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Oversensitivity with spirits. Generational curse, or Spiritual Gift?
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It is?when it is written in the bible that I should not.
That's an important point. Look through the Bible -- it is full of prophecies of trouble to come. Noah had time to build an ark, Daniel was able to turn his situation around for good...and on.I have on many occasions had God warn me that certain things were coming. I do not see them as evil...I see that as Him loving me enough to give me time to pray for strength endurance or whatever else I will need at that time to make it through the heartache.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Okay, this is really tough for me to talk about, because I’ve haven’t talked about this very much. I am Pentecostal, so I feel like I can not go to my Pastor about this, because he is very strict. I have been dealing with this since I was twelve, and now I am 27. Over the years its has grown more intense, and I have no idea how to handle this any longer from a biblical point of view.
I personally don’t believe in ghosts, I know what the bible speaks about it. Hebrews 9:27 says Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment. Saying that, I have had many experiences that appeared to be supernatural, I know that it was not supernatural, but demonic.
I am Native American, and several of my family members say they have the same sensitivities. Throughout at least 4 generations that I know about. Tribes vary from what they believe in. The first two of my generations worshiped Mother Earth, and The great spirit best defined as god is seen as both male and female beings, these spirits who rule the universe are separate but of one divine being. I do not believe in this, I believe in The Almighty Father, Son and Holy Spirit. So, when I have approached someone with the same sensitivities, to seek advice, and answers, I was told that it was a generational curse, and it’s something that is to be lived with, and not pondered upon. I am aware of the scripture Deuteronomy 5:8-9 8 “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,” but I believe Jesus fulfilled the law. Matt 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets, I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
So, since I don’t believe in ghosts, or generational curses, the only thing I have concluded is that its demonic, which I describe as negative energy. I struggle with feeling negative energies (demonic) almost constantly, saying that I feel positive energy too. I can also sense when a negative energy is trying to mask itself as a positive one. I am a faithful and devout Christian, and it’s hard for me to understand that I have to struggle with this. I know about the gift of discernment of spirits, but in the Bible it is marked as a blessing. This doesn’t feel like a blessing at all.
As a child, I was always scared, I could pick up on these things, but I didn’t know what these feelings were, so I had to learn to live with it, the worst thing about it is vivid nightmares. Those are still is the same to this day, but I no longer fear what I sense. What has changed is how feeling these things effect me. For example, if I go to the store, I can walk past someone and make eye contact, and I can become burdened with their negative energy, not everyone generates this, but some do. Sometimes I can identify what they are carrying which is effecting them negatively. My first instinct is to pray for them, and I do, but that’s not the end of the feeling for me, it’s a battle to shake it off. Most of the time, if I can avoid eye contact with them, I am not affected. I was 18 when a family member was approached by an evil spirit, I was woken up in the middle of the night before he knocked on my bedroom door asking for prayer. When he knocked, I said, I’m up, I know, and I’m getting dressed. Sometimes I don’t even have to be around anyone to feel negative energy, I can be sitting in my home, and become weighed down, and from then on it’s a battle to overcome this, in the end it’s exhausting. This happens constantly, not once and awhile, and they are all different, some are stronger than others. It’s like an spiritual attack, and I am almost certain, because twice now, while praying in Jesus name, I’ve heard growling. I can feel when they come, and I know when they are gone. My home is spiritual, there is nothing that is evil here, or anything that happens that worships the devil in any way whatsoever. I don’t watch movies that are about spirits or ghost, or TV programs. Others have told me they feel peace here, but most of the time, I do not. This has not been the first home that this happened at. My Pastor has came and anointed my current home, I didn’t go in to details as to why, I just asked him. I have as well. I understand that all of that can be considered discernment of spirits. Once when I was younger, and a babe in Christ, I was led to go a pray for a older woman, at that time I was only 18. I disobeyed and didn’t go, within minutes another lady went and prayed with the same woman. This was my confirmation of having the gift of discernment of spirits. So I learned from that and now when I am in church, at times, I will go pray for people whom I feel led to pray for. The difference is that I am not led to pray for them because of a negative reason, but because God leads me to.
What concerns me the most is what I can sense in life, and what I can dream. I can sense things that have not come to pass, I have dreamed things that have not come to pass. I do not entertain spirits, as I stated above, I immediately pray that they leave. I know fortune telling, and physics are considered demonic based on scripture, I know of the scripture in Acts 16:16-18 which speaks of the fortune teller, and when Paul rebuked the demon in her, it was cast out. It was not the woman foreseeing those things, but the demon inside her was. I am not possessed. This is what troubles me because I know my relationship with God is true, and sincere. I experience these things that demon possessed people do. This is not dreams, or visions, as stated in scripture. Seeing these things are not from God. I dreamed my fiance died, and he woke me up, and I told him about the dream. Of course he comforted me and said, “I’m not going anywhere.” A week later, he died in an accident. I know before something happens, I don’t know what, sometimes I do. It’s much more than simple intuition. I can sense the feeling of “something bad is fixing to happen” or as an experience before, “I’m going to get in a car wreck today.” Or know when someone is fixing to call me. Or know the outcome of things before it happens. Or to be able to look at a picture of a missing person, and often can correctly know if they are alive or dead. Of course I don’t want to believe these things, but then it happens, and I’m left confused as in why I can sense them, when it is written in the bible that I should not. I don’t want to be judged, and I fear asking about it is what that will result in. I am very active in my church, and I am over the youth outreach ministry. Children come to me with things, and I should be able to answer them, and help them, without the thought in my own mind as how can I counsel someone when I am at spiritual warfare myself, or at least sometimes that’s what I consider it to be. This may just be something I must endure, but I can’t line up these things with scripture any longer, and I noticed over the years that the closer I grow with the Lord, the more intense the negative feelings become. I know satan doesn’t want to see that, and I can understand. So I have on my armor of God, and I am always ready for battle, because I have to be, but will this ever be over? I’m asking as in regard to the experience I described, I understand as a Christian, we will face things that are tough in life, but I’m almost at the point of giving up. Obviously I’m doing something wrong, although my life lines up with scripture, of course I’m not perfect, but I don’t do things to cause this. I feel like separating myself from Him, in hopes these things will subside just a little. I will not, but I don’t know what else to do, and I’m not going to put myself in a position at church when I feel like I am doing something wrong. I don’t want to let these kids down, or myself, but most importantly God. I know that’s just what the enemy wants, and I’m trying hard not to let him win, I’ve been in this battle since I was saved at 18, its been 9 years now, it’s most intense now. I’ve prayed, and will continue to pray for guidance, and wisdom. Does anyone have any suggestions, or similar experiences. I am extremely thankful for any help with this.
Their are many evil spirits bound by native american spiritalist and many generational curses that may be on you.
You are afraid of your pastor condeming you or of bringing a group of deep true Christians to pray over you?
I will tell you of a pastor that most would have thought was perfect. He in his own walk was strong. He kept telling me that he felt that he was limited in doing God's work and not as effective as he should be.
We had a healing seminar and afterwards he and 2 other pastors and their spouses came to my home for more training on healing.
During the session he became convicted he needed healing. The short of the story is after 4 and 1/2 hours and over 100 evil spirits cast out of him he became a new man (he now has a ministry that came out of this healing called awake). These were spirits from many generations including indian spiritalism and masonic worship.
Thank you very much for your response, some of your points have helped me a great deal, I didn't respond to everyone's reply, but I just wanted to make some things more clear from your response. Thank you for sharing your experience from the Indian Pastor. I'm glad that he is free. God bless you!God bless the fact that the Holy Spirit is telling you what you need to do.
I find that EMT's are often misunderstood for their callings too. (-;