Demons Feed
Being gaslit, and having once and then having lost; these are the two primary reasons why we become subject to emotional and spiritual distress and malevolent influences. If you were let known, just for example, that you were loved as a child, only to have those signs of love clearly withdrawn from you in an instant, a deep mark may have very well been made. I can tell you that one such mark was made for me in exactly that way. When parents, who are obligated to give you resources when they bring you into the world, use those resources in carrot and stick fashion, they are committing emotional and mental abuse. Please understand that I'm not referring to a new Xbox as a required resource; no, I am referring to not only food, clothing and shelter, but love and emotional guidance. To have the feeling of protection and support from your family, and then to have that protection and support withdrawn, for little or no reason, is deeply traumatic. Yet, that, I believe, is what so many of us are affected by.
The situation becomes more dynamic and difficult if the pattern is repeated throughout our lives. Perhaps we get on our feet economically, get our own home, vehicle and start a family. Things are moving along and headed in a prosperous direction. But then an unavoidable tragedy strikes and it causes a large unforeseen expense and suddenly you cannot afford your lifestyle any more. You lose your home and vehicle. Maybe you can get on your feet again in time; this wasn't your fault—it was bad luck. However, the pattern was triggered and the emotions and memories come back. You become anxiety ridden and fearful and you don't know why.
Far worse is an act of betrayal. This is because, unlike the random tragedy, the betrayal could have been avoided if the party who betrayed didn't act as they had. Maybe your spouse cheated on you or lied about something they had been doing, like gambling, for instance. As a result, they'd incurred a large debt that you both were on the hook for now. In addition to the financial stress of the situation, your memories and trauma are triggered again by a spouse who had given love and support and now turned out to be a liar and reckless. The hurt from the lying is likely to be worse than the financial injury.
Using the above examples as guides, we are able to understand how old trauma can surface and become an inflection point for the direction in a person's life. It is at times like these when outside influence can gain access to your mind and spirit. Usually, these influences are not to be embraced. They are to be pushed away.
Nevertheless, more times than not, they gain access. Demons want in and you may not choose to fight because you're worn out by tragedy, trauma and betrayal. As the demon worms its way into your mind, you shift and manifest behavior that once would've repulsed you. In the modern age, the field of psychology has a multitude of clinical constructs to describe these phenomena. I am not trying to throw shade at psychology, but some things are capable of escaping the measurements that the sciences try to take. As your demon toys with you, you spiral downward further; your friends turn away, knowing that they can't help you because your behavior alienates them. Now you're even more alone and isolated, with your demon doing its work all the while.
Can you the beat the demon? Yes, but the longer you wait, the harder it becomes. Christ loves you, but he also gave you freewill for a reason. You need to make the choice to turn back towards him. To that end, we can also understand why it's so important to have people in our corner that will pray for us and keep us in their thoughts.
Why do demons exist? I don't know, but they do. They take many forms. They can appear human, or not appear at all. I see them frequently, if I look for them, so I don't. But even if I don't gaze into that abyss, I know its signature. These days, I can see the signs all around me.
People are losing a lot in our society right now; their homes, their spouses, their children and their dreams. They are losing them to demons that often pose as addictions, desires and idiosyncrasies. As people lose demons have more places to feed. The demons gain strength and proliferate, and humanity gets into trouble further.
Don't let it happen to you. Get strong. If someone close to you is being attacked, you can try to help, but don't get drawn in. You can always pray for that person; it is safer. Christ is impervious to demons, but you're not. Learn to be wise with your heart. Be careful who you let get close to you. Do not play fast and loose with your trust. Make no mistake, we are in spiritual war. Deprive your base proclivities of attention and starve the demons.
Our traumas haunt us all. Good family members and friends will be there to help you deal with them. Wisdom is necessary to know who those people are. Pray for wisdom, pray for spiritual discernment and pray and help the people in our society.
-Sir Cerebral