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PARA #17: Worshipping The Spirits
Ever wondered about the hidden dangers lying behind the allure of spiritual practices? Our latest Soul Food Podcast episode offers a bold exploration of this often-overlooked territory through the compelling story of Eliana. Once ensnared by the deceptive promises of spirit worship, Eliana found herself grappling with harrowing experiences—sleep paralysis, an overwhelming fear of the dark, and a crippling alcohol addiction. Her journey from despair to hope, catalyzed by her embrace of faith at the Universal Church, is a testament to the profound transformation that comes from leaving behind malevolent influences. Her story is a beacon of hope, illustrating the profound peace and healing that faith in Jesus can achieve.
With the Soul Food Podcast available on all major platforms and over 100 episodes brimming with intriguing content, there's a cosmos of supernatural insights waiting for you. Join us as we navigate these uncharted waters, uncovering how these supernatural encounters can redefine our perspectives on reality.
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Speaker 2:Paranormal Activities. You suffer from evil attacks. You have been attacked by evil. You hear noises, voices. You think you are going crazy, but you are not. Today we are going to see the story of this lady, eliana, this lady that used to worship the spirit. Look at her case. As a result, by worshiping the spirit messing up with the spirit, she had sleep paralysis, she was afraid of the dark, she visited centurious places or places for witchcraft, and she also had these alcohol addictions All these problems that she had she had due to witchcraft, messing up with the spirits. Maybe you were taught to play with cards, crystals, even to paint these monsters. They are real. I'm going to show to you what worship the spirit, worship spirit is all about, and I am going to be right back. I want you to watch this over there.
Speaker 3:As a child. You learned about it From there. At the age of 16, I started worshipping what is called the Holy Death.
Speaker 4:Spiritual protection, crystals, sages, offerings to protect you against evil when you cried for help something that was supposed to protect you was hurting you.
Speaker 3:It's something that I used to worship, that I thought that would bring me all the luck, all of the prosperity, and everything would be okay. You know that everything was going to be fixed. The answer to it was kill yourself.
Speaker 2:Now, due to worshipping spirits, eliana started having this alcohol problem. See the picture over there. That's her real picture, drinking nonstop. She became an alcoholic and she was afraid of the dark. She was also with this sleep paralysis, when you try to wake up but you are paralyzed.
Speaker 2:The scripture says that once Satan, trying to make a deal with the Lord, he said all these things I will give you if you fall down and worship me. If you worship me, I will give you all things. And how many times, like Eliana, people tell you if you worship the evil spirit, spirit of death, spirit of mortality, if you worship this spirit, you are going to live in prison. You are going to be cool, you are going to be okay. But let us see how Jesus answered the devil. Jesus said to him away with you, satan, for it is written you shall worship the Lord, your God, and him only you shall serve. Then the devil left him and behold, angels came and ministered to him, the angels of God, not the angels of the devil. No evil spirit. Do not worship. No evil spirit, because they are going to send a bill and they charge you a lot of money. Let us know what her testimony and I will be right back here just to pray for you.
Speaker 4:My mom would take me and my sister to go to Santeria places. I remember she heard somebody on the radio that would kind of tell people their future and things like that, and I don't know if that's where she had found them by accompanying her to those places. That's when I started really not sleeping. I started having sleep paralysis. I started, you know, feeling always angry. You know I would drink a lot. Even growing up, like younger, I would drink, you know, sometimes smoke marijuana I I was inappropriately touched by a family member and that ended up making me feel terrible. I felt like I didn't belong anymore in the world. Sometimes I would cry for no reason. I couldn't sleep at night. I would be frozen, I wouldn't be able to move. Sometimes I would open my eyes. I was always afraid of the dark especially. I was just always afraid to close my eyes because I knew that, you know, something was going to happen, especially at being nighttime. Drinking became an everyday thing. I would drink so much to the point where I would end up, you know, drinking, and then I would go to sleep right after. You know. Just enough for me to be go to sleep right after, just enough for me to be able to fall asleep sometimes.
Speaker 4:But as time went on, the suicidal thoughts kept happening more and more and I reached my lowest point. I started gaining a lot of weight, I wasn't really taking care of myself anymore, and then, obviously, drinking, and all that wasn't helping at all until somebody invited me to the Universal Church. So when I first started coming to church, I was feeling better. But as time went on, you know, I still wanted to do my own thing, I still wanted to drink, I still wanted to go out to the parties and I honestly just wanted to resolve my problem. And you know, later, on leave, when I was giving birth, I was just there, me and my sister, and the person that I thought was going to be there for me, my expectations. That person was not there. And so the person that I thought was going to be there for me, you know, through the good and the bad, through the thick and the thin, it ended up becoming a disappointment and they were not there and that person was kind of like my world. You know, that person was a person that I counted on, you know, for to be there for me. You know as being in a relationship you expect the other person to be there for you, and that wasn't happening. And so that was the moment that I kept asking God. You know, what do I do? What do I do? Do I stay in this relationship, do I not? You know? And there was a lot of thoughts going through my mind. But you know, I know that God told me, you know what, I'm going to take care of you and your son.
Speaker 4:At first I was only coming Fridays, sometimes Sundays, here and there no-transcript. The sleep paralysis went away, you know, my depression started going away, those type of things started going away, and I felt like I could actually sleep at night. I felt like I could actually breathe. My breathing problems left and you know, I was actually able to sleep at night without having a drink or smoke or without needing music in the background or anything like that, and I started not being afraid of the dark.
Speaker 4:And I remember there was three weeks, three vigils on Fridays at my church and it was to pray every hour. So you know, it would start like at 9 pm and until like 6 am, praying every single hour for three Fridays. And it was. It was a little bit tough, you know, but I wanted to catch God's attention and all around. That same time, you know, is when I ended up receiving the Holy Spirit. I knew that I had done the right thing, you know, and I felt like that was the moment that I knew I had made the right decision. You know, in my life because you know I'm not perfect, you know, but I knew that I had made God happy and you know that's it was one of the best decisions that I made in my life is to give my life to God.
Speaker 4:My suffering was going on for a long time and, you know, sometimes it's things that are unnecessary that you go through because of your own choices.
Speaker 4:But you know, god was there the whole time, taking care of me and taking care of my son and especially, even though I made some wrong choices in the past, you know he had mercy on me. You to to be able to give me a second chance and a third chance. And if you're a person that you're not sure if you want to come in with God, or you're afraid, or you feel like if you give your life to God, then you're going to be boring person or you're not able to have fun anymore, then you know I would definitely say to to see for yourself and, and you know know, give your life to God and take that chance. You know, because that was the best decision I've ever made in my life is give my life to God and I, I wouldn't, I wouldn't want it any other way now she does not suffer with sleep paralysis anymore, she sleeps like a baby and she is completely free.
Speaker 2:Right now I want to pray for everybody, but also pray for those who are in prison. Let us pray together, please, over there, close your eyes. Oh God of the Bible, in the name of Jesus, you taught us how to deal with the spirits, how to reject them, how to overcome them and how to be successful. My Lord, the evil spirits that came to kill, steal and destroy. Oh Lord, my God, I pray for the change, for the transformation of this person's life, this person that is an alcoholic, suffering from sleep paralysis, this person that cannot sleep well because he is worshipping the devil, worshipping the spirits, idols. Disperser has a lot of pictures, even inside of the cell, inside of the house. Lord, free, disperser from the evil spirits. You said you shall worship the Lord, your God, only. Oh, my father, from now on, dispersa, you stop following worshiping the evil spirit, spirit of death, spirit for protection, because they are not real. You are real, you are spirit and truth. Real, you are real, you are spirit and truth. So, lord, set this person free, as you did in the life of Eliana. Spirit of God bless this person in prison whose cells is haunted. Set this person free once and for all. This is what I pray in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' name, amen. Praise God, you are free, you are blessed, and now the devil left him and, behold, angels came to minister to him. The angels will come to minister to you as well. You are blessed in the name of Jesus.
Speaker 2:You can watch more episodes on your tablet. There are many more episodes there. The collection we have a collection for this paranormal activities collections. You can find more episodes over there and more prayers as well.
Speaker 2:If you have a family member on the outside that suffers from paranormal activities, you tell this person to call this number 1-888-691-2291. That is my number. Give my number to a family member. Tell this person to contact us. We are going to pray for them over the phone. Also, you can show to them our website when you write letters. That is universalbeyondbarsorg. That's the website of UBB. They can contact us when you leave prison. This is the logo that you are going to find that heart with the dove, the dove symbolizing peace, and the sign is Jesus Christ is the Lord, the universal church. All right, we have more episodes for you on your tablets. You are not listening to voice. What you see is a device that is playing over here. You can watch more episodes on your tablets. May the God of the Bible bless all of you over there in prison. Have a good one.
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