HEARING VOICES

By Greg Holt on August 8, 2013 • ( 2 )

By Neil Anderson

August 8

ICB NOTE: This post is unintentionally misleading in a small but important way. The author is NOT suggesting any and all voices in ones head are demonic, but rather that any voice which does not line up with Scripture is demonic in origin.

Psalm 29:4

The voice of the LORD is powerful, the voice of the LORD is majestic

The concept of hearing “voices” is openly espoused in the secular media. The main character in the popular movie Field of Dreams hears an inner voice while standing in his cornfield at night. It’s loud, direct and very spooky! At first he’s a little freaked out by the voice, but he is intrigued enough to test the voice’s advice. It leads to a grand adventure that culminates in meeting the ghost of his deceased father, reconciling with him, and saving the family farm from foreclosure. Was the movie just an entertaining fantasy or is Satan subtly promoting “nice” little spirit guides that will resolve all our problems?

According to New Age brain/mind researcher Willis Harmon, many people hear voices, but few are willing to admit it to anyone but their closest friends. “It’s just one of those things we don’t talk about,” said the president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Sausalito, California. “I’ve talked to businessmen, scientists, educators, well-educated professional people, and not only is it reasonably common, it’s cherished. It’s invited” ( Los Angeles Times, June 1989, part V, p. 1).

New Age proponents like Harmon are trying to give credibility to a phenomenon that was once understood as mental illness. Psychiatrists prescribe antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenics and others who admit that they hear voices. A common bit of advice among recovering alcoholics is: “Don’t pay attention to the committee in your head.” People seldom share the mental struggle going on inside them for fear that people will think they are going crazy. But I have counseled hundreds of troubled people who were hearing voices and every one of the voices was demonic. The only exceptions are legitimate cases of multiple personality disorder. You need to know that inner voices which don’t line up with God’s Word are the suggestions of a real devil that must be countered and dispelled by the truth (1 Timothy 4:1).

Prayer: Lord, I reject all voices in my mind, real or imagined, and accept only the authority of Your Word and Your Spirit.

The Lord Was Calling (pastorbenk.com)
Take My Voice, & Let Me Sing (youngkeepersofthehome.wordpress.com)
Does God really talk back? (sojotales.org)

Greg Holt

About the author: Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and is also a political analyst, author, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, as well as being an author and blogger. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ! His articles have been widely published on many well-known conservative websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so leaving all links intact and crediting the author and the website that the article appeared on.

Greg is the author of the newly released book: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church

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Sojourner's Tales

August 8, 2013 • 9:42 am

I agreed with the majority of your post, but would respectfully disagree in saying, that “all” voices in a persons mind are from the Devil. It they were then how are we as Christians supposed to hear the voice of God? Your post seemed to conclude with the idea that “all” voices a person hears are from the Devil. I don’t see how1 Timothy 4:1 supports that. I also especially liked the related articles that you listed.

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August 18, 2013 • 1:58 pm

Hi Sojourner’s Tales,

I appreciate your concern here, but all voices being demonic was not what Neil was saying. Read this sentence from the post: You need to know that inner voices which don’t line up with God’s Word are the suggestions of a real devil that must be countered and dispelled by the truth (1 Timothy 4:1).

Neil’s post was a little misleading on this I admit, thanks for bringing this to my attention!
God bless
Greg

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