THE ALARM SOUNDING OVER FAMILIES RIGHT NOW

A few days ago, I released a word about the family being the target of the enemy in this hour and I feel today’s word is an extension of that.

THE FIRE ALARM

About three months ago, we started weekly prayer meetings in our home. We felt a clear leading from the Lord to build an altar of prayer in our house, not just in our personal devotional lives, but as a family. Within five minutes of praying, our smoke alarm suddenly went off. It disrupted the entire meeting as I scrambled to find batteries and reinstall them before the sound stopped. Two weeks later, it happened again almost in the exact same way.

The Lord began to speak to me through this because a fire alarm is designed to awaken you, warn you of danger, and call you to take immediate action. Joel 2:1 comes to mind: “Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain.”

I heard the Lord say, “The alarm is sounding because the family is under spiritual attack, but I am awakening My people to pray.”

But I also sensed something deeper, the same alarm that should have been a warning also became a distraction. It pulled our attention away from prayer and into the natural. And the Lord spoke, “This is exactly how the enemy is working in homes right now, he is using false alarms, constant distractions, and small fires to keep families agitated, exhausted, and prayerless.”

THE DREAM ABOUT THE LACK OF INTERCESSION

This reminded me of a vivid dream Christy had when we were in Redding for the Communion Revival in the ballpark with Lou Engle. In the dream, she sat on a bench overlooking the prayer house dedicated to Beni Johnson. Beni turned to her and said, “Where there is a lack of intercession, there is division.”

That phrase hit us so hard, and we knew it was a word to the church and to families. “If you lose your prayer life, you lose it all”. Churches and movements should also heed this. If you stop prayer, the ship can’t move. If prayer decreases, division increases. If we do not guard the atmosphere of our homes through prayer, confusion and strife will fill the vacuum.

THE ENEMY’S CURRENT ATTACK ON HOMES

For the last few weeks, I have felt the weight of this word again. Many homes are under siege. I hear the Lord saying, “The enemy has released an assignment of agitation and division over families in this hour.”

This attack looks like this.

Constant tension and miscommunication. Everyone seems to be on different pages. Peace feels robbed.

Restlessness and mental exhaustion. Families are tired, worn down, and unable to rest. Many feel storms swirling in their homes.

Distraction through endless demands. Families are running from one crisis to another, many of which are not even real emergencies. These are false alarms designed to keep you from prayer.

Familiar spirits pulling you into old cycles. The Lord showed me that familiar spirits are surfacing, people or situations from the past, trying to bait you back into old patterns, relational drama, and emotional chaos.

A heavy, chaotic atmosphere in the home. Instead of the presence of God, there is tension and unrest.

SEEDS OF DISCORD EXPOSED

The Lord spoke to me clearly “The enemy has been sowing seeds of discord behind the scenes. He has planted whispers, suspicions, and offenses. He has planted small seeds that have now grown into weeds of agitation, restlessness, and strife.”

But the Lord says, “The alarm is sounding because the enemy is being found out. I am pulling the cover off his hidden work. I am exposing the seeds he has sown and every secret plot he has planted to divide families and steal peace.”

The Lord is uncovering every seed of discord, hidden conversations, old wounds, and subtle manipulations the enemy has used to keep families divided.

And the Lord says, “What has been hidden will be revealed. The very thing the enemy meant for destruction will now be exposed by the light of My Spirit. The weeds will be uprooted, and My peace will return.”

IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER LEVEL

I also heard the Lord say, “It is time to go to another level. The spiritual landscape has shifted, and you cannot fight today’s battles with yesterday’s prayer life.”

Many have been praying as they once did, but the Lord is calling families to upgrade their intercession to match the level of warfare coming against them.

You need a new level of focus. A new level of persistence. A new level of agreement as a family. Gather together again. Pray together again. Chase out the foxes that have been spoiling the vineyard (Song of Songs 2:15). These foxes, small offenses, small distractions, subtle compromises, have been allowed to creep in, but now is the time to drive them out with prayer.

I sense a corporate call to families in this hour. Pray together. Worship together. Guard the altar of prayer in your home. The enemy fears praying families because a praying family is a fortified wall.

The Lord is saying, “If you will rise to this new level of prayer, what has been agitating you will flee. What has been hidden will be exposed. And what has been lost will be restored.”

DON’T FORFEIT WHAT YOU ARE CALLED TO WEILD

I feel like there are people reading this who have actually laid down their fight. You’ve laid down your fire. You’ve allowed things to come into your home. You’ve allowed an orphan spirit, past wounds, and old issues to get in between your marriage and between you and your kids.

You’ve allowed the spirit of failure, past rejection, and lack to preach to you about your finances, your livelihood, your destiny, and your purpose. You’ve forfeited your voice.

There are windows and doors you’ve left open that the Lord wants you to shut this week. Yes, He wants you to SLAM them shut.

What if the smoke alarm going off in your life isn’t just about prayer? What if it’s not only about exposing distractions but also about exposing where you’ve forgotten to change the batteries? You haven’t been recharging. You haven’t been in the secret place. You haven’t been doing what you’re called to do.

You’ve been laying down and sleeping when you’re called to fight and wield your sword.

I was sharing with our prayer group this morning how in The Hobbit, Bilbo’s sword glows blue when enemies are near. I thought about that today and laughed, because I feel like this is a season where our swords are glowing blue. There are threats and distractions on every side. But what are we doing about it? Are we being passive? Are we laying down? Or are we picking up our call to pray?

This is a word for you today. Feel the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Repent where you’ve allowed passivity to creep in. Break off every distraction and every tie pulling at you, and get back to the feet of Jesus.

PRAYER TO BREAK THE SPIRIT OF AGITATION IN YOUR HOME

Pray this out loud over your home, your marriage, and your family.

“Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You that You are sounding the alarm over my home, not to bring fear but to awaken me to pray. Right now, I take authority over every spirit of agitation, restlessness, and distraction in my house. I declare that every seed of discord sown by the enemy is being exposed and uprooted now. Every false alarm, every manipulation, every whisper of confusion is silenced in Jesus’ name.