I’ve got many stories from sleeping beside rivers and in the wilderness; here is one.
With sub-zero temperatures closing in, I urgently needed to find shelter. Spending the night in my car when it was freezing felt just like being in a refrigerator. Covering the car stopped the ice from accumulating on its roof. My 4x4 Pathfinder was configured for sleeping in the rear. I noticed an old bridge and drove my car underneath it. All night long, I lay shivering in bed. It was then the Lord asked, “Are you cold”? I said, Yes Lord, I am freezing. He spoke again, “That’s what the men are feeling”. I was divinely instructed to return to the beginning, to Eden, and atone for the woman who led to mankind’s banishment. Obviously, it originated in the spirit realm. And that spiritual seed lives in us all. So that’s where I went.
Over the next few days, a continuous stream of angry men entered my space. I apologized for the women who had disappointed them as they voiced their frustrations. Every man stared at me, tears welling in their eyes, mouths trembling. You could see the tension lift as I spoke. It seemed as if those men were destined to cross my path for this specific reason.
Generations of men in my family have abused and dominated women. I can see the path they took to become controlling and abusive. Eventually, the tables turned, and women started to regain their power. Their actions, however, went too far, displacing men from their traditional roles and thus giving rise to women’s liberation. Control shifts back and forth between men and women, like a pendulum.
When men encounter a powerful woman, they fear a potential power shift. Their minds are still preoccupied with the garden banishment. Such a woman is referred to as a Jezebel in certain religious circles. That name signifies a dishonest and immoral woman who manipulates others for personal gain. It’s a spirit of control.
That name, from what I’ve seen, is given to women who intimidate men. Most men have never witnessed a woman fully empowered, in control of her own life and position. They’ve only seen women on their way to that inner place, but not yet there. The label “Jezebel” is indiscriminately applied to women perceived as strong.
The time will come that this will be corrected because the Lord’s desire is to restore all things and this thing is out of order.
Men, please remember that if you meet a woman who is standing in her rightful position as a woman, do not judge her based on your past experiences. Some women have been healed.
And women, we should treat men with more kindness; they’ve been left out in the cold long enough. To walk men back into the garden is our responsibility. After all, we walked them out.
Find your equal and walk side by side together. Neither men nor women should be controlling of the opposite sex. Support each other’s true identities and help each other grow. Men, refrain from using the name ‘Jezabel’ for all women, strong women do exist. Men, your disrespect has only empowered our identities as women. That prompted our uprising. While many women went too far, some refrained and found themselves whole in the garden, awaiting the man who could walk the path as an equal under the tree of life.
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