How to screw with your Christian housemates mind

Don't over commit yourself. This is a war of attrition. So you have to be careful, guarded and patient.

Keep all the items that you've bought somewhere where they will never find it. And then when they're out of the house (every day or a few times a week) you replace what they're using from your stockpile.

If any of the items are already used up by more than 50% you may want to wait until they go out and buy a replacement. Or... just add a little every now and then so they don't notice straight away that it's getting fuller rather than emptier.

Top up the sugar container. Perhaps better than that they may have a bag of it that they use to replenish whatever it is they have sitting near the coffee. Keep it topped up near the top.

Coffee... do the same as you do with the sugar. Replace their daily consumption. I'd aim to keep it about 90% full.

Washing Powder and Dishwashing Liquid, same principle as above. If the house rules are that you buy seperate Washing Powders then don't worry about yours getting used up in comparison. It'll just help with the illusion you're creating.

Shampoo... if it's not a see through container then all the better, the same goes for Conditioner. Keep it topped up.

Toilet Paper... every time one gets removed from whereever the bulk of it is stored to replace an empty, be sure to keep up the stock levels from your secret stash.

There's probably plenty more items that would used on a daily or regular basis in the house. Obviously something like shaving cream and deodorant would be a bit difficult to do, as you don't want the target to notice a drastic change in weight or content.

In 1 Kings 17, God told the prophet Elijah to go to Zarephath where he would encounter a poor widow. He was to go and ask her for something to eat and drink.

"Sir, I haven't got anything", she told him. All she had left was a tiny bit of oil and a handful of flour. She intended to use it to make one last meal for herself and her son and then they would die.

The woman had come to the end of her own resources. She had very little to give. But in obedience to God and faith in His promise to provide for her, she gave what she thought would be her last meal to Elijah. She fed him first.

What happened next was a miracle. "The jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry." God replenished what she poured out!

Depending how switched on or bright the target is will determine the amount of time before they start sharing with you and others about the "blessings" that they've been getting.

At that moment you DO NOT reveal the stunt you have pulled. This is the time you start to think how it might benefit YOU.

A magicians never reveals his secrets

Keep a diary about what has happened. Hell, even shoot it on video. Get footage of all the stuff you did and when you did it. Interview yourself. Be sure to get a 'testimonial' from the target when they eventually twig that they are being blessed just like the widow from Zarephath.

Because if you ever reveal it this will be the best way. Edit the production and give it to them on DVD if your relationship ever sours to the point of never reconciling. You'll have the last laugh.

Otherwise save it. Use this miracle for your own advantage. When you move out and move on these miracles will no longer take place. You could very well have been the Elijah in their life. Or if you have a big disagreement about something then stop the practical joke and after a while (like after they've had to go do a big shop to replace all the items that seem to have been used up very quickly in the last few weeks) you can point out that perhaps they need to ask forgiveness from you (or forgive you, depending on who's to blame) because the mantle of prosperity has lifted from the household.

Whatever you do just be sure to do it well.