Coping with Exposure Within the Body of Christ: A Live Discussion

Hey you guys, welcome to my live on today. I am live on Instagram on my phone.. I'm live on YouTube, I am live on LinkedIn and on Facebook. So welcome to those of you who are joining me live, welcome to those who will come back and watch the replay later. Okay, be sure to put in the comment section hashtag replay, hashtag replay, and where you are tuning in from. I'm on the, um, Eastern, um, Standard Time in North Carolina. And so welcome, happy summer, um, to those of you who are experiencing summer now, okay? So, but anywho, you guys, I have a lot to share today. Um, when I say a lot, um, there's some things that God want me to share with you all specifically. And so I'm not really sure how long this live will be, so please bear with me. If you can't watch the whole thing, um, come back and watch the replay later. It'll be on all my social media platforms. This is a very, very important word um, that the Lord gave me. And also, um, he has given me some solutions for you all, okay? So with that being said, my name is Shakeeta Torres. I am a licensed therapist, I am a life coach, many, many things, um, in the kingdom of God. But most importantly, I'm a daughter of God, and that is where I thrive, okay? Um, titles doesn't matter to me. I really don't care. But I understand that my title comes with a a particular vocation as a therapist, as a prophet, um, as a life coach, as a mom, and the list goes on, okay? But no matter what I do, God will always be glorified, okay? So today's title is called Coping with Exposure Within the Body of Christ, okay? And so the Lord want me to first go over, um, a prophetic review over the past 2 years, what he's given me. It's gonna be very, very short, okay? Then part 2, we're going to go into what God has to say about leaders who are fallen. And then part 3, I'm going to share with you a prophetic dream that my daughter had, and then we'll be done. Okay, the first thing God want me to share with you all is that since 2022, the Lord has been putting it on my heart to share with you all that he is going to be exposing people, okay, on all 7 mounts of influence. That includes religion, that includes entertainment, that includes family, government, media, business, and education. Okay, and he's doing it because many people have become corrupted. They have compromised as leaders and also as those who are, you know, in authority over people and situations, right? Um, so as you guys can see, it is going, going on right now. It's happening all over the world. And this is only the beginning. I sense in my spirit that the second, um, second half of this year we're gonna see even more, okay? So right now we see like a— I would say like a momentum starting to happen with this, okay? But you're going to begin to see more things that God's going to allow to be exposed. You go to Luke chapter 12, verses 2, it says this: For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. Therefore, whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear, in, in inner rooms, will be proclaimed on the housetops. Okay, so we are living out that word that God gave me in 2022 right now. Okay, so if you are on YouTube or on, um, LinkedIn or Facebook, I'll be sure to put the description, um, the link to the videos I've done in the past that God's given me about exposure. Okay, okay. And the Lord is doing this not to hurt us per se, you guys, but for one, God still honors holiness, you guys. He honors the leaders who are doing the right thing, and he has given so many people so much time to repent. We've also had people who have been killed, abused, taken advantage of, as you can see, and so much more. You got— I've learned in my walk with God thus far is that when God allows us to see something being exposed, it's typically a lot worse than what we actually see, okay? Even in my dream that God showed me about certain things, I know that he only showing me a piece of something, and so I know that it's worse than what it actually is, okay? Um, but on the other side of that, this is for leaders here, those, those who have fallen in any way, God desires to restore them too. My God, God reminded me of the word that I gave, um, in the fall as well about King David and how King David had a righteous fall. King David had a righteous fall. What does that mean? That means that, you know, God still loves them. God desires for them to repent, and God desires for them to continue to serve him in the capacity that, you know, that, you know, they have called, you know, he has called them to in that moment. Okay, so yes, they may be demoted for sure, absolutely they should be. Okay, but it does not mean that God does not want them to be in the sheepfold anymore. And you can read about that, um, in 2 Samuel chapter 11 through 12, where it talks about King David and how he, you know, slept with Bathsheba, had Uriah, her husband, killed. I mean, he went to the stint, you guys, to cover up his sin, okay? So he was doing one sin after another, after another, after another, okay? And it's so sad because King David, you know, prior to that, you guys, he had such a huge history of winning battles. God gave him whatever he asked for, okay? He was a, a righteous king. But David became a man after God's own heart not because he was perfect but because he repented, okay? And so God desires for these leaders to repent and be sincere about it, okay? And God can restore their heart and their soul. Is there a process to that? Absolutely. It's, you know, restoration of healing, of forgiveness, and so much more, okay? But they will be held accountable for their actions. After that happened with King David, he definitely— you can definitely see even after those moments how his son, you know, Amnon, you know, kind of like took on some of that, you know, generational stuff, okay? And so I even discussed that in a live I did on last year, so I'm not going to go into all that, um, right now. But the Lord wanted me to kind of give you guys an update of what's going on now, because I see people now that keep saying— and I know that people are coming from those who are unbelievers and believers too— but people keep saying, oh, Cat Williams prophesied. He did, he absolutely did. But you guys, it's God, it's not Katt Williams, okay? It's God that's allowing these things to happen. And yes, he did say that, but I feel like because of his platform, people are giving him so much credit for saying that when God has been sounding the alarm to his prophets and people who are prophetic voices for quite some time now. This is not anything new, okay, under the sun, okay? So please keep that in mind, all right? So the question I have for those of you who are experiencing this now is, how are you coping? How are you coping? One of the things that the Lord told me was that there are going to be many, you know, people who will follow— who will fall by the wayside because they're hurt. Um, he told me that, you know, uh, the sheep is being scattered and so much more. And so I want— I want to get too ahead of myself, but You guys, okay, so I watched a video the other day where it talked about, um, Pastor Robert Morrison and how he has 100,000 people in his ministry. That's a lot of people, and that's only under one ministry, you guys. One church, 100,000 members, okay? And so we continue to see you know, leaders fall, you guys, it's going to be a ripple effect. So many people are going to be affected by what they see. And so for me, the Lord has like been like, you know, preparing my heart for this time because he kept telling me, daughter, brace yourself, guard your heart. You're gonna see people that you know, um, falling, some that you don't know. You know, I even look at, um, Mike, Mike Bickle. And I'm only going to mention people where there's evidence because of course there's things that, you know, God has shown me about other people that's probably going to come out too. But I'm not going to mention it because God has not— God, God has not told me to do that. But for the ones where there's actually evidence out there, I'm mentioning them now because you can go to YouTube now and see their name everywhere, okay? And so, you guys, this is what I was saying before. God is going to vindicate those who have been hurt, who have been abused, who have, um, lost so much, who have been shamed and shunned for speaking the truth, okay? And he said the whistleblowers were coming, and y'all, they are blowing the whistle, okay? They are blowing the whistle, and God has given them strength to do so. Okay, so with that being said, the Lord still desires for those who have been hurt and abused to heal and be fully restored. Okay, let me go to my notes here. So when a Christian leader falls, okay, and we love them and we support them and we sold into their ministry and we shared their content and we bought their books and We did all these things, right, to support these people who we deem are generals of the gospel, okay? And they might not be. They could be someone local that you may know, you know, who's not on social media, who you value what they have to say, but God is exposing some of the things they have done in the dark, okay? Um, you can be in shock and disbelief, right? You can feel like, wow, I can't believe this is actually happening. You can feel betrayed. You can feel disappointment. Hurt, anger, confusion, and doubt, okay? Grief, loss, embarrassment, shame, and so much more. And not to mention the spiritual impact it can cause you, right? It can— you can— it can cause you to question your faith in God, to question your faith in men, to question your faith and question, you know, your own judgment, okay? Like, God, how did I miss this? Like, especially for those of us who are discerning people, who can discern things. And what I've learned is that when when the Lord allows certain things to pop up or to be exposed that I had no idea about. God conceals it, you guys. He will conceal things from us for us to be able to get what we need from that particular person. As you guys know, like, God can use anybody, even someone who is operating in sin. He can use them, okay? Look at the donkey he used in the Bible. So oftentimes we think because they're being used by God and they're being effective that we think that, oh, well, they're good to go. But that's not true. This is why I why it's so important to continue to pray for those who, you know, are in leadership across the board, whether it's in, you know, entertainment, government, ministry, your job, all of that. You guys, pray for these people because they have so much influence over people, okay? Alrighty. And so I see it now, you know, I've seen it on social media where there's so many people in communities who are just brokenhearted. They're just brokenhearted, and it's sad. It's sad to watch, you know. I for one have definitely experienced my share of church hurt. I've definitely experienced, you know, my share of disappointment from leaders and so much more. But God can restore you, and he desires for your heart to be whole, okay? Um, people that are being exposed, some of them might have their books. I'm not throwing my books away, okay? If I read those books and those books had good sound doctrine in them according to the word of God, I'm keeping my books, okay? Okay, as long as that book is lining up with the word of God, okay? All righty, so I'mma get into part 3. I kind of went through that a lot faster than I expected to, you know, expected to. Okay, so part 3, okay, this started happening maybe earlier this week. What's today, Friday? So earlier this week Um, my daughter came to me, she said, Mommy, she said, I had a dream last night that a family member— I'm not going to mention her name— was in a casket at a funeral, Mom, and they had died. And I was like, wow. And I was like, okay. So I began to pray, my God, you know, what's going on, you know, what is she seeing? And I kind of had an idea where God was going with it. But the next day she told me again, she said, Mommy, I had a dream again that me and you, Daddy, and, you know, her sister Zaria, we were all at a funeral home again. And she saw our family member in the casket. And she said, Mommy, I begin to hear all these like boom boom boom noise, like kind of like a fight going on outside. And she said, Mommy, I looked up and I could see the demons and the angels battling. My God, fighting for our family member's soul who was in the casket. I said, oh my God. Now mind you, she's 8 years old, so this is the norm for us, for me, my family— dreams, visions, all that, right? It's the norm for us. And so when she told me that, I knew exactly what she was saying, what God was saying, because maybe about 2 weeks ago my husband and I had this conversation about this family member and how we could see that they were regressing in their walk with God, how they are operating in bitterness and unforgiveness, and how they— I mean, it's, it's bad. It's really bad to the point where I can feel it in my spirit. I feel so sick just being around this person, to be honest. And I was grieved. My husband was grieving. Oh my God, like, what do you want us to do? Because this is not good. Like, what happened? Like, you know, I know she's been through a lot of, um, you know, grief late in the past few years, trauma, uh, things that happened with her past. And she was healing. God was doing the work in her, okay, at the ministry she was a part of. But a lot has happened there, okay? And now she has regressed. And so God gave me that, you know, I prayed for her, my daughter prayed for her. And I put it in my dream journal and kind of, it kind of went from there. Okay, so then maybe about a couple of days ago, I was, you know, working on some work, just minding my business, and God began to speak to me. And he said, my people are battling heavily with unforgiveness. And so what he was showing me is that, showing me that his family member represented not just herself but the state of the body of Christ. The state of the body of Christ. There are people right now that are scattered, that are hurt, and there is a battle going on right now in the spirit between Satan and his imps and his demons and God's army, okay, who is battling for the souls of God's people. And you guys, I don't care what nobody say, okay, scripture tell us, you know, and the Bible says that if we don't forgive our brothers and sisters, and you know, whoever they are, right, whether they believe it or not, you know, you, you're not gonna be able to make it in the kingdom of heaven. Oh yeah. And then the Lord, um, my daughter told me at the end of her dream that this family member, um, actually woke up after the fight was over and her eyes were red. She said, Mommy, the demons won. They won. And I'm like, oh my God, my Lord, like, she's alive now. Like, what, you know, what should we do to do our part to, to help her, you know? Because I don't want to see people that I love, people that I know, you know, going to, going to hell. Okay, whoo, y'all. And so that was, that was a lot to take in for me because I really love this person. We all do, okay? And so then from there, the Lord began to speak to me, um, earlier this week about unforgiveness and bitterness and pain, right? And trust me, you all, I understand. I, as I said earlier, whoo, that kind of pain, you can't really put it into words sometimes. Okay, keep going. And so the Lord wants us to forgive these people, as hard as it may sound, as crazy as it may sound. We can say they don't deserve our forgiveness, they don't deserve, you know, redemption, but according to the word of God, if they repent, they do. Okay, there have been times in my life where I've been angry with people who've hurt me, but the Lord said, you know, I still love them. Pray for them. I still love them. Forgive them. I still love them. They're still my son and my daughters. Forgive them, right? So I've had to do my own inner work. And I know when I first gave my life to Christ, my God, many, many years ago, one of the first things that God dealt with me about was forgiving, forgiving those who have hurt me. And I share with you what dream I had. I can't remember the exact year. It's in my journal somewhere around here in my house. But I remember, um, this is around like 2012, right? I call those years for me my valley season because in those year, 2012, uh, yeah, 2012, '13, '14, y'all. I was going through a lot, a whole lot, okay? And God was also stripping me of my old self, okay? And so, um, I had a dream that there was like this huge like river and like there were boats that were coming, right, coming to pick up the people. And so I'm standing waiting to get on the boat and there's a man standing there and he's like, no, you can't get on the boat. And I was like, what? I'm And I knew that it was a boat to leave to go be with the Lord. I knew that in my spirit, in my heart, in my dream. And I woke up from that dream and I'm like, God, what was that? He said, you have not forgiven certain people who have hurt you. They hurt you deeply, but I still want you to forgive them. And so the Lord literally gave me instructions on what to do to extend forgiveness to them, even though some of them didn't want it from me. Okay, some of them I had to call, some of them I had to send letters to, some of them I had to text, text, some of them I just had to just, you know, give it to God, write about it. Like, I did that for probably a good, probably a good few weeks at that point, and it was so freeing. It was hard, it was not easy, I'm not gonna lie to you, because I feel justified in my pain, okay? But the Lord walked me through that, all right? And so ever since then Since those years, the Lord has used me in my practice as a, as a therapist, as a life coach, right, as a, as a, a mentor, um, to help many people to walk through forgiveness. And then from that, I have this book that he had me write, uh, I think it was in the fall. What year did I write this? Last year. But what, what did I write this book? I can't remember, but I wrote this book last year. I don't have the date in here. Um, because the Lord told me to. So literally, he gave me a strategy, okay? I kind of like created like a plan around how to really forgive those who have hurt you and offended you, right? And also how to forgive yourself. Because whenever we, um, are experiencing church hurt or we see people who have fallen, sometimes like, oh my God, how did I miss it? And then you kind of question your own judgment, all right? So also like, you know, working on forgiving yourself. But the first thing I created, first, it was a course, um, from this book. And I do have a course on that still, and it's powerful and it's amazing. Okay, um, so from that, before I get into that part, let me share with you how unforgiveness can affect your mental health and how it can affect your physical health. Okay, so the first thing, you guys, um, research shows this. There's articles out about this right now. At one point, this was like some time ago, they were thinking about, um, the doctors, uh, making unforgiveness an actual diagnosis. Okay, because they were beginning to see just how, you know, much unforgiveness was causing health problems for many people. And it's true. So for your mental health, it can increase your stress, anxiety, and depression, and it can lower your self-esteem. Okay, physical health, it raises your blood pressure, weakens your immune system, and can lead to chronic pain and sleep disturbances. It can reduce the quality of life and hinder personal growth in your relationships. Wherever you are battling with unforgiveness, you guys, it affects every single area of your life, whether it's mild, moderate, or severe. And people like, for example, in my daughter's dream, the person, the family member, we know her history, we know some of her story, and she has became like really hard, okay? Her heart has became very hard. And when you're that way, you spew out though, you know, that venom onto other people. And so when I was around her, that's what I was feeling. I was feeling the residue of what she was carrying. And God doesn't want that for her, because if she leaves this earth right now carrying what she's carrying, she's not gonna make it. She's not gonna make it. Okay, okay. By learning to forgive, you can reduce your stress, improve your mental and physical health, and enhance your overall well-being. Okay, it also affects your relationship with God. It can become a barrier between you and God and a barrier to having your prayers answered. That is so true. Okay, and when I learned that, I said, oh buddy, I'ma forgive real quick because I don't want my prayers to be hindered by the Lord because the enemy has legal access to go to God and accuse me of— oh, Shakeeta Torres, she battling with unforgiveness, Lord, so you gonna sit here and let her, you know, pray about this or pray about that, right? Like, everything that we deal with in the natural that is not of the Lord, it affects our walk with God, it affects our prayers being answered. It really does, it does. Okay, so in the word of God, you know, forgiveness is a commandment. Okay, this is Matthew chapter 6, 14-15. But if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins, which is not good at all. We don't want that, okay? Um, Mark 11:25 says this, um, holding on to grudges can impede your spiritual life, okay? So, and when you— and when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them. So that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. And you got unforgiveness is linked to also offense, and it's very, um, sneaky. Like, the enemy is very wise and he's very crafty, and so he will, he will use the little small things in your life, um, to cause, um, things that to be hindered in your life. And he also uses offense and unforgiveness to trap you and deceive you to think that you're okay. And so, um, I'm going to go over some signs in just a moment of unforgiveness, okay, before I end today. Okay, Ephesians chapter 4 and 32 says this, um, be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. My God, forgiving others mirrors the grace and mercy God extends to us. And that again is very, very true. Okay, and so some signs of unforgiveness, of course, can be bitterness. Um, listen to the words that you say, right? Whenever you are, you know, around that person, or you hear that person's name, um, or, you know, you're— you can be triggered, like your body tells you your mind, it tells you, okay, something here is not right. Okay, so for example, you know, the person I had to forgive— for example, I had a cousin, I had to forgive her. And when I would hear her name, I would get frustrated, I would feel some kind of way. And my God, like, that was a way I knew that I had not forgiven her. Okay, and once again, this can be very, very deceptive, you guys. It could be very, very, very, very deceptive. Okay, so with that being said, um, probably about 2 days ago, the Lord began to speak to me, and he was like, daughter, he said, I want you to start talking about forgiveness on your YouTube channels, on social media, wherever, you know, everywhere, okay? And to really start promoting this book here. All right, so in addition to that, I'm also offering a workshop, okay, that will be in July, okay. So this is the book. You want the book alone and that's it, you can get it from my— on my store on Lulu. I'll put the link for you in the description box and you'll be able to check that out. If you want to attend the workshop, you can also register for that. No, it is not free, okay, but it's a very, very, very affordable price. Okay, um, the early bird is going on, I think, until the July— July 13th for only $40. Okay, that is dirt cheap. So what you get is a copy of the ebook, and also what you get is access to two live peer support groups. And so in those two live support groups, we're going to meet via Zoom. You can be on camera, you don't have to be on camera if you don't want to. You want to put it in the chat, your question, and share your heart, you can do that. But we're going to come together for those of you who are struggling with unforgiveness towards your yourself and towards other people. And we're gonna really hash this out, you guys. This book is full of assessments, it's questions in here, um, it's strategy in here. I share some of my story in here. You guys know I'm very transparent about my own personal journey. Um, there's so many things that the Lord had to really, um, help me to like, you know, get through when it came to forgiveness. Um, even now, you know, in my prayer time, when I'm praying over myself, I'm also praying, Lord, if I hold anything in my heart against anybody, please God, show me, show me the areas in which I need let go of offense and unforgiveness and bitterness, because it's very— it's very, very, uh, it can be very subtle. It can be very subtle. And I'm also, um, you know, praying for— praying for, you know, my enemies and my foe. Like, God bless my enemies, God bless my foes. I'm praying for them because it helps keep my heart pure. It helps, you know, keep my heart, you know, before the Lord. And the Lord blesses that. God blesses a pure heart and a forgiving heart. It's in scripture. I, for one, I— okay, I know what it feels like to be burdened with unforgiveness forgiveness, but I know what it feels like to be free. And now that I'm free, I'm trying to stay free in that area, okay? And yes, when things come up, when people offend you, yes, they will. It will get on your nerves. They will try you. They will do all kind of things, right? But it's our job as believers to keep our heart before the Lord. And so many people now are broken, and they are like on this, on this tip of like operating in unforgiveness and bitterness. And God is like, catch my sheep, daughter. Catch my sheep. Catch my children. Because they scattered. As I just said earlier, this one particular pastor who just got exposed has 100,000 members, and you can't tell me that most of them are not hurt and disappointed, okay? And so the Lord wants me to create a safe space for people to be able to share that and discuss that, okay? Um, once again, I put the link for you in the description box. If you are on Instagram followers, um, you can DM me the word forgive and I'll send you the link to register. Um, when I get done with this live, I'll also put put this link in the, uh, in my bio so you'll be able to see that. Okay, and so if you have any questions, you know, feel free to comment, let me know, and I'll answer them to the best of my ability. Let me look up here, my mouse always gets stuck. Okay, there we go. All righty, so I'm gonna go ahead and pray us out and I'll be done. So Father, I just thank you right now, God, for your word. I thank you, God, uh, for your heart, God, for your people, God. I pray, God, for those who are on now for those who will come back and watch the replay, the Holy Spirit, you just flood them with your love. Flood them with, um, flood them, Lord God, with peace. God, God, help them to see, God, the power of forgiveness. Help them to see, God, that you desire for them to be free and not to give the enemy any footholds. Yes, God, you know that we're— many people are hurt and they are broken from what they're seeing, but God, you desire to restore all parties involved. So Father, we love you and we give you the honor, the glory, and the praise. In Jesus' name I pray, amen. So before I forget, um, If you are battling with forgiving yourself, of course this book is a good book, right? But for those of you who are maybe in leadership or have made, you know, past mistakes, the thing the enemy will try to do is condemn you, okay? He will cause you to experience self-condemnation, okay? Um, yeah. Hey, Miss Tina, thank you. Please come. I'll put the link for you, um, in a moment. I'll do it in a minute. It, um, for you to register, um, when you're ready. And so this is a book here called Unashamed, okay? This is for, um, people who are battling with shame, um, in any area of their lives, okay? Uh, it's a workbook, it's a strategy to help you break down the barriers of shame so you can forgive yourself and you can heal, okay? Because God desires for those who have fallen, as I said earlier, to experience a righteous fall. So there's hope, there's restoration for you. Yes, is it shameful and embarrassing? Yes, it is, okay? And speaking of that, while I'm on this topic I was, um, you know, I know many of you guys probably know about, you know, um, Carl Lentz and his family and what happened at Elevation Church, right? I remember, I remember, um, I remember whenever the series came out on Netflix about what happened, and it was horrible. It was horrible. But I also felt like the, the leadership there who was over him did not handle his family appropriately, and I feel like that was very wrong and very dirty, okay? So with that being said, you know, we see him out and about, and so for me, as I'm watching it, the Lord is speaking to me. He's like, um, daughter, he said, I'm using him him as a blueprint, my God, to show people who are fallen, my God, to how they can like overcome this and what he's done. So people are saying on this side, oh, he's doing it for clout, he's doing it because he want to be seen and, you know, build his ministry back up. Okay, I don't know about that part. God didn't tell me that part. All right, the other side's like, oh my God, thank God, you know, he's doing better now. He's still healing. He's still healing from this, you guys. Okay, his wife is— I can see all over their faces, they're still healing from that. That, okay? And so I don't know, you know, what their, you know, agenda is between them and God. I pray that, you know, their hearts are sincere and that as they come back into the limelight, that they really, really have done their work, okay? Um, and continuing to get the support they need, him and his children and his wife, okay? So the Lord told me that he would be a blueprint for many leaders who will be falling, who have fallen, okay? Um, how to really, you know, break free from shame as well. Okay, so yes, let me put this link in here on Facebook for you, Miss Tina. Oh, I have on my Word document. Like I said, the early bird is on right now. I just finished the page for it, my goodness, maybe about an hour ago. Let's begin workshop. So this was a very imminent person— I would say imminent because the Lord said go ahead and get it, get the sales page and everything done now. I'm like, okay God, okay. So let me put that description box for you, and please invite anyone you think will actually benefit from this too. Miss Tina, uh, thank you so much for, um, tuning in and watching. Okay, there we go. And even on LinkedIn as well. All right, there we go. All right, well thank y'all so much for watching. Um, I'm excited about this event in July. Um, once you register for the event and, um, you will get emailed a, um, copy of the ebook to begin your journey of healing and forgiving yourself and forgiving others right away. If you are on social media, be sure to follow me on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn. I'll be sharing a lot of content, uh, moving forward about forgiveness, okay? So tune in, um, like, subscribe, share with someone who needs this, and I will see you guys next time, okay? Bye.