I have a question. Do you believe in demonic possession? I have schizophrenia, and sometimes I feel and think that I'm possessed. I also sometimes know what people will say and things that will happen before they happen, and it feels like a demon is in me and it tells me these things. Should I get an exorcism? Or should I not worry because most demon possessed people don't really post on websites like this. I also like christian music, love to read the bible, and always try to be good. I have good fantasies about being a good christian and things like that. Would a demon allow someone to do this. I'm sorry that this was so weirdly religious. I think I'm just going though a hard time battling this illness.
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Demonic Possession
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Mathetes the kerux
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U should look into a local deliverance minister . . . and dont get duped by the enemy into making u think he has more power than he does.
I did a self exorcism about 4 years ago . . . so that is possible.
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If I remember correctly a demon possessed person never cries out (or something to that extent). Anyhow, I have schizophrenia as well, so I know how it feels. I find prayer helps for me.
the gadarene demoniac cried out . . .
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Who told you that you have schizophrenia? How do you know they are right?
If you were demon possessed you would not have the ability to reason the way you are doing, and not have the thoughts and ability to be concerned as you are doing. So that proves you are NOT demon possessed!
You love Jesus, so invite Jesus into your heart and you shall be saved! Read these words:
Dear heavenly Father,
I am sorry for my old life of sin and I admit I am a sinner.
I also haven't lived the life I should have lived.
Dear Lord, I want to turn away from my sins right now, and give all my sins over to Jesus. I accept right now forgiveness for my sins as a free gift.
Thank you so much dear Lord for sending your Son to this world to die in my place and to live the life I should have lived.
I truly believe deep in my heart that Jesus is Lord, and my Saviour, and that Jesus died on the cross to pay for all my sins, and that he was raised and lives today. I also accept as a free gift, Jesus' holy, righteous and perfect life, in place of my sinful life. Today I also accept as a totally free gift, Jesus' righteousness in place of my unrighteousness.
Jesus, please forgive me my sins, and come into my life and heart right now and save me.
Help me to repent dear Lord, and take control of my life.
I want a second chance at life.
I want to be born again.
Even more dear Lord, I want to establish a day to day personal relationship with you.
Give me the strength and desire to fully believe and trust in you dear Lord.
Help to heal my mind and thoughts.
Thank you Lord for performing this wonderful miracle in me.
In Jesus name,
Amen
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I've actually been a christian all of my life and when my schizophrenia started I was on adderall ( I was taking it for adhd at the time, and all of the sudden I started to hear and see things that were not there). I kind of started to behave psychotically and went on a satanic worship website and sold my sole to the devil, but I didn't really mean it when I did it. I know that I would never do that in my right mind...but surely God wouldn't allow me to be possessed. Even if I did mean to sell my soul to the Devil, and I was already a Christian, wouldn't God keep me from being possessed since the Holy Spirit was inside of me. and yes you are right about the possessed, in that they do not know they are possessed and would not want to get an exorcism. It's just that with my illness some of my symptoms imitate possession because of the chemical imbalance in my brain. I know for sure that a lot of it is physical because when I take my medication I do get better. Oh, I also keep a prayer journal, and I'm one of those Christians like that christian music band called BarlowGirl. I really agree with their messages and I have been very close to God and most days I feel close to him, its just that sometimes and a lot of the time, I lose my morals because of my illness. That's why I was thinking it was demonic possession. I'll go from listening to christian music to thinking its fine to listen to the other music and then I'll want to do bad things. I know that this is very normal, but not in the way that I do it. It's almost like something evil inside me takes over and makes me do bad things. But then again, it could be the illness.
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Sometimes i barely believe im human. What it comes down to is the common trait in all humans which defines us. Ive found that, or through examination believe it to be so, and i feel i am lacking. But honestly why is there such a large portion of humanity that believe in a 'God'? Is it that we, so fearful in death, want to find and explanation? Somethine that gives us hope, that we all want to be immortal? What?...
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The enemy often plays with your mind and it is only to break you down -nothing more..
I've personally witnessed a person possessed by a demon I actually seen the demon coming out or entering the person.. And the persons actions were out of control and could not hear reason at all..
So one - was the person a bad person - not of God- No...
I believe there are levels of possession... minor like alcohol, cigs, little more serious- cocaine, violence to me they are all an end result of the enemy...designed to kill you or someone else.
Its not uncommon for people to let their minds wonder and ponder on negative things.. that's how it begins and entering into a depression then escalating where you are always questioning or doubting yourself...
Along with the treatment you are currently getting I would begin to think positive thoughts- this you must practice...everyone has to practice it so don't feel bad if you don't suceed in a week. For every negative thought think something positive..
It sounds more to me that you are gifted but, your mind is not focused... Spend time mediatating on the Lord and His Goodness.. Expecially when you are sad or feeling lonely..
All The Glory Belongs To God Forever!
I've personally witnessed a person possessed by a demon I actually seen the demon coming out or entering the person.. And the persons actions were out of control and could not hear reason at all..
So one - was the person a bad person - not of God- No...
I believe there are levels of possession... minor like alcohol, cigs, little more serious- cocaine, violence to me they are all an end result of the enemy...designed to kill you or someone else.
Its not uncommon for people to let their minds wonder and ponder on negative things.. that's how it begins and entering into a depression then escalating where you are always questioning or doubting yourself...
Along with the treatment you are currently getting I would begin to think positive thoughts- this you must practice...everyone has to practice it so don't feel bad if you don't suceed in a week. For every negative thought think something positive..
It sounds more to me that you are gifted but, your mind is not focused... Spend time mediatating on the Lord and His Goodness.. Expecially when you are sad or feeling lonely..
All The Glory Belongs To God Forever!
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I agree, positive thoughts are good. You are really not the one to blame for having a medical, phisiological or any other problem that you were born with. And even if it were self inflicted by the use of drugs etc... GOD knows exactly how you were made and what problems you've faced and will face.
The thing I think you should do is try to spend as much alone time with GOD as possible, journaling and bible study is good, but prayer time is of utmost importance. my key advice for you would be to lean on and trust in GOD more, this is exactly what HE would like from each of us.
I personally do not believe that you are possessed, because IN CHRIST JESUS you are accepted by GOD. We all have our faults, we must learn to give our issues to GOD and allow HIM to guide us and work in us HIS WILL.
Jesus says:
Matthew 11:28-29 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
My prayer for you is that you feel the presence of Jesus, taking you by the hand, enveloping you with HIS love and mercy, while helping you along with all your issues guiding you closer and closer HIM.
GOD BLESS!
The thing I think you should do is try to spend as much alone time with GOD as possible, journaling and bible study is good, but prayer time is of utmost importance. my key advice for you would be to lean on and trust in GOD more, this is exactly what HE would like from each of us.
I personally do not believe that you are possessed, because IN CHRIST JESUS you are accepted by GOD. We all have our faults, we must learn to give our issues to GOD and allow HIM to guide us and work in us HIS WILL.
Jesus says:
Matthew 11:28-29 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
My prayer for you is that you feel the presence of Jesus, taking you by the hand, enveloping you with HIS love and mercy, while helping you along with all your issues guiding you closer and closer HIM.
GOD BLESS!
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thank you Natalie. I do try to journal and my alone time with God is very important to me. I think that the devil is just playing with my mind. Possessed people don't usually read the Bible...lol...
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do you honestly believe that? because they are assumed witches, instead of bringing life 'good' to the Earth, they bring 'evil' they deserve burning? If you discard all morals for one moment, all they are, is two different sides of the same paper. Its that one opposes yours in everyway. Why is being Good better?
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Dear Friend you need to be Born-again. Demons can not posses the same body as the Holy Spirit. email me if you would like to speak about this more. Put in the subject box Born-again.....brojohn1611@worthymail.com....my name is Pastor John
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Our_God_Reigns
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Miles, demonic possession is very real but so is illness and sometimes the Devil plays on illness to make times even harder for us.
I do not know you and cannot say whether you are schizophrenic, possessed, both or anything else. However, I can tell you that you are in anquish and crying out for help. I would suggest that you look for help to find out exactly what is causing you to be disturbed. Good places are both the Church and a Doctor. Hopefuly, between them you will find be informed enough to identify what options will get you to a better place.
In the meantime you should ask God if he will bind anything having a bad influence on, or attacking, you and infill the gap with his holy spirit. We all need some time to rest. Also ask him to teach you to listen to the holy spirit. I have learnt over time to differentiate between the Devil who can only speak into my mind and the spirit who speaks to my very soul. Over time it becomes a lot easier and it helps.
God bless,
p.s I offered up a prayer for you, is there something about your life that you have not shared with us but may have let the Devil in. It may even be something in your immediate family or family history. Sorry for asking but felt compelled by the spirit to.
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Our_God_Reigns
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The Devil has read the Bible, look at Matthew 5 to 6:
Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. If you are the Son of God, he said, throw yourself down. For it is written:
He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
This is a direct quote from Psalm 91:11,12. If the Devil knows the Bible then you should assume that his Demons have the same knowledge.
Do not assume that the Devil is just playing with your mind, he is a master at playing down his true influence. I do not know what is causing the issues that you have but I do know that you need to seek help. Please do this.
p.s. I did not read all the preceding messages before I gave my first reply but I can see why the Spirit prompted me to question what has happened in your life. If you have been involved in anything Satanic then go to the Church. I have been there and it can take a long time to break the bond.
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Demon possession is real and still happening even today. And many times also in Christians if they did not take guard of their lifes. If there is a voice telling you something that is not in line with the biblical principle, i believe it is a evil spirit. Just to confirm it, i would like to suggest you to go and see a Pastor or Preacher who has experience with demon possesion to help you. Do remember even, demon possessed people can go to Church and Satan worshipper can go to church. Do you think being demon possessed will prohibit you from entering forum like this? I guess not.
When you read the bible, do you believe in it?? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour and Lord? If not, I guess you need to do so. Being good, love christian music and the bible is not enough. You need to uphold the Words in it. Demons are deceivers. They allowed you to do things that make you things everything is ok, saying it is just your imagination. It is better to check it out, bro. Pray to God that He will show you the way. Regards.
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I have been a christian since I was seven. And yes I did get involved in Satanism...but thats just because at the start of my schizophrenia I wasn't myself and I started to do crazy stuff. I have repented and even been exorcized and prayed the sinners prayer again. I was exorcized last april, but after that my schizophrenia got worse and I went onto a satanist website again and just did crazy stuff like try to show the demons snuggle fabric softener commercials....i just did a lot of crazy stuff. I wasn't really in my right mind and I wasn't really worshipping the devil. I sent similar snuggles fabric softener bear commercials to what I believed to be unicorns. I know this is really crazy, but I'm doing better now. But I still think I want to get an exorcism, but would the demon let me type this stuff? Seriously and I'm not doing anything that is that weird. It's all normal stuff for a schizophrenic person. Isn't true that once you have the spirit in you, that you cannot be possessed?
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It can happen, yes. But I also believe in false positives.
You probably aren't possessed. I can't know one way or the other for sure, but when you have schizophrenia, sometimes you see, hear, or feel things that aren't actually happening. For a Christian (or any other religious person), it's very common for supernatural elements to be a part of that. Particularly the things that are unique to you personally, or to you as a certain kind of Christian.
If you were a schizophrenic who belonged to a religion that included a belief in reincarnation, I would expect you to have strong feelings about who you were in a past life in ways that are somewhat comparable to what you're currently feeling about demons.
Again, I can't call it either way for sure, but odds are significantly in favor of schizophrenia instead of demonic possession.
Do everything you can to manage your condition. If you can manage it to the point where all other serious symptoms are gone, I'm willing to bet the demonic possession will go away, too. Only seek an exorcism if just about all the other problems go away except that one.
I don't expect anything like that to happen, though.
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Goodness is what restores things . in a place where evil has taken over . the social order has been eroded and there murder is common place . and there is no law . there is no fairness .
the same happens in the soul . when God is there the soul slowly is restored to what God is like . because we were originally made to be like him . but when sin is there . it eats away at you and blames everything but itself for the problems it has caused .
remove the darkness and replace it with light . and there is a great contrast . and you might even see who you are again .
praying for you .
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