Discerning of Spirits-Visual

I was prompted to post this entry today after having bible study last night. We have begun to focus on the various gifts that are available to us as well as callings.

During the last portion of bible study we discussed further about discerning of spirits and in which way do those of us who have experienced or continually experience in recognizing spirits. For example, a person may “sense” a spirit, rather demonic or angelic. In my case, I see spirits as animals whether the animal exists in the natural world or not. I have always been a visual learner and fascinated with things that are visually appealing, whether it be weird, ugly, beautiful or simply interesting. I believe that the Holy Spirit allows us to operate in various gifts in ways that are appealing to us or allow us to use our natural functioning abilities.

Before I became a born again Christian, I saw and felt spirits around me. Unfortunately, most of my encounters were with foul spirits back then. I was never afraid of them for some reason, yet a simple horror movie about a talking doll would frighten me and keep me up ALL night. It was never the times when I would sit in the living room at night, in the dark, listening to felt like people walking all around me…usually from behind or the side of me. I have seen a manifestation of my grandmother, whom I had never met, standing just outside my bedroom door. That was the first time I had actually visually seen any type of spirit manifested in such a way that I could describe every last detail of her face and garment. This never scared me….however not long after I saw my “grandmother” , I first heard my desktop monitor creek, before I pulled the covers down from my eye level and saw my screen slightly shifting towards me before stopping and complete silence followed.

Ever since becoming a born again Christian, I have been able to see both bad and good spirits. This gift of discerning spirits has been a very reoccurring gift that I operate in when in prayer with others around. Other times, it’s just a knowing that comes to as a form of a word that is audible or visual, like looking at a text a word typed in thin air.

It was interesting to hear that others around me can see the same types of things. It kind of makes you feel as if you’re not the “only one” that can see the same things you see and sometimes at the exact same time. Of course we know that we aren’t the only ones with this particular gifting, but sometimes people can go a long time without knowing that their neighbor can see the same things.

I could easily go on and on about this topic, but I’ll have to leave it for a while and come back to it as I recount past experiences with discerning of spirits.