Spirit of Fear

My spouse was in the habit of starting arguments and fights on Sunday morning as our family was getting ready for church. I finally decided that since she wasn't willing to deal with it herself, I would. So while she was stiring up trouble one Sunday morning I turned to her and said,

"You spirit of strife and contention, in the name of Jesus I command you to come out of her!"

Kaboom! My spouse snapped into a full-blown bipolar rage and tried to push me out of the house! She can be amazingly strong during a rage! But I was immovable. She finally exhausted herself and flopped down on the couch with a wild look in her eyes. At that time our counselors were confused because my wife continually changed her story. Consequently, they were unable to make progress. My spouse's stories were just diversionary tactics. As she spooled down from her bipolar rage, all of her "wild goose chase" stories from past counseling sessions gushed from her mouth at supersonic speed. IMO it was her demons who were doing the speaking, not her. I went to the bedroom to change into my church clothes. When I returned I found out that my spouse had quickly gathered all of our children and taken them to church, leaving me behind. Since we had only one vehicle at that time, I was home alone. Then it got weird!

A tsunami of fear swept over me that was so strong I thought I was going to die! I dropped to my knees but was too overcome to pray. Some words formed in my mind: "God has not given us a spirit of fear . . . " As soon as I realized that I was dealing with a spirit of fear, it left as suddenly as it had come. How does that work?!!! Then I took the offensive. I got a bottle of oil and anointed every room in our home and prayed over it in the Spirit. Never before or since have I prayed in the Spirit as I did on that morning! I was stoked! Our home got a total spiritual scrubbing!

My spouse was subdued and avoided eye contact when she returned from church. I casually asked, "What was the sermon about? She dropped her eyes and softly said, "Casting Satan Out of the Home." OK. You decide. What are the odds that our pastor would pick such an unusual topic in the first place . . . and then synch the date of his sermon to match a demonic outbreak in our home? My spouse and I both recognized that this was not a coincidence! But I didn't tell my spouse what happened while I was home alone. She has always had a strong aversion to talking about anything related to spiritual warfare.

Extra Credit: Why do you think a person might feel that way?