5 Simple Steps to Clean out Familiar Spirits

 (Adding worship music in the background will create an atmosphere demons detest.)

1.       The first thing we need to do is identify the when, where and how we came into relationship with the familiar spirit.  We need to understand how it happened because that is a weakness we will need to address immediately and going forward.  If we don't address it, we will leave the door open for a repeat.  I think writing it down to keep a record for ourselves is a best practice. 

2.       Second, we need to confess this to the Lord and ask for forgiveness

3.       Repent and renounce our involvement with the activity or whatever the circumstances were that created that relationship.  This includes any ongoing supporting activities.  Commit to no longer engage in any activity that fosters the relationship with the familiar spirit.

4.       Command the Spirits, and you can name them if you have a name for them, but otherwise just refer to them as a demon, and evict them in the name of Jesus.  Confirm that you are no longer allowing them access to you and you no longer want them there.  You are renouncing and severing all ties in the name of Jesus.  

5.       Invite the Holy Spirit to come in and reside with you and be your Comforter and Counselor in the name of Jesus.

Background

·         A familiar spirit is a specific type of spirit who functions in a relationship with a human taking on the characteristics of a familiar person.  This can be a real person or even an imagined person or personality. 

·         The biggest tool a familiar spirit uses is communication.  I am more aware of this spirit affecting women than men.  Women like to communicate a lot more than men. We talk things out more.  Communication develops relationship.  A familiar spirit will be more than happy to accommodate our communication needs.  The familiar spirit becomes attached or associated to the individual person. 

·         There are two main ways you will see familiar spirits operate.  The first is one on one as a companion to a human.  The human knows the spirit is there, likely sees it as a good companion and either knowingly or in ignorance has created, fostered and developed that relationship. 

·         The second way is through someone who serves as a public medium.  The public medium provides a “service” to others. 

·         how these spirits integrate into lives, with people willingly and unknowingly inviting them into multiple aspects of their lives.

o   The first way these spirits integrate is more difficult to discern.  The familiar spirit uses deception by appearing to be a good companion or providing some sort of benefit, useful information for example.  The human erroneously believes that because this spirit has been helpful that it must be a good spirit, it must be from God. 

o   A second way: tricking our minds to think what is happening is her imagination or a fantasy.  She doesn’t recognize that it is a spirit being at all.  Sometimes you will even hear this rational described as accessing God through the mind. 

o   Probably the most commonly recognized avenues of integration is through attempting to communicate with the dead.  This is frequently done with a medium. 

·         Specific activities so you can begin to recognize warning signs:

o   Divination has become so mainstream now and it is really quite scary how well it has been integrated into our culture.  People continue to seek a medium to know their future. 

o   Second, games and toys. We all know a Oiuja board is purely Satanic but there are plenty of new gaming activities that are satanic in nature. 

o   Third, us of drugs or alcohol.  This can be either prescription or hallucinogenic drugs.  All will alter our state of mind to accept a deception as a truth.

o   Fourth, the use of the practice of Visualization.  This may not be something you see often, at least I hope not but it is a tool often used in inner healing situations.

o   Fifth, communicating with the dead. 

o   Sixth, transcendental mediation, which is associated with Hinduism, or any form of trance producing meditation where chants or mantras are used to receive enlightenment or revelations of hidden or secret knowledge.   

o   Seventh, imaginary friends  This friend is in fact real and it is a demon that this child feels it can rely on particularly in unstable environments.

o   Eighth, music.  The lyrics we sing are invitations and even declarations that allow familiar spirits to attach to our lives.