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Is it possible to be dragged into spirtual warfare? | Michael | Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
Question: My question comes from something that i have been fighting since about 6 years of age. its this over whelming deep feeling that I’m somehow "born" to die. i give advice to many others and have helped a lot of people and I’m trying to become a LMFT therapist. i don't try to spread any true from of darkness only light but i have "played" with things you would consider "dark magic" or "devil worship" to me good and evil is based on the person interacting, to me good and evil are just different states of mind, if you wish for something evil then that is what will come but i keep good thoughts while dealing with what you may consider "evil". My house was once over run by multiple sprits but in time they left but i fear that i may have brought some back. Although i was protected my family suffers seeing them and being haunted by them. i came across a night that wasn't treating me so well, usually i would never attempt a ritual or "spell casting" in a negative mood. Although i did not ask for anything dark i knew my words were not coming from a place of light in my heart as they usually do. i have seen demons in the form of angels and guardians and angels in the form of animal spirits. In this situation i did not try to summon something but i know by opening my own sprit to the world i allowed myself to connect with the world. My family has a history of connecting catholic works with other forms of holistic works such as tarot card readings etc. it seems a odd combination but I took this idea and combined all beliefs in my life. I feel I’m being forced to pick a side. I do not wish to be restricted to a religion but with so many mixed messages of creating my own death and now the new sense of guilt I have only makes it worse. I mean what kind of child imagines about death and wanting to die before they even began elementary school? In school I helped others and spread out good intentions but many Christian students made fun of me, calling me Satan because I gave help and encouraging people to try to help themselves before adapting into a new restrict religious life. The teasing almost made me feel like some form of a false prophet. Even though I help others could I still be caught in spiritual warfare on the darker side, are my insane obsession with suicide being a command by a angel proof that I may be apart of something I don’t want to be or am I taking everything out of proportion and just paranoid? |
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Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM
Dear Michael: Spiritual Warfare is all around each of us. Unfortunately it sounds like your parents abandoned the Catholic faith and taught you evil things that are still affecting you. You will not be free from any harassments or spiritual afflictions until you renounce these erroneous ideas. For example, there is no such thing as an angel of God directing you anywhere but into God's will. The only spirit that would encourage suicide or into any darkness is a demon. Angels lead you into the way, the Truth, and the light of Life that is Jesus Christ. You need to renounce these silly ideas. Without conversion to Jesus Christ, and renouncement of your occult behaviors, there is no real deliverance possible. Your suicidal ideation, in addition to having a possible demonic influence, is one of a psychiatric issue as well. You need to see a psychologist about that. I recommend that you follow the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance, which means you must "pick a side" -- you must pick the side of Christ. There are only two choices, and two choices only -- God and His Church, or Satan (in one form or another). There are no other choices, no other roads. All roads lead to one or the other. The road to Christ is narrow, the road to hell is wide. But, you do have a choice on which road you will follow. In terms of you becoming a Marriage and Family Counselor, I am sorry, but you are not qualified to do that at this time. You must resolve the suicidal ideation, and you need to come under God's Lordship to have any effective practice as a counselor. Failure to do this (especially resolving the suicidal ideation) will lead to harming your clients. Bottomline, yes, you are being led (not dragged) into darkness. It is up to you to stop it, turn around, and walk into the light and Truth of Jesus Christ. We will be praying for you. God Bless, For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.
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