ADDRESSING THE SPIRIT OF SEDUCTION
OUR PRAYER AND REPENTANCE ON SURFERS PARADISE BEACH,
29TH SEPTEMBER 2013
Report by: GLENICE MILLS
In the recent months past, the Lord has been showing those of us who attend the Gold Coast branch of Women’s Apostolic Alliance the stronghold of the spirit of seduction over our region.
The Gold Coast, Australia, is known for its beaches and laid back beach lifestyle. It is also known for the ‘Meter Maids’, young women, wearing sparkling gold bikinis, who put coins in expired parking meters.
The bikini was foundational for the beginning of invoking the spirit of seduction.
Surfers Paradise has an international profile and it was from the Gold Coast that a prominent fashion designer of resort wear launched her clothing range.
Surfers Paradise did hold the Guinness world record bikini parade attempt in 2011 before the title was taken by a city in China. There is again, an upcoming Bikini Parade world record attempt, to be held on November 30th 2013 at Surfers Paradise Beach.
This is part of the culture of the Gold Coast and is accepted as normal. The problem is, bikinis are immodest, and place women as ‘eye candy’ for men.
I need to make it clear at this point that we are not against the wearing of the bikini in privacy and with discretion. However, we felt it necessary to address the parading of the bikini.
It is about God’s standards, what is acceptable and right before a Holy God. He is not a mean God, however, we must come back to right balance, and modesty is a way of God.
We also need to be mindful that the Muslims are proactively speaking out against the immodesty of women, and if we are not careful, they will be the ones who influence, rather than the body of Christ. They are, in fact, being a voice, when it should be the church. Sadly the church has lost and is losing its edge, by bowing to compromise and accepting lower standards of dress and modesty.
Surfers Paradise did hold the Guinness world record bikini parade attempt in 2011 before the title was taken by a city in China. There is again, an upcoming Bikini Parade world record attempt, to be held on November 30th 2013 at Surfers Paradise Beach.
This is part of the culture of the Gold Coast and is accepted as normal. The problem is, bikinis are immodest, and place women as ‘eye candy’ for men.
I need to make it clear at this point that we are not against the wearing of the bikini in privacy and with discretion. However, we felt it necessary to address the parading of the bikini.
It is about God’s standards, what is acceptable and right before a Holy God. He is not a mean God, however, we must come back to right balance, and modesty is a way of God.
We also need to be mindful that the Muslims are proactively speaking out against the immodesty of women, and if we are not careful, they will be the ones who influence, rather than the body of Christ. They are, in fact, being a voice, when it should be the church. Sadly the church has lost and is losing its edge, by bowing to compromise and accepting lower standards of dress and modesty.
We felt in God to do a prayer, repentance, and prophetic action on Surfers Paradise Beach, one of the places the bikini was originally accepted as the dress code for the beach.
On Sunday 29th September a group of women from Gold Coast WAA gathered together. We knew the timing was crucial as the V8 Supercar racing and Schoolies were soon approaching. Both these events encourage the parading of the bikini.
The Lord confirmed to us that we were in fact in His perfect timing, and that it was time to pray. I love it when the Lord confirms something by giving us a sign.
As we drove into Surfers Paradise there was an entire area set up with tents, with signs advertising the event reading: ‘Beach Party.’ We knew this was where we were to pray.
As we gathered a fire engine passed us with its lights flashing and siren going. The fire engine then turned around a bit further along the road and came back past us again.
‘SOUND THE ALARM!’
We then went and sat on the sand below the main area, underneath old pictures of the original bikini/meter maids. We knew that we had to come in the opposite spirit – we were not going to parade our prayer time but instead be discreet, finding a quiet place on the sand to pray.
We prayed forgiveness where we had personally and as women succumbed to this seductive spirit; for our immodesty, and being willing to parade ourselves, setting ourselves up to attract affirmation from men.
Tim Cassidy and Mike Meek, stood in the gap for men, repenting where men had viewed women in demeaning ways, for sexual gratification.
We then brought out a bikini and symbolically cut it up into pieces. This was a very powerful action. The pieces were placed in a plastic bag and thrown into a dumpster set up as part of the ‘beach party’.
We don’t yet know the power and effects of our prayer and repentance; however, we do know that things will change. There has been a shift in the Spirit realm, and the physical realm will surely follow. (UPDATE)
This spirit of seduction has been served notice, it has been exposed!
