WOULD YOU SIT FOR A CHAT WITH SOMEONE YOU KNEW WANTED TO STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY YOU? Yet we many times do that with the devil.
I have a friend that has been struggling with mental torment. This is my reply to her, it might help others. I have been a couple of times in extreme mental agony, I thought I was loosing my mind. But through it all, God brought me the revelation that I needed to keep in peace and joy.
I hardly ever have a day when I am down or mentally affected now. Probably can count them on my fingers in the last 2 years. People tell me I am always so bright. This is because of what I have learned in my struggle. Because of the below revelations. If you struggle at times with mental torment, please read and apply, it will change your life, literally, it did mine:
Friend, refuse to think too much, the devil loves to get us to turn things into our heads over and over and over and that gets the mind to the point that it feels physically sore. Don’t fight the devil by conversing with him, I know he tries to stirs us up, but I was like you and I got on the other side, I felt my head would explode! It was numb and sore!
The trick of the devil is to draw you into dialogue, he started that in the garden of Eden, he is still doing it. We try to fight and argue and overcome logically the arguments that come in our minds to torment us from the devil. This is striving in the flesh and it won’t work, it will only exhaust you.
What you need to do is ignore him! Yes, ignore the bad thoughts – and I know what a shock and how hard that can feel when you feel the only way to stay in control is to fight and control the thoughts! But you need to let God be in control, and trust Him to carry you and follow His principles on how to win the war in the mind, which is as described below:
Speak the word that opposes them – It is written ….. – and then take your mind intentionally away from the bad thoughts and put it on Jesus. Start thinking about His love, how He is your mind protector, how He is faithful and how you can rely on Him to help you, carry you, deliver you and sustain you.
Just tell Him – I trust you to keep me, I give up trying to fight the devil in my own strength and I choose to trust you to keep my body, soul (which includes the mind) and spirit blameless till the day of Christ (this is His promise in the Word). I throw myself at You and totally rely on You keeping me. If You don’t I will sink, I will be lost, but I know You will because You are faithful, and I know You are my redeemer, sanctifier, deliverer and my very present help in times of trouble.
The Bible says: ‘He will keep IN PERFECT PEACE, he whose MIND is stayed on (on arguing with the devil? no) on YOU’. It’s your job to only talk to the devil in ‘It is written’ terms and then put your mind on Jesus intentionally. The Bible also says to ‘SET (wilful intentional decision, nothing to do with feelings) your mind on THINGS ABOVE (that does not include conversations with the devil’s thoughts, who is from below).
Also, Romans 8:6 says ‘For to be carnally minded is death, but to be SPIRITUALLY MINDED is LIFE AND PEACE” – which means, you need to keep your mind on Jesus, not the enemy and what he is doing and what he is saying and how he makes you feel. Force yourself to take your mind away from him – that is to be carnally minded, because it is not doing the will of God, which is to keep your mind on Jesus, and the result of that behaviour is death.
Spiritually minded is to keep your mind on Jesus and on good things, like it says in Philippians 4: Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
The devil loves to tempt us to meditate on his thoughts and on his actions in us, we need to resist that, submit to God’s way of using our mind and then he will flee from us automatically. As it says in the Bible: ‘Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Many of us have made the mistake for too long to jump the first part – we went straight to resisting the devil in our own strength and got exhausted and still with the enemy on our back. But if we start with the first step, of submitting to God in what He says we need to do with our mind, and also on HOW to resist the devil, we will find we will have success.
I know cause I escaped absolute mind torment to the point of insanity when I got this revelation – to fully trust in God to carry me and keep me, to use only Scripture against the devil- but not focus much on that – and to just purposefully ignore him and his thoughts and put my mind on Jesus and His word. That’s how I got delivered.
I am telling you, I went to emergency at hospital a couple of times cause I was so bad in my mind, Michael can testify and so some of his relatives and my friends who know about these times. But I overcame with what I said above.
If you listen to me and do what I said, you will be free. I am speaking to you from the other side, where I now hardly ever get down, worried or mentally affected, I could count a few days only in the last 2 years when I have been somewhat down, the rest of the time, using the above principles I have been happier than ever in my life.
I focus on getting filled with God, not worry about the devil’s activity in my mind or life. My focus is on God and that makes all the difference.
Try it and you will thank me later. But you have to be committed to keep on doing it and persevere at it as the devil does not always give up easily, you have to be more persistent than he is and God can help you with that, and then you win.
Another important step – if you want to be free of mental struggles and be happy – is to set your heart in such a way that you intentionally make your source of happiness to be only God and eternal things, not things that are temporary and you can loose. Because when you loose them, you can be devastated and that is not wise to risk your entire happiness in the hands of a thing that you can loose.That is the equivalent of setting yourself up for failure.
My happiness now comes from relationship with God alone, and if anything else comes to add joy in my life, I treat that thing as a bonus, not as something I can’t live without. God is enough and He alone can make me happy, even if life circumstances are not ideal.
My joy does not depend on things and circumstances, it’s the joy IN THE LORD that gives us strength, not the joy in good and ideal circumstances – this kind of joy is flippant and unreliable. I choose to rejoice IN THE LORD, in who He is to me, even in the mist of painful circumstances, and that makes me strong, bright and happy.
My happiness is drawn from relationship with Him alone, and that is one stable, non-changing, always available source of happiness. Anything less than that will make you susceptible to unhappiness. If you are wise, you don’t set yourself up for failure.
Be thankful all the time for that relationship and what it brings into your life and also for the things that you have, instead of crying for the things you don’t have.
I intentionally set my happiness in what is eternal that I cannot loose. Do the same, and you will be as happy as I am, and I am happy most of the time.
If you want help with meditating on Scripture in a particular area of your life, we have prepared on this website a number of groups of Scripture based meditations on various subjects. Click here to go to that page.
Hi Glory, You might need deliverance from an evil spirit that is tormenting your mind. Have a look at http://www.deliveranceministry.com.au . They have an online Zoom meeting where they pray live for people who need deliverance from around the world. There are people from USA and Australia who minister in this group. Please ask for Peter Johnson or Peter Whiffin.
Good evening,I have been struggling with tormenting thoughts for some months now,the worst part is that it makes me curse God in my mind. Please what do I do?They said it’s depression,this is the first time I’m experiencing this kind of thing,it’s making me so uncomfortable,nothing good comes into my mind,it’s too stinky
THANK YOU .
PLEASE READ THIS: JUST GOT DONE READING SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS AND I TOO STRUGGLE FROM TIME TO TIME BUT LOOK AT PSALM 40. THIS IS A MESSAGE TO US 🙂 WOW GOD IS FAITHFUL AND TRUE!
PLEASE READ THIS: JUST GOT DONE READING SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS AND I TOO STRUGGLE FROM TIME TO TIME BUT LOOK AT PSALM 40. THIS IS A MESSAGE TO US 🙂 WOW GOD IS FAITHFUL AND TRUE!
Thank you so much, just when I need Jesus lead me to this page. I’ve been struggling a lot for the past three weeks. I spent my days sleeping, sometimes forget to eat, and wondering, and crying thinking that life is really hard for me. I’ve been broken hearted because the man that I’ve loved for 16 years of my life has chose other woman. I’m deeply sad. My US visa is not granted while I need it to visit my sister who just recently divorced because of the domestic violence. I have to take care of my parents at home sometimes because they’re already old and needed help. To make things even more not good before, my paper proposals of science project has no answered or clue, my thesis proposal has been rejected while other friends are accepted and the professors starting act unfriendly to me. My I-so-called “bestfriends” are talking about others to me while they are being really friendly to the persons who have they gossiped about, I couldn’t stand the hypocrisy so I left and now I only have few friends. I couldn’t bear not to think of all these, it makes me really tormented in mind. I did praying and found some verses but I don’t know what to do. I told God an hour ago (before finally jump to this page and site) that “Please help me, I couldn’t take it this anymore”.
Thank you so much, just when I need Jesus lead me to this page. I’ve been struggling a lot for the past three weeks. I spent my days sleeping, sometimes forget to eat, and wondering, and crying thinking that life is really hard for me. I’ve been broken hearted because the man that I’ve loved for 16 years of my life has chose other woman. I’m deeply sad. My US visa is not granted while I need it to visit my sister who just recently divorced because of the domestic violence. I have to take care of my parents at home sometimes because they’re already old and needed help. To make things even more not good before, my paper proposals of science project has no answered or clue, my thesis proposal has been rejected while other friends are accepted and the professors starting act unfriendly to me. My I-so-called “bestfriends” are talking about others to me while they are being really friendly to the persons who have they gossiped about, I couldn’t stand the hypocrisy so I left and now I only have few friends. I couldn’t bear not to think of all these, it makes me really tormented in mind. I did praying and found some verses but I don’t know what to do. I told God an hour ago (before finally jump to this page and site) that “Please help me, I couldn’t take it this anymore”.
Hi, my name is Ivy and am 26. I have been struggling for so long with self acceptance and self confidence because of my past relationships, I have also lost several jobs and every time I get a new job my mind goes on overdrive. When I have problems in my relationships the same happens. Please pray with me.
Hi, my name is Ivy and am 26. I have been struggling for so long with self acceptance and self confidence because of my past relationships, I have also lost several jobs and every time I get a new job my mind goes on overdrive. When I have problems in my relationships the same happens. Please pray with me.
Hi Darlene, you are doing well to be able to pray and read your bible. It definitely sounds like you are under severe spiritual attack. I want to encourage you to speak the word of God aloud over your life. Pray and speak the full armour of God over yourself, ephesians 6:10-14. Sometimes the spirits of mind control can be very strong they can interfere with your ability to pray but you can speak the word of God over your life for example you can say Father God I thank you that YOUR word says that “No weapon formed against me will prosper and every tongue raised up In judgement against me, I will condemn, for this is my heritage as a servant of the Lord Isaiah 54:17. Then you can say In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I declare that No weapon formed against me shall prosper and every tongue raised in Judgement against me, I now condemn. Thankyou Father God in Jesus Christ name that your word says that an undeserved curse will not come to rest. Father protect me from the plans of Satan and please expose all witches and covens in churches. Please save and raise up true believers in Christ. Speak the positive over yourself. God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. Keep speaking the power of God at work over yourself, theres a scripture that says I will live and not die, speak that over yourself and your faith will grow and your circumstances will improve.
Hi Darlene, you are doing well to be able to pray and read your bible. It definitely sounds like you are under severe spiritual attack. I want to encourage you to speak the word of God aloud over your life. Pray and speak the full armour of God over yourself, ephesians 6:10-14. Sometimes the spirits of mind control can be very strong they can interfere with your ability to pray but you can speak the word of God over your life for example you can say Father God I thank you that YOUR word says that “No weapon formed against me will prosper and every tongue raised up In judgement against me, I will condemn, for this is my heritage as a servant of the Lord Isaiah 54:17. Then you can say In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I declare that No weapon formed against me shall prosper and every tongue raised in Judgement against me, I now condemn. Thankyou Father God in Jesus Christ name that your word says that an undeserved curse will not come to rest. Father protect me from the plans of Satan and please expose all witches and covens in churches. Please save and raise up true believers in Christ. Speak the positive over yourself. God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. Keep speaking the power of God at work over yourself, theres a scripture that says I will live and not die, speak that over yourself and your faith will grow and your circumstances will improve.
I am thankful i came across this ministry i have a lot gone on in my life .. what i am dealing with is the occult …i am marked all because i love Jesus my neighbors hate me they are put a death cures on me they have a death curse on me along for me to go in sane my church of 20 years or more think i am kook kook .. we left the church no matter what church i go to the occult is there there are coven of witches in the churchs i am not able to work my dpression opression mind control is a very big demon i am now going through a betrayal by a so called christian sister in the lord … i had been mental spiritual abuse fineancial abuse god showed me she is a witch in the church come to fine out there is a least 5 or 6 all but i are in leadership one is a pastor some in the chori some teach kids and youth …. so we went to different churches about seven all all have the occult operateing in the churches we are living in the last days i have no one from a church to pray for me or minister to me ..that is why i am tring to fine help on here.. i do have a true true christian consural i need deliverance from all the demonic that has been put there by my occutlic neighbors i can’t eeven wave to them iam on madication i still have to struggel i am praying read the word prat the word worship the lord i do want to fast i am gone to try trythe juice fast .. help me god help me there is so much more happen to me the betrayal really is hard on me jesus was betrayed to by peter and others i have to keep my eyes on Jesus as flint plase is anyone able to pray for me .i feel like i need demons cast out of me they know everything i do in my own house they know when i am in the bible by the pages i have to stop
I am thankful i came across this ministry i have a lot gone on in my life .. what i am dealing with is the occult …i am marked all because i love Jesus my neighbors hate me they are put a death cures on me they have a death curse on me along for me to go in sane my church of 20 years or more think i am kook kook .. we left the church no matter what church i go to the occult is there there are coven of witches in the churchs i am not able to work my dpression opression mind control is a very big demon i am now going through a betrayal by a so called christian sister in the lord … i had been mental spiritual abuse fineancial abuse god showed me she is a witch in the church come to fine out there is a least 5 or 6 all but i are in leadership one is a pastor some in the chori some teach kids and youth …. so we went to different churches about seven all all have the occult operateing in the churches we are living in the last days i have no one from a church to pray for me or minister to me ..that is why i am tring to fine help on here.. i do have a true true christian consural i need deliverance from all the demonic that has been put there by my occutlic neighbors i can’t eeven wave to them iam on madication i still have to struggel i am praying read the word prat the word worship the lord i do want to fast i am gone to try trythe juice fast .. help me god help me there is so much more happen to me the betrayal really is hard on me jesus was betrayed to by peter and others i have to keep my eyes on Jesus as flint plase is anyone able to pray for me .i feel like i need demons cast out of me they know everything i do in my own house they know when i am in the bible by the pages i have to stop
THANK YOU .
The enemy works through fear. So if you build your faith up you wont be fearful of anything
Build your faith up through the word of God. The only time the enemy wins is if we don’t know the truth. The truth is what god says. When you read do it out loud.
The enemy works through fear. So if you build your faith up you wont be fearful of anything
Build your faith up through the word of God. The only time the enemy wins is if we don’t know the truth. The truth is what god says. When you read do it out loud.
Find loving Christians in your area who believe in healing and deliverance. And cry out to Jesus for deliverance. Don’t give up. Thank God for everything you still have.
Find loving Christians in your area who believe in healing and deliverance. And cry out to Jesus for deliverance. Don’t give up. Thank God for everything you still have.
Thank you so much for the article. I found this article because I am actually fighting this battle. You said something in the article, you called it the devils thoughts. You also said to stop talking to the devil. Well if it is the devils thoughts, we have to be mindful that its a lie. The devil cannot tell the truth. It is the opposite of what we see.
Thank you so much for the article. I found this article because I am actually fighting this battle. You said something in the article, you called it the devils thoughts. You also said to stop talking to the devil. Well if it is the devils thoughts, we have to be mindful that its a lie. The devil cannot tell the truth. It is the opposite of what we see.
What do you do if by chance you possibly have Depression?
I have been to doctors, I have a therapist and yet I’m still finding no relief and I have feared I’m loosing my sanity!
I have had physical ailments and been Prescribed so many medications and labeled with all this stuff , it’s ridiculous!
No medication has worked, I never had any labels etc ( just a bit of anxiety) before but something hit me like a brick wall last year and I have been like this since.
It could be something that just Set something off but I have felt like I am in a Spiritual battle from the beginning! What do I do??
I don’t know why I’m holding on so hard to whatever is hindering me and I really don’t know how to just let ho
Yes I feel exactly like this and have felt this way for a full year!
Physically emotionally mentally spiritually Have been in constant battle!!! Constantly !!! I have felt very very lost!
My mind is blank and I am Being tortured by thoughts of past events etc and I have not had peace in my body, soul , mind and spirit in the whole year!
I have been battling horrible anxiety depression and many other unbelievable symptoms!
I went through my house praying, casting out demons, anointed my home above doors and windows with olive oil, asked prayer Warriors to help me pray constantly, Reading my Bible, burnt books that have been unGodly etc and I’m still going through this. I have felt alone , afraid, sadness, despair , shame, guilt , anger, Abandoned and many more.
I have rebuked Satan and yet I’m still in this. Feeling overwhelmed , exhausted and Almost like I will not get out of this Hole!
I don’t really understand what happened or what I did wrong and why I’m still struggling and experiencing this?
Doctors have put me on medication but I got worse and They say ‘ They can’t find anything wrong ‘
Well what is it? What is holding onto me so bad that it had felt like I have lost myself? I am unable to sleep, no appetite, No motivation etc at all.
Please pray for me and Help me get through this. I just don’t know what to do anymore
What do you do if by chance you possibly have Depression?
I have been to doctors, I have a therapist and yet I’m still finding no relief and I have feared I’m loosing my sanity!
I have had physical ailments and been Prescribed so many medications and labeled with all this stuff , it’s ridiculous!
No medication has worked, I never had any labels etc ( just a bit of anxiety) before but something hit me like a brick wall last year and I have been like this since.
It could be something that just Set something off but I have felt like I am in a Spiritual battle from the beginning! What do I do??
I don’t know why I’m holding on so hard to whatever is hindering me and I really don’t know how to just let ho
Yes I feel exactly like this and have felt this way for a full year!
Physically emotionally mentally spiritually Have been in constant battle!!! Constantly !!! I have felt very very lost!
My mind is blank and I am Being tortured by thoughts of past events etc and I have not had peace in my body, soul , mind and spirit in the whole year!
I have been battling horrible anxiety depression and many other unbelievable symptoms!
I went through my house praying, casting out demons, anointed my home above doors and windows with olive oil, asked prayer Warriors to help me pray constantly, Reading my Bible, burnt books that have been unGodly etc and I’m still going through this. I have felt alone , afraid, sadness, despair , shame, guilt , anger, Abandoned and many more.
I have rebuked Satan and yet I’m still in this. Feeling overwhelmed , exhausted and Almost like I will not get out of this Hole!
I don’t really understand what happened or what I did wrong and why I’m still struggling and experiencing this?
Doctors have put me on medication but I got worse and They say ‘ They can’t find anything wrong ‘
Well what is it? What is holding onto me so bad that it had felt like I have lost myself? I am unable to sleep, no appetite, No motivation etc at all.
Please pray for me and Help me get through this. I just don’t know what to do anymore
God bless you all, I’ve been dealing with mental torment for some time now, but it really got bad when I began to study my word. The enemy would fill my head with thoughts of Jesus actually being real or horrible thoughts about myself, my family and my life. After reading this article I realize I’ve been in conversation with the devil too long!!! I know that We wrestle not against flesh and blood, I mean I can actually attest to that fact because my struggle has been so mental so silent and so exhausting and in this moment the very presence of darkness let’s me know that God is real he love he is light he is able he is here and thank him in advance for better days. I love you all and I’m praying for you all we will win in Jesus name amen.
God bless you all, I’ve been dealing with mental torment for some time now, but it really got bad when I began to study my word. The enemy would fill my head with thoughts of Jesus actually being real or horrible thoughts about myself, my family and my life. After reading this article I realize I’ve been in conversation with the devil too long!!! I know that We wrestle not against flesh and blood, I mean I can actually attest to that fact because my struggle has been so mental so silent and so exhausting and in this moment the very presence of darkness let’s me know that God is real he love he is light he is able he is here and thank him in advance for better days. I love you all and I’m praying for you all we will win in Jesus name amen.
Yes I’ve been struggling with mental illness for many years think am going insane some times pscocis an disturb thinking been in hospitals lots of meds been to church people pray for me I call prayer people all the time I believe there’s a god then I start having doubts cuz the illness is so strong I think am losing my mind I suffer every day for 4 years it’s very draing to live this way very crippling an fear does over take me at times my family loves me but they don’t know what to do with me so I do want to believe in god cuz the torrment is unbearable wonder why am even hear don’t give to any one feel a waste of life
Yes I’ve been struggling with mental illness for many years think am going insane some times pscocis an disturb thinking been in hospitals lots of meds been to church people pray for me I call prayer people all the time I believe there’s a god then I start having doubts cuz the illness is so strong I think am losing my mind I suffer every day for 4 years it’s very draing to live this way very crippling an fear does over take me at times my family loves me but they don’t know what to do with me so I do want to believe in god cuz the torrment is unbearable wonder why am even hear don’t give to any one feel a waste of life
Thanks for this. I have been wondering if I’m insane and/or demon-possessed and seen so many therapists looking for relief. It’s so good to know that there is hope for peace and deliverance. God will bless you for sharing your testimony with us.
Thanks for this. I have been wondering if I’m insane and/or demon-possessed and seen so many therapists looking for relief. It’s so good to know that there is hope for peace and deliverance. God will bless you for sharing your testimony with us.
Hello Douglas my sister also is struggling I will pray for you also and keep your faith and fight.Jesus will not permit your faith. Also pray for my sister her name is Shirley
Hello Douglas my sister also is struggling I will pray for you also and keep your faith and fight.Jesus will not permit your faith. Also pray for my sister her name is Shirley
Thank you for your article, this is really something I’ve struggled with for years. I know Jesus now so I’ve been getting some relief now but it’s really tormenting. Your article confirmed what one of my church leaders said – stop fighting. I really want to be delivered from this torment now so part of it is knowing I’m not alone and keep getting filled with God! Bless you.
Thank you for your article, this is really something I’ve struggled with for years. I know Jesus now so I’ve been getting some relief now but it’s really tormenting. Your article confirmed what one of my church leaders said – stop fighting. I really want to be delivered from this torment now so part of it is knowing I’m not alone and keep getting filled with God! Bless you.
God bless you….im crying so much…thabks for sharing.
God bless you….im crying so much…thabks for sharing.