| Perhaps, by now, you've heard the unthinkable story | | | | called upon. At first, these counselors were invited. In |
| about the woman in San Fransisco who was seen | | | | time, they came when they were unexpected and |
| dropping her young sons into San Francisco Bay. | | | | uninvited. Ultimately, the man who said, "Whatever the |
| Lashuan Harris, described as mentally ill by her own | | | | human mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve," |
| family members, claimed she had been hearing voices. | | | | was tormented by the very spirit guides over which he |
| The 23-year told investigators she had stopped taking | | | | thought he had control. According to his own children, |
| her anti-psychotic drug once she got her schizophrenia | | | | Hill was hearing from his unwelcome little friends till he |
| symptoms under control over the summer, but the | | | | died. Millions have read this book and applied his |
| voices returned Tuesday night and were with her | | | | "success" techniques. Before my salvation, I was |
| when she dropped her children into the water, | | | | among these readers. But that Master Mind stuff is |
| according to a law-enforcement summary obtained by | | | | where it got too strange for me, even though a very |
| The Associated Press.You may recall the prosecution | | | | successful friend of mine gave me the book telling me, |
| of a woman named Andrea Yates, who confessed to | | | | "If you're ready for success, the answer will pop out at |
| drowning her five children in 2001. A Houston Post | | | | you from every page."Sure, buddy. I've since |
| article read: HOUSTON - Andrea Yates never told her | | | | enlightened quite a few people whose bosses were |
| husband that she heard voices and saw visions that | | | | encouraging the reading of this "classic."THE BATTLE |
| she said led to her eventually drowning her five | | | | FOR THE MINDPeople seldom open up regarding the |
| children last June... "She kind of described it as her dark | | | | mental struggle going on in their heads for fear that |
| period, that she was in a dark place," Russell Yates | | | | people will think they're nuts. I've noticed that almost |
| said, referring to his wife's two suicide attempts two | | | | every person who claims they were hearing voices |
| years before she killed her children.MORE COMMON | | | | heard things that were of a very demonic nature (1 |
| THAN WE CARE TO IMAGINEHearing voices and | | | | Tim 4:1). If the things you hear from real people, or |
| seeing hallucinations are becoming quite commonplace. | | | | from voices in your head, don't line up with Scripture, |
| Some high-visibility celeb is bound to come out of the | | | | the source is undeniably demonic... even if it comes |
| closet and make "voice-hearing" all the rage. I watched | | | | from your shrink, your parents, your pastor or priest. |
| "Field of Dreams" a few weeks ago, a film in which | | | | Even those with legitimate instances of Disassociative |
| the leading man hears a voice from his corn field. "If | | | | Identity Disorder (DID, more commonly, MPD) should |
| you build it, he will come," the voice says. Ultimately, he | | | | carefully weigh what's being said against the standard |
| winds up playing catch with his dead father, saving the | | | | of Christ.The following excerpt is from a website I |
| family farm in the process.Weird. Two thumbs | | | | found under the keywords "Hearing Voices." There |
| down.WAY down.I'm convinced, folks, that the reason | | | | were literally a quarter of a million sites that included |
| the Scriptures refer to the Holy Spirit as "holy" is to | | | | this phrase, from literary and film works to the name |
| distinguish Him from all the UNHOLY spirits Satan has | | | | of a rock band. Psychiatric sites, gay and lesbian sites, |
| unleashed, set out to destroy people's lives. "My sheep | | | | history sites, humor sites, et al. This one was called |
| listen to My voice; I know them and they follow Me," | | | | "Hearing Voices: Rumours of Madness" by a man |
| said Jesus Christ in John 10:27.Respected Christian | | | | named Ron Coleman. Here's a portion of the site:Ron |
| counselor, Neil Anderson, writes: During a conference, I | | | | Coleman was one of the founding members of the |
| noticed a lady who wouldn't sing with the rest of the | | | | Hearing Voices Network, an international organisation |
| group and seemed quite agitated. She slipped me a | | | | that provides support to people who hear voices. A |
| note after a morning session: "Please don't leave town | | | | voice hearer himself, he is now Director of Action |
| without helping me. I have been diagnosed as having | | | | Consultancy and Training (a mental health consultancy |
| multiple personalities and a dissociative disorder."During | | | | group) and Publishing House (Handsell publications). The |
| our time together the Lord revealed that when she | | | | main aims of Ron's talk were to: - |
| was seven years old a terrifying dark presence | | | | 1. Deconstruct the diagnosis of schizophrenia |
| appeared in her room. It told her it would kill her unless | | | | 2. Demonstrate the pragmatic nature of voices or |
| she granted its request to share her body. The | | | | 'verbal hallucinations' |
| presence didn't leave until the day we met | | | | 3. Provide a better way of working with people who |
| together. Later she wrote:"I started hearing voices and | | | | hear voices |
| having imaginary friends when I was seven years old. | | | | ...By accepting the reality of voices, and understanding |
| Bulimia began at age 10, promiscuity at age 12. I spent | | | | the consequences of the experience, Ron believed |
| 10 years in a cult. When I came out of the cult, I sought | | | | that professionals would be better able to help voice |
| deliverance at the suggestion of a Catholic priest. But I | | | | hearers.... Much of Ron's work has been supported by |
| beat up the priest and left bruised myself. It frightened | | | | a wide range of research carried out by psychiatrists |
| me so badly I never did anything about it again."I am | | | | and psychologists...Yes, psychology and psychiatry are |
| now of a sound mind; the voices are gone. I feel clean | | | | always there to "help." Fallible, afflicted humans helping |
| and fresh inside for the first time I can remember. I | | | | other afflicted humans. Misery loves company. The |
| don't live in a tiny corner of my mind or outside my | | | | blind leading the blind. Doesn't it make sense that when |
| body. I live inside now with my Lord."I wish that this | | | | there's a problem with the product we should consult |
| woman's experience of childhood seduction was an | | | | the manufacturer? Even Jesus posed the question, |
| exception. But I have counseled dozens of adults who | | | | "Can Satan cast out Satan?" (Matt 12:24-27). No, but in |
| can trace their problems back to childhood. That's why | | | | our humanistic "we can do it" culture, turning to the God |
| it's critical that you teach your children the reality of the | | | | of the Bible isn't too high up on the priority list any more. |
| spiritual world and equip them to defeat Satan's | | | | Sure, "God" gets mentioned quite a bit, but it's not the |
| attempts to seduce them.CHRISTIAN KIDS: ARMED | | | | God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It's certainly not |
| & DANGEROUSWe must arm our kids, teaching them | | | | Jesus, who said He was, and proved He was, God |
| that resisting an evil presence in their room is as | | | | incarnate.The following disturbing excerpts are from an |
| important as avoiding strangers on the street. | | | | article called "Learning to Live with the Voices" by T. |
| Especially with guided imagery, which introduces | | | | Newhouse, from a website called "Mental Health |
| people to a "spirit guide, " taking place within America's | | | | World."...The voices were loud. They would say hellish |
| school systems. About 7 years ago, my own daughter | | | | things, cruel and violent things about my friends, family, |
| complained that she was being withheld from recess, | | | | employers. My psychiatrist tried various medications to |
| without parental approval, so that she and several | | | | no avail. For two years I worked full time... despite the |
| other "gifted" children could learn to call upon "friendly | | | | loud voices in my head. But I was coming home at |
| bears" to help them in dealing with their problems. | | | | night crying and drinking too much to combat the fear |
| Thankfully, I had taught her better than this and she | | | | and disgust generated by what these voices were |
| said she would pray when they were told to close | | | | saying to me. The next therapist wanted me to see |
| their eyes rather than participate (good girl). I was livid! | | | | the voices as a "psychic" purification. "Try not to judge |
| The day after my call to the principal demanding she | | | | what's coming out of you. Think of it as the mind's |
| be withdrawn from the class, I was awakened by the | | | | version of the stomach flu." Because I'm very sensitive, |
| school counselor's call as she attempted to convince | | | | it was hard for me not to judge what the voices were |
| me the classes were "just fine" and, as a Christian | | | | saying. And I continued to be torn by the voices that |
| herself, and as a professional, she could vouch for their | | | | opposed my own beliefs, my feelings, my spirit.... the |
| validity. Well, you can imagine how well THAT | | | | voices were very frightening, saying cruel and violent |
| comment was received. Needless to say, my daughter | | | | things... Despite [a psychologist's] help, and use of these |
| was pulled from the program. The same happened to | | | | techniques, I was still terrified by the voices three years |
| my second son, by the way. His teacher called to | | | | after they began. They became progressively worse, |
| inquire as to why I had not submitted the required | | | | until everywhere I looked, a negative hallucination would |
| paperwork. After all, she said, "all the OTHER parents | | | | be triggered. I entered a psychiatric hospital until, thanks |
| are submitting THEIR gifted children."Give me a break. | | | | to my friends and family, I was able to move home... |
| Barring very few, public schools are New Age | | | | After a few months of rest, the voices calmed down, |
| indoctrination centers. Once the "elite" students are | | | | but they still interfered. I got on SSI, pursued various |
| pegged, these little leaders of tomorrow are fed a | | | | classes, and did a little massage...When the voices are |
| steady diet of well-disguised, one-world, anti-Christian, | | | | the only reality, it's hell on earth. I work on developing |
| anti-nationalistic, self-loving, liberal, tree-hugging, | | | | beautiful realities by playing and listening to beautiful |
| mamby-pamby rubbish. Frankly, most who are reading | | | | music, writing poetry, reading books, and meditating. |
| this were part of this program in one way or another. | | | | And I remember: "Let the voices have their own reality, |
| But that's another broadcast. Only this morning, while | | | | but live in your reality." Meditation* is so important |
| visiting a friend recovering from an automobile | | | | because it relaxes me and I can actually experience a |
| accident, did I see a TV screen in the apartment | | | | divine reality... Lately I've been distressed by a new set |
| across the hall, two boys about 7 years of age, looking | | | | of voices speaking against people I love...Sigh. This |
| on as colorful occultic symbols were floating across | | | | poor girl went from couch to couch looking for help... |
| the screen on the video game they were playing.I'm | | | | drug to drug, New Age techniques included, and she's |
| convinced MANY people hear voices on every | | | | STILL oppressed by these voices. Whether it's an |
| socio-economic level, but few are willing to fess up. | | | | eating disorder, low self-esteem, rape, incest, etc., the |
| Psychiatrists prescribe drugs for schizophrenics. A | | | | good news is that there IS deliverance through Jesus |
| saying among recovering alcoholics is: "Pay no | | | | Christ. "For THIS purpose was the Son of God |
| attention to the committee in your head."The legendary | | | | manifest: to destroy the works of the evil one, " (1 Jn |
| Napoleon Hill, author of "Think and Grow Rich," which | | | | 3:8).Are you hearing voices? I'm convinced that, with a |
| sold over 7 million copies, was an advisor to two | | | | willing heart, a sincere desire to be set free and a |
| presidents and a friend of the richest and most | | | | determination to do the work necessary, as one |
| famous men of the 20th century. He spent 20 years | | | | relinquishes control of their lives over to One who is |
| compiling the case histories and money-making | | | | bigger than any problem, you can be set free. For the |
| methods contained in this book and almost every | | | | Scripture tells us "those whom the Son sets free are |
| motivational speaker out there will tell you what a | | | | free indeed," (Jn 8:36).Either that's true or it's a lie. My |
| great book it is. In one section of the book, Hill | | | | experience is that it absolute truth.Need pastoral |
| describes the conversations he held with his "Master | | | | counseling and prayer? Write or IM me at Now, rate |
| Mind" group which included many famous DECEASED | | | | this article below and eMail it to your friends. Thanks! |
| leaders from the pages of history, which he regularly | | | | |