19
Mar

Witches/Satanists – want love and power.
We live in a world of spiritual warfare and false religions. People have gone astray from the
word of God and sought out other powers. Satanism, witchcraft and occult practices are on the
rise, and in most bookstores have more space allotted for books than the Christian genres.

When you think of witches, warlocks, voodoo priests and Satanists, you should know they’re
looking for power and love. They usually get coerced into false practices and divination through being a rejected child, thrown out on the street or having someone show them love like they never had before. Yes, some are raised, and some make conscious choices to participate in occult practices, but some are simply looking for love. They are looking for the same love you are looking for, the love and acceptance of people, to be liked and acknowledged.

Being a spiritual warfare minister, I have seen many of these people who throw curses are truly
looking for love and power but are caught in a trap of evil. I believe they are seeking the same
love and power we are looking for; they just don’t know it is the love and power of God they
desire. As Christians, God has given us a spirit of love and power, “For God has not given us the
spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and self-control” (2 Tim. 1:7). We want to exude love to
everyone we come in contact with, and we want to see God’s power through the
demonstration of healings, miracles and deliverance.

Unfortunately, the people caught up and seduced into evil practices were found by a Satanist or occultist first. If we the church would get outside the walls of the church and exude God’s love and power in the streets, secular community and the marketplace, perhaps we could find these people before they are seduced into serving false gods and cursing Christians.

Even so, as Christians, we must realize their curses have no power over us. Instead of the
church embracing and loving these people who are caught up in a false identity, we run in fear
from them or are uncomfortable being around them. As I said before, they are looking for love
and power, and the church has the ability to show them the love and power of Christ, but we
don’t. I believe when we see a person in a mall whom we can tell is serving another master, or a
witch or warlock comes into our meetings to try and disrupt the service, we cower in fear of the
unexpected instead of realizing what the Scripture says, “You are of God, little children, and
have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John
4:4).


Our reaction:
2 Tim 1:7
7 For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and self-contro
l.


Romans 12:21
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.


Luke 6:28
28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you
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Genesis 27:29
Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be those who bless you!”