Ridding ourselves of negative energy
Do you ever feel like you have negative energy around you or following you? Does it ever feel that no matter what you do there is a darkness you cannot escape? Or maybe you have entered a room and just had a feeling that something was not right or that is was dark and eerie? Truthfully, I think everyone has probably felt that way at some point. So how do you rid yourself and the area around you of negativity? As a follower of Christ, this answer should be simple, but it seems to draw confusion. We know from reading and studying the Bible that any unclean spirits shudder and flee at the name of Jesus. We have read about this when Jesus approached the man with the legion of demons and they begged to not be destroyed. It would then make sense, when we feel negativity or darkness to speak the name of Jesus and call upon Him. We know God is light and darkness cannot exist where there is light, just as evil cannot exist where there is good. So, if as Christians, we know this, why do we resort to and look for other means to destroy or cleanse the negativity? Why do we tell ourselves it is ok to burn sage and cleanse the air of impurities when we know this ritual has been linked to witchcraft and sorcery. Smudging, a Native American practice also welcomes great spirits, angels and ancestors to share the clean space driving out the negative and dark spirits. The law which was handed down to Moses inexplicably forbids this type of practice and calls it an abomination to God, yet many Christians continue. Why do we believe and have no problem calling upon other spirits and practices to help rid us of negativity and darkness or when we are in trouble, yet have trouble calling upon the one true God who created and knows us? God promises He will be there and be faithful and provide but we must first believe and act.
