Yes, you can help. I just contacted you off list because when I tried the 
number you gave me a while back, I got a recording saying the call didn't go 
through because I misdialed, or the number was disconnected. My guess is 
that you've either had a change of phone number or something. To be sure, I 
redialed the number several times, but having the same result.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 5:35 PM
Subject: Attention Kim


> Kim,
>
> I am writing this to the list in case it might help others and
> especially since you posted your request to the list.  You did the
> right thing, by the way, so I commend you for doing so.  The
> experience you had is commonly faced by many Christians but few
> will ever admit to it.  To do so makes them feel as if they are
> less spiritual, or less of a Christian, than everyone else.
> There is also the fear other Christian will think we are less
> spiritual, too.  This is the Enemy's plan, of course.  The
> psychological community calls such an event an anxiety attack or
> panic attack but could also fall into many other psychological
> profiles.  None of which means a thing as far as God is concerned
> but I suppose it does help when seeking a secular diagnosis to
> something spiritual in nature.  I have experienced exactly what
> you described many times in my life.  Five years ago it pushed me
> to the very edge of my relationship with God because I thought,
> as did many others, I was crazy.  These type of demonic intrusions
> occur for various reasons.  In many cases, they think they have
> the right to do it based upon something they think we believe, and
> by that I mean, something we believe which isn't true.  This could
> be something we believe that is untrue about who we are in Christ,
> who Christ is in us, who God is, or isn't, and it could also be
> based upon spiritual or emotional trauma experienced at some time
> in the past.  The last real attack I experienced was just a few
> weeks ago.  It lasted no more than 3 seconds because I recognized
> what it was and stood my ground in Christ.  He bounced away, or
> bounced off, not because of who I am but who Jesus is in me.  He
> tried, though.  Got to give them credit for trying.  He was trying
> to gain a foothold, that is, a base of operation within my life.
> By the way, it isn't Satan personally.  He is too busy for little
> people like us but he has lots of lying spirits that love to try
> and interfere.  The difference from now and five years ago had to
> do with truth.  I know who I am in Christ and I know who Christ is
> in me.  When the attack occurred, and in many respects, it was
> similar to exactly what you described, I almost immediately
> recognized the attack for what it was.  It came as a sudden flush
> of emotional anxiety and it felt as if something physically
> slammed into my body.  It probably did slam into my body but
> bounced off.  You cannot be possessed by a demon.  Of course,
> demons don't like you to know this because they want to generate
> as much fear as possible.  Being in an environment of perpetual
> fear is the opposite of being in a perpetual state, or
> environment, of faith which is God's element of operation.  Also,
> keep in mind, Kim, the Enemy does not have the power of life and
> of death according to the Bible.  Only the Lord has this power and
> authority.  I'm referring to the fear the lying spirit attempted
> to generate by making you think your next step would drop you
> right through the floor into hell.  Sorry, Charlie.  You ain't got
> that much authority.  The Bible tells us not to give place to the
> devil.  This means, we are not to give him even the smallest of
> areas in which he can function.  Why?  Because, you give him an
> inch and he tries to take a mile.  What I just said is found in
> Ephesians 4:27.  In Second Corinthians 2:11 the Apostle Paul talks
> about not being ignorant of Satan's devices.  The word for devices
> in Greek, is directly related to our thoughts.  Since our emotions
> are connected to our thoughts, the Enemy will attempt putting
> thoughts, the word you used was dread, and you also spoke of
> feeling like something grabbed you.  These are emotions and mental
> feelings and thoughts the Enemy attempts to use against us to see
> if we respond in any way.  The Bible tells us to take every
> thought captive, Second Corinthians 10:5, and to resist the devil,
> James 4:7 but when we are afraid, that is very difficult to do.
> That's when calling upon others to agree with you in prayer is an
> excellent idea.  These episodes of panic and anxiety can be
> medically treated, up to a point, and some mental behavioral
> modification techniques do work but again, up to a point.  The key
> is knowing the truth and the truth, Jesus said, will set us free.
> About five years ago, I went to a friend for episodes I was having
> on a daily bases and several times each day.  I called him a
> couple of days later, he was a Christian counselor who worked in
> this area by the way, and I asked him, why aren't they going away
> and why isn't the fear going away when I pray?  As it turned out,
> it had to do with lies I believed and at the time, I did not know
> what those lies were.  It wasn't long before I began to find out.
> When the lies are removed, you cannot be fooled and spiritually
> seduced into believing that lie ever again.  Why?  Because the
> Bible calls this type of healing the renewing of the mind.  See
> Romans 12:2, Second Corinthians 4:16, Ephesians 4:23, Colossians
> 3:10, and Philippians 3:15 for starters.  The Enemy attempts these
> type of spiritual assaults for two reason.  Either a lie, or
> confusion, already exists some place in our life, or he is
> attempting penetration once again in order to establish another
> place, or base, of operation.  Ephesians 6:12-18 says we just need
> to stand fixed and the Enemy will bounce off like a rubber ball
> off a brick wall.  What if it doesn't go away?  It only means
> there is some reason, a lie, confusion, guilt, fear, or any
> numbers of reasons the Enemy will use, to try and keep us off
> balance spiritually.  How do we find these things?  Through
> prayer and generally through agreement in prayer according to
> Matthew 18:19 and hopefully with an intercessor who understands
> and can discern by the Holy Spirit.  If I can help, let me know.  I think 
> I
> have some day time hours available now.
>
> Phil.