I was born into a prison of the soul. A masterful manipulator. The jealous, pathological liar. A talented, tricksy thief. Demonic forces sent ahead of my birth not to destroy me, but to equip me. They poisoned my mind with pure evil. Fueled with a force I coined “reputation dynamite.” Raked over scorching coals of Hellfire. Rules and regulations based on averages. No superhero here. Just a broken mind and captive soul. Left alone in misery and filth. No redemption. No path to righteousness.
Yet after enduring it all, I overcame the world as did Jesus. I built my own reality fueled by every technicolor feather of imagination, intuition, and intellect. Every cycle sent against me now burnt and buried. Ashes cast upon the sea, scattered and forgotten. Rebirth. Redemption. I built the world I was meant for. A place where we are free. No more shackles. No more nightmares. Yet not bliss, either. Forged to forgive even the most forgotten souls. Love meant for action experienced purely as joy.
The only gift that matters above all else has always been celebration of life itself. The only way back is by moving forward. Catching a glimpse, a mere splinter, of what will come to pass. Judgment day in every bated breath. Stop demonizing. Cease stigmatizing. Simply stop warmongering. Be still. Between breaths is where we find peace from this fallen world riddled with distractions sent to destroy our calm. Shiny things, gilded and golden. False gods disguised in fool’s gold.
The dark forces of this world and the heavenly realms seek one thing. They wish to be loved, to be noticed. That’s all. It’s that simple. Unfortunately they are also parasitic because they lack self regulation. They’re unable to move forward on their own refreshed and renewed. Never knowing how to separate themselves from us and go forth on their own. They must fully consume a host in order to incarnate themselves, but it doesn’t last for they are unable to ignite their phoenix flame within.
Ignition requires discipline. The process must be repeated ad infinitum until self regulation takes over. Every time a temple of the body is sent to ash, the spirit revives in freshly stoked flames. A demon must possess a human body, but cannot possess the soul. My recipe for success was to look all of my demons directly in the eye, give them a name, and reach out and give them a huge bear hug. They don’t seek power. Just forgiveness.
Guess what? I was able to allow them to move on to begin to fly again and eventually find their way back to their angelic roots. Even Lucifer himself is still going through this process, but it hasn’t come to pass publicly yet. It’s still in progress, but it will eventually take him upward. I have come to understand that every being that has ever existed deserves grace. Love, joy personified, knows no bounds. It will always overcome the world.
John 16:25–33 NIV (New International Version)
25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.” 29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech.30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.” 31 “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. 32 “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”