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Originally Posted by gonemadx3  Not at all offended. Neither of my parents were religous at all. I started going to church by myself when I was about 10 years old. I truly believe.
Michele |
Don't Christian beliefs negate the possibility of Earthbound spirits of dead people? I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure Christians believe that true Christians go straight to heaven and everyone else goes to purgatory to await judgment. So, anything else are either angels or demons according to your belief system.
When I was 4 years old, I woke up one night and looked over the end of the bed toward the open bedroom door and across the adjoining room. I saw a glowing, shimmering, adult male figure down on one knee, moving his arms in front of himself while looking straight at me. YIKES! I quickly laid back down, pulled the covers over my head and started screaming.
Two years and two moves later we were in an old house in Alhambra, California. There was something negative about the house and I mentioned that I didn't like the place to my parents on move-in day. They basically told me to get used to it. Not too long after that, I told my mother that there was something bad upstairs and I thought it was the devil (Catholic upbringing). She told me to be stronger than the devil, which I took to mean, KICK HIS ASS! I proceeded upstairs without turning on the lights and pretended that I was attacking the devil. I probably spent 5 to 10 minutes chasing and kicking and throwing punches at an imaginary Satan figure around the dark room. Funny thing is, I was never afraid of the dark after that! Now, I consider it a simple confidence boosting exercise. If there are real ghosts in your house, I'm sure they'll just be amused if you try the same thing with your children.
Be sure the floor is clear of objects and have each child do this completely on their own with the lights off.