Challenging Satan

[CrimsonThorn]

I know, I know. After reading a lot of these threads, I look back years ago and realize it was stupid. It was during a time in my life where my faith had diminished and I was living in mortal sins, but I was saddened at this even then and I was still looking and hoping for God in some way.

Well I wanted to turn back to God and I had asked and prayed for Him to show me any kind of sign so that I could put all my energy and efforts into full force toward loving and obeying God (I felt I could not do this with all my heart if I did not know "
“for sure”…and since of course never receiving anything, I thought maybe the opposite - a challenge to Satan to show himself and attack me (In a visible/physical way) - would just as easily convince me of the existence of a spiritual world.

Well that didn’t happen either and I forgot all about the challenge that I issued years ago. I just remembered it recently while reading through these threads, so I decided to go to Confession and confess it. Well, the priest let out a loud, long sigh as I said this. He just gave me penance and absolution as usual and didn’t instruct me to do anything.

I’ve seen all these comments in threads saying things like it would be difficult to rid yourself of these evil spirits etc. Is Reconciliation sufficient enough in a circumstance like this?

 

[AlanFromWichita]

I’ve seen all these comments in threads saying things like it would be difficult to rid yourself of these evil spirits etc. Is Reconciliation sufficient enough in a circumstance like this?

Sounds to me like you are good to go!

Of course I’m only a stranger-on-Internet, but you have confessed it and done your penance as prescribed, and it doesn’t seem to be tormenting you, right? Then I’d say it’s unlikely to be a problem.

Alan

 

[1_with_God]

Yes. Our Lord is merciful and forgiving. Trust in Him and you will have divine mercy in your soul.

 

[asd72]

While we are still alive we can always turn to God in repentance. There is no pact or sin that cannot be repudiated and forgiven.

 

[Christine85]

Pray the Rosary and join the Rosary Confraternity. St Pio called the Rosary “THE WEAPON”

 

[BluesPicker]

Pray the Rosary and join the Rosary Confraternity. St Pio called the Rosary “THE WEAPON”

There is an easy way to pray the Rosary as a form of deliverance prayer and that is to dedicate change the words “us” to “me” in the Hail Mary & the same in the Our Father.

  In fact the Our Father alone said this way is a common & safe way to pray together with someone under attack.  

BP

 

[AlanFromWichita]

There is an easy way to pray the Rosary as a form of deliverance prayer and that is to dedicate change the words “us” to “me” in the Hail Mary & the same in the Our Father.

  In fact the Our Father alone said this way is a common & safe way to pray together with someone under attack.  

BP

Hey, I really like that! Thanks for the idea! :tiphat:

Alan

 

[Sam_777]

• a challenge to Satan to show himself and attack me (In a visible/physical way) - would just as easily convince me of the existence of a spiritual world.

The point of the challenge is to challenge a specie that is equal or higher than humans, but Satan is not in those categories.