One question I have for you woman of God: WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR OIL? And I’m not talking about no cooking oil and nor am I talking of oil for that natural hair. Pause! I bet you have plenty oil under the bathroom sink for that hair girl but NO, where is your anointing oil. Whatchu say! I’m sure some may not even know of this oil. Our ancestors have failed many of us as I was taught about the effects of and the need for oil from my hair stylist. Believe that! My girl, Mimi (Demika Ramsey at the Salon Unlimited 105 Central Ave) does more than style head, she ministers over this here scalp of mine and I listen. She had been talking about oil for a long time as I’ve been going to her over 10 years. But after getting in our new home over 3 years ago and me confessing the fears of my son within that first year. You see these bear eyes kept my own cub up at night. That’s not like Trey to be in our room shivering afraid. So I opened up to her (part of our problem is not opening up or when we do open up, we open to the wrong people) and she said you need to go through that house. Gave me some oil and told me to go over every door post and window seal while praying and marking each with a cross while announcing the presence of the trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) over the house.

And so first I started in his room. Told Trey to get on his knees and repeat after me. “Our Father…” Honey while he repeated after me we asked the Lord to send that bear back to his mommy and daddy’s cave far far away and to keep him there in his own home to never return. The next morning, amazingly, Trey wasn’t in our bed but his own. He was well rested and excited about school. I always ask about his night’s sleep but this time I didn’t get a chance to ask. He came in beaming, “MOMMY guess what! I slept good.” Me: You did! Did Jesus send the bear home? Trey: YES! He sent him back to his own cave. Me: GOOD! Thank God.

Yogi ain’t been back since!

Woman of God I need you to know of this power you possess! You believe in a woman’s intuition right? So it is at this moment, that your spirit is vexed with something in your household that you must not ignore but rather act upon. We know when our husband is down. We know when he is having a bad day. We also can tell when things aren’t quite right under our roofs. The air is thick. Kids acting out. Unexpected bills showing up. Car having issues. Boss at work causing problems for you. Your best friend is distant. We know when things aren’t quite well and what is it that you do? Do you whisper a prayer? Or do you just simply watch things unfold right before your eyes so you can say “see I knew it.”

Well I’m here to tell you that you have to do more dear heart. The enemy isn’t playing fair. You have to pull up your little girl panties and put on your boxing gloves and get ready to FIGHT! Grab a few rocks or a few bullets! Whatever you got! Broom or baseball bat! The inside palm of your hand or balled up fists. Baby girl it is time to go to war for your family and it starts with the two people that are bound at their sides. The two that are conjured at the hips. You and bae. You two can’t simple roll over as soon as the storm comes and decide that it’s easy on the other side. It’ll be easy with someone else! No it won’t! Life is too short, I don’t have to put up with this. Yes you do! If not with the one you with, you will put up with it from the next. Ain’t no such thing as a perfect marriage. You want to be married…then you will put up with something. And guess what! They putting up with something too with you.

But this is the part where you have to know your role in the home as the woman of that house. You will get the message. That intuition/that feeling comes to you. You have to learn how to respond when your senses are heightened. You have to know which gear to switch to. Is it praying time? Wait…one thing it is not is talking time! It ain’t time to call all your friends to tell them of your suspicions! The best solution y’all will get to is “girl you better pray”. That’s not enough with the artillery this new enemy is fighting with. Call me and I will ask “girl where is your oil?” You respond, “what oil?” Does your mama carry oil? Does your aunt or cousin? How about the First Lady or deaconess?

Jeremiah 8:22 says, “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people.” Metaphorically, where is your healing power. Healing power, soothing power…saving power of Jesus. Power to leap over boulders and stumbling blocks. Power to move mountains. Power to cast out the enemy! WHERE IS YOUR OIL?

If I can’t give you any more advice, my last rally is for you to get you some balm (anointing oil) and keep it in your purse. Yes, in your purse. You got 2 or 4 little pockets on the inside of your purse. I know because they are in mine. That’s where I keep my oil. We carry around a whole bunch of stuff weighing down on our shoulders but leave back the most important. After being out in the streets in need of it, I stopped having to remember to bring it because now it goes wherever I go.

I don’t go around trying to scare people with my oil. Most can’t handle it. But there are spirits roaming around in people and I know I have to do more than just know that person is being used. I have to protect my own body from being inhibited as a result of being in its presence. Baby that spirit can jump off of them, land on the back of your heel, and follow you into your home and possess it as residence if you allow it to.

Now I’m no fool. I know you can’t use up all of your day trying to decipher is that a spirit or not, is it on me or not, or is it time to fight or not or clock out and go home. But I will tell you that when it has made it to your doorsteps, you better fight every time! That thing can jump off your husband and walk across the hall into one of the kids rooms. You have no choice but to fight hard to get the enemy OUT! Sistah open your back door, pick him up by his collar, escort him to the door, and toss his behind out! Sort of like how Uncle Phil throws out Jazz. Like that. Let him make a noise as he is exiting. GET OUT!

This is accomplished by praying over and anointing your homes. And you can’t be all nice and sweet about it dear. You have to get some fire behind you. This is the time to pull all your built up attitude out. Pull an Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale…(excuse my language) but GET YO SHIT! GET YO SHIT! AND GET OUT! Now if you gone curse, say amen first. End that prayer to God and then curse the devil. Don’t curse and pray at the same time. Nope. I didn’t tell you to curse and pray together. That’s not what I said. Lol.

But seriously, stay armed. You have to. You must. While your rib is protecting your home, you do the same. Protect your home…spiritually. Don’t be anywhere and let the enemy catch you slipping without your weaponry! Got your phone? Check. Got your keys? Check. Got your oil?

Thank you for your attention. Remember you are your own competition.

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