The Hand

"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10: 10

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At Christmas, believers celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.  On the 31 October aka Halloween, people celebrate Satan aka the devil and his demons.

A lot of people believe the devil doesn't exist and think it's just harmless fun dressing up in demonic costumes, but they don't realise they're playing with fire and invoking evil spirits and dark entities.  If the devil and his minions didnt exist, Jesus wouldn't have talked  so much about the devil during His ministry.  In fact, Jesus said He came to restore what the devil had stolen. (John 10: 10)

I no longer celebrate Halloween. If I want to dress up in costume, I either do so at a convention or when I am required to do so in a film production.

The story below (Previously posted on Facebook) occurred in 2013. Even though I didn't have a personal relationship with Jesus then, God's Grace still saved me when I was experiencing demonic attacks.

God bless you all. ❤️

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A real life Halloween story which happened to me 3 years ago.

The Hand - Revisited

Last night while I was asleep and dreaming, I felt a presence in the room. I then felt a hand smothering my face underneath my blanket. For some reason I couldn't speak. I managed to get one of my arms free and reached out and I felt an arm pressing down on me. I didn't mind so much that the "entity" was trying to smother me to death, as it is the Halloween season.  I was very annoyed that it was interrupting my sleep which, for me, is unforgivable!

I know from previous experience that it's pointless trying to fight the hand with physical force so I thought of a verse from the Bible to fight the hand:

"The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" ~~ Psalm 27: 1

I repeated the verse several times in my thoughts, but the hand only got stronger. 

Next, I repeated another verse:

"God is our [my] refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." ~~ Psalm 46: 1

That didn't make any difference to the hand. It continued to press down on me. By then, I was getting desperate so I thought "God, help me now!"

I relaxed and I was immediately free. I returned to my dream. I woke up shortly after and was wide awake for hours.

This is the second time I've experience a mysterious "hand" while I've been asleep. The first time, I felt the hand around my throat trying to throttle me. At first, I fought the hand but it was way too strong. I then remembered a verse from the Bible: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." (Psalm 23: 4) The hand immediately left my throat.u

Later, I wondered why the two verses from the Bible hadn't worked this time. I then realised by fighting the hand with Truth principles, I was perpetuating the belief in opposing powers i.e one good and one evil. When I called on God, I was acknowledging God as the only Power and that Power is Love. Love doesn't go around strangling people, at least not the Love I believe in. 

I'm very grateful to the hand for confirming what I believe that there is only One Power. 

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!  😊

Enocia

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