This is the only spiritual thing I can see, though I've seen visions, and have had vivid dreams that I knew were from God. Plus, I can hear God's voice since 1977.
I have a Spirit-filled friend who can see a darkness hovering around people who have an attachment. And at times she has also seen the creature that was invisible to everyone else.
I understand. That is why I questioned God first, and told Him if this was from Him to give it to me. If not, protect me from it, and let me know what was happening in that church.
It was from God.
For the last 46 years, since becoming filled with the Spirit of God, I've been able to hear God's voice, and He and I have quite the relationship. I fully trust Him and He answers 100% of my prayers. God knows my heart, and I don't look for the spectacular, just God's will.
Yes you do!!
Your hear the Lord's voice, wind up getting visions and dreams - which you can talk to Him about.
And yes, there are of course two sides of the spiritual realm (Good and Evil) but with practice using your spiritual senses you get to know about discernment of spirits (good and evil)!
Heb 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
Yet the Pharisees, Sadducees, and the religious people (who even argued among themselves) felt they had the ability to discern good and evil without practicing hearing our Lord's voice!! They put their faith in the Scriptures instead of actually seeking Jesus Christ as the Word of God. So they didn't hear from the Lord, so didn't testify about Him!! They even told Him, (Jesus Christ) that He had a demon.
Jn 8:52 The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets
also; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste of death.'
You know them. They fear the devil, instead of God. We fear the Lord our God, Jesus Christ, like a son or daughter would respect and their father, so the son and daughter of the Lord hear His voice, just like you wrote. So where is their testimony?????
There testimony consist of thinking others have a demon when they testify about hearing the Lord, but it is they whose father is the devil, otherwise they would testify about hearing Him!!!
There father, the devil, has them so blind and deaf that they can't hear, so they fear their father, the devil.
We true believers, don't fear the devil because our father is the Lord or lords and King of kings and there are more with us than against us. That doesn't mean we are not learning! He our Teacher, wants us learning. So He wants us to be wise, yet He also watches over us, and has His angels guarding us. Did they not even read:
Ps 91:11 For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways.
Yet if you tell them about the angels He has guarding you, they will tell you that you have a demon, because that is all they know. They don't know about good and evil, but only evil - so they can only conclude that if you hear that you must have a demon because with their ears they barely hear and with their eyes they don't see, otherwise they could see the problem they have.
A testimony is placed in Jacob - you know about Jacob; the one who saw angels descending and ascending. They don't have a testimony like that because they don't actually know the Lord Jesus Christ like the Bible explains. He has not been revealed to them.
Gal 3:22 But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Jer 5:21,22 Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes but do not see; Who have ears but do not hear.
‘Do you not fear Me?’ declares the LORD. ‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.
Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.
So 1st CenturyLady I read your testimony where you wrote:
"This is the only spiritual thing I can see, though I've seen visions, and have had vivid dreams that I knew were from God. Plus, I can hear God's voice since 1977."
That is a testimony of God, who alone is Good, and you also wrote:
"I have a Spirit-filled friend who can see a darkness hovering around people who have an attachment. And at times she has also seen the creature that was invisible to everyone else."
Of course you do! Having physical eyes means you can see the bank robber as well as the teller - and so with spiritual eyes you can see the Lord who speaks to you and also the darkness -- thus good and evil. And if you practice using your spiritual sense you will get better and better and discerning good and evil - but they can't discern good and evil because of them it was written "Who have eyes but do not see; Who have ears but do not hear." - and they prove it by their testimony - or lack thereof.
But again - that is not your testimony!! Your testimony is of someone who has eyes to see!!
You wrote: "On Sunday in Sunday School before church started, I heard that some (three people) could see a glow around the pastor as he was preaching. I asked God to give me that ability, and sure enough after the announcements and into his preaching, I saw it and it continued until he was done preaching. It was pure white and bright. Once it shot up from his head about a foot."
So you have a testimony - and they don't!!
I just want to encourage you!!!
If there was anything I might add - it would be that it is really not so much a gift as a normal Christian walk with our Lord Jesus Christ!! God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son... So He is really the gift to those who believe.
Ps 146:8 The LORD opens
the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous;
That is just what the Lord does when we really believe in Him!! So, it is not so much a gift but is what happens if we believe in Him!! So having your eyes opens just means you believe in Him. Still, there is question of whether we are going to practice using our spiritual senses of not? We still have choices, even a choice to ask, like you did!
And of course you are also right about the Lord wanting unity!! That is unity under Him and in His Kingdom. He wishes that none should perish, but some are going to, simply because they don't believe and so don't ask Him to show them things! They search the Scriptures instead of seeking His voice, like you do.