Brief Summary
Tandy shares her personal journey from Satanism to Christianity, highlighting the unexpected silence she experienced after leaving darkness. She outlines six specific actions that enabled her to hear God's voice again: breaking old covenants, praying from the spirit, removing objects of darkness, fasting, focusing on a single Bible verse, and cutting off negative influences. These steps were crucial in clearing the spiritual noise and opening her ears to God's guidance.
- Breaking covenants is essential for removing legal grounds for demonic influence.
- Praying from the spirit involves surrendering to the Holy Spirit and praying in a spiritual language.
- Removing objects associated with darkness eliminates spiritual connections to the past.
- Fasting reduces the noise of the flesh, allowing the spirit to become more sensitive.
- Staying in one Bible verse until it speaks involves deep meditation and connection with the scripture.
- Cutting off negative influences eliminates voices that hinder spiritual hearing.
Introduction
Tandy introduces her confession about her journey from Satanism and the unexpected silence she encountered after leaving it. People often assume that leaving darkness results in immediate spiritual clarity and connection with God, but for her, it led to a period of profound silence where she couldn't hear God's voice. Despite her prayers and efforts, heaven seemed distant, and the deceptive voices of darkness were replaced by an equally haunting silence.
The Descent into Darkness
Tandy recounts her childhood in Duban Wazu Nata and how her parents' divorce at age 14 led her down a path of anger and rebellion. She met an older girl in school who introduced her to a seemingly powerful world, eventually leading her to a nightclub used by a satanic circle to recruit vulnerable teenagers. Lured by promises of power and belonging, she became immersed in occult practices from ages 16 to 24, learning astral travel, spirit invocation, and methods to suppress her conscience. A key lesson was to "deafen" her soul to God, ensuring her loyalty to the satanic circle.
The Turning Point and Salvation
Tandy describes a turning point when a mission went wrong, and the spirits she invoked turned against her. Her own coven blamed her and attempted a spiritual sacrifice. She fled for her life and sought refuge in a small church in Duban North, where she collapsed at the altar and asked Jesus to save her. While she was saved, she wasn't prepared for the spiritual silence that followed, feeling like a "spiritual orphan" unable to hear God's voice.
Breaking Old Covenants
Tandy emphasises the importance of breaking old covenants made in darkness. She explains that even after leaving Satanism and attending church, these covenants can keep one's spiritual ears blocked because demons operate on legality. She knelt in her room and renounced every covenant made in darkness, knowingly or unknowingly, in the name of Jesus Christ. This act resulted in a palpable shift in the atmosphere, accompanied by physical reactions like vomiting and chest tightness, signifying the departure of something ancient. She used Isaiah 28:18 as her weapon, declaring that her covenant with death would not stand, leading to increased clarity.
Praying from the Spirit
Tandy describes how her initial prayers felt empty and powerless. She asked the Holy Spirit to teach her how to pray, and Romans 8:26 resonated with her. She began to pray from her spirit, experiencing a groaning and trembling, praying in a language her spirit had been deprived of. In that moment, she heard God whisper, "I am here," which was a turning point. She realised that connecting with God is achieved through surrender, not technique.
Removing Objects of Darkness
Tandy shares how she removed three objects from her past life: a silver bracelet, a black onyx ring, and a christen-shaped necklace. Despite initially viewing them as mere jewellery, the Holy Spirit prompted her to remove these "tokens of the old kingdom." She references Deuteronomy 7:25, warning against bringing detestable things into one's house. Upon touching these items, she experienced negative physical sensations. She burned them in a metal basin with oil, feeling a weight lift off her chest and experiencing her first night without demonic dreams in 11 years. This taught her that objects can carry memories, spirits, and covenants, and removing them significantly increased her spiritual sensitivity.
Fasting for Clarity
Tandy explains that fasting provided clarity by reducing the noise of her flesh, allowing her spirit to breathe. Referencing Matthew 6:17-18, she notes that God rewards what is done in secret. Her first three-day fast was challenging, but by the third evening, the heaviness in her mind lifted. During the fast, she heard the Holy Spirit whisper, "Your flesh has been speaking too loudly," leading her to understand that silencing the body amplifies the spirit.
Staying in One Bible Verse
Tandy highlights the importance of focusing on a single Bible verse for connection rather than rushing through scripture. She chose Jeremiah 33:3 ("Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know"). She read it slowly, prayed it, wrote it down, slept with it under her pillow, and whispered it repeatedly. Eventually, the words seemed to move from the page into her chest, and she heard the Holy Spirit say, "You have called. Now listen." She realised that the Bible is not just a book to read but a voice to hear.
Cutting Off Negative Influences
Tandy describes cutting off people from her old life who were "the devil's echoes" as the hardest step. These individuals were pulling her back emotionally and spiritually. Referencing 1 Corinthians 15:33 ("Bad company corrupts good character"), she explains that the Holy Spirit told her that keeping them would keep her spiritually deaf. Despite the emotional difficulty, she deleted numbers, blocked contacts, changed her environment, and cut communication, resulting in unbelievable peace and a sense of clarity, like removing cotton from her ears. She understood that some voices prevent one from hearing God and must be silenced.
Conclusion
Tandy concludes by affirming that she now hears God clearly, not because she is special, but because she persevered through trials. She encourages those struggling to hear God to break covenants, pray from the spirit, remove objects of darkness, fast, stay in the word, and cut off wrong voices. She assures that by taking these six steps, the silence will break.
