Is mental illness spiritual warfare?

[The Liturgist]

Is mental illness spiritual warfare?

No, mental illness is a disease that causes suffering. Spiritual warfare consists in seeking continual prayer and overcoming the sinful passions. Mental illness can interfere with spiritual warfare like any illness.

 

[soldier of light]

No, mental illness is a disease that causes suffering. Spiritual warfare consists in seeking continual prayer and overcoming the sinful passions. Mental illness can interfere with spiritual warfare like any illness.

Jesus rebuked Satan with scripture. Satan can use disease like he used on Job. In my opinion. But I dont care. I have a place of healing in my heart. Jesus is with me. He alone is my help

 

[soldier of light]

 

[soldier of light]

mental illness is a disease that causes suffering.

My doctor said that suffering caused the illness. Depression caused it. It's true that my sin helped cause the depression but much of it was caused by hurtful people.

 

[The Liturgist]

My doctor said that suffering caused the illness. Depression caused it. It's true that my sin helped cause the depression but much of it was caused by hurtful people.

God bless you! I will pray for you.

 

[The Liturgist]

Jesus rebuked Satan with scripture. Satan can use disease like he used on Job. In my opinion.

This is correct, but Christ our True God who loves us enough to put on our humanity and die for us on the cross, will also deliver us from evil if we turn to Him in faith.

 

[Guojing]

Like many things, this is the kind of statement that only those with actual mental illness can say.

If your brain is fine, saying this can reek of condescension.

 

[soldier of light]

This is correct, but Christ our True God who loves us enough to put on our humanity and die for us on the cross, will also deliver us from evil if we turn to Him in faith.

As I said, I have a place of healing in my heart

 

[soldier of light]

To me it takes faith to deal with illness. Paul mentioned the shield of faith for spiritual warfare. When you are not healed then it takes faith to believe. Not believing in physical healing necessarily but in spiritual healing. In my opinion. We walk by faith not sight. This means we don't look at the temporary things like illness but we look at eternal things in heaven where there is no more illness. That's faith according to the apostle Paul. The shield of faith for spiritual warfare

 

[SavedByGrace3]

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
– Psalm 147:3 –

 

[soldier of light]

My mental illness can be healed in the peace, joy and love I get from the Lord. I just need to avoid quarrels and divisions that war against me. Unfortunately it's hard to do that here, for me anyway. I basically just need to stay to myself. I have Facebook and one or two friends there.

 

[soldier of light]

I know I can peace, love and joy although I may have anxiety attacks too. But in the right environment I can much less anxiety and more peace. I really am sick. I need a healing place. I dont have a church but I need rest. So forgive me for my weakness and faults. But I can't handle this place. I dont know why I try. Maybe its part of my illness. Who knows. Maybe I just want to serve God. But I need to do that alone it seems.

 

[soldier of light]

Worship is very good. I just need peace and Worship. I'll recover.

 

[St. Helens]

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