I need any and all advice, passages in the bible to help, personal experience and otherwise. Please help.
My wife's best friend is literally begging for help. We've ministered to her. We've prayed for her. But she is being assaulted by a legit demon. This is not a demon in the form of addiction, or sexual desire, or otherwise. It's not some abstract demon in her mind. It's not a mental health issue etc. This demon is directly speaking to her... moving things in her house... and physically attacking her. It's been heard by no less than two outside sources. It's been heard coming through the phone. My Mother in Law was trying to calm her down and praying the 91st Psalm of protection. Both her... and her friend heard this thing curse them out, curse god, while my friend screamed in the background. This is very real. She is not a dramatic person. She's been friends with my wife since they were young. She's a friend of the family. She's a mother and wife. She is not addicted to any drugs etc etc.
Since this started... she's turned to god. She was not the type of person to believe. But she believes. However her faith is weak. She is young in it. She has little to no defense against this. She knows she can cast it out... she knows she can look to god... she knows she can pray and Jesus will help her. But her faith is not strong enough to be tested like this. Most of you who became Christians rather than grew up Christians.... know that it's a journey. She's just started it. This thing tells her to do evil things. It tells her evil things about herself. It condemns and attacks her. It's shaken her house.... haunted her dreams... it tried to strangle her once in her sleep. She said the only word she could say was Jesus and it left. I've never seen her more scared. She never suffered any of these things before. They just moved into a new home. I don't know if that played a role or not. She has dabbled in the occult when she was a teenager. But nothing uncommon. She was just a young kid doing stupid things. She never took it far or made it part of her life.
I'm gathering some people to help locally. We're going to begin bible studies with and without her to try and strengthen everyone in the word. And with gods help we will get rid of it.
A little of my own back story.... I was not a Christian most of my life. In fact... I'm a skeptic. A few years ago a man asked if he could lay hands and pray for me. I thought it was a nice gesture. But I expected nothing from it. Nor did I ask for it. When he prayed for me... I felt something move inside. I kindly thanked him and played it off as nothing. But it sparked a journey that eventually led me to Christ. I was told to pray and ask god for help. I was told to ask god to reveal himself to me through his works. And it worked. It worked every time. The first time I asked for help... it was for my business. We were struggling badly. All of our bills were behind. I was driving over 4 hours a day and working 10. Things were bad. I prayed for help.... and in three days god did three massive things to help be keep going. I ran into an old friend from HS who opened up a new Paint Store that I was previously unaware of. His prices were almost half of what I had been paying at Sherwin Williams. My contractor agreed to reduce his kickback from the job. And an old friend whom I hadn't worked with in years called me looking for a job. Those three things combined to allow me to keep going for a long time. I did eventually fail. I was trying to make it through a bad contract negotiated by a previous painter.... and it was too much. But I failed..... like 8 months after I was on the brink of losing everything. And god continued to guide me to work and help me get back on my feet.
I eventually became a foreman for a struggling paint company. I became very close with the owner. I fired several crack heads and replaced them with good dependable people. And every morning.... those who were interested... would gather to pray and eat breakfast. Eventually the whole crew did it. And when things were bad.... when we were out of work and the phone hadn't rung for a week.... we prayed for help. And every single time we prayed... the phone rang that day. And we kept food on our tables. All of us.
God has spoken to me directly on one occasion. There are several times I feel the hand of god on my life. But I've only audibly heard him on one occasion. I was standing in line at EB games (yes I like video games lol.) I had paid the bills and provided for my family etc. I had 40 bucks saved to buy something for myself. While standing in line with 2 20$ games... I heard something audibly tell me to just buy one. It sounds extremely simple lol. But knowing it was god.... and knowing by this point I wasn't crazy... I put one back and bought the other. I went next door to the dollar store for some milk. And I passed a homeless man on the sidewalk to open the door for a young lady with several children. He said nothing. He asked for nothing. It was cold out. Most people would barely notice him. I walked over and gave him the twenty bucks originally intended for myself. And then I knew....
The man wept. I've never seen anything like it. He didn't just cry. He wept. And he said god bless you. I was very touched by it. But I'm not an emotional person and upon tearing up... I thanked him and went about my business. That night I text every Christian I knew and asked them to help him.
Like I said.... it's simple.... but it was profound for me. Because I understood for the first time in my life... that when god tells you to do something.... it's good. It's for good. It's out of love. I do not believe god condemns us. We condemn ourselves. We struggle with the flesh and we sometimes hate ourselves for it. But when god speaks... it's to help. And it's usually to help others.
Please help us. I want to help this person. I'm bringing two spirit filled Christians... many more. But if you can point us to bible verse for our study... or have any advice... it's welcome. Because this is very real. It's very serious. And it's ruining her life.
Another thing.... she hired a "psychic" to help a while back. I do not know if the woman is a spirit filled Christian. But through a series of events she was led to believe that this is not an ordinary demon... but the devil himself. I will not allow myself to be frightened as I know that god is my armor. Though I may walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil. For the lord is with me. But I'm frightened for her. I've known her many years. I've never known her to break down as she has. Of all people she would be the least to dramatize and lie to get attention. She is a good person.
Please help.
My wife's best friend is literally begging for help. We've ministered to her. We've prayed for her. But she is being assaulted by a legit demon. This is not a demon in the form of addiction, or sexual desire, or otherwise. It's not some abstract demon in her mind. It's not a mental health issue etc. This demon is directly speaking to her... moving things in her house... and physically attacking her. It's been heard by no less than two outside sources. It's been heard coming through the phone. My Mother in Law was trying to calm her down and praying the 91st Psalm of protection. Both her... and her friend heard this thing curse them out, curse god, while my friend screamed in the background. This is very real. She is not a dramatic person. She's been friends with my wife since they were young. She's a friend of the family. She's a mother and wife. She is not addicted to any drugs etc etc.
Since this started... she's turned to god. She was not the type of person to believe. But she believes. However her faith is weak. She is young in it. She has little to no defense against this. She knows she can cast it out... she knows she can look to god... she knows she can pray and Jesus will help her. But her faith is not strong enough to be tested like this. Most of you who became Christians rather than grew up Christians.... know that it's a journey. She's just started it. This thing tells her to do evil things. It tells her evil things about herself. It condemns and attacks her. It's shaken her house.... haunted her dreams... it tried to strangle her once in her sleep. She said the only word she could say was Jesus and it left. I've never seen her more scared. She never suffered any of these things before. They just moved into a new home. I don't know if that played a role or not. She has dabbled in the occult when she was a teenager. But nothing uncommon. She was just a young kid doing stupid things. She never took it far or made it part of her life.
I'm gathering some people to help locally. We're going to begin bible studies with and without her to try and strengthen everyone in the word. And with gods help we will get rid of it.
A little of my own back story.... I was not a Christian most of my life. In fact... I'm a skeptic. A few years ago a man asked if he could lay hands and pray for me. I thought it was a nice gesture. But I expected nothing from it. Nor did I ask for it. When he prayed for me... I felt something move inside. I kindly thanked him and played it off as nothing. But it sparked a journey that eventually led me to Christ. I was told to pray and ask god for help. I was told to ask god to reveal himself to me through his works. And it worked. It worked every time. The first time I asked for help... it was for my business. We were struggling badly. All of our bills were behind. I was driving over 4 hours a day and working 10. Things were bad. I prayed for help.... and in three days god did three massive things to help be keep going. I ran into an old friend from HS who opened up a new Paint Store that I was previously unaware of. His prices were almost half of what I had been paying at Sherwin Williams. My contractor agreed to reduce his kickback from the job. And an old friend whom I hadn't worked with in years called me looking for a job. Those three things combined to allow me to keep going for a long time. I did eventually fail. I was trying to make it through a bad contract negotiated by a previous painter.... and it was too much. But I failed..... like 8 months after I was on the brink of losing everything. And god continued to guide me to work and help me get back on my feet.
I eventually became a foreman for a struggling paint company. I became very close with the owner. I fired several crack heads and replaced them with good dependable people. And every morning.... those who were interested... would gather to pray and eat breakfast. Eventually the whole crew did it. And when things were bad.... when we were out of work and the phone hadn't rung for a week.... we prayed for help. And every single time we prayed... the phone rang that day. And we kept food on our tables. All of us.
God has spoken to me directly on one occasion. There are several times I feel the hand of god on my life. But I've only audibly heard him on one occasion. I was standing in line at EB games (yes I like video games lol.) I had paid the bills and provided for my family etc. I had 40 bucks saved to buy something for myself. While standing in line with 2 20$ games... I heard something audibly tell me to just buy one. It sounds extremely simple lol. But knowing it was god.... and knowing by this point I wasn't crazy... I put one back and bought the other. I went next door to the dollar store for some milk. And I passed a homeless man on the sidewalk to open the door for a young lady with several children. He said nothing. He asked for nothing. It was cold out. Most people would barely notice him. I walked over and gave him the twenty bucks originally intended for myself. And then I knew....
The man wept. I've never seen anything like it. He didn't just cry. He wept. And he said god bless you. I was very touched by it. But I'm not an emotional person and upon tearing up... I thanked him and went about my business. That night I text every Christian I knew and asked them to help him.
Like I said.... it's simple.... but it was profound for me. Because I understood for the first time in my life... that when god tells you to do something.... it's good. It's for good. It's out of love. I do not believe god condemns us. We condemn ourselves. We struggle with the flesh and we sometimes hate ourselves for it. But when god speaks... it's to help. And it's usually to help others.
Please help us. I want to help this person. I'm bringing two spirit filled Christians... many more. But if you can point us to bible verse for our study... or have any advice... it's welcome. Because this is very real. It's very serious. And it's ruining her life.
Another thing.... she hired a "psychic" to help a while back. I do not know if the woman is a spirit filled Christian. But through a series of events she was led to believe that this is not an ordinary demon... but the devil himself. I will not allow myself to be frightened as I know that god is my armor. Though I may walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil. For the lord is with me. But I'm frightened for her. I've known her many years. I've never known her to break down as she has. Of all people she would be the least to dramatize and lie to get attention. She is a good person.
Please help.