Lilly, you had two encounters with Jesus that pulled you out of Islam and changed your life forever.

So, Lilly, tell me more. What happened? Absolutely. First of all, I want to give all glory to the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth who goes and gets the sheep from the other fold, which I happen to be one of them.

And thank you for allowing me to do this because they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives into death.

That’s from Revelation 12:11. So, I grew up in a Muslim country in North Africa, Morocco.

I had no exposure to Christianity. I had no idea who Jesus was, anything. Islam is more than just a religion there.

It’s culture. You grew up fasting, observing commandments, doing everything. It’s just part of you.

There is no evangelist. There is no one who tells you who Jesus is. It’s just a part of your identity.

Religion is mixed with who you are. However, from an early age, I just knew I loved God.

And I’ve always wanted to know who God is, and I wanted to be close to him.

So, I since like 8 years old, I would just pick up the Quran and read and read and read and read.

But then as I was growing up and like I reached 14 and I’m like, Lord, like I’ve been reading your word, the Quran, for this I didn’t say Lord, I said God, Allah.

I’ve been reading the Quran this whole time, and the more I read it, I get scared.

Why do you scare me? And it got so bad to the point where the only verse of the Quran I could read is Surat Maryam, the verse of Mary that talks about Jesus and how he was conceived and how he was born.

And any Muslim on the show listening to this, he would know that you pray with the verses from the Quran.

Like your prayer is you’re just reciting the the word of Allah back to him.

So, I always knew there was something wrong or something missing. Like things never added up, to be honest with you.

So, I just knew you know, there was something wrong because here I am trying to get close to Allah by reading the Quran, and I get fear and anxiety.

And the only sura that makes me feel a little better and allows me to pray my five prayers a day is you know, it’s a Christian.

You know, it’s a it’s a sura of the Quran that talks about the Christian Jesus and Mary.

So, anyways, I I struggled with that, and obviously the enemy came in with his life, and I I with his lies, and I didn’t know it was the enemy.

I thought I was the problem. I thought there was something wrong with me because I’m the only one complaining.

I don’t hear these complaints to any anywhere. And I would talk to teachers, I would talk to friends, and they would be like, it’s it’s you, Lilly.

Like you have a problem because we’re just fine. We read the Quran. We do our prayers.

We do everything just fine. So, I got frustrated, and I you know, like in meantime, I’m just you know, shaking my fist at Allah.

I’m like, I love you, but you scare me. I feel fear and anxiety. Something is not adding up until one night, I had a dream.

It was more than a dream. It was I want to say it was an encounter, but I didn’t know what encounter was back then, but anyways, in the dream, I was in Mecca.

Mecca in Saudi Arabia, like where the Muslims go to that you know, to the pilgrimage.

And mind you, this was back in what, 2005? Like it was way back when.

And Mecca was empty just like COVID. It was just me. And I was you know, like I would see the that black cube, and something was chasing me.

There was these dark shadows chasing me. And the more I ran, the closer they got to me.

And then I started reciting Quran verses to repel them and chase them away. And the more Quran verses I said, the more faster and the more powerful they’ve gotten.

So, I’m running trying to get out of there, and I’m just stuck in this loop.

It was it was terrifying. It was a vivid dream, and then I got pulled out, and then somehow I find myself in the Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

You know that golden dome? I found myself in it wearing all black, with the Saudi Arabian women wear, the burqa, the hijab, and everything.

And there were five other women with me right there inside that mosque, and we got locked in from outside.

And then someone just threw a match of fire, and it lit the whole mosque on fire.

So, I was lit on fire, and I felt it in my dream. And then I woke up in a grave.

And Vlad, it was so vivid because I could feel the wet soil. Like you know when it rains after a long drought season?

I smelled the soil, the you know, like it was so heavy, and I was struggling.

Like I was buried alive, and I’m trying to push up the you know, the dirt to get out of there, and I couldn’t.

So, I fought and I fought and I fought, and then I was like, you know what?

I might as well just give up because it is what it is. I’m just going to suffocate and die.

When I came to the end of myself and I said that, a hand reached down and pulled me.

And it was Jesus. And I didn’t know who Jesus was. I just every being, every fiber in me knew.

And I didn’t know his name was Jesus. I was like, Isa? Which is the Arabic name for Jesus.

And he just looked at me and smiled. And I looked at him and I was like, and I realized he just saved me and pulled me out of the grave, and I was like, but where is Muhammad?

Cuz remember, I’m Muslim, and I follow Muhammad. Muhammad is my prophet. Why would Isa, why would Jesus show up for me?

And when I when he heard me say that, he just laughed. He he just had this big smile, and it was smile a smile of I’m not phased by none of that.

Like he was just so confident. He just smiled. And then like I got a little mad.

I’m like, this is serious. Like, where is Muhammad? And he just held me. He just gave me the biggest hug.

He was wearing his shepherd clothing and the shepherd staff, and obviously I had no idea what any of that meant.

I just saw Isa. I just saw Jesus, you know, with these clothing. So, he just gave me a hug, and that’s it.

And you would think that would change me radically. It didn’t. You know, seeds of doubt came in.

The enemy was just whispering in my ear. I’m like, you know what? I just read the the verse of Mary and the Quran all the time, and maybe I like it too much, and maybe my brain is playing tricks on me.

You know, this is just my subconscious. I’m just going to you know, just dismiss that completely.

So, anyways, I just focused on my studies. I was in the world. I was just doing my thing.

No problem. I did so good in school because I just set everything aside that I got a scholarship to come to the United States to study you know, higher education.

So, I came in, and then you know, to keep my scholarship, I’m going above and beyond, and then I had a Christian worldview class.

And in order for me to keep my scholarship, I was like, you know what?

I’m just going to go to Barnes & Noble’s, and I’m just going to go get a Bible, and I’m going to read it, and I’m going to tell the teacher what he needs to know.

I am agnostic. I don’t believe in any of this. Just so so I can keep my scholarship and keep going.

So, I go and get a Bible, and Vlad, I kid you not. I read it for 8 hours straight, and I’m crying.

I’m sobbing, especially when I got to the to the book of Matthew. The mount the sermon on the mount, love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you.

And even the Old Testament did something. I cried when I read the Old Testament because he talks about like be nice to strangers for you Israelites were strangers in Egypt.

And everything resonated. I’m like, who is this God? Cuz mind you, like I’ve been reading the Quran, and I’m trying to worship reading the Quran, and it’s just fear.

You’re not good enough. You know, Allah is going to weigh your deeds and see if you can make it or not.

No one knows. Like even the prophet Muhammad did not know whether he was going to make it or not.

So, the Bible was like a complete 180, and I’m like, oh my goodness. And that’s when I truly fell in love with Jesus.

But I didn’t surrender. I didn’t give my life to him or anything. I was like, okay, well, this is cool, and I’m still in the world, right?

So, and like mind you, like years and years and years, and like I joined a Bible study with women, and obviously like now being a mature Christian, you cannot do anything without the Holy Spirit.

You cannot do anything unless you’re born again, right? So, anyways, I’m in the word.

I go to my little Bible study, whatever, and you know, I’m just partaking from the cup of the Lord for a little bit, and I’m and I’m literally drinking with Satan the whole time.

Until COVID happened, and then I found I met my husband, and I found out I was pregnant.

And then with like the whole COVID anxiety, it just triggered that you know, that yearning that I had for God before.

So, I just remembered my first love, and I remembered where I fell, just in the book of Revelation.

So, I’m like, okay, I am ready to surrender my life to Jesus because I tried Allah, I’ve been agnostic, I lived in the world, I partied, I did all sorts of things, I had way too much fun.

It does not it did not do anything. I mean, if anything, it made that hole, you know, that Jesus-sized hole bigger.

I’m just craving God. So, I I called a church. I’m like, “Hey, baptize me.

This is my story. These are you know, this is my the first encounter I had.

I’m ready to surrender and submit to the Lord.” And sure enough, I did get baptized and I picked up my Bible and everything fell into place.

What I didn’t know and what the church did not tell me about is that the moment you truly surrender, spiritual warfare starts.

So, all of the sudden, I’m hit with suicidal thoughts. I am hit with anxiety, depression.

I have this imposter syndrome. Like, I feel like I’m a fraud. I feel I just the weird feelings that I never had.

And mind when I had my daughter during COVID in 2020, I did not feel postpartum depression.

I felt euphoric. I was so happy and so great that I just wanted to be the best person for my daughter.

And I was seeking God. I got baptized. So, feeling those like these feelings, it was it was out of character.

And obviously, I did not have the community or the discipleship or even the church to tell me that spiritual warfare is true and it happens when the enemy when hell loses one of its own.

You know, the enemy comes full force against you. So, I I’m having these feelings like my marriage is falling apart.

I’m thinking about creative ways to end my life. So much despair, so much anxiety.

And then one night, I just go to bed and I’m just like in the lowest of the lows.

And then I have this dream. I am in the tomb of Jesus Christ. And I can tell like in the spirit, you know everything.

No one needs to tell you anything. And there was like this like stone cut where he was laid and obviously, he wasn’t there.

It was an empty tomb. But then I I look I look to my left and there’s like the Old Testament altar.

There’s like an altar there. And then there’s a woman at the the you know, at the entrance of the tomb holding a jug of water.

You know, those clay jars like from back in the day. And she was radiating.

She was smiling. And I just stood there at the entrance and she’s like, “Come in.”

I’m like, “Huh?” She’s like, “Yeah, yeah, come in. It’s okay.” I’m like, “Who are you?”

She totally dismissed my question. She’s like, “No, no, just come in.” So, I went in the tomb and I go straight to that Old Testament altar.

And then out of nowhere, this monstrance, you know those monstrance from the Catholic church where they have the host, the Eucharist, it appeared on that altar.

And then without controlling my body, I just started kneeling down. You know, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess.

I experienced it. Out of my control, I started kneeling down. And I knelt down and then out of that monstrance came this beautiful bright I can’t explain that light, Vlad.

It’s like if you take a whole mountain of diamonds and you crush it. That’s the light.

It was so bright, so colorful, so and I knew it was God and I knew it was Jesus.

So, I just knelt down. And then I got up and then that lady that was at the tomb greeting me, she was there just looking and smiling.

She had like the most peaceful face facial expressions on her. So, and as [clears throat] I was leaving the tomb, I turned around and I was like, “No, truly, who are you?”

And she just looked at me and smiled and she said, “I am you.” Yep.

I know. >> [sighs and gasps] >> So, that just, you know, kind of gave me like, you know, just put me on fire again.

I’m like, “Okay, the Lord is real. You know, I’m just going to go back to my Bible.

I’m going to pick it up and I’m going to pray and I’m going to go go from there.”

Because again, I had a crippling anxiety and depression, suicidal. It was terrible. So, I’m picking up my Bible and I’m praying and I’m praying like in a like I don’t know like how to sound Christian.

I’m like, “God, I really don’t know what to say. This is how I feel.”

I didn’t know that all what Jesus wanted was honesty, right? So, um after that like um I saw that documentary of Come Out in Jesus’ Name about deliverance, people being delivered out of demons.

And mind you, like I didn’t believe in demons. I didn’t believe in none of that, right?

So, I’m like, “You know what? I’m just going to go and watch this documentary and see, you know, I’m I’m just curious like a curious cat.”

So, I go into that to a movie theater and I’m watching that documentary. It’s amazing, you know, people being delivered, everything.

I’m not too sure about it to be honest with you. I’m still skeptic. So, as I’m leaving the the the movie theater, there was this girl handing out you know, little flyers.

And there is a deliverance center here in Arizona. And she’s like, “Hey, like if you’re interested in deliverance, there is a center here in Arizona and you can come check it out.”

I’m like, “What? Wow, like this is for real for real.” So, I was like, “You know what?

I’m just going to go check it out. Why not? I’m curious. Like, let’s go.”

So, I go in, you know, super skeptical. Like, there’s like a distance. Like, my guard is completely up.

Like, the walls are up. I’m like, “I’m just going to go see what’s going on.”

So, I go in. They’re praying. People are getting delivered and I’m like, “Okay.” There’s this voice inside me and it’s the voice of those demons that were impressing you know, oppressing me that said, “This is nonsense.

This is just a big show. Let’s go. Let’s get out of here.” Obviously, I didn’t manifest.

So, I’m okay. I’m good to go. >> [gasps] >> So, the moment I was leaving, this lady comes out of nowhere and she just taps my shoulder.

She’s like, “Hi. What would you like me to pray for?” I’m like, “I don’t know.

I I don’t have anything. Like, I’m just going to leave right now.” She’s like, “No, you’re not leaving.

Spirit of pride, I bind you in the name of Jesus.” So, she started praying and praying and praying and it took me a while to manifest.

So, I started shaking in controllably and I wasn’t driving anymore. Like, I was there, but I was in the backseat.

Something else was talking. Something else was shaking. Something else was was doing something. It was I was terrified.

And I’m just I’m paralyzed. And like like I’m just going, “No, no, no, no, no, no.”

And then they’re praying and they’re praying until they say, “Spirit of the Antichrist, come out in Jesus’ name.

In the mighty name of Jesus, come out.” And I just started convulsing and they prayed and prayed and prayed and they couldn’t get it out.

They were like, “You know what? You need to come back.” I’m like, “Okay.” So, Vlad, you could only imagine my drive back home.

I’m like, “Wow, there’s something in me and I didn’t know this whole time. I’m scared.

I’m confused. I’m perplexed. I’m like, ‘Spirit of the Antichrist, are you kidding me? Like, I’m a Christian.

I got baptized. I love God. I had encounters with him. How do I have the spirit of the Antichrist?'” So, and then I remembered while I was they were praying for me and I was in the background of myself, they said, you know, witchcraft.

Like that thing was saying, “Witchcraft, witchcraft, witchcraft.” So, I came home and I told my husband.

My husband, he is still in the world. He’s like, “You know what? This is religious psychosis.

Just go take a hot shower. Go to bed and you’ll be fine.” Again, the demons in there talking.

Um the following day, I I call my mom and I’m like, “Hey, Mom, I have a question for you.

Is there witchcraft in our family?” She got real quiet. And when she got quiet, because I know my mom, right?

She she talks up a storm. When she got super quiet, I insisted. I’m like, “Tell me.”

[clears throat] She’s like, “How do you know?” I’m like, “That’s not important. Tell me.”

She’s like, “Yes. Uh there’s a blood covenant and you know, like your great great great great great grandfather did that.

And yeah, like he would have those nights where he would like do sacrifices and this and that.”

And like I grew up like I have this irrational fear fear of blood. Like, when I was having my daughter, like the phlebotomist would come to draw blood and I would look away.

I couldn’t I can’t look at blood, right? And it was just this fear from childhood because they would like sacrifice like sheep and chickens and all that.

And I’m just young. I didn’t I had no idea what was going on. So, I’m like, “Okay.

So, there is a blood covenant with with Satan.” Pretty much generations. And that explains a lot of sudden deaths in my family, a lot of illness, a lot of cancer.

But obviously, I didn’t know what I know now that I’m a mature Christian who’s been walking with the Lord closely.

So, anyways, I go to bed and then 3 days later, I’m in between awake and falling asleep.

Like, I haven’t slept yet. But like I’m getting there, but I’m still awake to where I’m looking at my kid and like I’m still semi-aware.

And then out of nowhere, like my heart is beating so fast. It’s like the beginning of a heart attack.

It’s like you know when you’re so scared and you have this adrenaline rush and it’s you’re in fight or flight mode.

And I’m like, why am I scared? I’m like I’m trying to go to bed.

Like I didn’t watch any movies. I don’t take any drugs. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink.

I don’t do anything. Like why? I couldn’t explain why my heart started beating out of nowhere.

And then I closed my eyes and I find myself in a brick apartment. Like you know those New York downtown old apartments?

Like with red bricks. I’m there and I’m looking at this plant and then out of nowhere this guy, this white guy wearing a lumberjack and a pair of jeans, walks in.

And I knew it was the Holy Spirit. That’s the Holy Spirit. Like a person.

I every fiber of me knew just like I knew who Jesus was. And then he walks in and he just looks at these three trembling people.

And he goes with like such a an authority. Like he still had love in his voice but it was just authority and he was assertive and like you can tell like there is nothing above him.

He says calmly anything that’s not supposed to be here, out. And then I like it got quiet for 1 second and then this like this demon said, depression, anxiety, suicide, like screaming his name and left.

And then another second went by. I don’t know what he said but it was a male voice like a demon of this this this then like they were identifying themselves and then he left.

And then the third demon, it was a female voice. And I didn’t hear what she said, how she identified herself.

I think the Lord was protecting me from that. But she said this this this and that and she did like a shrieking scream and left.

And that’s how I got delivered by the Holy Spirit. And since then I’ve been walking closely with the Lord.

He’s my best friend. We go on little dates, coffee dates with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Um I’m reading my Bible. Like I’m ministering to my kids. He changed everything all of the sudden.

Like I’m not depressed anymore. I’m not suicidal anymore. I literally woke up from sleep, Vlad, and I could see color.

I’m like, wow, this guy is really blue. Wow, like the birds are chirping. It’s like those scales fell off completely.

It was a brand new life. And about a year ago I was I again, I don’t know if I was sleeping, I was I was dreaming.

All I know that is I was doing the dishes. I had my black apron on and I was just doing the dishes.

And then all of the sudden uncontrollably I turn around and there was Jesus and I see him and I’m like Baba Yeshua.

That means Daddy Jesus in Arabic. >> [sighs] >> And he just smiled and I I just I grabbed his right hand and I was kissing him.

I’m like, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Dad Dad, I’m sorry. Sorry. Sorry. And I kid you not, I felt like a 5-year-old.

And then he helped himself to my living room and he sat down and he had his staff and I was just playing with his hair.

I was like a 5-year-old child. I’m just you know, like you like I have children.

Like my my son uses me as his Hot Wheels track race track. Like I’d be sitting there hanging out drinking my coffee and like he would just would grab his Hot Wheels and he would like, you know, same thing.

I felt the same thing with the Lord. I was like, you know, I was playing with his hair.

I’m kissing him and the whole time I’m being restored. Like you know that father wound is gone.

Like that rejection is gone because you know, like Muslim Arab parents, they’re very distant.

Uh you’re brought up to respect, to be seen and not be heard. Like nobody [clears throat] has ever gave me a kiss or a hug or said I love you.

Like it’s it’s really different being brought up in the Middle East especially like with Arab parents.

He restored all that. Like I was kissing him. Like he was letting me play with his curls.

Like I was hugging him and I was just euphoric. And then while I’m doing that I’m like, oh wait, this is God.

This is Jesus. I I I I What am I doing to him? I need to sit at his feet and be like, you know, Rahab like you know that that prostitute that like cried and wiped his feet with her tears and used her hair to wipe her tears.

I I need to do that. And then obviously he heard me cuz he’s God.

Like I know that he know and he know that I heard him. Like it’s just you know, like he can hear our thoughts, right?

So he just left. And I’m like, oh my gosh, where did he go? So I followed him.

And then I followed him to my front door which was which turned into an asphalt cross.

You know, like when you get into the freeway? It was like a freeway but it was the shape of a cross.

And he barely put his foot on it. And in the background of that cross it was this beautiful sunrise, sunset.

It was this like silver silver orangey sky with birds. It was beautiful. Definitely another dimension.

So as he was stepping foot on the cross to leave I’m like, Lord Lord, take me with you.

Take me with you. I am so tired of this world. And obviously I don’t know what I was saying, right?

I’m like, um take me with you. I’m so tired. I just want to be with you.

Dad, take me with you. And then he just and I’m and I told him, hey, I know I have a baby but Mother Mary will take care of her.

I just want to be with you because I just couldn’t get enough of him and of his presence.

And then he turns around and he says say let your will be done. Part of the Lord’s Prayer.

And then when he said that like I I just I froze. And then he left.

And since then I just been he’s my everything. He’s the love of my life.

I’m the only Christian I mean, I’m the first Christian in my family. Of course there’s a lot of persecution.

No one talks to me. No one likes me. Obviously as a I haven’t been back to Morocco cuz I don’t know how they’ll act.

Um you know, in Islam there you know, it’s a law. It’s you know, the Sharia law says anybody who departs Islam is to be killed.

Uh so my blood is already spilled for leaving Islam but you know what? I I don’t care.

I am a sheep cuz you know, I’m for slaughter every day for my Lord.

He died on the cross for me. So who am I to not die for him?

You know, I I fail him every day. Like I fall every day but his grace and mercy picks me up.

I smile more. I love more. I forgave more. Um you know, obviously the Lord is still you know, working with me and you know, still you know, pruning me and refining me but even inside the furnace is with me.

And I I I don’t care if I get killed. I don’t care if someone gets mad enough and just stabs me with something cuz I’m Christian.

I do not care. I mean to be honest with you, Vlad, that would be the golden ticket to be with my Lord forever.

Like you’re going to give me the crown of martyrdom if you kill me for being Christian.

Bring it on by all means. That’s the joy I have in the Lord and I’m pretty sure any listener who’s from a Muslim background will tell you yes, that’s the truth that anyone who’s born Muslim and turns Christian faces.

You lose your family. You lose your life. You lose your inheritance. Like as a Christian I can’t inherit the estate of my parents because a Christian does not inherit the the goods or the properties of a Muslim.

But who cares, Vlad? Like I have Jesus. I have the King of kings and the Lord of lords.

I do not care. Like as long as I have Jesus, that’s all I care about.

And that’s my story. That’s my testimony. Love that. You have Jesus. What else do you need, right?

You have the Holy Spirit. The unlimited source of creativity of everything is in you.

One creative idea from the Lord can change your life. Can change somebody else’s life.

You got the source. Uh we’re going to jump around quite a bit, Lily. Thank you so much for sharing all of that.

Interesting. I’m curious, did you share this experience with your mom? Of course. And thank you for asking me about my mom.

My mom used to fight me a lot because she knew. I mean, obviously I’m her daughter.

She knew something was up. And you know, when I started walking with the Lord she would be like, hey, like you need to get married.

Like what’s going on? What you know, there is this guy. Like you know, like foreign cultures they arrange marriages.

And one like one day like out of anger I was like, I’m only going to marry a Christian.

And all hell broke loose. >> [laughter] >> Years of fighting and and everything but God is our restorer because after I had my daughter and after COVID she’s like, you know what?

I accept you. You’re Christian, fine. I accept you. It’s okay. We’re just going to tolerate each other.

I’m like, great. And she goes, I would like to see my granddaughter. So I flew her in from Morocco to the United States, right?

>> [sighs] >> And then she comes in and first month, second month, third month and she’s like, you know what?

I want to accept Jesus as my Lord and savior.” Mind you, Vlad, I’m praying for the salvation of my family every day because I am following your channel, I’m following other channels, like and I know what hell encounters are.

I hear NDEs, like near-death experiences of people dying and going to hell for not accepting Jesus.

So, my heart is on fire. I have this godly sorrow for the lost. So, I’m praying for them every day like, “Lord, my family.

Lord, my grandpa can’t take hell. Lord, my dad, like he doesn’t even like it when it’s too like when it’s too warm little old hell.”

Like I’m I’m going to war for them. So, my mom came to Christ. All praise and glory to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Yes, and we’re getting back Well, we’re she’s getting baptized next month as we speak.

And that’s that’s the the God I serve, right? That’s the Lord we serve. Man, you know what else I like?

I like your description of when you get delivered, set free, the colors look different, right?

Smells, just everything. You just feel total freedom. And it reminds me I right after you, actually, I’ll be interviewing this this gentleman, Samuel, and he’s only like 10 months Christian.

And this is my third interview with him, part three. So far, we’re like 7 hours in and he’s sharing these experiences that he’s experienced.

And they’re just nuggets. I mean, I can’t get enough. I’m glued to the screen.

And we’re going to have a part three. And uh it’s going to be like a 10-hour interview.

I don’t even know how I’m going to publish this. But I love how he describes a very similar journey as you.

In fact, he calls Jesus dad, too. He said he has nicknames for all for for Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.

But Jesus’ nickname, he calls him dad. Um which is interesting. But you were talking about the thoughts, right?

Something for his journey, it all started with thoughts. And man, I he he couldn’t his whole emphasis was that and it’s biblical that we are to police our thoughts.

Take every thought captive. When you walk by somebody, you have a thought, it’s a negative thought, this thought.

You rebuke that thought in Jesus’ name because it’s like a spark that turns into a flame.

And it seems like it’s like a repeated repeated um it’s it’s once I heard that, all of a sudden every conversation I have, it’s like this whole hearing thoughts and how important it is to to cap to police those thoughts and to recognize that this is a stranger’s voice and resist the devil and he will he will flee from you.

I’m curious, since your deliverance, those thoughts, have they been trying to return? And if so, how how do you deal with it?

To be honest with you, Vlad, the more I walk with Christ, the more those thoughts attack me.

But here’s the thing, the thief does not break into empty houses. I take it as a I mean, I’m not going to give glory to the enemy, but if he’s attacking me, it means that I’m doing something right.

And it is very important for every Christian to differentiate between the voice of the Lord, the Holy Spirit, God, and the enemy.

Because God is very calm, assertive. Like he’s not Like you know that voice of like, “I’m not phased by anything.

I’m not surprised by anything.” Super calm, assertive. And for me, it usually comes as a Bible verse.

Like I would have a question and then out of nowhere a Bible verse would pop up, right?

So, that’s the voice of God. And it’s usually calming, it’s usually soothing. The enemy is just chaos.

Like he’s questioning, he’s like, you know, you know, just like, you know, what happened during the fall?

Like, you know, God says, “Do not eat from the tree.” And then Satan would say, “Did he really say do not eat from the tree?”

It always comes into a questioning question, right? Like God has statements like, “This is what you’re going to do.”

And Satan is like, “Do you really need to do this?” So, you know, just you know, being steeped in the word of God and just you know, being like connected with him is very important having a prayer life because the Lord gives you measures of gifts of his spirit.

Like if you ask for it, he’ll he’ll pour it down on you. And you’ll have the discernment and you like once you cut off sin from your life, I mean, I fail him every day, right?

But like, you know, you’re just in a repentant mode. Like you’re not craving sin anymore.

Like, “Jesus, all I want is you. I’m sorry, Lord. I believe, but help my disbelief.”

Like, you know, that that son’s father said in the book of Mark. He will help you out.

Like God’s standard, like the bar is so low. Like he’s there to help you out like a good father.

Like it’s like you’re riding a bicycle and he knows you’re going to fall, so he’s three steps ahead of you.

Um yeah, the voices have increased, but I rebuke them to your point. I take every thought captive and I bind it in Jesus’ name.

And then when they get louder, then that’s when I walk in my authority. I’m like, “You need to obey.

You need to come into obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Every knee shall bow and every, you know, voice shall confess.”

And then obviously, you resist the enemy and he flees. But the walk is not easy, Vlad.

Like like this spiritual warfare is through the roof. But again, we’re on Earth and this is part of the experience.

Like pain is mandatory, I guess. >> [gasps] >> Yeah, but pain without purpose is suffering, right?

But the pain with purpose is transformation. And when you experience this pain and you’re equipped to fight it or to deal with it, all these little things that you share from your journey, they’re like little tools, right?

That we can borrow and use. I love how this Sam guy that I will be interviewing later, I love how you said Jesus told them that, you know, you don’t entertain those thoughts, you rebuke them.

And that’s powerful cuz the other day my son came to me and he said that he’s starting to hear thoughts and I had to remind him.

But he says, “But Dad, they sound just like me.” And that’s how the the you know, the stranger’s voice I will not follow.

It sounds like your own thoughts. But you got to you got to rebuke them.

You can’t entertain them. You got to rebuke them in Jesus’ name. And I I told him my son was like, “You’re like a a thought police.

And you have authority of from from the the highest kingdom in the world and you are to arrest those thoughts and you are to rebuke them.”

And I put that visual on him and he man, he’s fighting them. And I see the change in him.

But yeah, we’re just because you’re a Christian doesn’t mean that they’re just all of a sudden going to stop messing with you, right?

They’re actually going to crank it up. They’re going to do more. But I love how you said you can you cannot do anything without the Holy Spirit.

The same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is with you, in you. Man, [snorts] what can be against you?

Absolutely. And again, like all religions all religions they say, “Do this to go to God.

You need to do this to reach God.” Christianity is the only religion where God comes to you.

He lets all his glory and came down, right? So, being the good father he is, he already factored in our weaknesses and our stupidity, sorry for the word.

But he’s there, such a good father. Like he wants to give you everything, right?

So, the Holy Spirit is pretty much we’re not relying on our own strength and wisdom cuz we’re not wise, we’re not strong.

The enemy is slick. Like he’s a fallen angel. He has forbidden knowledge. He jumps between dimensions.

He’s he is smart enough to sound like you. And just retreat in the in the background, right?

But but the Lord like I mean, the the Holy Spirit exposes him. And he gives you that knowledge.

He gives you prophecy. He gives you the gift of discernment. He gives you the gift of dreams to where you’re three steps ahead.

And Vlad, [clears throat] you know, this reminds me like the warfare, like I would go to bed, I would pray, but then I would be casting out demons in my sleep.

And just to be real quick, and I know I’m taking up your time, but I had this dream where this demon came to me and like she was trying to seduce me or whatever.

And then I said, “I rebuke you in Jesus’ name.” And then she And then all of a sudden she screamed.

She’s like, “She likes it.” So annoying. And then the Holy Spirit like was there.

I didn’t know he was there. Um and then I was like I laughed at her.

I looked at her dead in the eyes like a demon and I was like, “You’re already defeated.”

And when I said that with the confidence, she got so mad and her claws came out and she was trying to like claw my face.

And then the Holy Spirit destroyed her right away. It The the Lord is so powerful to where he would be there and like those demons would not even be aware that Jesus or the Holy Spirit is standing there.

The Holy Spirit is such a good father and this brings me back to the Trinity.

Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, the one God. I’m Christian Orthodox and whenever we, you know, we confess, you know, like we say in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the one God, amen.

It is one God. That’s why, you know, you’re you know, the person you’re going to interview, he calls Jesus dad.

He’s the father, right? The Father and I are one. The Holy Spirit comes from the Father.

And when you encounter the Holy Spirit, he’s such a good dad. Like he’s in the background like waiting to catch you.

Like he like I love the Holy Spirit. Like I I I pray and I’m like, “Lord, like when I come to heaven, I’m going to be like this annoying puppy.

Like I’m going to be following you everywhere. Like I want to give the Holy Spirit the biggest hug.

He’s such a good dad.” Like the stuff I didn’t feel with my earthly dad, I feel it with the Trinity, which is God.

Like Jesus, the Father, the Holy Spirit, the one God. It’s a I can go on and on and on, but let me just tell you something.

The enemy has already defeated. And when you’re in the battlefield and you’re wearing your armor of God in the book of Ephesians, they’re so weak, they’re powerless.

And they hate us for that because they think that humans are weak, like they despise us, right?

But then when you’re given that authority and that power from the Lord Jesus Christ who defeated like the cross defeated everything and you walk into that, it’s just it just pisses them off even more.

And And that’s just entertaining. It’s like they turn into these whiny little creatures that like they’re just throwing tantrums.

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So, this is like a twofold question. How do you hear God’s voice in your life?

I know God speaks to people differently. It’s not kind of like a one-size-fits-all. And also, what do you think prevents people from hearing his voice?

I hear God’s voice through scripture, like whenever I have a question or I need to make a decision, like if it’s aligning with the scripture, great.

Like the Lord every now and then would direct me to open my Bible and um you know, just open up and it’s just a verse.

Like what are the odds? It’s not a coincidence. It’s just the God, right? God speaks through dreams, like if you read the book of Samuel, like, you know, God like when you read the Bible, and here’s the thing, Vlad, like we read the Bible for us, not for him.

And it’s very important that we tweak our mindset. Like when you read the Bible, you’re not worshiping.

You’re reading the Bible for you. He’s giving you instructions. He’s telling you how much he loves you and he’s equipping you, right?

Um you know, like the prayer of the armor of God, like the helmet of salvation, the breast plates of righteousness, the belt of truth, the the shield of faith, the sword of spirit, the sandals of preaching the gospel of peace.

Like these are all tools in the Bible. So, it’s a very important to be dialed in with the Lord.

To answer your uh question, um what’s preventing people from hearing God’s voice? I would say lack of submission.

I’m not going to say sin because God came for us when we were hostile towards him.

God came for me when I didn’t know him. I no, I did nothing to do with him cuz even after those encounters, I was still in the world, right?

God is not conditional. It’s not like you have to That’s just saying, “Hey, well, before you take a bath, you need to take a shower.”

No. Like when you fall in a miry clay, the good father he is, he picks you up and he cleans you.

He gets you in the shower. So, there is no I need to stop this sin so that I can hear from God.

God is not like that. The only thing is submission. You just have to come to the end of yourself and be like, “Lord, I tried it my way.

It [laughter] didn’t work. So, how about your way, Yahweh?” And then that’s when he comes through.

He wants a humble heart. Yeah. In closing, everyone watching and listening cuz with the thumbnail title that I’ll create, I’m sure there’ll there will be a lot of Muslims watching this video.

For for those Muslims that don’t know Jesus, but you got them curious. They’re listening to your testimony and they’re curious.

What would you tell them? >> [gasps] >> Jesus is God. Jesus is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, and king of kings.

Come and taste how good the Lord is. He is the opposite of everything that’s in the Quran.

He’s a personal God. He knows everything about you already, so you might as well just try him.

Give him a try. He loves a challenge. Just be like, “Hey, um I heard this chick on God’s voice today talking about how she came to Jesus.

Is she saying the truth? Are you for real? And if you are, can you prove it?

And he would. He’s such a good God. It’s his heart’s desire that everyone should be saved.

Jesus died for the Muslims. Jesus died for the Buddhists. Jesus died for the Jews.

He died for everybody. He died for you knowing that you may say no, and that’s completely okay.

He’ll still He’ll still be there for you. He’ll still take care of you. He’s a gentleman.

He gave us the free will because he doesn’t want little slave like Allah wants.

He wants brothers and sisters. He wants a bride who loves him so much and excited about her wedding with him.

He wants your free will and he’s there to help you and bless you and give you the desires of your heart.

And he will expose things cuz the light expose the darkness. He will work on you and don’t think you’re too far gone, you’re too far damaged.

He is the God who draws straight lines out of crooked sticks and I am a crooked stick talking right now.

And he’s done wonderful things in my life. Please give him a try and don’t be scared.

And that little voice that questions those Quranic verses or those, you know, what the prophet said and you just feel that something is not adding up, that’s the Holy Spirit nudging and knocking on your heart.

You know, just take the challenge and read the Quran not from a worship standpoint, but from just do some research.

And just ask for guidance. Be like, “God, whoever you are, help me out. Is this the truth?

Am Am I walking in truth or not?” And you will see. He will never disappoint you.

No one who believes in Christ will put into shame. Mm, love that. Lily, can I put you on the spot?

I don’t usually do this, but would you mind saying a quick prayer for your brothers and sisters in the Muslim brothers and sisters?

Of course. Heavenly Father, >> [sighs] >> Abba Father, thank you so much for your finished work on the cross.

Thank you so much for being the God who left all the glory in heaven and humbled himself and became a human and came down to save us, Lord.

Thank you. Thank you for being a personal God. Thank you for you did all the work, Lord.

Lord, you did all the work by coming into Earth and being crucified willingly on a cross.

And after you resurrected and you sat at the right hand of the Father, you’re still coming down.

You came down to get me, a random little girl in North Africa who has no idea who Jesus or Christianity is.

You came to her. You saw her heart and you heard her cry for the truth and you came to her.

And you had a plan for her, Lord. Lord, you don’t cease working. We love you and we glorify you.

Lord, it is my prayer and the desire of my heart to save everybody who is lost.

The enemy is already defeated. Those principalities will bow to you in Jesus’ name, Lord.

You’ve already defeated them. You have the keys of David. You have the keys of hell.

You have the keys of death, Lord. You have everything. You’re the ultimate power, Lord.

I pray that you encounter every single Muslim or Buddhist or anyone who’s lost. Anyone who doesn’t know you, Lord.

I pray that you encounter them supernaturally for the Holy Spirit knows what each and every one of us needs to know you and know the truth and then they have the you know, the choice and the decision to either say yes or no.

Lord, you are a God who died for everyone, Lord, and you would do it all over again, Lord.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son and whoever believes in him shall have eternal life.

Thank you, Lord, for your mercy. Thank you for your grace. Lord, thank you for not being the scary Allah.

You’re You’re You’re the Lord who became a baby to save us. How can we be scared of you, Lord?

Lord, we love you because you loved us first. We love you. We worship you and I pray all this in the name of Jesus that no grave could hold.

Amen. Amen. Love all of that. And one last question for those that watching and listening that want to get in touch with you.

I’m putting you on the spot. Is there an email, a you know, maybe social media, Instagram, Facebook, anywhere on the web that they can find you?

Yes, absolutely. My Instagram handle is Liliana, l i l l y a n n a {dot} b as in boy.

And you’re more than welcome to reach out to me and I’ll talk to you and we’ll do a Bible study.

We’ll pray together. I’ll answer any questions and all glory be to the Lord Jesus Christ.

I’m your sister in Christ. Love all that. Lily, thank you so much. Appreciate you sharing your journey with us.

I really enjoyed it. We’ll stay in touch. Sounds good? Thank you so much, Vlad, and may the Lord bless your ministry.

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