Brother Hagin shared a story once. When he was a young Pastor, he used to hold deliverance meetings. He said he saw every kind of demonic manifestation you could ever want to see - and some you DIDN'T want to see. But after a while, he noticed no-one's life was getting changed.
So eventually he canceled the deliverance meetings and decided instead to start teaching the Word. In a short period of time he noticed the same people changing and growing-up in the Lord!
That's an interesting story because it shows that regardless of whether or not demons may be oppressing a believer's life, our first approach should be to minister the Word - and then only deal directly with a demon if the Holy Spirit leads us to through a manifestation of the gift of the discerning of spirits. Hearing and acting on Jesus' Word is often all that many believers need!
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