Grace,
I agree. I think those who are anointed with the The gift of discernment (1 Cor. 12:10)are definitely stirred up in this point of time...particularly in these past few months...
The gift of discernment is a supernatural ability to distinguish between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error, between holiness and evil. Those with the gift of discernment can distinguish holy and unholy spirits and discern truth from lies.
This is NOT the same thing as a "psychic ability." Deut. 18:10-14 forbids any involvement with mystic spiritism. Only believers in Jesus Christ have this supernatural ability from the Holy Spirit.
1 Tim. 4:1 says that in latter days, deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons will come, so the important role of the gift of discernment is to identify those spirits and doctrines.
This is helpful to know when we are analyzing and evaluating things we hear and see in the spiritual domain (for example, when watching Oprah's New Age friends on her show). But just as important, though, is the exercise of this gift in our everyday lives. Those who have the gift of discernment recognize it like an internal alarm bell going off. I too have this gift.
Another way of recognizing this gift is that, even if much later, you find that when this "gift" hits, you are ALWAYS right...not 75%, not 95%, not 99% of the time...but ALWAYS 100%.
So, my dear friend in God, if you are feeling the alarms like I am...I believe we shall see an increase in these "demonic" type assaults. So preach LOVE!! Preach the Truth!