On my way back from the store one night I don’t live far from it maybe 100yrd yards there’s woods in between my house I haven’t seen anything on the way there but on the way back there was these two things staring at me blacker than black with a ruby red eyes I knew any instant what they were and I knew God show me because I always question him and now I know better he showed me the evil so I knew the good was real I’ve always been sensitive to things when I was little do you spell black dog that stalked my hallway and night in my room and wouldn’t let me leave my room and outside my window was a solid white the only thing I can describe him is a wolf but I believe they have something to do with some kind of a witch you see I was laying in my mom’s room and I can still feel this ladies and on my head she asked me if she wanted her to kill my family keep in mind I’m only like seven at the time I said no each God only knows what would happen if I would have told her yes and my half asleep state after I told her that she was gone just disappeared I can remember her hair it was stringy and black and I can even remember her voice and now these black things under my home and I have children that play in the woods I have armor and weapons but I need them blessed I am not joking and if you don’t believe me you can come see for yourself because honestly I don’t think modern guns or weapons will hurt these animals for being to whatever they are but all they did was stare at me I did have them blade on me I was less than 10 ft away from these things they could kill me if they wanted to but they didn’t and I don’t understand why but now they’re getting close to my home real close and the sounds they’re making at night are scaring my children Plus on top of that there are no animals in my Forest
Hi @shawn3,
Thank you for sharing this with us. I can sense the distress and fear as you consider these experiences. I think it’s great that you want to protect yourself and your children from harm.
The Scriptures do tell us that the devil is real, and to be vigilant. For instance, we read in 1 Peter 5:6-9,
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.
However, I think it’s important to notice something: the main evidence of the devil’s work is persecution on behalf of our Christian testimony and lifestyle.
That is, we need to be especially sober-minded when it comes to spiritual matters. While, of course, I don’t know all the details of your experience, I would suggest it is possible that animals do live in the forest near your home. So, I encourage you to consider, in conversation with trusted friends or a pastor, the possibility that the red eyes could have belonged to an animal rather than an evil spirit.
I would also encourage you that anyone united to Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit, no longer needs to fear spiritual darkness. After all, Jesus rose from the dead, and his resurrection power lives in us!
We read in Ephesians 2:4-10,
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!
He also raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might display the immeasurable riches of his grace through his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift— not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.
Among other encouragements, we learn that believers in Christ are already seated in the heavenly places - so we are free from the reach of any evil power.
Whenever you feel afraid or anxious, I encourage you to meditate on these verses, and remind yourself that God is your protector against all evil powers. In addition, reach out to the pastor, elders, friends, or Stephen Ministers in your local church. They can give you encouragement, pray with you, and be a comforting presence whenever you feel alarmed.
Hello @shawn3,
Thank you for sharing this experience with us. I am so sorry for the terrifying experiences you have had. In the bible we read that demons are able to appear to humans and take different forms (2 Cor 11:14). If what you are experiencing is related to demons, the only hope of deliverance is in our Lord Jesus Christ, who came for the purpose of destroying the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). As children of God through our faith in Jesus Christ, we have already overcome the evil one as He who is in us is greater than the one in the world ( 1 John 4:4). As Carson shared, the devil is real but as Christians we can have victory over his schemes. In Eph 6:16, we learn that our faith in Christ is our shield against all attacks of the enemy. So, all we need to do is to turn to Jesus in prayer, seek his refuge and ask him for deliverance. Its that simple. When we submit to Jesus, and resist the devil, he flees! (James 4:7). I have had a few experiences to know this to be true!
Demons may attack Christians for various purposes like causing suffering as Carson described, to deceive (2 Cor 11:14), to confuse as Peter experienced (Matt 16:22-23), etc. But some of it could be due to our own choices as well.
Recently I listened to an interview of a Christian scholar, Ron Rhodes, who wrote a book, “The truth behind ghosts, mediums and psychic phenomenon”. In it, the author shared that in many cases where people encountered a demonic presence, it was usually due to some kind of involvement in occult activity. It may be in any form like astrology, psychic, tarot, hybrid Christian faith with other religions like new age, etc. Sometimes we may get involved in the occult rather innocently, even as Christians. He shared how demons can oppress Christians even if they can’t possess. So Ron Rhodes suggests that if someone is experiencing something demonic then 1) Its important to repent of occult involvement, if any 2) Get rid of any paraphrenelia related to the occult from the home (Acts 19:19) 3) Its important to seek prayer from elders and pastors to keep family in prayer for protection as demons like to return ( Luke 4:13).
I will be praying for protection for you and your family in Jesus. We can cast away all our fears as we have the Holy Spirit of God living in us as believers. I hope you are feeling more encouraged in Christ. God bless.