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Can a person bring evil into one's own home?	debbie	Monday, January 21, 2008
Question: Dear Brother Ignatius Mary, My daughter's best friend has changed dramatically since getting involved with her current boyfriend, (actually fiancé) to me she was a down to earth ,nice polite girl, but over the course of 6 months or so, she has been getting involved in group sex, swinging, and even went as far as asking my daughter if she wanted to try it, because it was fun. She completely disrespects her mother, and has gotten various body parts pierced, and changes her haircolor just about every week. I am concerned that the evil that she is doing will come into my home. I really feel uncomfortable having her in my house knowing what kinds of activities she is involved in. I have gone through years and years of attacks with blasphemous thoughts popping into my mind, and nightmares of a sexual nature, that are terrifying to me. They have lessened somewhat, and for that I am grateful, but I don't want to take the chance for something else to become "attached" to me because of her sexual sins. Should I be concerned about this? I also don't really want my daughter to hang around her anymore, but the problem is my daughter will be 21 in just 2 days, and I don't know if I have the right to tell her who she can and cannot hang around with anymore.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Debbie: You have a right to be concerned. While your daughter may be an adult you do have the right as her mother to express your views about who is is hanging around with and why you are concerned, but not to "tell her what to do." In terms of your house, you have the complete and total right to determine who will or who will not be in your house. The answer to your question, "can a person bring evil into one's own home?" is Yes, most certainly. This person can bring evil into your house. She might leave your house and leave a little "present" behind. My oldest daughter was getting involved in things like your daughter's friend, including going to sex clubs and the like. I talked to her about it. Her response of course was, "It is none of your business." I replied that "well, you will make whatever decisions you make and I cannot stop that, but this is my business at least to the point that I am your father with a responsibility to be be concerned about you." I then expressed my concerns about her behavior, why I was concerned for her, and for her daughter. Afterwards I said, "those are my concerns and I hope you do change your behavior, but now it is up to you, it is your choice." What could have ended in a huff and a hang-up ending up a good conversation primarily because I did not try to "tell her what to do" but allowed her to make her own decisions. I merely expressed my concern as her father. She accepted that. God bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary 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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Can a person bring evil into one's own home?

debbie

Monday, January 21, 2008

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Dear Brother Ignatius Mary,

My daughter's best friend has changed dramatically since getting involved with her current boyfriend, (actually fiancé) to me she was a down to earth ,nice polite girl, but over the course of 6 months or so, she has been getting involved in group sex, swinging, and even went as far as asking my daughter if she wanted to try it, because it was fun.

She completely disrespects her mother, and has gotten various body parts pierced, and changes her haircolor just about every week.

I am concerned that the evil that she is doing will come into my home. I really feel uncomfortable having her in my house knowing what kinds of activities she is involved in. I have gone through years and years of attacks with blasphemous thoughts popping into my mind, and nightmares of a sexual nature, that are terrifying to me. They have lessened somewhat, and for that I am grateful, but I don't want to take the chance for something else to become "attached" to me because of her sexual sins.

Should I be concerned about this? I also don't really want my daughter to hang around her anymore, but the problem is my daughter will be 21 in just 2 days, and I don't know if I have the right to tell her who she can and cannot hang around with anymore.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Debbie:

You have a right to be concerned. While your daughter may be an adult you do have the right as her mother to express your views about who is is hanging around with and why you are concerned, but not to "tell her what to do."

In terms of your house, you have the complete and total right to determine who will or who will not be in your house.

The answer to your question, "can a person bring evil into one's own home?" is Yes, most certainly. This person can bring evil into your house. She might leave your house and leave a little "present" behind.

My oldest daughter was getting involved in things like your daughter's friend, including going to sex clubs and the like. I talked to her about it. Her response of course was, "It is none of your business."

I replied that "well, you will make whatever decisions you make and I cannot stop that, but this is my business at least to the point that I am your father with a responsibility to be be concerned about you." I then expressed my concerns about her behavior, why I was concerned for her, and for her daughter. Afterwards I said, "those are my concerns and I hope you do change your behavior, but now it is up to you, it is your choice."

What could have ended in a huff and a hang-up ending up a good conversation primarily because I did not try to "tell her what to do" but allowed her to make her own decisions. I merely expressed my concern as her father. She accepted that.

God bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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.