Stomping Out Fear: Finding Courage in Christ by Neil T. Anderson

Author:Neil T. Anderson [Anderson, Neil T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-01-06T10:55:00+00:00

The Spiritual Battle for the Mind

What brings on panic attacks in the first place? What causes a person who is normally able to handle stress to suddenly be stricken with one? Why do people sometimes awaken terrorized from a sound sleep? And why do Christians often find instantaneous freedom from these attacks when they call upon the name of the Lord? These burning questions were on the mind of someone who contacted our ministry:

I am wondering if you can help me out with a particular experience that has plagued me and my sleep for the past six or seven years. Although I am a Christian, I have probably experienced about 15 of these panic attacks over the past several years.

They are usually associated with a time in which I've given something over to God or committed my ways to Him.

Here is a little history about my sleeping habits. When I was young I would dream very intense dreams about spirits or things related to the spirit world. I'm not sure why, except that I am an artist and have always had a very vivid imagination. Other nights I would dream about the end times and things that would happenvery intense dreams also!

As I got older these dreams would happen less frequently, but when they did come they came with the same intensity.

When I turned 17, I received a calling from God-a very distinct one. Unfortunately, because of my pride and fear, I did not follow that calling. Through the years since then I have received many opportunities to follow that original calling, and each time I tried the panic attack would result. Consequently, I would back off from the calling because of the fear of another attack.

The panic attack usually starts by waking me out of my sleep to either a rushing sound in my ear, many people talking incoherently, or many people screaming. By the time this ends (usually in about 5 or 10 seconds) an intense, indescribable, mammoth fear envelops my whole body.

I really can't describe how intense this fear is. My body becomes physically paralyzed-no movement. I can't talk. I can move my eyes around and can hear, though. Finally a heavy weight seems to rest on my chest and pushes me into my bed. At least that's what it feels like.

This whole experience lasts about a minute, but then I am usually wide awake and scared. I'm not sure what causes this, but I think it may be demonic.

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