Sadly, I have to agree with this Polly. I'm praying for you!.
You said that Satan has no "prediction" abilities though, I'm interested that you said this. If you could be so kind to elaborate that would be great.
Blessings Liz. How deep you want to get in this? I'll try to keep it simple without tons of scriptures.
Satan is a disobedient Angel. He does not have the Holy Spirit, He has no wisdom.
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven;
which things the angels desire to look into.
(1Pe 1:12)
the Angels (good ones) even desire to look into the things we know. The reason is that they are just created servants, they were never designed to be in charge or know things unless they are told. They are sort of like Computers, they retain all knowledge but must be told how to apply that knowledge.
Satan attempted to apply knowledge on his own, which Got him in Hot water with God. He was corrupted by the reason of His wisdom and beauty.
We will even Judge the Angels, so they are in a class lower than God's Children.
How the whole tell the fortune telling thing works:
Satan has to use God's Word against people to bring what He wants to pass. Satan has no ability to break the word of God. He does this by getting a place in our lives and getting us in agreement with him.
This is how fortune telling Works. The spirit tells of some stupid made up future, the person then believes that and gets in agreement with it. It's not fortune telling, it's getting a place to bring to pass what the devil wants.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
(Mar 11:23)
A man's belly shall be satisfied
with the fruit of his mouth; and
with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
(Pro 18:20-21)
Likewise, look at the ships: though they are so great and are driven by rough winds,
they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the helmsman determines. Even so the tongue is a little member, and it can boast of great things. See how much wood or how great a forest a tiny spark can set ablaze!
(Jas 3:4-5)
Satan takes this law that what we say and believe shall come to pass, our tongue will steer the course of our life. Satan needs our words to do what he wants to do in our life. This is why God warned 58 times to fear not and 48 times to be not afraid. Fear is Faith in somethings ability to harm you in the future.
Fear is Faith in somethings ability to harm you in the future.
When we speak Fear, we activate what Jesus said, whatever we believe in our heart and speak, it will come to pass. Satan knows all this.
Satan has no ability but what place we give him. The best way to defeat any devil is not pay them no attention. Once we start to believe the devil that our sickness can't be cured or that our future is to die early then we give him a place to so what He told us He wanted to do and use our own words and belief against us.
Example:
The TV was on and I was about to shut it off but the Lord stopped me and told me to watch a show. He said, "
I want you to see how the devil is able to kill." It was not a show I was interested in but I watched the segment.
I think it was unsolved mysteries or something but a young girl starting at the age of 9 started to say that she kept having dreams that she would be dead BEFORE she was 16. She told everyone that would listen for years and her mother even started to say it.
Before her 16th birthday, she made a will to leave her teddy bears and whatever girls have at that age to her friends.
Well, Her birthday came and passed, she made it to 16 but on that night she was going to go bowling with her friends. They went out and I guess she had to run to the car or something and someone grabbed her.
She was taken out to the desert, raped and murdered. The found her body the next day.
Now she could have sided with God, and said with Long life my God will satisfy Me, but her mother and her both thought she might die before 16. They took the wrong side.
Her Mother had the nerve to say in the broadcast that God showed them early this would happen to comfort them. That is how stupid people get.
Never give the enemy a place, and fear nothing.
Blessings.