As we all know, the season of pumpkin everything and falling leaves has begun. Which just means Halloween is right around the corner. And trust me, I love it as much as the next guy. I mean hello... cute little babies and children dressed up in cute outfits, a plethora of candy, CANDY CORN, and fall decorations.. who wouldn't be head over heels for Halloween? But I will not be going to watch the newest possession movie and I will not be going to haunted houses. And it's not because I'm scared.
Don't get me wrong, if you enjoy scary movies and haunted houses, I am not putting you down. That's perfectly fine. However, you won't see me there and here's why...
A lot of these scary movies are rooted in satanic rituals and filled with people being possessed. I'm sorry y'all, but that stuff is not a joke. Stuff like that really happens. Demons are real and once you open yourself up to that, it is very easy for the devil to prey on you. The point of scary movies and haunted houses is to evoke fear. Fear is not of God. The devil feeds off of fear and will use that against you.
When I talk about demons, I don't mean dark monsters with scary faces. Demons can take on many forms: addiction, negativity, anger... These are all things that the devil uses to distract us from our God-given purposes here on this earth. Once you allow yourself to get caught up in those things, it's hard to get rid of them. So I refuse to open myself up to those things by watching movies filled with demon possessions or going to a haunted house. It's just not worth it to me.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirableāif anything is excellent or praiseworthyāthink about such things. Philippians 4:8