If You’re Still Trying to Manage It, You’re Still Entertaining It
Demons: A Chained Agenda
I learnt something today about demons.
They are not random. They are orchestrated. They do not merely invade — they inherit. To house one is to entertain an entire network of darkness on standby. Demons work like a relay team: when one has exhausted its mission, it passes the baton to the next. You think you’ve overcome anger, and then out of nowhere, guilt takes the wheel. Guilt morphs into shame. Shame crumbles into isolation. Isolation invites despair. Each demon plays its part in a carefully coordinated takedown.
Have you ever noticed the pattern?
You start in self-pity — feeling unloved, misunderstood, or overlooked. Then suddenly, irritation rises. Anger surges. And you snap — saying or doing something that pierces another. In that moment of reaction, you create a wound. Maybe in yourself, maybe in another. Then comes guilt. If forgiveness is extended, you feel unworthy — shame enters. And if forgiveness is denied, pride rears its head, masking the pain with deflection: “They’re too sensitive.” “They’re always playing the victim.” Or worse, you escalate the situation.
Before you know it, the chain has wrapped itself around your soul, and you can’t even recall how it all started. That’s the hidden strategy of demonic influence: a symbiotic network of spiritual sabotage.
Misdiagnosing the Enemy
Growing up in the church, I had a narrow view of demons. I thought demons looked like people — loud, erratic, “possessed.” But evil isn’t always obvious. Sometimes it’s passive-aggressive. Sometimes it’s a whispered thought: “No one loves you,” “You’re better off alone,” “Take control — it’s your right.”
We often misdiagnose people as the enemy when Scripture has made it clear:
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age…” — Ephesians 6:12
That husband who retreats to sleep rather than argue with his wife — maybe he’s not cold; maybe he’s burdened. That friend who lashes out — maybe she’s been hosting an unseen tormentor too long, feeding off years of unhealed pain. Judgment without discernment is a breeding ground for self-righteousness and deception.
Until we learn to view life through a Spirit-governed lens, we will keep blaming humans for battles that are being orchestrated by hell’s boardroom.
The Silent Banquet
You don’t need to wear black robes or chant incantations to entertain demons. All you need is ignorance, bitterness, pride — or passivity. I entertained them for years. I didn’t know that my unresolved wounds were open invitations. I offered them wine. Gave them a seat. Let them dance across my mind, my relationships, my reactions. And they sang lullabies to my soul, convincing me that this is just who I am.
But by God’s mercy, I began to see. Every demon has an entry point — and most often, it’s not just our actions, but our reactions and ungoverned environments that open the gate. Childhood trauma. Unforgiveness. Compromise. Spiritual laziness. Relationships without discernment. These are the cracks in the armor.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” — 1 Peter 5:8
The Egyptian Mindset
Some of us need to understand — we are still mentally in Egypt. Even though we’re physically out, we’ve carried the appetite of Egypt into our wilderness. We’ve normalized dysfunction. Settled into strongholds. Let the chains feel like jewelry.
The Israelites cried for freedom but struggled with the taste of slavery. That’s what demons do — they don’t just torment you. They train you to prefer bondage over the risk of healing.
That’s why you must run. Yes, run. Not from the people, but from the cycles. Run from apathy. Run from compromise. Run from anything that deadens your hunger for righteousness. But while you run, don’t run blindly. Ask God for His roadmap for your wilderness.
Because detoxing from spiritual slavery is not about behavior modification — it’s about heart transformation. And that doesn’t come by might or power:
“Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts.” — Zechariah 4:6
You Can’t Win Alone
You can’t deliver yourself. The demons are too strategic, too synchronized, too ancient in their craft. They’ve been studying human patterns since Eden. Trying to “cut off” people to manage your triggers is not deliverance — it’s avoidance. Isolation is not always protection. Sometimes, it’s possession in disguise.
If the Israelites could free themselves, God would never have needed to send Moses with a rod and plagues. If you could renew your mind without Christ, He wouldn’t have come to be your High Priest, Deliverer, and Advocate.
The battle isn’t against one demon — it’s against a network. So you need a Kingdom alliance. Christ must be your Commander. The Holy Spirit must be your Intelligence Officer. The Word of God — your sword. Worship — your war cry. And the Body of Christ — your backup.
“Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.” — 2 Corinthians 10:3 — 4
A Custom Curriculum of Freedom
Deliverance is not one-size-fits-all. You don’t go through someone else’s wilderness with their shoes. You need Christ to design your own personal path to healing. He knows the trauma you buried at five. He knows the soul tie that still grips your heart. He knows the lie you believed about yourself and the moment you believed it.
Invite Him. Let Him expose, extract, and evict every squatters in your soul.
Don’t settle for survival. Fight for wholeness.
And when you are free, don’t just keep it to yourself — testify.
Because deliverance is not just for you — it’s a divine signal to others that Jesus still breaks chains. That demons still tremble. That the light still shines in the darkness — and the darkness cannot overcome it.
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony…” — Revelation 12:11
