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PrincessDonna -> RE: study with me? (7/19/2008 10:03:25 AM)
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Of course, that should be the time I'm immersed in the Word most...but we all know how well THAT usually works right?
Yup. We do.[>:]
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I've never witnessed 'demonic activity' per se...other than the typical Satan-trying-to-get-in-the-way-of-God kind of a thing...It must be freaky and I don't think I wanna see it...
You're probably right. What happened in the specific incident I witnessed was that a man who went to Christian school with me and used to be a dear friend, has had some serious mental problems in the last few years, is now openly gay, and really just his life is a mess. He'd come to our church from time to time and everyone would greet him warmly. We all love him, we all know him well. Well, the last time he came to our church, during worship, he flamboyantly "worshiped" in the front middle of the church with the hugest flag he could find. It was obvious that it was not done in a spirit of worship, though I'm not sure I can explain how it was obvious.[&:] Pastor (who was the youth pastor when we were there, and knows this man well also) pulled him aside and informed him that he was welcome in the church but was not to worship with banners/flags at this time. This man went from person he knew to person he knew, deliberately trying to stir up strife against the church leadership. It was so very unlike him that when he came to me, I turned around and told him, "Shut up. That is not truth and I will not tolerate it." He didn't say another word to me. I looked in his eyes and I tell you...they were not his eyes. Shortly after that, he disappeared from the sanctuary. At that point, I was not aware of some more details that the pastors were, but I got an awful feeling in my stomach that I needed to find my kids, that they were in danger. I have NEVER felt that in church before. I went to the back and talked with pastor's wife, who informed me that ALL of the deacons were searching the grounds to make sure he was gone. I checked on my kids, but was uneasy the rest of the service. Later, I found out that he had made comments about liking little kids (boys especially) sexually. This man has not been back to church since, and this was maybe a year ago. It is good to know the leadership is ready and able to deal with such things though, and there are many discerning people in our church.
Sandy, I've had experiences much like you described also. Times where my sanity was barely hanging on by a thread, but that thread was able to cry out to Jesus and He came in and chased at least enough of the darkness away to be able to get help.
I've also experienced that same kind of thing in my marriage, where I/we could tell satan was getting or had already gotten a foothold somewhere, and I cried out in my spirit (not verbally) and things improved suddenly.
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