Can Christians Hear Voices of Demons?
This short and simple answer is YES!
I am only going to deal with voices pertaining to mental illness and Christians.
I am only going to deal with voices pertaining to mental illness and Christians.
Most people, all people I know, who have the experiences of hearing voices and doctors have diagnosed a mental illness have abuse and trauma in their history.
When the brain is developing in a child, it is actually hardwiring, setting up pathways for chemicals and neurological firing.
One of two things can be happen and often both are occurring at the same time.
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| Christians can be Oppressed but not Obsessed by demons. |
- Spiritual - When sin is brought upon someone, and inherited generationally Satan has a foothold to enter with demonic activity. So spiritual prayer must be part of the healing. Demons must be renounced in your life but also in the life of your past generations... called out by name, and covered by the name of Jesus and His blood.
- This is something you can do for yourself being a Christian (If you believe that Jesus is your Lord and Savior and you have a heart desire to obey God - you are saved, born again, his child forever) Demons can not be within a person who has the Holy Spirit but they can cling and oppress, not obsess.
- Demonic voice are condemning, asking you to harm yourself or another, mean, hurtful, slashing, deceptive, plotting, pounce, beat down, suggest suicide or murder, degrading, etc.
- Physical (Brain-Body-Neuro-biological - The brain has the a capability to split off into sectors to protect a child from dying or what is viewed as impending death. It is a survival mechanism that is innate. Sometimes a person can not even remember all the details or any of the abuse/trauma, but the brain is still segmented into what is called alters.
- After a person has children, the age of their child can trigger the voices of these alters. (Many other things can trigger alters.) Each or any alter is not developed to hurt you, it was formed to save you for harm. A good therapist in neuro-brain therapy can help you work through these alters to help them resolve their reason for existing.
- In therapy they can learn they are no longer needed but are very appreciated for helping. The alters integrate when they truly see they are no longer needed to protect - they have faithfully served their purpose.
- Alters can have different voices of varying genders, ages, and pressing messages depending on their purpose for developing. Some alters can have negative messages but more often it is one of exaggerated concern, vigilance, fear, paranoia, pushy, obsessive, demanding, frozen, hateful, angry, bitter, broken, hollow, playful, hyper, silly, unrealistic dreamer, non-sense, laughter, not acting your age.
Daniel Siegel is a doctor who has written excellent books on this new type of therapy and his website provides providers by state.
You have hope, you can find healing. Press into Him, seek Him for step by step direction. God is the Master Planner of your specific order of healing. No two healings are similar.
Please comment if you have questions or if you need prayer.
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He was a doctor, but, severe bipolar disordered or not, praying in tongues, I am sure invited demons in. I believe he was tortured till his suicide in 2009. He was 55.
I have written a book to help others make less mistakes, more informed decisions, to protect and prevent emotional damage of the children in the relationship.
A butterfly landed an eagle is available from amazon. Daily Prayer is the armour against spiritual warfare and not in tongues. The Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit does the groaning and moaning on our behalf.
Thank God he delivered me. I am blessed with a Godly 2nd husband and good life. I am writing the sequel on damage control of my 4 adult emotionally damaged, children-relationships destroyed by their father's lies. God bless. Elizabeth
I appreciate you sharing your experience. I am sorry you and your children were so hurt.
"Speaking in Tongue" is a totally different topic that I may address in a different post.
In this post I am writing to address voices heard without, not voices people speak from their own mouth. It is two different topics. So I will refrain from commenting further on this post. I would be glad to discuss it further with you if you desire, and I would be glad to review your book if you want to send me a copy.
You first husband had problems and likely some very painful experiences early on in his life. Many people never speak about what is killing them inside, even to the point of death... as in his case he did kill himself.
Prayer is a very useful tool given by God that should be availed in all situations of a Christian life.
A person can only get help if they decide to do it themselves. It is very hard when someone we love or are committed to can't see that they need help.
I am glad you are in a relationship now that you feel blessed.
Mental illness and demonic issues do not go hand in hand. These must be separated for appropriate healing.
I hate thinking about it. It was so completely real and not a still small voice from God that is for sure. It happened after I was saved and baptized at 14--but I wonder if I really had a personal relationship with Jesus during those years and somehow there was still a "foothold" that allowed the voice to be there.
I praise God for my sweet husband who has helped me through my crazy family situations. I also praise God for making me a new creature in Christ.
The Holy Spirit will be the best person to help you discern mental illness from demonic activity.
But I can share a few important points:
1) I believer in Jesus as their Lord and Savior who lives under the whole counsel of God's Word and is sincerely actively living unto God by faith can not be possessed by demons - since they are filled with (possessed by) the Holy Spirit.
2) In times of therapy, I would encourage you and your therapist to pray to God for the direction of the Holy Spirit to guide your time together. As you go through your session listen to any guidance given and be obedient to God's voice. When you entrust yourself to God, He will guide and protect you.
3) Spend time in the Word! Study it! Precept Bible Studies (www.precept.org) have many Bible Studies to help you. Lord, Heal My Hurts! Lord, Is this warfare? Lord, I want to know you. are three studies you might want to start with as you try to learn about God and His ability to heal. The Word of God is the healing balm (salve/medication) for you. Apply it liberally to your life.
4) Ask God. Don't hesitate to ask God a direct question and listen for His answer. I know at first it can be hard to hear His Voice but in time you will learn it and know that He speaks loving, encouraging, tender, clear, simple and direct. God is not condemning, belittling nor ever going to through your past sins or struggles in your face. He never rejects you or pushes you out of His presence. He doesn't set up qualifications or preconditions for you to come and seek Him (as if you have to jump through hoops).
5) Have only people who study God's Word and pray to God in their private life pray for you. Don't submit to people who want to do dramatic wild deliverance meetings or who scare you by what they say or do or ask you to do. Think of Jesus in the Bible - He was not showy nor doing anything in a prolonged ceremonial drama way. He didn't yell, dance or repeat words over and over. He simply spoke and the evil spirits obeyed Him. Godly people following Jesus will be the way Jesus was in the Bible - we are to be like Christ not showman.
Mental illness can be improved by medication. Demonic can not. Now this can be tricky because it takes a while to find a correct balance for mental illness medication but no balance of medication improves demonic.
I hope some of this helps.
Thank you for sharing. I am very sorry you have been through trauma and abuse.
The identification of alters for specific trauma situations and abuse helps to deal with the unique hurts and needs. Often lies were imbedded in a person's mind/soul and the truth needs to be learned and the needs missed needs to be addressed.
It is not useful nor necessary to determine every abuse or trauma. Prayerfully seek God to only allow the areas absolutely necessary for recovery. God is the only one aware of the precise order and particular incidents that must be persevered through in order to learn lessons and discover truths that will usher in true lasting healing.
But don't go on a witch hunt, resurrect every emotional death in your past - it is not necessary. Many things that happen to us are similar and feed off of the same lie we have been told and therefore believe about life or ourself. Often when one issue is dealt with several can fall off like a domino effect - one door opens many opens, one page dealt with many folders are filed away, one lesson can cover many topics.
Be very careful with identifying alters. Only identify those pertinent to your healing. Some therapist and patients can encourage finding more and more alters as a way of being a 'special case' and sometimes it can be a tool to keep you trapped in the healing cycle for an unending amount of time.
Deal with alters has they arise. Understand that in order to be healed you do not always have to identify or solidify an alter. You can move through the work that needs to be done for specific trauma/abuse in a general way without solidifying all into separate identities. I caution this because it can become a labor some project of just keep up with so many alters and it can hider healing if so much time is given to keep up or categorize each differently. Many times alters can be clustered together to help quicken the healing process. So don't get enthralled by the uniqueness of high numbers of alters. The more is not always the better.
In the integration period when bring alters together like many strings on one instrument allow God to bring the ones needed to complete the harmonious tune - to bring harmony to your life. Every chord is not needed to be played on the keyboard - and if they are no melody will ever be heard. You do not want discord in your life; you want peace and harmony.
When an alter surfaces surrender it to the Holy Spirit, Allow Him to determine if it is indeed an alter or if it is a demonic spirit trying to be integrated into your being. Of course, if you are filled with the Holy Spirit because you are a believer in Jesus who sent the Holy Spirit to dwell within all true believers you will not be indwelled with a demonic host. Even still you can - unknowingly - if you don't allow the Holy Spirit to guide the process - give permission to a demonic spirit to attach itself to you outwardly... as if to clothespin itself to you and be ready to attack in voices at any moment.
I am delighted that you have seen some of the alters to already integrate. This is the process I was explaining earlier. Once integrated you don't need to keep them separated and identified - you can allow them to move into your past and let go of their identity.
Once my alters integrated I thankfully don't ever have them arise nor do I keep up with who they were. It is a part of my past. A blessed part that helped me work through and survive extreme horrors. I am grateful to God that He created my being so able to find ways to care for me and in many ways to keep me safe until I could be healed.
Yes, I totally relate to the fact that you will have good and bad voices, but in the end all alters develop for your protection and for your ultimate good in healing.
Please continue to share as needed. I am so glad you are getting help.