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Fantasizing about Evil	Tony	Sunday, December 21, 2008
Question: I'm concerned that I could be possessed. When experiencing sexual passion I fantasize about things which are not pleasurable other than in that they are very wrong and would offend God. For example, fantisizing about a new birth control pill that causes hyper-ovulation and prevents pregnancy by flooding the womb with millions of fertilized ova. Also when people make me mad by honking their car horn at me I visualize murdering them. Could I be possessed? Or do I just keep praying to avoid lust and anger?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Tony: Merry Christmas! These experiences are hard to deal with but they, in themselves, do not constitute possession. There are psychiatric issues that may be the source of your problem, or at least part of the problem. And, there can be spiritual/demonological aspects. In our Spiritual Warfare Catalog there is a Prayer to Control Thoughts. I would advise praying that prayer as well as the Rebuking Particular Spirits. You can refer these demons by their attribute such as lust, anger, murder, contraception, etc. You need to begin to take control over these thoughts in obedience to Christ (2 Cor 10:5). This is done by beginning to rebuke these thoughts when they happen. If you are in a place where this can be done, put your hand out in front of you in a gesture of "stop" and then say out loud, "STOP: I reject and rebuke this thought and accept only thoughts that are pleasing to God." Find a way to divert your attention to something else to help end the thought. If there is anything that seems to trigger these thoughts, then in as much as you can, avoid those things. When you say this fantasy happens during "sexual passion" I hope you mean passion with your wife. If you have having any kind of sex outside of the marital embrace then you invite the devil into your life. If you are married, then I suggest that you actually pray together with your wife before you engage in the marital embrace. Offer your sex life to God and understand the marital sexuality is actually holy. Pray together to offer your sex life to God, pray that your mind and thoughts will be protected, and focus on your wife and how much you love her. Going through the Seven Steps for Self-Deliverance is also recommended. If all this does not bring relief then you may have to contact us for specific help. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Fantasizing about Evil

Tony

Sunday, December 21, 2008

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I'm concerned that I could be possessed. When experiencing sexual passion I fantasize about things which are not pleasurable other than in that they are very wrong and would offend God. For example, fantisizing about a new birth control pill that causes hyper-ovulation and prevents pregnancy by flooding the womb with millions of fertilized ova.

Also when people make me mad by honking their car horn at me I visualize murdering them.

Could I be possessed? Or do I just keep praying to avoid lust and anger?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Tony:

Merry Christmas!

These experiences are hard to deal with but they, in themselves, do not constitute possession.

There are psychiatric issues that may be the source of your problem, or at least part of the problem. And, there can be spiritual/demonological aspects.

In our Spiritual Warfare Catalog there is a Prayer to Control Thoughts. I would advise praying that prayer as well as the Rebuking Particular Spirits. You can refer these demons by their attribute such as lust, anger, murder, contraception, etc.

You need to begin to take control over these thoughts in obedience to Christ (2 Cor 10:5). This is done by beginning to rebuke these thoughts when they happen. If you are in a place where this can be done, put your hand out in front of you in a gesture of "stop" and then say out loud, "STOP: I reject and rebuke this thought and accept only thoughts that are pleasing to God."

Find a way to divert your attention to something else to help end the thought. If there is anything that seems to trigger these thoughts, then in as much as you can, avoid those things.

When you say this fantasy happens during "sexual passion" I hope you mean passion with your wife. If you have having any kind of sex outside of the marital embrace then you invite the devil into your life.

If you are married, then I suggest that you actually pray together with your wife before you engage in the marital embrace. Offer your sex life to God and understand the marital sexuality is actually holy. Pray together to offer your sex life to God, pray that your mind and thoughts will be protected, and focus on your wife and how much you love her.

Going through the Seven Steps for Self-Deliverance is also recommended.

If all this does not bring relief then you may have to contact us for specific help.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.