
    After the last one, I cried out to God and asked for wisdom. He impressed upon me to draw a line and use my God given authority and declarations. I said, “From this day forward, I will not tolerate another manic episode. I decree and declare all manic rages will not operate in this home, in the Name of Jesus.
    As for sudden attacks of mood changes, this too has become less and not fierce as it once was. I have learned to verbally bless this person over and over… after a few times or so, they shut up. What ever is coming out of this person’s mouth, I don’t engage with anger and frustration, but say the person’s name and “bless you.”
    I have learned to address directly the spirits which operate their attacks to me, and using the Name of Jesus, I tell them to “Silence their voices to this person’s mind. You will not speak to them nor will you speak to me.”
    There has been other things I do… especially while driving back to my home, I speak to the spirits in operation and tell them to silence, before walking inside my door. I ask God to place his peace on my mind and theirs and declare the spirit of Shalom (peace) to walk between us where ever I go in the house, yard, etc.
    God has given us authority over the demonic realm and these sudden attacks… I believe too often that we as the “King’s kids” don’t use this but rather succumb to the harassment of Satan. Why put up with it?

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