Demons targeting me

I've known people who've thrown out their entire record collexion because they were told all 'secular' music was demonic. I've heard everything from yoga to pokemon cards are a conduit of demonic activity and will corrupt the soul.

But here's what I've also found: A thing only has so much power as you ascribe to it. 

I've also found that driving under the influence of overwhelming emotions is severely dangerous. And a conflict that comes from doing something we want to do, though told it has magical powers and is forbidden, can create enough of a 'charge' of emotion to put us in danger. 

John Wimbledon who was one of the founders of the Vineyard churches used to say, "Love G-d and do what you want". Because all you have to do is begin to engage in the act of being loved by G-d (it's not a one-way thing) and nothing else will matter much. You'll find the things you want to do align with what you know to be true. It's what is meant by being 'given the desires of our hearts' - given, like an injection of sorts. 

C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters are a good read. I does sound like it'll take a little more than some stretchy exercise to lure you to the dark side. If you're going to be corrupted by a demon, it won't be obvious. And it certainly won't make you want to confess. 

I've known people who've thrown out their entire record collexion because they were told all 'secular' music was demonic. I've heard everything from yoga to pokemon cards are a conduit of demonic activity and will corrupt the soul.

But here's what I've also found: A thing only has so much power as you ascribe to it. 

I've also found that driving under the influence of overwhelming emotions is severely dangerous. And a conflict that comes from doing something we want to do, though told it has magical powers and is forbidden, can create enough of a 'charge' of emotion to put us in danger. 

John Wimbledon who was one of the founders of the Vineyard churches used to say, "Love G-d and do what you want". Because all you have to do is begin to engage in the act of being loved by G-d (it's not a one-way thing) and nothing else will matter much. You'll find the things you want to do align with what you know to be true. It's what is meant by being 'given the desires of our hearts' - given, like an injection of sorts. 

C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters are a good read. I does sound like it'll take a little more than some stretchy exercise to lure you to the dark side. If you're going to be corrupted by a demon, it won't be obvious. And it certainly won't make you want to confess. 

Frankly, it sounds like a lot of people on this thread could do with reading Richard Dawkins' God Delusion for some enlightenment.

It's like those people who think they see Jesus' face in a baked potato, or some such. People will invent anything to try and confirm their unfounded beliefs. 

Wise words from Juniper there.......I hope you read them before bed Desmond.