Ex-Pagan 4 Christ

I was safe, demon-free and in the house of good Christians. Their prayers could help me against the might of Satan and his coven. I was still terrified, wondering when the attack would come, and if I could survive it. I kept having panic attacks.

Mary, the lady who owned the house, talked to me about God. I know who the gods of paganism really were - masks for Satan, and I knew of God's power, we had never been able to hurt a Bible-believer. My problem was not belief, but accepting that God would want me.

I had done terrible things, I had killed people, I had participated in orgies, I had worked magic, I had worshipped Satan and received his mark. I had bound myself over to serve Satan forever and ritually disowned Christianity forever. I believed it was impossible for me to become a Christian now.

I was shown passages in the Bible to give me hope. I was told about Jesus, and how He was the prophesised Messiah come to save the world, God in the flesh. He died so that all sins could be forgiven. It doesn't matter how bad your sins may have been - the greatest Apostle, Paul, said that he was the chief of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15) and yet he was saved. The Bible tells us that "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved...whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:9, 13)

The Gospel sets no limits on repentance - no matter what you may have done, God will cleanse you of your sins. This was the hardest thing I had to understand - that God would accept me. In the end I was told to simply trust in God. God's promises are sure, even if we find them hard to accept. I decided to go for it. I made a heartfelt prayer to God, repenting my many sins and humbly asking for forgiveness for them. I confessed my belief in christ and His atoning sacrifice for me on the cross.

As soon as I had finished I felt an immense sense of peace and I realised I as crying uncontrollable tears of joy. I felt so clean, as I hadn't since I joined the coven. In the words of the Bible - "if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I was high as a kite on Jesus for the next few days - I knew my sins had been forgiven. Of course I still remembered them, I still felt sad about them, but I knew God had forgiven me. The members of the church told me a lot about Christ and faith, and gave me a King James Bible which I read constantly. I knew now that Satan had no hold over me, that no one could do anything to me without God's permission, and not more than I could bear (1 Corinthians 10:13).

I grew a bit worried by the time for the coven meeting came around, as I expected an attack. The church members rallied round again and we prayed and read the Bible together that night. Around 11pm I began to shake, and felt terrible pains all over my body. The good Christians in the room with me seemed to disappear and I could see Satan,in hell, telling me I belonged to him and could never leave. I was terrified but shouted to Jesus to help me, and with a bang everything returned to normal. We all gave thanks and praised the Lord for the rest of the night!

Now I knew Satan could do nothing to me, as I belonged to God! I could go freely from then on, knowing I was safe.

If you are involed in paganism, know that Christ can break any chain - no matter what you may have done He will be there for you and forgive you! Satan has no power beside God! Praise Jesus!