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