A Haunting Tale

Disclaimer:  Those of you who suppect I might be crazy, this could comfirm it.  Those who think I am sane, this may cause you to doubt your assumption.

We are part of a society searching for life’s and death’s answers under every stone, in the bottom of every glass of tea, and even from our deceased relatives.  If you don’t beleive me just take a look at our media, it is awash in the paranormal.  From movies and television to the printed page….paranormal sells!  Research it yourself…I’ll wait.

I am ashamed to admit that I bought into this paranormal pitch lock, stock and barrel.  My interest was peaked when I moved into a new home in 2002.  Immediately after moving in odd things began to happen.  Without going into distracting detail, we experienced unexplained voices, shadow figures, things being moved, and the trademark bumps in the night.  We prayed,  researched, fasted, and contacted someone experienced in spiritual warfare.  After a Christian cleansing and blessing of the home, the activity ceased for approximately one month.  After that month passed, Katy bar the door!  It came back with a fury.  This time with an increase in the frequency and severity.  At times it would actually call us by name!

At this point, much to my shame, I contacted two “paranormal research” groups.  They came with cameras, audio recorders, meters, thermometers and left with a strong “evidence” and a belief that our house was haunted by ghosts of  numerous Native Americans who were attached to the land. 

It is now seven years later and the activity is much deminished, but not completely gone.  But what is completely deminished is my belief in the paranormal and ghost.  Through my growth in the Word over the past few years I am convinced that what we were being duped into beleiving was a lingering departed human spirit is actually a non-human demon spirit.  I am not talking Hollywoods version of a demon, but rather a biblical version of a demon whose sole purpose is to deceive.  And deceive they did. 

If you are a Christian and find yourself drawn to the paranormal please research for yourself what the Word says about it.  The following link might be a place to start: http://www.gotquestions.org/ghosts-hauntings.html  Don’t take my word for it, prayerfully search the Word for yourself.

Living in the Light, RT