Familiar Spirits- The Intersection of Faith & Psychology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798218997984)

At the age of 53, after decades of trying to "fix" myself through counseling and self-help books, I woke up to the reality of spiritual warfare going on in my life. I was in the throes of a second marriage that was decimating my soul, telling me once again that I wasn't good enough and that I couldn't do anything right. As a divorced Christian, my walk was an ongoing struggle, but I truly felt that God had led me into this second marriage. My world seemed on the verge of falling apart when I heard a sermon on familiar spirits. That sermon saved my marriage and, much more importantly, my relationship with God.

Familiar Spirits: The Intersection of Faith & Psychology is a book for the struggling Christian, to help you understand the spiritual battle that goes on in our lives, whether we are attuned to it or not. Familiar spirits influence all of us. I didn't know what they were or how they'd been impacting my life, so I struggled with the same battles over and over again throughout my life. The world uses the phrase "fighting inner demons" lightly. The truth of the matter is that psychology isn't going to tell you how to overcome the familiar spirits that have been assigned to keep you away from God.

From the negative self-talk that we all fall prey to, to bigger life patterns of addiction, codependency, abusive relationships, and the like, imagine that you are more like a puppet in your own life, and not the actual puppet master making the decisions. Envision someone leaning over your shoulder, putting that negative self-talk in your head, and whispering advice that leads you down the wrong path time after time. Consider that this unseen influence has been around you throughout your life, and knows your every strength and weakness, and uses them against you constantly. If you can picture these things as a possibility, you can start down a new path without them; a path where you walk free from their influence. This is the journey I invite you to take with me.