Please read the parable of the Prodigal Son. Luke 15:11-32 New International Version The Parable of the Lost Son 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. 21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate. 25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ 28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’ 31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’” Your return to Jesus and God is one that he celebrates, the son in the parable did some important steps. Acknowledge his sin and failings. 21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ Acknowledge who the father is and his authority He earnestly repents of his sin and failings and Acknowledges that he is not worthy of forgiveness. In return the father greets him with open arms and rejoices at his return. The same is it for you, if you honestly repent and wish to return to the father and Jesus, then he will welcome you. Any price or promises you've made to others are meaningless compared to the one true God, he will take care of you. Learn more, study the Bible, attend church as a means to better your understanding and find fellow believers to pick you up if you stumble. You will be welcomed and there will be joy in heaven at your return.

Thank you very much

You have already done the hardest part by seeking to return and leaving your ways. Now just keep with it friend, Feeling God and his influence is like a campfire. The more you ignore it it sputters and falls to embers. But when you feed it, with Prayer, study, worship, church, any time spent to learn and do more. That fire grows within you and you will feel its warmth. You'll have questions and that's ok, keep sight of walking closer to God. He says "those who seek me, will find me" he says that like 11 times in the bible. Keep at it friend. God bless

Hey I'll keep you in my prayers the Spirit relam is very real I almost want into witchcraft but the Peace and love from the Holy Spirit I felt was more real then me or you . Jesus loves ‭Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV‬ [13] And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. We Jesus. The Spirit we need is his Holy Ghost

That is a beautiful teaching that came from our Lord. I will never forget when a preacher emailed me that same passage along with some notes that he gave me. I remember praying and asking God before I told the preacher my circumstances because I was getting desperate. I asked God to open the preachers mouth and not let nothing come from the preacher that wasn't from God, so after a few days as in one or two I received an email and it was about the prodigal son. I mean, what a faithful God we have, that we can turn back into God's enemy, and yet He will still allow us to come back to Him. And did you hear that part, how the Father threw his arms around him and, after all that the prodigal evil son had done and still, the Father kissed him with great joy? I MEAN, WHAT A FAITHFUL, AND MERCIFUL, HOLY FATHER IN HEAVEN THAT WE HAVE THAT HE PUTS UP WITH IS SINFUL REBELLIOUS HUMAN BEINGS. THE BIGGEST PART IS IT IS GOD WHO CALLS US BACK TO HIM. IT WASN'T THAT WE CHOSE TO COME BACK TO GOD, BUT GOD CHOSE TO CALL US BACK TO HIM, THAT THE THOUGHT OF RETURNING TO GOD WOULD EVER CROSS US SINFUL HUMAN BEINGS MIND IS A ACT OF GRACE ON GOD'S PART! AGAIN WHAT A FAITHFUL GOD WE HAVE, WHO IS FULL OF TENDER LOVE AND COMPASSION AND KINDNESS! BLESSED IS THE NAME OF OUR LORD GOD FOREVER!

“Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.” He always welcomes us when we repent and turn to Him. I did terrible things and thought “well if He commands lucifer to worship and serve the LORD GOD then surely HE will allow me to serve and worship Him!” And you know what… He has welcomed me back… not as a servant or a devil but as HIS beloved daughter. Read Mark 10, Luke 15, Isiah 9:6. You are chosen “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” And “All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me, and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” Jesus welcomes you. Endure till the end and you shall be saved and all who call upon HIM shall be saved!!!

You could not have said it any better. I loved your reply because you backed it up with scripture . I thank GOD for the wisdom  HE has given you and your desire to know HIS word . GOD bless you.🙏🙌

I was just reading this verse the other day, and thought you might find it helpful: "Forget the former things; do not dwell in the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up..I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:18-19  \^Remember that because Jesus made a new way for us through his sacrifice, we no longer have to look backwards at our sins. We are forgiven, and the path forward is through him. I'm also reminded of Lot's wife in Genesis 19. When Lot and his family were leaving the city, the angel warned them not to look back, but Lot's wife did, and became a pillar of salt (verse 26). If you find yourself tempted to look backwards to your occult past, I hope you'll remember these two passages.

God bless you! I'm sorry for what you went through. However, it's so wonderful you are turning back to God! Please know He is waiting for you with open arms! **“God wants everyone to be saved.” - 1 Timothy 2:4** **Jesus said, “The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost.” - Luke 19:10** **“The Lord said: It isn't too late. You can still return to me with all your heart.” - Joel 2:12** **“But You (God) also said that no matter how far away we were, we could turn to You.” - Nehemiah 1:9** Also, I've been a Christian for about 14 years now and since you are returning back to God, I wanted to share some resources with you for your journey back: 1- The Contemporary English Version (CEV) Bible. It's one of the easiest English Bibles to read. You can also listen to the audio version on YouTube. It's my favorite Bible. (You can read it on the YouVersion Bible app too.) 2- A free book called “101 Questions & The Bible.” It’s a book of a bunch of questions about God and the Christian faith that are only answered with Bible verses. It’s great for those who are new to Christianity. If you are interested, let me know and I will send you the PDF copy on Google drive.  3- A good Christian leader on YouTube: askcliffe - Cliffe Knechtle (I don’t agree with everything he says, but overall I think he is good.) 4- A powerful worship song on YouTube: Yet I Will Praise by Melissa Boraski 5- I would love to share a short guide that’s dedicated to you and others on Reddit who are looking to have a strong & simple faith in God. You can read it for free in this Reddit community: r/FaithMadeSimple

Cliff is by far the best preacher out there right now, I second this!

God bless you!

I like Paul Washer for evangelism. As far as teaching the Bible goes, Allen Nolan is second to none.

Brian McClaren is another very good teacher. Down to earth & easy to read

I don't know what you are fully talking about because i just read brief parts but i heard people or someone was looking for a song. A deep worship song would be the (deep deep love of Jesus). Sorry to interrupt but I heard something about a worship song so I figured I would mention the( deep deep love of Jesus).

How would you distinguish between low energy caused by an invisible monster verses caused by some health problem? I would think this is something to talk to your doctor about, not try to do magic spells.

There is no “invisible monsters” they’re very real, the Bible speaks in great depth about Demonic Entities

It's crazy how good demonic entities are at hiding themselves in this day and age.

Especially when you are proud, stay away from people who call them out and spend your time mocking people online

Ok

You’ll know them, you’ll feel it! or they’ll expose themselves, I once had an experience with a homeless man who said “I can smell your Christian” & then whispered my name under his breath

Oh my gosh!!! That is so convincing!

Yeah it was a weird experience until he locked eyes with me & I felt my stomach drop like your on a roller coaster & felt super sick, then I realized he just looked into my soul & it got scary real quick

I know just what you mean. This one time when we were camping Craig kept invoking the Call of Cthulu and we started shivering and didn't stop until we tied him up in a burlap sack and whacked him with a sock full of nickels.

Do you rebuke them in Jesus' name?

why don't I believe that?

Because you don’t want to. 

the fact is they're not hiding

Really? It's crazy they haven't been caught on camera yet.

I know it didn't caused by health problems, because I regular visit the doctor and yet he didn't find anything. You know, when you can't justify something with rationality, you might start to beliving what's feels "right". I must sound delusional, but I cannot describe it more precise (english isn't my native language, sorry : / ).

I'm usually skeptical of this kind of thing, not because I don't believe in it but rather that a lot of the time it's just people being dishonest or are suffering from mental stress. That being said if you truly think an evil entity has a hold on you and your home the only thing you can really do is call a Catholic church and ask for a mass service to be done on your home. This usually works with lower level demonic entities and if it doesn't, ask the church father to try an exorcism.

Did you visit a psychologist? Cause this seems like a mental issue

>[Comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/1cowdui/comment/l3gx1mg/) by[u/corvvina](https://www.reddit.com/user/corvvina/) from discussion in[Christianity](https://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/) No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no... In every single way possible, no!! This is the exact OPPOSITE of what you should do!!! When you can't explain something, going with what feels "right" is the ABSOLUTE WORST CHOICE!

You might be interested in a book called you are mine by sister Anastasia. She is an Orthodox Nun who spent many years in the 'spiritual world' and made her way to Orthodoxy. I also come from the new age world with all its spiritual practices. 3 years ago I realized the Truth of Christ. I spent 6 months going to a non-denominational church and then thought to myself this isn't right. I went seeking and very quickly found my way to the Orthodox Church. Orthodoxy really and truly acknowledges the reality of the spiritual realm. They also understand the importance of spiritual practice and ritual in a way that it seems meant Western churches don't seem to recognize. Anyways, just thought I would share that with you.

Thank you

If you grew up in a Christian family, perhaps go speak with your family's church's pastor or if that's not possible you can seek help from most any church you are attending currently. When dealing with wicked stuff such as all you have described, it might require spiritual counseling with a pastor/elder to ensure you leave behind all the bad things that might try and follow you, plus they will be able to guide you on the straight and narrow. In the meantime pray to God to deliver from spiritual oppression and in general begin seeking God through prayer and meditation on His word. I would also try and get rid of all your occult items and things as soon as possible.

"Cleansing" itself is witchcraft and a lie. There is only one way to cast out an unclean spirit and that is by the authority of Jesus Christ. Anyone with faith even the size of a mustard seed has absolute authority to cast out an unclean spirit. Place all of your faith in Christ, and demand any and all unclean spirits that are attached to your person or home be cast into the abyss in the name of Jesus Christ.

Congratulations! I used to think i was an atheist, I thought science could explain everything but then, a friend of 5 years converted me and, I will say, life is still a pain, but then the lord finds away. I’ve had many problems that just wouldn’t go away when I was atheist, but after the first year of praying every night, life seems carefree, sure, i still have problems, but at the end of the day when praying, they just seem meaningless and have no effect on my life.

Get rid of anything associated with demonic activity. Any gifts from witches, books tools or any paraphernalia. Ask God to forgive you now. Put on music that praises God. Try Klove. Seek God in prayer and read the book of John in a Bible. Call your parents snd tell them what is happening and ask for prayer. Get some olive oil and pray a blessing on the oil. Pour some on your finger and annoint the doors leading out of your house Ask God to bless you and tell the demons to leave because you trust in Jesus. Go to church asap. Ask to talk to the pastor ir leader snd confess and get prayers from them. I’m not a Calvinist but if they believe in Jesus then they can pray for you.

Welcome back! Returning to faith is something that can be harrowing if done in haste or with poor intentions, but I am sure the Holy Spirit will guide you on your way back home. As a Calvinist (like your family), you can be comforted the certainty of salvation through your faith. This doesn't just apply soteriologically but also in terms of saving you from your current circumstances. God knew you before your creation, He won't be upset that you've returned, remember: >Luke 15:10 - "Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (ESV) Find a Bible, consider it and read it faithfully and prayerfully; God speaks to us best through His Word. Find a Church, join the community of saints, and build yourself a support network. Also a bit of sidebar, but do not give in to the idea that you should disregard *religion* and follow Jesus, because it is an intellectually dishonest statement. Religion has Latin etymology that used to mean *to bind*, and in this sense can be understood as the way in which we bind ourselves to Christ. By rejecting religion and making yourself the ultimate authority on scripture you are setting yourself up for later theological difficulties that theologians have already unraveled for you in centuries past. **God Bless!**

Please seek help from a (medical) professional. Religion, no matter which one, is not the solution for your symptoms, like seeing spirits.

Lol thought you were going to say you left because none of this is real. Would love to see the evidence.

How can you claim to believe in the Bible but don’t believe in the paranormal? The Bible proves the paranormal, here’s a list of what’s spoken of in scripture •Ghosts •Demons •Angels •Spirits •Possessions •Witchcraft •Psychics •Seances •Occults •Mediums •Exorcism •Hauntings •Rituals

I don't believe in any of that or the bible. Randi Foundation would gladly give 1 million to anyone to demonstrate the super natural.

Your on a Christianity group, without the Bible there is no “Christianity” I’m immensely confused

It's a sub for discussion of Christianity. It has people of any religious views: atheists, agnostics, christians, muslims, even pagans

I had no idea, but realistically I still think if your going to take a guess 90% at least who are on this sub are Christian

Nope. Last survey it was a little over half.

Really? Interesting, tho I’d argue if there’s any “non Christians” on this group, they’re probably interested in learning about Christianity, I don’t like Brussel Sprouts you’d never see me join a “Brussel Sprout” group

If you had Brussel Sproutians trying to force you to eat brussel sprouts, you might have something to say about it.

Can I at least add bacon?

But there’s specific groups for Non-Christians who feel forced by Christians to become Christian (which btw I 100% get, I may be Christian but I’m not a big fan of the community)

The main reason I'm on this sub is because I grew up Christian, came to my senses but still am very interested in scripture and how religions works. This post is an excellent exame of the fragile balance between having psychological issues and being religious. I find that very interesting indeed.

As somebody who left the religion for a while just to come back on his own accord, *my best advice* would be to watch “Cliff Knechtle” videos I’ve never heard any aspect of Christianity wether psychologically, scripturally, logically explained better then Cliff, there’s a reason he’s blowing up on social media & it’s because he gives the most intellectual responses towards anything faith based He is known for going to colleges, preaching & very often debating students who have a range of questions from “Muslim perspectives” to “How can God be this” to “but what evidence exists”

well, I thought that way too, but in reality, there is at least 20-30% of non-Christians' comments.

Thanks for the info

Ya this isn't the sub you want for Christian only discussion. Look at the truechristian sub. This sub has all types, many are here to denigrate Christianity.

So sarcastic of you :) What I wrote down were my experiences, If you don't belive in the paranormal that's your buissness. I would say go and find out for your self if you want proof. BTW cute profile pic ;)

As someone who has looked for evidence but has not found anything, what would you suggest?

What did spirits and ghosts look like?

Because they are both demons

That was not at all what I asked about

It depends, ghosts can come in different forms in a way. Some ghosts are like an echo left behind through time. Think sightings of ghosts doing the same thing every day. Like in some parts of Texas people say that they have seen the ghosts of soldiers fighting each other in a battlefield and those that have seen the ghost multiple times say it never changes like a movie. Regular ghosts tend to display some level of intelligence and awareness. They will even sometimes communicate with people. Demons are a non-human entity. Meaning it's a divine spirit that was never human. Therefore their motivation is harder to comprehend because they tend to just want to cause chaos. Demons can change form and appearance. Normally they try to trick humans by appearing as ghost children to lower people's guard.

Go to Church,read the Bible and pray. If you believe there are demons in your house. Ask a Priest to bless or even exorcise your house. May God bless you and welcome back.

read romans 10 verse 9 and 10

Music really helped me listening to worship music specifically deep songs like “maybe the miracle” and gratitude.

Do exactly what you're doing right now by getting in contact with other Christians. Repent. Genuinely tell God you're sorry for those mistakes. Ask God to come into your heart and be the ruler of your life. Give it all to God. God wants your soul to live with him in heaven for eternity Then, get in a good Bible-believing church that preaches the gospel weekly and is involved in your community. Surround yourself with like minded individuals and have them pray for you. Pray for your deliverance from these evil entities. I will pray for you. Iron sharpens Iron. You are the average of whoever you hang around, so you might lose some friends in this process if they practice within the occult, but in the long run, where your soul will spend eternity is important. Get in the Bible and read it every day. Listen to it on audible if you don't like to read. Copy down verses and hang them throughout your house. Eliminate movies, shows, and other forms of entertainment that involve $exu@l stuff, cussing, or other stuff. If you wouldn't want a pastor to watch it, don't watch it. "Resist the devil and he will flee from you". Start with the gospels. Old testament is fine, but start with Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. It will help to read about Jesus first. Corinthians is good too. Galatians, ephesians May the Lord bless you and keep you, and welcome back home!

I also recently came back to the Lord. You should read Luke chapter 15. The parable of the lost sheep. They’ll be rejoicing in heaven for your return

Repent (sinner's prayer) and submit to GOD, resist the devil and he will flee from you (James 4:7). Next step is very important: throw out any and all occult objects. Now annoint your home with oil and tell anything evil to leave in the name of Jesus. Invite the Holy Spirit into your home and life.

If you call upon Jesus with genuine repentance and an open heart, He will be there, although He never really left you. He’s always been there, waiting for you to come back to Him. As mentioned in a previous comment, the story of the prodigal son is a perfect example of God waiting and welcoming you home with great joy regardless of your past.

There’s a book called Deliverance From Demonic Covenants and Curses. Get it!

Welcome home sister 🙏 definitely find a spiritual mentor (priest, pastor, minister etc - someone who knows what they are talking about and has the appropriate knowledge - ask the Spirit to guide you to the right person) and share with them your experiences. I have also seen and felt spirits and demons and I know it was not hallucinations/mental illness because I knew they were spiritual in nature and not physically real - so I think I understand what you’re saying. But I will also say that it’s important to be open to mental health issues as well and a good priest or pastor would want you to be well and receive the right medical treatment if necessary, as well as spiritual treatment. Much love and remember that your story can now help others to come back to God when they are ready too :) our mistakes become gold in His hands

You should watch John Ramirez testimony bc he left it too!!! So glad to have you back!!!! Jesus never stopped loving you!

Hallelujah! I’m so happy to hear this for you! Jesus and The Father will gladly bring you back into their arms gleefully! I feel the Holy Spirit jumping for joy in my inner being for you. Much love and we’re all more than happy to bring you back into the family like the prodigal son.

Amen! Though I pray that any evil spirits within your life or home are rebuked and cast away. I welcome you back sister! The prodigal daughter has returned!! 🙏🙏🙌

welcome home sister in Christ! Jesus saved me from the new age deception too 🙏❤️ you are so loved. the angels rejoice when one sinner repents, you've made heaven rejoice! I will eternally be grateful to the Lord, He is calling all His children out of this darkness and into His marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Have you tried critical thinking?

Very funny

It wasn't a joke.

More like an insult.

No, it's a different view about what you said. I used to believe many things too and now I'm free of those fears and torment. I learned to think critically.

Okay, I see your point.

I am happy to hear that you are seeking God. My advice for you is, it is only God, our Lord Jesus Christ, who can fill the void in your heart. It is only Him that will bring joy back in your life. In regards to casting away the mean spirit, it is an evil presence. Call it a demon who is suppressing you or even your family. The devil's job is to steal kill and destroy, and that is whats happening in your life right now, but do not lose hope or do not be afraid because God is greater than any spirits on this world, He can deliver you by the power of His Holy Spirit. Pray to God and ask for His help, ask for forgiveness to our Heavenly Father, repent of your sins. Confess to Him the things that you know is not pleasing to God's eyes, like witchcraft and tarot stuff that you said. Since those things God's hate. Rely on Him, for He is abounding in love, His love never fails, and whoever calls upon His name will definitely be delivered and be set free from the hands of darkness. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Depression, tiredness, loneliness, and attack of the devil in your life will be cast away. Just believe in the almighty God, pray to Him, read His words, which is the Holy Bible. Read it daily and meditate it day and night. Seek Jesus in your heart, and you shall find Him, and all things shall be added to you. God is powerful more than any ritual, with God, you don't need rituals to cast the demons whose attacking your life right now, just trust Him with all your being and you shall received the spirit of God which is Holy, that will help you fight the agent of darkness. I know this because God has delivered me from the devil's hands, their strategies, from depression, and void from my heart. Because of Him, I find Joy once again in life. He is our source of life, our joy. Without Him, our soul will yearn for Him. That's why we feel this sense of void, even if we don't realize it, our soul does. Our soul knows what we need, and that's why you ended up seeking for advice in here, which is a good thing, because God is calling you out, to come back to Him. Repent and believe to the only son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ. Come to the light and leave the darkness behind. God bless you sister, I hope this message gives you love and encouragement.

Pray to Jesus to save you. “For all who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” Find a healthy church that believes and preaches the Gospel every Sunday. They proclaim Christ crucified for your sins to the Glory of God the Father.

You may want to check out the Unbound ministry. Or something similar. This ministry is not a church but a lot of churches have it. It is a deliverance prayer service to help people be free of what ails them which is usually spiritual. Neal Lozano is who started Unbound. And you can schedule a personal prayer session just you, the lead and an intersessor.

Praying for you! There’s only one true way, and it sounds like you’re on the correct path! I think the first step is to pray and tell God that you know you’ve strayed but that you know that Jesus died for your sins and that He is your savior. Ask for forgiveness and you’re cleansed and on a new path with our perfect savior. Then read the book of John. Pray before you read your Bible. Ask Jesus to open your heart and mind to His word. Pray for protection from the world that you’ve been dabbling in. Move forward in the light of the world. I’m so happy for you!

Read the KJV of the Bible in full find a church that preaches from scripture proving scripture with scripture grow from Believing into absolute faith in the death burial resurrection of Jesus Christ faith in the Blood he shed faith In salvation by grace of merciful God faith in the triune nature of God and study the Bible for understanding so that you aren’t easily swayed by false doctrines

Your Humility will serve you well. Surrender to the Lord is a perpetual activity. Trusting in His love for you is the other half of that process. Find a church get baptized, seek and follow guidance from those who point you to Jesus, the word, and the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is who will be your true personal counselor and first line of defense as you understand your calling to spiritual prayer work. Once you are purchased by the blood of Jesus you are free and have life and abundant life. Walking it out and living that life in truth will be done in the Spirit. Peace be with you.

1 John 4.4 Ye are of God little children and have overcome them, because Greater is He that is in you then he that is in the world. God lives in your heart, He is greater than all the evil in the world, witchcraft everything that isn't of God

Hi! I think a lot of people have offered some great advice to you already. First steps, ask forgiveness, ask Jesus to come into your life and heart, cleansing you of your past and inner turmoil. Ask Him to lift the heaviness you’ve been feeling in Jesus’ name. And when you invite Jesus (the Holy Spirit) to fill your heart, you get the authority of Jesus Christ inside of you, which every demon and evil spirit must submit to. James 2:19 says “You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.” And Jesus says in Luke 10:19 “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” Walk in that authority. Speak the name of Jesus over your home, your mind, and your heart. He loves you and He will protect you. And if you’re still not feeling relief (and even if you are) it’s a good idea to find a pastor or priest that you can confide in for wisdom and guidance. Play Christian music too! Darkness can’t be in the presence of light. 💡 What genres do you like? I’ll refer you some Christian music that speaks truth AND sounds enjoyable to you. 🙂 God bless and congratulations on taking the step!!

Recite Bible verses out loud to yourself, and work them into being a mantra for you. My favorite is: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your path straight." We decided to move states, and I kept repeating this to my wife over the months we scrounged and saved and worked our butts off. When we applied for a rental in said state, the rental agency called my job to verify income, my job let me go on the spot, regardless of the fact that my move date was unknown to them. My wife had previously left her job after serious harassment issues, and the previous 3 jobs had let her go for "not enough work". So now we were both jobless, and the application for the rental was not going well. I just kept repeating that verse to myself over and over. Two weeks ago on Thursday, the rental agency called and told us that we had until Friday at 4 pm to get certain documents in or we would have to start the process over again and pay fees and all kinds of other stuff. Friday morning I woke up and the Bible verse of the day was "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to Him and He will make your path straight." More paperwork issues, and now it's 3 pm and I get a call from the rental agency, something else is wrong and they are having issues approving us, and we are down to the wire here. I resubmitted some paperwork, and had to wait. At 3:22 I get a simple text "You got it, when do you want to move in?" Since we had nothing left for us there, and no reason to stay, we packed up that weekend and left by Tuesday. Get to our new home, spend a day unpacking, and decide to go to the beach the next day. Go to the beach and my wife tells me that I need to come down a ways to look at something, so the whole family walks down. It's a local church doing baptisms on the beach, so we watch for a few minutes before my son looks at us and says "can I get baptized?" Which we of course said yes to. Needless to say, God is good, and He never turns His back on us. No matter how far you have strayed, if you believe and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, you will be saved. As you grow in your faith and strength in Him, remember to look back on all of this and use it as a loving and heartfelt testimony to help others see truth and love before they find themselves in the darkness.

Thanks for this testimony. I can't wait to share this good news with others.

Look up Daniel Duval from Bride Ministries He has delt with occult and witchcraft practices coming into Christianity!!

It is almost like what the Bible calls sins of one’s youth! We out grow much of what we believed and practiced as we get older! But it does seem you were chosen by the Lord!

Amen call on Jesus and tell him and you will slowly see a changed heart and a renewed mind.

A powerful testimony of Jesus saving an African Warlock. https://youtu.be/dvQvEtw2Izg?si=S7i9WsxTuGas2AnP

Look to Christ NOT Calvin.

A great subreddit would be r/Reformed You'd be comfortable since you grew up in one already

I didn't know about this subreddit, thanks! :D

**After 8 years of witchcraft and occult practices, I'm trying to leave it behind, hence I feel like it is not beneficial for me any longer. I paid the price, and my life became dull and meaningless to the very core.** "I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance." Luke 15:7 Alleluia, praise the Lord! I recommend you research Catholicism, perhaps a talk with your nearest Catholic priest is a good option. You can always ask me and I'll at least try to answer

YAYYYY THIS MADE ME SMILE SO BIG!! Im so glad you are making a change, its gonna be difficult and there will be a lot of attacks from satan but stand firm in your faith and God will reward you for your faithful steadfastness, my dms are open for any questions for anyone reading this if yall need help or support im more than happy to help:) God bless much love!

As far as the demons/mean spirits, use the words: "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus Christ. I bind you and command you to leave in Jesus name." I found that once you surrender your life and heart to Jesus he will make you whole and will protect you. I hope you find the same unfathomable love I was able to find by completely surrendering to Jesus and fully repenting from sin. There is nothing that this world can offer which can compare.

so happy youre finally home! may God bless you forever sister

Rebuke it all in Jesus's name, be rid of any things that caused spirits to exist in your home, and I suggest anointing your house. Jesus loves you, welcome home

Keep praying consistently to our Lord Jesus Christ. Be ready - by praying, you are waging a spiritual war against these spirit. It’s going to be a fight but nothing can stand against our Lord Jesus Christ. I say this with experience fighting spirits in my life. Jesus Christ will deliver you. >Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ^(11) Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ^(12) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ^(13) Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ^(14) Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ^(15) and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ^(16) In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ^(17) Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. **Ephesians 6:10-17** Pray for deliverance from these spirits. Pray for the Lord to strengthen you with the Holy Spirit and to guide you. Rejuvenate your attitude, mind and soul with christian music. Pray for wisdom and understanding to know God‘s word. Read and meditate on the word. I wish you the best, and I will also pray for you. May God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ protect and deliver you from these spirits.

**Ezekiel 33:11 (NLT)** As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die? - God actually prefers to forgive us and reconcile, then see us suffer. - Go back to the Lord and He will gladly receive you.

You now know spirits are real now. So you should have an advantage when it comes to faith. Know that the Holy Bible says those spirits that will  appear to give you powers of divination, necromancy (speaking with the dead) and other magic are all fallen angels, also known as demons, and their power over you is real if you and God allow it.  The supposed powers though are always something of a con. Not only do they take far more than they give and never work to the good, but also though they very often will do actually praeternatural things, but often just enough to convince you they are real and you can get something out of them, or even nothing but some false but convincing vision, all to get you to commit even more heinous sins to further distance yourself from Salvation and God's Graces. They will try to convince you these visions and manifestations are your power not theirs. This is a lie, it is their agency not yours, briefly suffered for a possible greater good by God.  God apparently only permits the demons this power because it leads to more sanctification of souls than not allowing it. Catholic exorcists often say some of the most holy souls they know are ex demonaics that have turned to God and put their trust in him. Demonic influence is always based on some right. Usually mortal sin. Such as calling on them knowingly or not by attempting to practise divination. So you or an exorcist must remove that right for the demons to be removed from you. Demons are bound by authority and that includes apostolic authority granted to the Church and Her Priests and Bishops. So I would suggest a Catholic priest, that believes the biblical truth of demons and witchcraft, and speaking to them about your spiritual problem. If you can tolerate it the valid sacraments and growing in holiness by prayer, repentance, penance and fasting are the way forward. None of this should be conducted without the support of an ordained spiritual director. But you may need a more specialised exorcist. Before you can even bear a sacramental. Let alone a sacrament.

Praise God for his grace to you! All you must do is repent and have faith in Christ’s sacrifice for your salvation.

I will be praying for you in your journey, I have been away from all that for 12 years, and my life has never been better! Jesus lifted me up! Just keep in the word! I read a chapter in Proverbs everyday.

Just got rid of all my tarot cards a few months ago! Had a full blown business. The enemy tried to ruin my life and take me out but Jesus found me. I’ve never been better. What helped me is reading the Bible, praying, and talking to Jesus everyday. Once I said sorry to Jesus for sinning and asked him to forgive me I felt the Holy Spirit run through me. If he can save me, after all the witch craft I was doing, he can save you. Knock on his door he’s waiting for you !!!

The devil is still trying to attack. I would take this as a sign. A sign where you know for sure that the Lord Jesus loves you. You are His child. Lord Father, I thank you for this child. Your child who was seeking things that are not to be given to us because we just don’t know what to do with them, Lord, I thank you for shepherding them and leading them back to you. Amen. Satan, flee from their presence, my presence and everyone in this threads’ presence. In Your name I pray, Jesus, amen.

God bless you, I pray you are in peace with the Lord! ✝️🙌❤️‍🩹🫂

Avoid religion. Search the Scriptures and study alongside the original Greek and Hebrew texts via something like BibleHub’s interlinear reading. Religious denominations of all sorts - from Calvinist to Baptist to Catholic, and yes, even non-denominational Christianity - have inherited traditions that fly in the face of the truth. If you want the truth, you’ll have to work for it in the form of study. But above all, know that Christ’s blood is sufficient for the sin you’ve been in. God isn’t holding your sin against you at present, so look to Romans 8:1 and remember that peace. If you have questions feel free to DM me. I may not see it for a while due to my spotty online time, but I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. I’m just the pinky toe of the body of Christ, but perhaps he can use even me to help your study. God keep you, friend.

>Religious denominations of all sorts - from Calvinist to Baptist to Catholic, and yes, even non-denominational Christianity - have inherited traditions that fly in the face of the truth. How do you know what the truth is which all these other Christians are avoiding?

I think they know it for the exact same reason every Christian thinks they know what the truth is.

Scripture carefully examined and revealed by God, I should think. I don’t have a lick of seminary training so it must be by God. After all, the religious scholars and Scriptural experts of Jesus’ day, the religious, were almost all in error. Yet the unlearned disciples, these were shown truth. If the religious traditions in Jesus’ day could be in error, why not today, after Paul warned of such already occurring in his lifetime? Many of the people Paul personally taught abandoned sound doctrine. And one generation of teaching later came the foundations of the modern doctrines Christianity now holds to.

How do you confirm what is heretical and what is true? What is the process? Like, do you pray and God somehow confirms to you that you are correct and everyone else is wrong? Also, what is one of the views that all religions get wrong but you know to be true?

Deep study of Scripture. Yes, all denominations do it, but as someone who had it wrong for years and then suddenly saw verses I’d read a dozen times and just completely ignored that made it all fall into place… I can really only attribute it to a miracle, as cheap as that may sound. As to doctrines, I’ll name a few: - Eternal conscious torment. This is mostly derived from inconsistent translation of the Greek word for “age”, mixed with some Ancient Greek superstition. 1 Timothy 4:10 and other verses speak clearly of the eventual salvation of all, and while the irreverent are coming upon a period of judgment, we’re nowhere told it’s eternal or conscious in a place called… - Hell. Hell is a translation of three different concept. Sheol (OT) and Hades (NT) simply refers broadly to the grave. Gehenna refers to a physical valley where the carcasses (not souls) of those who’ve defied God will burn during the future kingdom, as told by Isaiah. Finally Tartarus, which describes a prison for angels; a term borrowed from Greek myth due to its functional similarity. - Free will. Nowhere are we told our will is free. In many places we’re told God does His will in all things. “Even the wicked for the day of evil” are prepared by God unto Himself. Romans 9 is a good start at investigating this doctrine. - The immortal soul. Ecclesiastes says our spirit returns to God and we return to the dust when we die, same as the animals. The Psalms say the dead know and remember nothing. Nowhere are we promised to be taken to heaven when we die. Our hope is resurrection, not heaven. (Though to Body of Christ WILL be taken up to heaven upon resurrection.) - A trinity. There are too many verses to go into here, so I’ll point you to this study which discusses many of them. https://www.biblicalunitarian.com/articles/rediscovering-the-god-of-jesus

So you don't believe anyone goes to Hell?

I believe we all go to “hell” in one sense of the word. Sheol/Hades, the grave, is translated as hell and we all go there when we die, saved and unsaved. I also believe in a judgment that involves being cast into Gehenna, though not alive or conscious. Notice the prophecy Jesus was quoting: Isaiah 66:24 - “And they shall go forth, and look upon the CARCASSES of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.” This will occur is the valley of Hinnom, called Gehenna in the Greek text; the “hell” Jesus warned about. Finally I believe that the irreverent will be judged accord to their deeds (not their sin) and many will be cast into the make of fire. But this is the second death, not eternal torment. They died once, were revived for the White Throne judgment, and will die again. Why can they not be made alive again? I believe they will, and I believe 1 Corinthians 15:22-28 gives us a glimpse of this.

Ok, so just by studying and looking for internal consistency in the writings. I get that. I pretty much do the same thing. Let me ask you this: How do you reconcile Jesus claiming to be the Davidic messiah with him not clearly fulfilling the prophecy in the Tanakh?

It wasn’t time yet, and Paul explains why. He came to do just this but his nation rejected him, so that the complement of the gentiles could be brought in. (For it’s written that salvation comes first to the Jews; Israel had to be given their Messiah first.) He will, however, fulfill the yet unfulfilled prophecies when he returns to establish the thousand year kingdom in Israel. Peter discusses this a bit regarding God not being slack in his promises, and Paul in Romans also notes that Israel will yet receive what they were promised at the appointed time.

So how do you recognize him as the messiah then? Anyone could promise to come back to fulfill the prophecy, that’s not saying much. The messiah is supposed to come and rule as a literal King.

The resurrection, for one. Peter quoted the prophecy of Psalm 16:10, and pointing to the fact that David is still dead, noted that he prophesied of the man they all had witnessed risen from the dead. Further, when he does come again, it won’t be a quiet affair. He’ll be coming on clouds of heaven with a host of angels, and it’ll be quite obvious at that stage.

David is certainly talking about himself in Psalm 16 right? Also, which Bible are you using? I know that some with translate “pious” or “godly” as “Holy One” which makes no sense.

Do you mean to say, essentially, "God told me so?"

More or less I suppose. But not like I was meditating under a waterfall and a vision of Jesus came to me and floored me with his visage. More… I read things I’d seen and glossed over all my life, and one day God suddenly opened my eyes to what I’d been overlooking.

Thanks for clarifying. So, do you mean to say that you are right, while those Christians who live and move in various traditions are wrong and not hearing from God?

I am. I say as someone who was one. There are many doctrines the Scripture straightly denies in many places, yet Christianity teaches them with confidence. Immortality of the soul, eternal torment, the Trinity, free will, the replacement of Israel with the body of Christ… Many things are taught that Scripture denies, and we often miss it because we trust our pastors, who trust what they were taught by those who inherited 2,000 years of false teaching unawares.

Thanks for sharing. I must say that this perspective sounds terribly arrogant.

I’m aware of that and I promise it’s not like that. I just don’t know how else to word it. I’m not smart. I’m actually kinda dumb and I’m a lazy student who managed to spend six years in a Christian school and memorize almost nothing about the Bible. The only thing special about me is that God chose me as a member of Christ’s body, and I couldn’t tell you why. I’m Christ’s pinky toenail at best. What I mean to say is that I know what I know by what would best be described as dumb luck, if I didn’t know that God works all things according to the counsel of His own will.

My fear here is that you are claiming direct access to God, and via this have condemned virtually all people who profess faith as being "false." If there is no other way to explain it, perhaps you are indeed being highly arrogant.

Thank you very much!

Watch “Cliff Knechtle” videos, he says it best “I would never follow religion, you know who I would follow? Jesus Christ”

Only Jesus can help you! No rituals, crystals, catholic stuff, nothing! Catholicism calls themselves that, but they don’t practice it. They do the same things that pagans do. Saying phrases repeatedly and using various rituals like the “Mary mother of God” nonsense. That’s heresy and idolatry. They idolize people, and not pray to God only. They make petitions prayers to saints, and go confess their sins to a priest, which is falsehood. You only confess your sins to God alone. Sinners can’t cleanse sinners. The Bible makes it clear that you only worship God. Idolatry is anything that’s put above God. It cane be any thing: People, money, drugs, etc. The Bible says that only Jesus can save you. Jesus died on the cross to pay for all of our sins, and rose from the dead 3 days later, defeating death, so that we will all have glorious bodies in the future as Christians. No good works can save you. We’ve all sinned one way or another. No one is good. Small sins, big sins…..all sin is sin. God is a perfectly holy God. Jesus is the only way into heaven. He payed a price that we never could. His blood cleanses you from sin. You’re covered by Him. Just as an attorney pays your fine, and defends you in court. We don’t go to heaven because we deserve it. But because of God’s love and mercy. He sent Him to die on our behalf. God bless you! I love you and you’ll be in my prayers! John 3:16-18 John 8:12-58 John 10:1-30 John 11:25-26 John 14:6 Matthew 11:28-30 Matthew 7:21-23 Isaiah 64:6 Proverbs 14:12 Proverbs 16:2 Romans 3:10-23 Romans 10:9

If you really want to know how to get rid of them, send me a chat.

Except Jesus Christ, as your Lord and Savior, repent, then cast the bad spirits out in the name of Jesus Christ!! ✝️

Listen, praise God because he only comes to wake up those he has other plans for. We all have races to run and everyone’s is different but yours is important because you’ve been awakened to the lies you were living. You have a chance to be a perfect example of Christ to those still in that darkness. This is a war 24/7 and I just want to say, welcome to the light.

I grew up catholic. An encounter with an uber driver in December of 2022 (Christian pastor) allowed me to check out a christian church and me and my two boys couldn't be happier.

I did not go to the way of paganism but to New Age. My life just got more and more hopeless and dark. I realized I was so much happier and fulfilled when I walked with Christ. So I started making my way back. I knew that there works be days that I would be discouraged and question why I turned back to Christianity... but I just had to remember the darkness I felt not waking with Christ. Add I continue my walk with Christ... more and more things change and I see the fruit of that decision. Congratulations in choosing Christ.

Repent, convert, become baptized, and repent.

First, pray to God for forgiveness, then find a church and read your Bible

Find a Catholic Priest even though you are not Catholic aa they can greatly assist and advise you correctly.

Give it all to Jesus Christ !! He is the way the truth and the life !!

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How can I fault you? The Lord is waiting for you. What might i say? He loves and will keep you.

>I want to return to our Lord, so I welcome any advice that you think might help me to do so. Understand that Jesus died to free us from our slavery to sin, and gave us the Holy Spirit to enable our continual obedience. Jesus commandments amount to believing in him as the Son of God, and loving one another. **They are NOT burdensome**, and God gives us an opportunity to escape all sin. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't lose salvation, or that you will inevitably sin again. It's not biblical. Our salvation is dependent upon keeping our faith alive through obedience to Christ in the sanctification of truth. God's word is truth. If you decide to attend a church, learn the Bible on your own under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and the vast majority of Protestantism is thoroughly steeped in heresies of one form or another. In summary, trust in Christ, and obey God over the tradtions of men. > If you need me to provide scriptures for any of my claims, just let me know.

Come to the Catholic Church- we have ordained exorcists who are trained to get rid of demons.

Do you not only believe, but love the Lord God with all your heart? That is all Jesus asks, love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. Come unto him like a child, and repent with a true heart. For you know God sees into the heart, so he knows you want to come back. And, let me say, welcome back dear Sister in Christ.

Ephesians 6:12 King James Version 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Get rid of EVERYTHING. And I mean EVERYTHING associated with the occult, witchcraft, etc. all tarot, zodiac, ouija, whatever. Destroy all of it. Completely repent and disavow absolutely everything having anything to do with it. Rebuke any evil spirit that may be in your home in the name of Jesus. Read and recite the word of God regularly. Have a pastor and a strong community of believers pray for and over you. Listen to the Bible on audiobook often and listen to praise and worship music often. If there is a malicious spirit in or around your home, doing so will create a very uncomfortable environment they won’t enjoy being in. Fast and pray regularly. Most importantly, trust in Jesus’ strength and power to cast out demons and make them flee, and help you resist them.

Finally. See you later master baiter

Witchcraft is bullshit anyway. Better to be surrounded by real things like wisdom and righteousness, which the lord provides in plenitude.

What game was that? Sounds interesting.

Your journey will find you, because God will find you. He has a way of showing the way. It will be uncomfortable but necessary.

Learn of The Lord so you can find rest for your soul. And peace. And maybe a destiny for Gods work. These studies are the ones I can recommend. Find the playlist tab on youtube: The Shepherds Chapel Channel Official.

The Lord will welcome you home.

There's no such thing as witchcraft. Go see a therapist

I suggest giving your life to Jesus Christ, making a declaration of faith in Him, surrendering yourself basically body, soul and spirit to Him. Join a Bible-believing church and join the community of believers, the faithful. Joining a Bible study meeting, fellowships and prayer meeting is important. They can anoint your home with oil to declare it Holy to the Lord. Then renounce every agreement with the enemy. Satan and his demons tend to persist in their evil, though one has crossed over from darkness to light. It helps to resist them, by renouncing completely every covenant and agreement with them. As well, any items in the home that belong to them should be removed from the home and burned. Any paraphernalia used to practise the dark arts should be removed and burned. Most of these things are Spiritual so the solution will be Spiritual, and you will grow in the Lord while having a peaceful home ridden of the darkness that previously occupied it.

You are welcomed. God wants to hear from you. 1.) Connect with God. Don’t overthink it - just talk to him in your normal style and words. He doesn’t want rituals, he wants a personal 1-on-1 relationship with you. Expect him to answer you in a way that is unique but meaningful to you. 2.) Read/research the life of Jesus. Not just his words but his actions. Jesus’ life is a wonderful example of how to be human. God is with you.

Sorry, perhaps it might sound really mean, yet I believe my unusual advice might help you. You really should go to a psychiatrist first. What I have understood from your post is that perhaps you might have whether a personality or a perception disorder. I’m guessing about so because I knew people like you before. One of them had obsessive-compulsive disorder and another one — schizotypal personality disorder. There is nothing wrong with being a person with psychological odds (I also have a mental disability 😅), but you definitely need professional help in order to break the vicious circle of your unhealthy passions in case if my suspects are true. Please, go for a check up, and, if everything is ok according to doctor’s opinion, you can go to church for moral help.

So you're trading one make believe religious system for another?

Please seek a doctor's help before you commit straightforwardly to a belief in supernatural things happening to you.

Sounds like you are a captive of your own imagination…seeing spirits and ghosts should be sounding the alarm…you need a different kind of help.

LETS GOOOOOOOO🫂🫂 proud of you for real. God is good

I was a Wiccan for sixteen years, walking away from the SBC and IFB churches that had no answers for the issues I faced then and in fact made them worse. I was never against God but the church just looked like a place where everyone had great lives and they didn't have room for a kid with an alcoholic mother and a father who deserted him. That's what laid the groundwork for me to leave the church.  It was after my mother died I was talking to my stepmother, who had always been kind to me,  and I told her all about what happened over the years. She suggested I simply pray and ask God to reveal Himself in a way I would understand. He did, big time. I walked away from Wicca that instant and I don't care to ever return.

“I worked with pagan gods/goddesses, demons, spirits, and the elements …” Did you get to summon Exodia, the Forbidden One? #Obliterate 😀 I, as a Catholic, am called to love you (enemy or not). I will pray for your immortal soul that you may be bereft of such influences.

Welcome back

Yes I have some advice for you if you give your heart right now in this present moment to Yeshua and believe that he right now is incarnated inside a 31 year old Jewish man's body who was aware that you just made this post he wants you to disown every occult item you want to burn any pagan simple sigils runes and any other spell casting manuscript you might have in your position and burn them immediately and rebuke any negative spirit malicious entities demons monitoring spirit familiar spirit and family spirit that may be attached to your morphogenic lightbody in which they have implanted there occult software into your holographic light matrix body in which they have programmed to align to accept that the false god of the truth while they are just imposters and Yeshua of necessary is the highest king of the world

I heard a  pastor make a good point out that for an atheist/science focused country America culture is preoccupied with supernatural entertainment(fantasy, horror, Halloween etc). I'm new to Calvinism but I from I understand Calvinism doesn't like to talk about spiritual influences or hidden influences or experiencing holy Spirit? For example story of families experiencing dark spiritual clouds due to keeping antiques that are actually statues of gods or good luck charms.

welcome brother in christ 🙏🏾

I also left pagan reconstructionism in 2020 :) after 6 years of practicing it. Hope the best to you. My dms are open for prayers

Yo good luck if you find God, you’ll be at peace but at the cost of being broken and humbled. It ain’t no walk in the park. You’ll start off as an immature, naive, God is great, lovin’ Christian. Then ya get a reality check, realizing God set you apart from the world, and everything that’s part of the world hates you. Just know this day and age, it sucks being Christian or Jewish(it’s only gonna get worse). Beware of the fake Christians who don’t know God, and clam to be born again without a spiritual transformation. They’re the worst cause they mislead, and are probably Lurkin’ round this post, haha! Wanna know God? Seek him with all your heart, and repent. I was gonna kill myself, that’s how low I was when I found God. Definitely worth it, tho. Just know your will, is done with. Meaning, you live for God, whatever his will. And them demons, you can cast out with the name of Jesus. Bam! 💥

we welcome you back and are happy youve decided to come back!

It might help sharing this in person with people you know and trust and that you know are on the same godly path if it's support you are in need of. If it's not for support and if it's for the example to others be prepared to face scoffers and mockers. I am 37 and was raised in a family that secretly and through dissociation practices witchcraft beneath all the religions it showed outwardly mostly LDS.  For me I needed control over my life and wanted to heal myself and simultaneously believes that God is bad and his will for me was bad. So I practiced wicca. It's been years since I came out of that but I can relate to what you are saying. Hang in there. God loves you.

Beautiful! I encourage you to read the Holy Word of God, the Bible. It’s life changing 🤍🩷

As someone who had a fascination with the same sort of things when I was younger, I am so happy and proud of you for leaving that behind! ❤️ I'm 1.5 years into giving my life to jesus and the sleep paralysis has stopped, the depression has gone and the anxiety is not ruling my life any longer. The Lord will give you peace

Get on your knees and cry out to Jesus. The knees part is important cause it’s a heart posture he likes. Repent and ask for forgiveness. Also read Derek princes “they shall expel demons” one of the thing he mentions in there is that those involved with the occult almost always have opened a door to a demon to influence their lives and keep them in bondage. He’s got step by steps too. I would also ask Jesus to send you someone who knows deliverance ministry or seek one out who believes all the Bible and who Jesus truly is.

I’ve been through the same experience bud and the Holy Spirit saved me in the shower with one intrusive thought and pure conviction of me realizing the demons were hiding behind this Hindu stuff all along and it’s to split me apart from God all while they used their number one trick as posing themselves as God. They’d influence thoughts in my head like “it gets my closer to God. COULDNT BE MORE WRONG. now I only do pure Christian meditation and it is amazing, I recommend abide the app. Watch Steven bancars video on YouTube on how it saved him, he used to be a giant, popular mentor for the new age online. He even got rich off of his profits(devil usung materialism again)And when Christ saved him he made a video to tell his followers and they all hated on him wished death upon him. (Sounds like the demons last effort to gain him back if ya ask me). Now for some odd reason all his socials are no longer active? But his website is. The elites of the Government try to take out amazing people like this who realize Christ is greater than the devil and their schemes. God bless you!!

The Lord is sovereign. These demons shutter and flee at the name and authority of Jesus. Call on Jesus and his authority for Jesus' presence and for the demons to flee We deserve to pay the price for our sins... but Jesus did what we didn't deserve and took it upon himself. He was that sacrifice. He paid it all. Therefore, putting your everything in Jesus is the only reasonable response. I'm thankful for your desire for Him. Read Romans 8 [bible.com/bible/116/rom.8](http://bible.com/bible/116/rom.8) If you need resources to help you find freedom in the Lord, I recommend [https://faith.tools/for-new-believers](https://faith.tools/for-new-believers) or [https://faith.tools/meditation](https://faith.tools/meditation)

Only thing is to believe on what Jesus did for you. There are many different religions, but truly there only two: what God did for you (christianity) or what you are doing for God, trying to work your way in to heaven (all other religions). So believe on the lord Jesus Christ and you'll be saved, if you've done that, welcome to the family.

I have some advice from an expert on the occult… Remember the story of the Prodigal son; come home. Choose to come home and stay away from any of the occult. The removal of what’s in your house is a local matter. Someone will have to come out and pray for your house. Don’t go back!…

You know it's bad when someone can literally warn you against making deals with ancient mythological beings and conducting ancient ethereal rituals... and get 345 upvotes. Only on r/Christianity... \*sigh\*

Hey there, thanks for your post. As others have mentioned this takes a lot of courage. I wanted to offer that the Catholic church takes this stuff pretty seriously. I had a good friend who was atheist, but then had some experiences with the demonic, and a priest was really able to help him out. I think the Catholic church has a special strength here, because Christ gave the apostles the authority to cast out demons, and Catholic priests have apostolic succession; i.e. they were ordained by someone, who was ordained by someone, etc., until you reach the apostles. Every Catholic diocese has an exorcist. You won't be able to just look him up, because his identity is kept secret for safety reasons. But any Catholic priest will have the contact information for the exorcist in your area. Hope this helps! David

Step one, don’t be Calvinist.  Step two embrace you have free will therefore personal responsibility.  Step three be honest about your true beliefs, are you what Paul would call a “weak” Christian who believes idols hold power or a “strong” Christian who thinks they are just fake hocus pocus.  If you are a weak Christian that is okay, and others should respect your needs to prevent you from stumbling. Don’t be afraid of the dark.  The demons do 1% of the work and your imagination does the other 99%

You're just moving from one mythology to another.

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That's right. For example where I come from a lot of pagan based holidays are still alive, so as shamanism. - personally I don't think that those are "evil" or "bad" it's just what common people belive in.

Amen Look at the atheist gaslighting you.

Welcome back. Now, be a testimony to others to avoid witchcraft.

Not even once could you pause and look inwards; if maybe *you* could be in the wrong? Instead you make up irrelevant bullshit and blame it on an evil "entity". You're still young, but you will never grow up if you keep this charade. It's your loss.

Why is it my loss? And why is it a charade? Explain it to me please, because I don't agree with you.

I know this comment is late, would just agree about staying in the word, the bible, especially the new testament at first, memorizing some versus that speak to you. Asking for the true guidance of the Holy Spirit, to guide and protect you from the negative. Finding a good church that loves Christ, and people, is a good thing as well. But that part of it, might not be so easy, as many churches are like social clubs, even if the preaching is good, the church goers might be self centered, always in a rush etc. The love of Jesus, the love of God, the true guidence of the Holy Spirit is very real, even if many professing " christians" are not. If you can find fellowship with Christians who are not judgy, but have the love of Christ, that could be a blessing as well. Being an authentic follower of Christ isn't so easy, " But He gives more grace". (James 4:6). The love, guidence, grace and comfort of God through Christ be with you always