sleep paralysis??

[Roadkill]

if you have enough muscle control to speak anything then you are not under sleep paralysis anymore. so correlation does not equal causation. though i guess it does give credence to the demon nonsense so why not propagate it.

Jesus both spoke to and cast out demons. Is this demon nonsense? We are to do the same. What does a demon have to gain off of throwing covers off of someone and paralyzing them temporarily? They draw strength from someone's fear. They literally feed off our fears. So yes this occurs and pray sir you don't draw ones attention just to find out for yourself.

 

[Roadkill]

Yeah....as far as "sleep paralysis",they say hallucinations begin after you discover you can't move in a "Rem" sleep...because your scared. My mouth was paralyzed after the blankets were being pulled off me. My body wasn't paralyzed,just my mouth...as soon as was able to say Jesus's name it was gone. If I could of spoken, immediately when I felt covers being pulled of me I would of said Jesus!

Push down the fear and pray in your mind until you can pray aloud. This works well. Just remember it takes a demon a lot of energy to use force on someone and it usually only lasts a few minutes until they wear out. Remember they draw strength from our fear so don't give them that.

 

[BillG]

Last night I was laying in bed, and as I was coming up out of a sleep...I felt the covers being pulled off of me. I was 100% aware of my surroundings. Immediately I knew it was a demon as the covers were being slowly pulled off of me. I then call on Jesus and my mouth is paralyzed! I couldn't speak..within seconds later I'm able to shout his name and when I did it was gone! After that I prayed and and covered myself with the blood of Jesus and claimed psalm 91 over me..15 min later I felt the holy spirit for almost an hour! It was overwhelming...I had a dream of a simular experience and I posted about it,almost a month ago,but that was a dream....

I had the same for years. Not covers being pulled off.

I remember on a couple of occasions seeing a shadow with a knife in its hands.

So many times I would wake up in fear, thinking I was in hell but could not do anything.
Tried to scream out, kick out but could not do it. Sweating as if I'd run a marathon.

My wife being a deep sleeper never knew what was happening. But one day she remarked about my side of the bed being soaking wet. I told her what was going on.

She then started to stay awake when I went to sleep.

Then one morning she said to me "I saw what happened last night, you actually woke up and I saw fear on your face, I tried to wake you up but could not, you were rigid"

The same happened the following night, I remember it. The reason being was I heard my wife praying and asking Jesus to cover me anD release me and commanding it.

Since that night every night when I go to bed I pray for protection over my sleep.
I have not had such a night now for just over 7 years.

 

[Roadkill]

I had the same for years. Not covers being pulled off.

I remember on a couple of occasions seeing a shadow with a knife in its hands.

So many times I would wake up in fear, thinking I was in hell but could not do anything.
Tried to scream out, kick out but could not do it. Sweating as if I'd run a marathon.

My wife being a deep sleeper never knew what was happening. But one day she remarked about my side of the bed being soaking wet. I told her what was going on.

She then started to stay awake when I went to sleep.

Then one morning she said to me "I saw what happened last night, you actually woke up and I saw fear on your face, I tried to wake you up but could not, you were rigid"

The same happened the following night, I remember it. The reason being was I heard my wife praying and asking Jesus to cover me anD release me and commanding it.

Since that night every night when I go to bed I pray for protection over my sleep.
I have not had such a night now for just over 7 years.

You Sir are very wise! It's amazing that just a small thing as saying our prayers before we sleep will grant us protection. Something we were all taught as children but not the why of it. Yes sir this works but people need to be aware that this only works for 4 to 8 hours depending on the strength of the Christian. Weaker Christians should set a alarm and refresh this protection about half way through the night. But this only works with "pop" in demons. Demons that have not formed an attachment on the person or house as of yet. Also demons that are attached to items( Cursed Items) have to be delt with differently. These demons, though tormented by the prayer, will become enraged by this and will need to be cleaned out by someone with the gift.

 

[BillG]

You Sir are very wise! It's amazing that just a small thing as saying our prayers before we sleep will grant us protection. Something we were all taught as children but not the why of it. Yes sir this works but people need to be aware that this only works for 4 to 8 hours depending on the strength of the Christian. Weaker Christians should set a alarm and refresh this protection about half way through the night. But this only works with "pop" in demons. Demons that have not formed an attachment on the person or house as of yet. Also demons that are attached to items( Cursed Items) have to be delt with differently. These demons, though tormented by the prayer, will become enraged by this and will need to be cleaned out by someone with the gift.

Sir?
Wise?

Are you addressing me

You obviously believe that there is a spiritual battle going on That is refreshing to see and hear what you have posted above.

Alas it seems to be on the back burner today..

For me I do believe in demonic oppression but I do not believe a believer can be demonically possessed.

Paul clearly states we can give the devil a foothold.

Ephesians 4:26
26 And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,

Given my life experiences I believe that demons can lurk and weak for an opportunity to strike.


You obviously believe in deliverance ministry.

I underwent that once. I was amazed what was surfacing as my counselors prayed.
I remember on one occasion as they started to pray I got very hot, started to back away and was swearing at the same time.

I trusted them fully.
When I first met them they said they said let's meet up next week. During that week they had been praying for me.

When we met up again they said "Whilst praying this week we really felt God say to us HA, As we prayed more we were led to read about Hagar and Abraham and Ishmael"

So they asked me does HA mean anything to you.

I says yes my mother (side note at this point in time we had no relationship at all) her name is Helema Alum.
They then asked "are your ancestors Muslim"

Yes they were and I was dedicated to allah at birth.

Unfortunately as things started to happen and open up my counselors suffered illness. As a result I ended up being in a worse place.

The last session they felt the need to pray against the spirit of rejection. My mum was told to abort me, almost did it. She did not but always blamed me for the same bought on the family. A lady who fell pregnant out of wedlock to a catholic, her dad said abort this child.

As they prayed it surfaced.
I found myself getting very hot, backing off and I actually said "F**k off you have no authority here, I've been here since he was conceived. They asked me to rebuke but I could not.

The next session was planned but it never happened.
I was worse off than better before we started.
I was offered counseling with another couple but I rejected it. I could not cope with having to go through all that again.
Opening up everything that I had done that gave satan a foothold. Even a believer I slept around and I was so shameful.


When my mum through me out I was fostered by a Christian couple. Spent those next 4 years being sexually abused by my foster dad.

Praise God though he had delivered me from the hurt and pain through his word.
I prayed for my sexual abuser on his deathbed.
My relationship with my mother had been restored, and now she is a Christian.

Through his word I replaced hate with love, unforgivness with forgiveness.

There sure is a spiritual battle going on and the church needs to address it.

 

[Ugly]

Brothers and Sisters, I have learned that it is irrelevant that you pray with your mouth when in one of these sleep paralysis situations. Place your faith in Jesus and pray in your mind until you are able to move again. This will work just as well as if you prayed aloud until you can. This will kick the demon in his gut because prayer torments them. Just remember to push down your fear as best you can because they literally draw strength from your fear. Better to get angry at them or if you are brave enough laugh. LOL

There year old thread. Zombie thread.

 

[stonesoffire]

But always a current problem. People suffer needlessly, and mainstream churches mostly aren't helpful. Ther is though always the active living vital body of Christ on earth, always growing in His authority. I love seeing this.