A Prophecy Come True

Counterfeits

“But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.” -- 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 NLT

September 22, 2025 -- So today was the day that the Lord answered one of my prayers. While the prayer that was answered was not the ideal prayer, He still answered it and I am glad that He did. I know that this means there is something out there better and He is still protecting me. Earlier this year, I sincerely prayed for the Lord to send me my husband. I even went as far as asking Him if I could meet my husband this year, in 2025. At the end of 2024, a lady walked into our church and prophesied my life to me. She had answers to prayers that I had been praying and confirmed things that I was seeking the Lord for just the night before. One of the things that she told me was that the Lord was going to send me a husband, and he was going to be a good one and that he would love me for the gift that I am. I will never forget those words. What she was saying touched me so much because prior to this, I had been feeling led to pray for my husband and I didn’t even know who he was. My desire to be married had grown without me even realizing it until I felt the push to pray for my husband every morning when I prayed. She also mentioned that before he comes, there will be counterfeits, in which at that time i didn't really understand what she ment and didn't focus too much on that part. I didn't think of those words again until the summer of 2025.

Fast forward to this year, I entered a relationship rather quickly with a guy I met through church. Initially he did not appear to be someone that I would of had an eye for, and I had not a clue that he was interested in me. He was also a bit younger than me as well which really had me thinking that there wouldn't ever be anything between us. Boy was I wrong. He and I began talking consistently, and talked every single day, all day long. We had deep conversations about what we wanted and what we were looking for in spouses. It was good, and I felt this man was the man for me, I felt that I had met my husband. He at first did everything right, bought me my favorite flowers, took me out on dates, spoke to me with kindness and love, all the things that just makes a girl forget she has a brain lol. All the while I’m still remembering the lady who told me counterfeits would come. I tuned that out of my head because in the moment I felt like this was right and I wanted to explore where it would go. We became official I will say after a month of talking, and over the course of almost 2 months I met all his family both the mama and the daddy side. He had met a lot of my family through church and my best friend and everyone just loved him, even my daughter. It felt so good, we talked about marriage, what the wedding would like and what our family would be like, our kids, we even talked about getting a dog and what we would name him. It was good to me, and I did not want it to end. I look back now and say to myself like that all was truly delusional lol.

On our second date, before going, the Lord was dealing with me but again I was not listening. The word counterfeit literally was being played in my head repeatedly to the point where I had to say, “oh my gosh” and shake my head to get it to stop! I know for a fact now that that was the Holy Spirit telling me that this man is not your husband and he is the counterfeit or possibly one of the counterfeit’s that the lady spoke about. But at the time, I didn’t want to accept that and chalked it up as that was just me being paranoid. Girl no that was Jesus. Time went on and we went on other dates. Everyone was just loving us being together on both sides and it was great, so I thought. During this time, I continued to pray and ask God that if this was not for me to take it away, I also prayed that he would let me have this and let it work. Which was a red flag because if God did it I wouldn't feel the urge that I needed to pray that it would work, I would of had peace about it. God brings peace, not anxiety and confusion. I also noticed that I was slowly drifting away from Jesus by not having my intentional morning time with Him because I would be so caught up on texting or face timing that man. I didn’t like that, and I knew it was a problem, and I tried to fight through it. I knew that I needed to change because I shouldn’t let a man get in-between the time that I set aside for my Father.

As time went on, things started to shift within the relationship, we weren't talking all day like we were before, we no longer had our deep conversations, I started to feel like I couldn't trust him when he said we would do things together because they were suddenly being canceled from his end. This all started to cause me to have anxiety and worry about what was going on, I felt a shift and it wasn't a good shift. And this is when I really started to question and say, “well is he really from God or is this really a counterfeit.” I began to pray that the Lord would just fix it and to just let me have this. I found myself so anxious and worried at times that I was just up crying and not being able to sleep. I believe this was warfare, my spirit was battling with something that I wanted to keep but wasn't good for me. I found myself not wanting to pray or read my bible, because I was too worried about when he was going to call or text me. I then started to realize that he must be a counterfeit and if he was from God these feelings that I was having, wouldn’t be. If something or someone is from God , like I mentioned, you will have peace about it, you won't have to chase it or force anything. Even if the environment around you is chaos, that thing that is from God would bring you peace and joy.

Fast forward to today, two days after us both going to my best friend’s wedding, he called to tell me that he just wants to be friends. He mentioned that things were moving too fast and he feels it would be best if we were friends. He also mentioned that it was a lot of pressure on him when it came to the time line of being married. Let’s note, that conversations pertaining to marriage, family and the relationship was initiated by this man. I never brought up marriage until it was mentioned to me. I gave him a time of when I expected to be married but that was because I was asked. I never pressured him into anything pertaining to meeting his family so soon or how long before I thought we should be engaged etc. The entire pace of the relationship was set and led by him. While I did question him a time or two about things, he seemed to be confident in what he was doing. I also didn't have any bad feelings about it (while it was happening, prior to the shift) because I knew exactly what I wanted. The things he were doing was what I wanted so I sat back, and allowed him to lead, I felt in the moment that it was right. When I realized that things were done, I was devastated and felt like I was being slapped in the face. I was embarrassed, confused, a little angry and somewhat ashamed because I allowed another man to come into my life and literally play in my face! I was content in my single season and just like that it was interrupted and I was back in a place of sadness and feeling unworthy. And yes, The Lord had already been warning me but like I said I didn’t want to accept it. I had a feeling it was coming but didn’t know when. The moment he texted me and said he wanted to chat, I knew that he was going to breakup with me. The Holy Spirit in fact spoke to me and said “He is going to break up with you” and so sweetly followed up with “But he is coming”. I took that as the Lord letting me know what was about to happen but also giving me comfort by telling me that "he" (my husband) is coming.

I also remember praying or just saying casually to the Lord that if it doesn't work have him to break up with me because I don’t want to have to do it. I honestly wasn’t going to do it, at least right then I wasn’t. And Jesus knew that, and He did just what I asked, He's faithful in literally ALL THINGS. I still wanted to see if things would get better and to pray and hopefully God would listen and honor my prayer and let us be together. As bad as I didn't want things to end this way, I have accepted now that he was not the one for me. The word counterfeit playing repeatedly in my head, was not me being paranoid, it was the Holy Spirit letting me know what was up. While I didn’t listen at that time, I thank the Lord for still being there and getting me out of a situation that was not for me. Even though I really wanted it to work, and even while typing this hoping that it will maybe somehow work I know that God has someone out there who is more than I could ever imagine or ask for. I know this because He said it. He told me that He is going to send me a husband, and he is going to love me for the gift that I am. And my God is a God who cannot and will not lie. While I really liked this guy and wanted to be with him, he lacked a lot of the things that I feel I would want in my husband. He pulled me away from God (unknowingly) instead of bringing me closer to him. I battled lust for a little bit in this relationship with my thoughts and fleshly desires, (no I did not act on them girl lol). And I was so taken back because I hadn't had those types of thoughts and feelings in over a year. I know that God would not send me a man that would lead me into lust. I know that God would not send me someone who would have me feeling that he is not sure of me, causing me to cry and be full of anxious feelings. I want to be a priority in my man/future husband's life and this man made it very clear that I was not.

While I’m disappointed in allowing myself to be back in a place where I allowed a man to get the best of me, I thank God for the opportunity. I have learned things, and found out more about myself and what I would want in my future husband. Never again will I not listen to that little voice in my head (the Holy Spirit), I will never allow another man to come into my life and win me over with words alone, I need actions on several occasions to back up what is being said, never again will I rush into anything with a man who has not proven himself to be trustworthy. I will never again bring a person around my child and family when he has not proven to me that he is in this for the long run, never again will I allow a man to pull me away from God, my Almighty Father. The Lord allowed me to go through this for just a little while. He allowed me to feel both the good and the bad. While it may seem small to some, it was big to me and without it, I wouldn't of been able to identify when something isn't the real thing. This has also brought me to launching this ministry! I am so thankful for it all. I will remain single until the Lord sends me my husband. I now know the red flags of a counterfeit and I thank you Holy Spirit for showing me these things. I am a Daughter of the King, God is in the midst of me, and I shall not be moved.

Now Let us end with prayer:

Dear Lord,

Thank you for this opportunity. It has been a true eye opener to Your goodness and has shown me that You are a God of Your Word. Not saying that I didn’t already know that but I am seeing it for myself. So I thank You for it all. I pray Lord that You will help me to get through this time. I ask that You would take these feelings of sadness and disappointment away from me. I pray and ask for forgiveness Jesus, forgive me for not listening when You spoke and tried to warn me. I ask that You would forgive me for pulling away from You. Please strengthen me Lord so that I can endure. I pray that You will help me to tell my family and best friend about the breakup. I pray that You will go before me and prepare them and have them accept it with love. I pray that You will be with him and continue to strengthen him, and shaping him into the man that you called him to be. I pray for his deliverance from any and everything that may have him bound. Continue to lead him down the path that you have set for him. Be his comfort and joy. And Lord, I pray now that you will bless me with a husband when you see fit. I ask that you will continue to prepare me for him. I pray that you will protect and cover him in all that he does. Get him ready to meet me Jesus. And for all of this Lord, you shall receive all of the glory honor and praise, in Jesus Mighty name I do pray, Amen.