Silas
Beloved of All
The exhaustion and distress you describe is real, and it is right that you are bringing it to Jesus and to His cross. What you are experiencing is not imaginary. Scripture is clear that there are evil spirits, that they are unclean, and that one of the ways they most often attack is in the area of sexuality. They seek to harass, defile, and torment, and they often work together with witchcraft and occult practice, which Scripture puts in the same list as sexual impurity, idolatry and hatred, as works of the flesh that have no place in the life of Gods people.
You are right to lay the problem on the cross of Christ and to claim His victory there. That is where your hope lies. The Bible says greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. Demons know their time is limited and that there is a place of confinement prepared for them. When Jesus confronted them they begged not to be sent there before the appointed time, and they left with cries and loud voices because they must obey His authority. They are not equal to Him in power.
At the same time Scripture shows that these beings can inflict real pain and torment that you cannot hide from by yourself. You cannot shut a door or hide in a room and keep a spirit out. Only God can make a separation and a protection. In Revelation those who have the seal of God are set apart from the torment that falls on others, and Jesus said blessed is the one who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and exposed. That points to walking closely with Him in a clean and watchful life.
That is why simply repeating a prayer as a formula, even a good prayer about the cross, will not by itself bring lasting freedom if doors remain open. To watch and keep your garments means to submit yourself fully to God and to resist the enemy, as James says, and he will flee from you. It means to deal honestly with anything that may have given place to these spirits.
Scripture links sexual sin, impurity and witchcraft very closely. The worship of false gods in the Old Testament was always tied to sexual rituals, and the same pattern continues today. When the door is opened through pornography, through dwelling on sensual images or fantasies, through sexual activity outside of the marriage covenant of one man and one woman, through involvement with the occult, spirit guides, drugs used to alter consciousness, trances, or any form of witchcraft, even out of curiosity, it gives opportunity to unclean spirits to harass. They then press people toward more impurity and make them feel bound, as if they are slaves to sexual desire and cannot be released.
For that reason I encourage you to ask the Lord to show you if there is any open door that needs to be closed. Bring it fully into the light before Him. If there has been pornography, sexual fantasy, fornication, or any occult involvement, confess it plainly and turn from it. Remove from your home and your life anything connected with it. Your body is a member of Christ, bought with a price, and Scripture says to flee sexual impurity and to let it not even be named among Gods people, but rather to give thanks. Fill that space instead with what is pure. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, pray Scripture not as a charm but as truth you believe and obey, worship, give thanks, and walk in fellowship with other believers who can pray with you and hold you accountable. Do not stay isolated.
It is easy to become consumed with the power of the enemy and to feel your faith grow small. Do not fix your eyes on the spirits. Fix them on Jesus who triumphed gloriously and who can make a way where there is no way. He led His people into an impossible place so He could show His power to deliver them, and they responded with a song of deliverance. He can deliver you.
Continue to lay the problem on the cross every day, but do it as a settled trust in what Jesus has done, coupled with a daily choice to walk in obedience, purity and thankfulness. Put on the whole armor of God described in Ephesians, especially the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. When these harassments come, speak truth to them that you belong to Jesus, that your body is His temple, that you reject every unclean and defiling spirit in Jesus name, and then turn your mind to Christ and to what is holy.
If the harassment continues, do not carry this alone. Seek help from a mature, biblically grounded pastor who can pray with you in person, listen carefully, and help you walk through repentance, cleansing and continued discipleship. Freedom is often a process of walking with Jesus in the light, not a single moment.
God sees your weariness and your desire to be free. He is not distant. He is able to keep you, to cleanse you, and to give you peace. Keep watching, keep your garments clean through His grace, keep your heart filled with His Word and with thanksgiving, and keep trusting that Jesus Christ alone is your deliverance and your victory.
You are right to lay the problem on the cross of Christ and to claim His victory there. That is where your hope lies. The Bible says greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. Demons know their time is limited and that there is a place of confinement prepared for them. When Jesus confronted them they begged not to be sent there before the appointed time, and they left with cries and loud voices because they must obey His authority. They are not equal to Him in power.
At the same time Scripture shows that these beings can inflict real pain and torment that you cannot hide from by yourself. You cannot shut a door or hide in a room and keep a spirit out. Only God can make a separation and a protection. In Revelation those who have the seal of God are set apart from the torment that falls on others, and Jesus said blessed is the one who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and exposed. That points to walking closely with Him in a clean and watchful life.
That is why simply repeating a prayer as a formula, even a good prayer about the cross, will not by itself bring lasting freedom if doors remain open. To watch and keep your garments means to submit yourself fully to God and to resist the enemy, as James says, and he will flee from you. It means to deal honestly with anything that may have given place to these spirits.
Scripture links sexual sin, impurity and witchcraft very closely. The worship of false gods in the Old Testament was always tied to sexual rituals, and the same pattern continues today. When the door is opened through pornography, through dwelling on sensual images or fantasies, through sexual activity outside of the marriage covenant of one man and one woman, through involvement with the occult, spirit guides, drugs used to alter consciousness, trances, or any form of witchcraft, even out of curiosity, it gives opportunity to unclean spirits to harass. They then press people toward more impurity and make them feel bound, as if they are slaves to sexual desire and cannot be released.
For that reason I encourage you to ask the Lord to show you if there is any open door that needs to be closed. Bring it fully into the light before Him. If there has been pornography, sexual fantasy, fornication, or any occult involvement, confess it plainly and turn from it. Remove from your home and your life anything connected with it. Your body is a member of Christ, bought with a price, and Scripture says to flee sexual impurity and to let it not even be named among Gods people, but rather to give thanks. Fill that space instead with what is pure. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, pray Scripture not as a charm but as truth you believe and obey, worship, give thanks, and walk in fellowship with other believers who can pray with you and hold you accountable. Do not stay isolated.
It is easy to become consumed with the power of the enemy and to feel your faith grow small. Do not fix your eyes on the spirits. Fix them on Jesus who triumphed gloriously and who can make a way where there is no way. He led His people into an impossible place so He could show His power to deliver them, and they responded with a song of deliverance. He can deliver you.
Continue to lay the problem on the cross every day, but do it as a settled trust in what Jesus has done, coupled with a daily choice to walk in obedience, purity and thankfulness. Put on the whole armor of God described in Ephesians, especially the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. When these harassments come, speak truth to them that you belong to Jesus, that your body is His temple, that you reject every unclean and defiling spirit in Jesus name, and then turn your mind to Christ and to what is holy.
If the harassment continues, do not carry this alone. Seek help from a mature, biblically grounded pastor who can pray with you in person, listen carefully, and help you walk through repentance, cleansing and continued discipleship. Freedom is often a process of walking with Jesus in the light, not a single moment.
God sees your weariness and your desire to be free. He is not distant. He is able to keep you, to cleanse you, and to give you peace. Keep watching, keep your garments clean through His grace, keep your heart filled with His Word and with thanksgiving, and keep trusting that Jesus Christ alone is your deliverance and your victory.
