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I am looking to understand something in a spiritual light that is occuring in my life right now.
Please, just opinions -- no bickering back and forth. If you don't agree with another's opinions, I ask that you simply state that and go on to explain your position.
So here are my questions: Is all mental illness caused by demons? Is only some mental illness caused by demons? If any of it is caused by demons, what makes a person susceptible? Can a born again Christian be plagued by demons even?
I'll give a quick explanation as to why I'm curious. My husband has always had some mental difficulties even from when he was young. I'm not sure of his exact diagnosis from back then....but when he was saved at age 33, it seemed that he was delivered from those difficulties. He was absolutely on fire for God. At one point, he was some sort of an assisting minister for the church he went to (he gave sermons, but I don't know as though he had any other duties).
When I met him, he was recovering from the loss of his wife whom he loved dearly. He was doing things he shouldn't have to cover the pain, some drinking, taking extra pain medication for his back problems, etc. Over the next few years, he didn't really repent of this stuff, he continued in it, and coincidentally or not, that's when he started suffering major depressive disorder. It only went downhill from there -- he was hospitalized numerous times for major depressive disorder with psychotic features, PTSD (he was abused as a child), schizoid personality tendencies.
This past week he completely detached from reality and is currently being hospitalized.
Writing this timeline out, I can see that his problems began when he jumped back into a life of sin which would open the door for whatever it is that plagued him. So the question remains - did he open the door for demons (is that even possible for a christian)? Or did he just open the door for mental illness to strike.
I want to clarify that he never turned away from God through all this in that he never stopped believing. Obviously he turned away to a degree through his sinning, but he always believed God would deliver him.
Please be gentle with your answers and consider my feelings in your answers. I have basically lost a husband, it's like he has died to us. And please, if you feel the need to say that my husband is going to hell, refrain yourself. I don't need that at this point (I don't believe it anyways, but I still don't need to see it).
Please, just opinions -- no bickering back and forth. If you don't agree with another's opinions, I ask that you simply state that and go on to explain your position.
So here are my questions: Is all mental illness caused by demons? Is only some mental illness caused by demons? If any of it is caused by demons, what makes a person susceptible? Can a born again Christian be plagued by demons even?
I'll give a quick explanation as to why I'm curious. My husband has always had some mental difficulties even from when he was young. I'm not sure of his exact diagnosis from back then....but when he was saved at age 33, it seemed that he was delivered from those difficulties. He was absolutely on fire for God. At one point, he was some sort of an assisting minister for the church he went to (he gave sermons, but I don't know as though he had any other duties).
When I met him, he was recovering from the loss of his wife whom he loved dearly. He was doing things he shouldn't have to cover the pain, some drinking, taking extra pain medication for his back problems, etc. Over the next few years, he didn't really repent of this stuff, he continued in it, and coincidentally or not, that's when he started suffering major depressive disorder. It only went downhill from there -- he was hospitalized numerous times for major depressive disorder with psychotic features, PTSD (he was abused as a child), schizoid personality tendencies.
This past week he completely detached from reality and is currently being hospitalized.
Writing this timeline out, I can see that his problems began when he jumped back into a life of sin which would open the door for whatever it is that plagued him. So the question remains - did he open the door for demons (is that even possible for a christian)? Or did he just open the door for mental illness to strike.
I want to clarify that he never turned away from God through all this in that he never stopped believing. Obviously he turned away to a degree through his sinning, but he always believed God would deliver him.
Please be gentle with your answers and consider my feelings in your answers. I have basically lost a husband, it's like he has died to us. And please, if you feel the need to say that my husband is going to hell, refrain yourself. I don't need that at this point (I don't believe it anyways, but I still don't need to see it).