Demonic Attack Before Baptism

[Erie79]

Hello Everyone,

I am here to share something that happened to me that terrified and confused me. But first, let me give you a bit of my background:

I have been a Christian my entire life. My parents were both Christians as well but not practicing. My father is Catholic and my mother, Baptist. Both of my parents were very involved with their churches before they married. They wouldn't agree on whether their children should be raised as Catholics or protestants, so we were raised as "nothing" but with a belief that Jesus is our Lord and Savior. I did attend a Catholic school for 3 years and I really enjoyed the religion classes. I became interested in attending church or mass but me parents wanted nothing to do with it so I attended sporatically on my own as a kid.

I think it is important to note that I dabbled in the occult without realizing that I was causing great damage to my relationship with The Lord. I had tarot cards and angel cards, psychics...etc and was curious about the supernatural. When I realized how wrong it is-I renounced my ties with it and it ended my curiousity.

As I got older, I felt more comfortable attending a protestant church and attended off and on ever since. About 2 years ago I wanted to attend a church more regularly and be able to grow and deepen my faith. By this time, I had two small kids(now I have a new baby and wanted them to grow up knowing and loving The Lord. I want them to have a Christian upbringing and knowing they belong to a church.

I decided to get Baptized. I made the decision a months prior to my Baptism. I wanted to make a public declaration of my faith and wanted a closer relationship with God.

One night, about a month before my Baptism, I felt something very evil in my bedroom. My room was dark, but felt much darker and heavy somehow.
I began to feel the hairs on my neck stand up and then I felt the evil presence much stronger. I felt myself being shaken and grabbed at violently. I even felt my face twisting. I was terrified and could not even call out to my husband downstairs. I started praying to God and rebuking the demon in Jesus' name. It did stop and I started to feel a calming presence. Then I started to feel evil again and a vibrating feeling. It was almost like a battle--a tug of war. I felt the presence of good and evil so strongly! I was still afraid but clung to my words to Jesus. The calm feeling took me over and I fell asleep. The next night, I felt the evil presence again and I prayed.

A month later, I was Baptized on Palm Sunday and I felt happy. I felt free! I felt closer to God. I wish I could say that the evil presence is totally gone-but it isn't. I can still feel it at times and I wish I knew why. What does it want from me? I committed my life to God. Jesus saved my life. Why won't this demon leave me alone. I pray whenever I feel it near and I am comforted.

I wanted to share this story because I want to know if other Christians have experienced something similar.

Thanks for taking the time to read.

Erie

 

[PROPHECYKID]

I haven't. But I have heard of someone who did. Someone who "chosen" by the devil to be one of his followers and was rescued by Christ before he made a firm decision to follow the devil.

YouTube - A Trip Into The Supernatural Part 1

This is part one, but you should look at all the other parts to get his full testimony. Given what you have been experiencing, this will be sure to help you.

 

[Erie79]

PROPHECYKID,

Thank you for taking the time read and respond to my post. The Link you provided is very interesting. I watched part 1 and 2 and will watch the other ones later.

You don't think this is the case with me, do you? I chose/choose God. Shouldn't that be enough for the demon to leave me alone? I have felt the darkness around me more than the light, but that has been changing and I feel God's calming presence more and more. God has saved my life more than once. The chaos in my mind has quieted after much praying. I am glad that God has not given up on me

Erie

 

[PROPHECYKID]

PROPHECYKID,

Thank you for taking the time read and respond to my post. The Link you provided is very interesting. I watched part 1 and 2 and will watch the other ones later.

You don't think this is the case with me, do you? I chose/choose God. Shouldn't that be enough for the demon to leave me alone? I have felt the darkness around me more than the light, but that has been changing and I feel God's calming presence more and more. God has saved my life more than once. The chaos in my mind has quieted after much praying. I am glad that God has not given up on me

Erie

No I do not. But I know that this video will give you some good information to help you even better deal with this problem. If this guy can overcome given all that he has been through then imagine how much more you can overcome and continue to overcome. But continue to look at it. You will be very amazed. If you liked part 1 and 2 you are in store for so much more.

 

[Serenaa]

I find that when people are growing closer to the lord that's when the enemy chooses to attack.
This summer time I decided to cut my ties with this women who was a psychic who I had been seeing since I was 16 ( I'm 21 now ) She was pretty accurate about most things
except it would annoy me how I always seemed to have evil spirits or demons around me and she said I picked up on them because I am more sensitive then most people.
It is true because I've seen angels and demons but I got annoyed with it and wanted to get baptized and cut my ties with her.

Once I did cut my ties with her a lot of bad things started happening and I was attacked and ended up at the hospital. After I kept going to church and in this past October in the first week I got baptized and nothing has happened ever since.
I don't know if she's truly evil and was sending things after me.. all I know is
I feel really happy about being a christian as I was never baptized or brought up with any religous belief system growing up and it makes me feel happy to be rid of my involvement in the occult and know I've made peace with the Lord.

 

[SharonL]

The enemy gets very upset when he loses someone and will try everything. I know it is scary but fear is all the enemy can do to you now that you are a child of God and when he finds out that won't work, this too shall pass. Remember what is in you is stronger than what is in the world - the enemy cannot harm you now.

My daughter was raised Christian and is a strong Christian but she had a husband that made the enemy feel very comfortable - she would feel this darkness and even see black forms hoovering over her at night. She did as you have done - just keep saying the name of Jesus - she is no longer with that person and we cleansed her house, prayed the blood of Jesus over every door and window and as she would wake at night, she would call upon the name of the Lord - the enemy cannot stand this. Just take the oil and make a cross over the doors and windows, over your bed, just make a sign of the cross and pray the blood of Jesus over each one and just cleanse your house - the enemy cannot cross the bood line.

Just keep bringing the name of Jesus up out loud when you feel this presence - they cannot harm you - the Bible says that no one can snatch you from the hand of Jesus - your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life and God is very proud of your strength to seek Him.

 

[PROPHECYKID]

Just take the oil and make a cross over the doors and windows, over your bed, just make a sign of the cross and pray the blood of Jesus over each one and just cleanse your house - the enemy cannot cross the bood line.

Just keep bringing the name of Jesus up out loud when you feel this presence - they cannot harm you - the Bible says that no one can snatch you from the hand of Jesus - your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life and God is very proud of your strength to seek Him.

I agreed with what you were saying except for this. The reality is that it is only God that can keep these spirits away from us and we can make signs of the cross all we like, it is only God that can keep them in control. We can't keep them from us by our words but it is God's words that will command them to leave. Our communication should therefore be with God and not with them. This is the wise council given by the guy in the video I shared who was handpicked by the devil to be one of his key men and who was given inside information about devil's operation. I want everyone to look at his testimony if this is an area that is of interest. His testimony can be a blessing to us all.

 

[SharonL]

It is not the enemy you are talking to when you pray the prayers to cleanse the house. You never talk to the enemy. Just as God told the Egyptians to place the blood over the door post - it is only a sign using the oil of the Holy Spirit - the enemy knows what it means.It is just a sign of your faith and the presence of the Holy Spirit - no you don't have to do it - the enemy will still flee - but it is just a strong sign that you mean business.

 

[Erie79]

Serenaa, is interesting you talked about being sensitive. I am slightly sensitive as well and didn't want to bring it up before. I think the subject can make people feel weird. I can't predict the future or anything but I can feel things from the spirit world sometimes and it scares me. I do believe I have had visions from God and they have kept me from danger. I had one showing me a bad car accident in graphic detail and my kids and I would have been harmed. I used to try to develop my ability but I don't want to be associated with the devil by opening that door. I think that it can explain why I can feel the evil around me and why I felt it physically. I was almost paralyzed with fear as it violently shook me. I don't feel like I can talk with people about it. But I feel safe here Sharon, I am glad your daughter is rid of that presence via her ex. I do believe that God(through Jesus)is the only one who can keep evil from harming us. But like you, would feel cleansed by the ritual. PROPECYKID, thank you for responding to my posts and providing insight I am wondering one more thing, why would God allow the demon to physically touch me? Why are demons allowed to torment God's people?

 

[PROPHECYKID]

PROPECYKID, thank you for responding to my posts and providing insight I am wondering one more thing, why would God allow the demon to physically touch me? Why are demons allowed to torment God's people?

Good question. I don't think I have the answer for that. But if we look at the life of Job, we do see that God allowed Satan to make Job's life a living hell to test his faith. I am not saying this is the reason, but whatever the reason is, we can be sure that God is in full control.

 

[Erie79]

I am familiar with the Book of Job and I do believe that God tests our faith so that makes sense

 

[NR90]

I believe Satan only tries to pull you away from God once your doing your best to live for God but with Christ we can always win.

 

[Crosssword]

Yeah me too. When you've living for yourself they leave you alone, but when you come to God in the real they attack. Mine certainly do. I came very close, probably worse then you. I was into my own imagination though. I never intentionally followed evil, but I did look into other beliefs and let me mind drift and learn and explore.

I think if satan is having to make an effort to stop you, then he is scared you will repent and follow God all the way. The key to the faith is that it's meaningless unless you follow it all the way.

I'm just learning that. On one hand I fell out of my faith, but then I saw that I never really understood my faith. So perhaps since I never really found Christ I haven't blasphemed the holy ghost. Then again I was getting closer to God when I was kid.

I think of a lot of people have this story. They were raised religiously, but didn't understand. Then they went out into the world and get into trouble, perhaps even the occult, and then come back to God for real. This is why we get Baptized as adults as well as children.

 

[PROPHECYKID]

That Video entitled A trip into the supernatural gives the experience of a guy who had it much worse than you Crossword. He was actually handpicked to be one of Satan's followers and joined a secret society of demon worshipers. If it were not for his strong faith in Jesus, and God's resulting protection, the demons would have ended his life.

 

[Erie79]

Yeah me too. When you've living for yourself they leave you alone, but when you come to God in the real they attack. Mine certainly do. I came very close, probably worse then you. I was into my own imagination though. I never intentionally followed evil, but I did look into other beliefs and let me mind drift and learn and explore.

I think if satan is having to make an effort to stop you, then he is scared you will repent and follow God all the way. The key to the faith is that it's meaningless unless you follow it all the way.

I'm just learning that. On one hand I fell out of my faith, but then I saw that I never really understood my faith. So perhaps since I never really found Christ I haven't blasphemed the holy ghost. Then again I was getting closer to God when I was kid.

I think of a lot of people have this story. They were raised religiously, but didn't understand. Then they went out into the world and get into trouble, perhaps even the occult, and then come back to God for real. This is why we get Baptized as adults as well as children.

I agree. I was living for myself and not making time for God. There were times in my life where I would begin to draw near to Him and then stop. I always had an excuse. I began feeling the demon when I began to grow spiritually. I felt myself slowly change(after asking God to change my heart). A few years ago, I was having a personal crisis. I felt like I was losing my self, my identity and maybe my mind. I starved myself, my migraines became much more frequent, I was alienating people and almost ended my life. I could actually hear a voice in my head telling me to end my life-my suffering and how to do it. I felt like I was literally drowning in despair. It was during this time that I was most interested in the occult. I could felt an evil presence around suffocating me. I felt like I was going crazy.

Then one day, I can't really explain it but I felt an impression and it told me that I couldn't do this anymore. That was it. I needed God and He was the only one who could save me. I slowly I began stopping bad behaviors and turning my life around. I felt a moment of clarity and peace. I prayed right then and there. I was what you'd call an "occasional prayer" I am now learning what it means to pray without ceasing! I am very fortunate that my husband stood by me and didn't leave. I stopped being an occasional churchgoer and began attending more frequently. I was baptized almost 2 years ago. My husband has noticed that I am "different" now and I've told him that it has been God changing me

Erie

 

[Erie79]

I find that when people are growing closer to the lord that's when the enemy chooses to attack.
This summer time I decided to cut my ties with this women who was a psychic who I had been seeing since I was 16 ( I'm 21 now ) She was pretty accurate about most things
except it would annoy me how I always seemed to have evil spirits or demons around me and she said I picked up on them because I am more sensitive then most people.
It is true because I've seen angels and demons but I got annoyed with it and wanted to get baptized and cut my ties with her.

Once I did cut my ties with her a lot of bad things started happening and I was attacked and ended up at the hospital. After I kept going to church and in this past October in the first week I got baptized and nothing has happened ever since.
I don't know if she's truly evil and was sending things after me.. all I know is
I feel really happy about being a christian as I was never baptized or brought up with any religous belief system growing up and it makes me feel happy to be rid of my involvement in the occult and know I've made peace with the Lord.

Serenaa,

How scary and awful! I'm sorry you went through that I was interested in the occult and New Age movement. I threw out every book I had dealing with those topics as well as angel cards and tarot cards. That just opens the door for evil spirits.
May I ask what happened that sent you to the hospital? I am sensitive as well. I can sense the demons and have seen spirits. I have also had a vision that I do believe was from God, forewarning me of a car accident. I can also feel God when He is near. I can feel calmness and peace enveloping me. It is a wonderful feeling You should get Baptized to publicly declare your faith and love for God-that is the reason I got Baptized. I also felt that my sins were physically washed away. I am glad you are no longer bothered by spirits.


Erie

 

[Migdala]

I have had many demonic attacks, and each one left me terrified. I have felt the same "evil feeling" in my home. I have had things move around my bedroom. I have had evil spirits crawl in bed with me. I have had demons in my mind since right after I got saved. The latest episode was a few weeks ago. I was in bed, reading my Bible, and "saw" myself (in my mind) standing at the edge of Hell, about to fall in. Then something attacked me and it literally felt like my soul was being sucked out of my body. This lasted for about 15 minutes, and I could not even cry out to Jesus, I was so terrified. I was in complete terror for several days. Not long after that, I got deliverance at a church, and a woman told me that she actually saw a demon leaving my body, and described what it looked like.

I think the attacks happen to people who have been somehow involved in the occult in some point in their life-which I was when I was a small child. I played with Ouiji Boards, had seances, played "Bloody Mary", went to fortune tellers, etc. etc.

Satan does not want to let these people go easily! And if there are "open doors", these demons have legal rights to come back until you shut those open doors for good.

I have noticed that the attacks happen when I am trying to get closer to the Lord, or after a wonderful time with the Lord...then the attacks seem to happen more.

Remember the story of Mary Magdelen? She was a follower of Jesus, but He cast 7 demons out of her!

 

[Erie79]

Migdala, that is really awful! I'm sorry. I agree with what you said about the occult. During that time, I had an interest and curiousity about it. In my ignorance, I didn't realize how much I was damaging my relationship with God and opening the door to Satan. At one time I wanted to try astral travel and had a somewhat scary experience. I saw the face of a mean dog snarling at me with gnashing teeth. He had red eyes. I feel scared. So scared that I bolted upright. At the time, I remembered thinking maybe the Lord was trying to protect me from something. That was when I started to think about my actions. A psychic approached me once when I was 16 and was able to tell me things about my past and future. She told me I was special and gave me a bead from her seeing eye bracelet to ward off evil spirits. I don't know what happened to the bead but I had it for a long time. I recently went through my house and threw away everything I think has to do with the occult-none of it is worth putting my relationship with God at risk. How do you deal with feeling the evil spirits, Migdala? I find it scary. I can feel them sometimes when I'm reading my Bible and feeling close to Jesus. I believe they make noises in my house at night when I'm reading. I wish I could close the door I've opened...I apologize to anyone reading for the long block of text. I am using my mobile phone and my keypad has been acting funny while typing this response. Erie

 

[Migdala]

Erie, I did a lot of spiritual housecleaning. I had strong, mature Christians to go through my house with me and we each let the Holy Spirit tell me what to get rid of. It was a lot. Then I annointed every room in my house and cast out any spirits. Every day, I reaffirm out loud that I am a child of God and that no spirits that belong to Satan are allowed in my home.

 

[Crosssword]

Well Migdala, my understanding is that they can attack so long as you keep occult stuff around your house. So yeah it's good to get rid of anything and everything God would not want to find laying around your house. Remember Jesus is present when two or more are gathered in his name, I remember hearing that some would set aside an extra dinner plate for him, and welcome him to their table.

Your experiences with demons are even scarier then mine, frankly, so my heart goes out to you.

I've heard that you should be careful of the deliverance ministries though. As they can put your faith in them and remove it from God.

I watched the Video, but I don't think he knows a whole about Christianity nor do I agree with the seventh day adventists which he joined afterwards. Well at least he is seeking God now.

What the man didn't have, that I do, was a previous understanding and relationship with Christ that had gotten nowhere due to severe trauma and psychological problems.