Closing Doors Opened Unwittingly into the Occult
by Marijo Phelps(250)
I have always loved fireplaces and so had FuFu our mama kitty. Every time I began to get ready to make a fire she was right there in the middle of the whole process., first trying to get into the fireplace and mess with the logs and then to park her furry hide in front to soak up the warmth..
This particular day was strange in that Fufu saw me getting ready to light the books and she took off. I couldn’t see her anywhere….
I had been thinking about my astrology books, tarot cards and books like “Tibetan Book of the Dead" and the “I Ching". Since I had asked Jesus to be my Lord and savior I had been examining my lifestyle and things that really did me more harm than good. I had decided the best way to take care of these books would be to have a little bon fire in the fireplace. I didn’t want to give them to anyone else because I didn’t want my friends influenced by things I now considered a detriment.
So, without the help of my fur ball, I grabbed the long fireplace matches we had used ever since we had fireplaces (several years). I got all the books placed so they’d be easy to light with pages flayed open and struck a match. It went out. I struck a second match. It went out.
About this time I sensed a very strong evil presence in the room. Nothing like this had ever happened before. It was almost overwhelming evil. I grabbed the third match and light it – the head broke off and went under the rocking chair starting the rug on fire.
For those of you who think satan is in the category of Santa and the Easter Bunny don’t stop reading….
Being newly born again (not even going to church yet at that point) I called out the only prayer I could think of “Help me, Jesus, help me, Jesus".
I had stomped on the fire and the scorched rug was no longer burning as I picked up the 4th match repeating “help me, Jesus…." This time the pages caught fire and burned vigorously. Each and every page burned. When the fire was all over out came mama FuFu. I still don’t know where she had been hiding.
I had inadvertently plugged in to the wrong power source. Things I did and choices I made had opened the door to legally give satan areas of control in my life. Those choices had led me down a pretty miserable path for some years and I was anxious to close those doors and “turn on" to the best power source, Jesus.
When I was thinking on that event and talking to some of my friends we came to the conclusion that the enemy was not happy with my getting rid of those books. They had been a way that I was snagged and reeled in. Hooked into things of the occult – things which plugged in where a relationship with the Lord Jesus was lacking and non-existent. Yes, the enemy was angry to be losing that foot hold in my life and I guess he thought I could be scared into backing off.
His tactics didn’t work that day and my newly claimed Lord showed up in a big way to protect me and help me do what I had started to do with that fire in the fireplace.
Lest I thought it was all just my imagination…. Mama FuFu showed me that day something was going on neither of us could see but she certainly sensed too. She never missed another fire-lighting as long as we had a fireplace and that was for two more houses after this one.
I also prayed and asked the Lord Jesus to break any ties I had to these things which were not of Him and to forgive me for opening myself up to them in the first place. I had never actually read either of the two books.
This was just one of many steps in being set totally free in Jesus.
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead…… (NKJV)
Isaiah 43:19
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. (NKJV)
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. (NIV)
Colossians 1:19-21 (New International Version)
19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of[a] your evil behavior.
(C) Marijo Phelps all rights reserved. Use with proper credits.
Article submitted Tuesday, November 03, 2009 & read 379 times.
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» left by Lance Ponder(94) (268 days 21 hours ago.)
That is a wonderful testimony. It needs to be shared with as many people as possible. God bless you for your obedience to His will, both in the events you wrote of and in your willingness to testify about them.Respond to this comment
» left by Anonymous (268 days 8 hours ago.)
Thanks, Lance it was a toss up on whether to post this here or on our sister site Searchwarp. I have bee getting many challenging comments there lately from non-believers and think it might do some good there too but opted to post it here. thanks for your encouragement! Marijo
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» left by Anonymous (268 days 17 hours ago.)
Marijo, thank you for sharing this experience. I pray as Lance, may many see this. When we open those doors, we are bound. Too many people think it is innocent fun but then that is exactly what the devil would have them think. Praise God that He is much more powerful and more than willing to free the one who calls out to him. You have encouraged me to write more on this subject just as soon as my computer is up and running. I do hope before the end of the week! Keep sharing and consider all backlash a great move of the Spirit. As you know, we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces. Can't wait to catch up on my reading, commenting, and writing. Love you girl! TRespond to this comment
» left by Anonymous (268 days 8 hours ago.)
Yes, you will have quite a chunk to read (Q+A and my latest series on SW about the "Owner's Manual" oh, my such interesting comments...) Hurry back! Marijo
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» left by Rebecca Park Totilo from St. Pete Beach, FL (268 days 17 hours ago.)
Shalom, and you will find greater peace with your spiritual cleansing of your home.Respond to this comment
» left by Anonymous (268 days 7 hours ago.)
Rebecca - thanks for reading and for your comments - this actually took place about 35 years ago but is still very vivid and needed for many today. HE is so incredible and able and we need to slam shut any doors that we opened before we came to Him or even after....do you have any articles that you would like to post here? Did you know this is a sister website to Searchwarp? Marijo
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» left by Verna Mull from Apache Junction, AZ (260 days 17 hours ago.)
Marijo, this is one of your very best. I don't know how I could have missed reading it before! I really believe that FuFu did sense the Spiritual Battle going on. God bless you for writing this to awaken us all as to the power that we are struggling against, and help us to cling more closely to JesusRespond to this comment
» left by Anonymous (260 days 16 hours ago.)
Hi Verna! there are many, many you haven't read and sometimes I am writing 2-5 NEW ones a week and posting here on FW and on searchwarp - some are exclusive to searchwarp and not posted anywhere else.
Many are "words from the Lord series" and a new series I have only on searchwarp called "owner's manual series" also my dementia story of love series and maybe soon a series called "outrageous ideas on intimacy before marriage"....
Fu Fu knew - there was an evil presence in that room like never before (before I was no threat to the enemy and was lining up with his plan for me....)
Thanks for your wonderful encouragement! I will e-mail you some of my sites so you can read at your leisure - or you can google the above series even without my name and it will pull up some of the pieces...
Hugs,
Marijo
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